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NORTH OF THE LIFFEY

Dublin’s northside was the last part of the historic General Post Office (see p93), add
city to be developed during the 18th grace to the area. The Rotunda Hospital,
century. The city authorities envisioned an Europe’s first purpose-built maternity
area of wide, leafy avenues, but the reality of hospital, is another fine building. Dublin’s
today’s heavy traffic has rather spoiled their two most celebrated theatres, the Abbey
original plans. Nonetheless, O’Connell Street, and the Gate, act as a cultural magnet, as
lined with fine statues and monuments, is do the Dublin Writers Museum and the
an impressive thoroughfare. This is where James Joyce Cultural Centre, two museums
Dubliners come to shop and some of the dedicated to writers who lived in the city.
adjacent streets, particularly Moore Street, Some of the city’s finest Georgian
have a colourful parade of stalls and street streetscapes are found in the north of
vendors offering cut-price tobacco. the city. Many have been neglected for
Some public buildings, such as James decades, but, thankfully, some areas, most
Gandon’s glorious Custom House and notably North Great George’s Street, are
majestic Four Courts, together with the undergoing restoration.
Sights at a Glance
Museums and Libraries Theatres
5 James Joyce Centre 2 Abbey Theatre
9 Dublin Writers Museum 6 Gate Theatre
0 Hugh Lane Gallery Churches
e Old Jameson Distillery 4 St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral
u National Leprechaun Museum
r St Michan’s Church
Historic Buildings y St Mary’s Abbey
1 Custom House Parks and Gardens
7 Rotunda Hospital See also Street Finder map
q King’s Inns 8 Garden of Remembrance pp122–3
t Four Courts
Historic Streets
3 O’Connell Street
w Smithfield
i Ha’penny Bridge
DORSET ST UPPER ST NORTH GREAT DENMARK ST
FREDERICK
HILL COTTAGES GRANBY PARNELL SQUARE EAST NORTH GREAT
DOMINICK
GEORGE’S ST
RUTLAND PL
CONSTITUTION KING'S HENRIETTA DOMINICK PARNELL SQUARE WEST STREET
TEMPLE
ROW
STREET UPPER
HENRIETTA
LANE
CATHAL
STREET

UPPER INNS PARK HENRIETTA PLACE BOLTON STREET KING'S INNS ST PLACE MOORE UPPER BRUGHA ST MARLBOROUGH
ST COLERAINE STREET LOFTUS LANE ST R EET MOORE ST STRE E T
DOMINICK ST LOWER
CHURCH
KING ST NORTH GREEN CA PEL S T RE E T PARNE LL CHAPEL LN LANE CATHEDRAL STREET TALBO T Busáras
PA RNE L L O’CONNELL ST
ST
STORE ST
EARL ST
NORTH
STREET
Abbey
SMITHFIELD AVENUE BOW STREET MATHEW BERESFORD ST CUCKOO HALSTON STREET STREET STREET WOLFE TONE JE R VI S STRE E T STREET UPPER LIFFEY ST HENRY LOWER Street ST LOWER BERESFORD PLACE
FRIARY
ABBEY
LANE
MARY
FATHER
Butt
MAY LANE CHURCH STREET SQUARE M ARY' S L ANE CAPEL Jervis ABBEY ST MIDDLE EDEN QUAY Bridge Matt Talbot
Memorial
LOTTS
O’CONNELL ST
Four
Smithfield Courts GREEK ST ABBEY ST UPPER BACHELORS WALK O'Connell Bridge
LINCOLN LN CHANCERY STREET ARRAN ST EAST MARY'S STRAND STREET GREAT L i f f e y
Bridge
ORMOND QUAY LOWER
ABBEY ST
Bridge
ARRAN QUAY
CHANCERY
INNS QUAY PLACE ORMOND QUAY UPPER Grattan Millennium
Father Mathew Bridge
Bridge L i f f e y O'Donovan 0 metres 250
Rossa Bridge
0 yards 250
The central dome and the portico of Custom House For map symbols see back flap
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