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Number 2 Fitzwilliam Square

It was home to several high-profile entrepreneurs who scaled financial heights only to suffer loss of fortune in the autumn of their lives

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Preston Street, Dublin: in the Shadow of the Railway

Preston Street lies in the civil parish of St. Thomas and was built between 1810 and 1817 in the northeast outskirts of Dublin City

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Ancestry of a Tinseltown Trail blazer

Maureen O’Hara, one of the most successful Irish women in Hollywood, was born Maureen Fitzsimons, at Ranelagh, on the 17th August 1920

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Family Tree of Composer Frederick May

This year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Frederick May in Dublin. Historyeye looks into his family tree

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Tour of Dublin locations from Joyce's Dubliners

Historyeye tours key locations from five of James Joyce's stories: An Encounter, A Painful Case, Araby, A Boarding House, & The Sisters.

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Brendan Behan's Paternal Ancestors

Writer Brendan Behan (born on this day 98 years ago) was nothing if not a proud Dubliner. He was particularly proud that the Behans had...

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Herbert Hill Dundrum

James Robinson was the owner of Dublin’s Herbert Hill, one of the last large-scale demesne sites in Dundrum to be developed recently

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Harry Clarke Dublin Tour

Dublin is lucky to be the hometown of Irish stained glass artist, Harry Clarke (1889-1931). Here is a suggested tour of Harry Clarke sites.