Marlborough Street has been overlooked for many years with the closeby and adjacent O’Connell street taking precedence for Tourists . The street is named after first Duke of Marlborough and has seen major improvements in the past year. The picturesque new Rosie Hackett Bridge, recently finished, has added greatly to the atmosphere at the southern […]
Matt Talbot was born on 2nd May to Elizabeth and Charles Talbot at Alderborough Court, North Strand. He was baptised in the Pro-Cathedral on 5th May. 1868 Having attended school for only one year, Matt got his first job. At this time he began to drink and later admitted that from his early teens to […]
Dublin Literary Personal Tour. We pass Russell street and Portland Row on our literary personal tour in Dublin. Brendan Behan Brendan Behan was raised at 13 Russell Street in Dublin’s north inner city. He became one of Ireland’s best known writers and talkers. Born in 1923, Brendan Behan was raised at 13 Russell Street in […]
Lower Abbey Street: Notable buildings; The National Theatre of Ireland, the Abbey Theatre is located on Abbey Street, and its building also incorporates the Peacock Theatre. Historic Buildings: The Royal Hibernian Academy used to be located in Lower Abbey Street but was destroyed in 1916. Historic people and events: In 1900, Maud Gonne founded Inghinidhe […]
