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Abercrombie's Dublin of the Future. Image courtesy of Dublin City Library and Archive.

Abercrombie’s Dublin of the Future

National Theatre, Auditorium and Art Gallery “There can be no serious hesitation in appropriating a site at the top of O’Connell Street for a National Theatre. The rising ground would afford a possibility of placing the foyer lower than the auditorium, by which means a…

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Advertisement for Vaughan's Hotel, Parnell Square from The Capuchin Annual, 1944. Image courtesy of Dublin City Library and Archive.

Vaughan’s Hotel, Parnell Square

Vaughan’s Hotel was originally owned by Mrs. Vaughan of Clare. It was at no. 29 Parnell Square. The hotel was an important meeting place during the War of Independence for Michael Collins and the Republican movement. The hotel was referenced in the Bureau of Military history…

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