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Be mesmerized by the history of Dublin at the Custom House Visitor Centre and discover the role the building played in Ireland's War of Independence. The Custom House, a landmark neo-classical ...
Against a backdrop of the Custom House engulfed in fire, those who were in custody were taken away. Most were brought to Arbour Hill, others were taken to Mountjoy Gaol and Dublin Castle ...
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The Custom House was the other target considered. It was one of Dublin's finest buildings, designed by the architect James Gandon, in the golden age of Georgian architecture in the late 18th century.
and as the most important building in Dublin. Despite these accolades, the Custom House has more recently pulled off the interesting feat of being hugely visible, and yet largely ignored.
up to 200 people were imprisoned in the courtyard at the Custom House in Dublin during the 1916 Rising - in a forgotten chapter in the life of one of the capital's architectural gems. The James ...
Top on the list of tourist attractions for many Americans visiting Dublin is the Famine Memorial near the Custom House, a heartbreaking and poignant work that reflects the most tragic period in ...
The burning of Custom House in May 1921 signalled to the world that Dublin would “no longer be an impoverished city in a global empire”, a commemoration ceremony has heard. Speaking from the ...
Commemorative wreaths have been laid to mark 100 years since the burning of the Custom House in Dublin. The city-centre building burned for days after IRA volunteers targeted it in a strike ...