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Golden Lane, Dublin
Golden Lane (Irish: ''Lána an Óir'') is a street on the Southside of Dublin city. It runs from Bride Street in the west to Longford Street and Stephen Street in the east. It is intersected by Ship Street Great, Whitefriar Street and Chancery Lane. It is one of the oldest streets in Dublin outside of the old city gates and walls, dating from at least 1466. It was originally named Cross Lane and is shown as such on John Speed's map of Dublin of 1610. This changed around the time the Goldsmith's Guild moved to Goldsmith's Hall at 22 Golden Lane in 1812 however the Golden Heart pub was also located on the street in the 18th century as well as a number of other goldsmiths. From 1709 to 1812 Goldsmith's Hall was located on nearby Werburgh Street. As of 2023, none of the original pre-20th century buildings remain on the street, at least above ground level. History Church of St Michael le Pole The street was close to the site of the Church of St Michael le Pole at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublinbikes
Dublinbikes (styled "dublinbikes") is a public bicycle rental scheme which has operated in the city of Dublin since 2009. At its launch, the scheme, which is sponsored by JCDecaux, used 450 French-made unisex bicycles with 40 stations. By 2011, this had expanded to 550 bicycles and 44 stations, and in 2013 it was announced that a major expansion of the scheme would add a further 950 bikes and another 58 hire points. Dublin was the 17th city to implement such a scheme, and it was considered one of the most successful bike-sharing schemes in the world; however, progress later stalled, with only 2 of 14 phases being rolled out. the scheme lost €376,000 a year, leading to further expansion of Dublin Bikes being put on hold. History The scheme was announced by Dubin City Council in 2006 when JCDecaux received 72 free advertising spaces around Dublin in a 15-year deal in return for the advertising company's funding of the project. Critics argued that the deal was an expensive o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of St Michael Le Pole
The Church of St Michael le Pole (St Michael of the Pool) was an ancient pre-Norse church and ecclesiastic settlement in Dublin, Ireland which existed prior to the Norse invasion and creation of Early Scandinavian Dublin in the 9th century. It is believed the church may date from as far back as the 7th century. The church was located between present day Ship Street Little, Ship Street Great, Golden Lane, Chancery Lane and Bride Street. History Naming The church is often referred to in historical accounts as St Michael de le Pole. It is proposed by O'Donovan that the name 'Michael' is actually a Norman era phonetic corruption of the name MacThail, referring to Aengus son of Dergan who was one of three similarly named prelates of Kilcullen, County Kildare. The name 'le pole' refers to the pool which was created by the River Poddle to the south and east of Dublin Castle and gives Dublin its name from being a corruption of the native Irish term "Dubh Linn" meaning black pool. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laetitia Pilkington
Laetitia Pilkington (born Laetitia van Lewen; ''c.'' 1709 – 29 July 1750) was an Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish people () denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. They mostly belong to the Anglican Church of Ireland, which was the State rel ... poet. She is known for her ''Memoirs'' which document much of what is known about Jonathan Swift. Life Early years Laetitia was born of two distinguished families: Her father was a physician, obstetrics, obstetrician, and eventually the president of the College of Physicians for Ireland, while her mother was the niece of Sir John Meade, 1st Baronet, Sir John Meade. She was born either in Cork (city), Cork, where her parents lived at their marriage, or Dublin, where they moved by 1711. Marriage In her teenage years she married Matthew Pilkington in 1725, a priest in the Church of Ireland, who bought to the marriage all of his world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fielding Ould
Sir Fielding Ould (1710–29 November 1789) was an Irish doctor and medical writer. Ould was the son of British Army Captain Abraham Ould (1689–1715) and a Miss Shawe of Galway, in which city he was born. He studied in Paris and settled in Golden Lane, Dublin as a medical practitioner in 1736. He published an enormously influential treatise on midwifery in 1742, although it was criticized for a number of factual errors. An obstetrician, he acquired a huge practice and was master of the Rotunda Hospital (the Dublin lying-in hospital). After a lengthy battle, he was eventually granted his licence as a physician. In 1759, he was knighted for services to the medical profession. Ould was one of 49 physicians and chirurgeons who declared their public support for the construction of a Publick Bath in Dublin in May 1771 and named Achmet Borumborad as a well qualified individual for carrying such a scheme into existence. He died of apoplexy at his home on South Frederick Street and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Kempson
Lily Kempson (17 January 1897 – 21 January 1996) was an Irish revolutionary who took part in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. Born Elizabeth Anne Kempson in County Wicklow, Ireland, she is remembered as a trade union activist and lecturer, as well as an insurrectionist in the Irish Citizen Army. She was the last surviving participant of the Easter Rising.Lily Kempson, the longest surviving rebel of 1916, died 20 years ago today Irish Central, 21 January 2016 Early life Kempson was born into an impoverished Catholic family in County Wicklow. She and her family moved to Dublin when she was a child. The Kempsons, including her father James, a railway porter,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Field (composer)
John Field (26 July 1782, Dublin – 23 January 1837, Moscow) was an Irish pianist, composer and teacher widely credited as the creator of the nocturne. While other composers were writing in a similar style at this time, Field was the first to use the term 'Nocturne' specifically to apply to a character piece featuring a cantabile melody over an arpeggiated accompaniment. He was born into a musical family, in Dublin, and received his early education there, in particular with the Italian composer Tommaso Giordani. The family moved to London in 1793, where Field studied under Muzio Clementi, and under whose tutelage Field soon became a famous and sought-after concert pianist. Together, master and pupil visited Paris, Vienna, and St. Petersburg. Ambiguity surrounds Field's decision to remain in the former Russian capital (Saint Petersburg), but it is likely that Field acted as a sales representative for the Clementi Pianos. Field was very highly regarded by his contemporaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Field (1782-1837) (here-was-born Plaque)
John Field may refer to: *John Field (American football) (1886–1979), American football player and coach * John Field (brigadier) (1899–1974), Australian Army officer *John Field (composer) (1782–1837), Irish composer *John Field (dancer) (1921–1991), British dancer of the Royal Ballet *John Field (Puritan) (1545–1588), British Puritan * John Field (astronomer) (1520/30–1587), English astronomer * John Field (racing driver), American racing driver in the 2001 Petit Le Mans *John Field (songwriter) (born 1962), Australian songwriter and musician * John A. Field Jr. (1910–1995), U.S. federal judge * John Osbaldiston Field (1913–1985), governor of Saint Helena * John Field (clothing), outdoor clothes for hunting * John Collard Field (1822–1903), member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario * John Edwin Field, British physicist See also * John Field Simms, U.S. politician from New Mexico * John Field-Richards (1878–1959), British racer *John Feild (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrion Street
Merrion Street (; ) is a major Georgian street on the southside of Dublin, Ireland, which runs along one side of Merrion Square. It is divided into Merrion Street Lower (north end), Merrion Square West and Merrion Street Upper (south end). It holds one entrance to the seat of the Irish Parliament, the Oireachtas, major government offices and two major cultural institutions. Name The street and square are named after Oliver FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell who lived at Merrion Castle. The term "Merrion Street" is often used as a metanym for the Irish Government in the same way as ''Whitehall'' or ''Downing Street'' are used to refer to the British Government. The official Irish Government news service website is merrionstreet.ie. Features The garden entrance of Leinster House, formerly Kildare House, the seat of a major aristocratic house, is located on the street as is Irish Government Buildings, formerly the Royal College of Science for Ireland, and the main locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James's Street, Dublin
James's Street () is a street in the Liberties area of central Dublin, Ireland. Originally the location of one of the medieval city gates of Dublin, St. James's Gate, it has been the home of St. James's Gate Brewery since the 18th century. History St. James's Gate, located where the modern street exists, was the western entrance to the city during the Middle Ages. During this time the gate was the traditional starting point for the Camino pilgrimage from Dublin to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia (Spain). Though the original medieval gate was demolished in 1734, the gate gave its name to the area in which it was located, and in particular to the St. James's Gate Brewery which was taken over by Arthur Guinness in 1759. The Record of Protected Structures, maintained by Dublin City Council, includes a number of buildings and structures on James's Street. These include several buildings associated with St. James's Gate Brewery and St. James's Hospital, St James' Catholic Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Sandys
Francis may refer to: People and characters *Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church (2013–2025) *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 Places * Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) *Francis, Nebraska, USA *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska, USA * Francis, Oklahoma, USA *Francis, Utah, USA Arts, entertainment, media * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band *Francis (TV series), a Indian Bengali-language animated television series Other uses *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle () is a major Government of Ireland, Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin. It is a former motte-and-bailey castle and was chosen for its position at the highest point of central Dublin. Until 1922 it was the seat of the Dublin Castle administration, British government's administration in Ireland. Many of the current buildings date from the 18th century, though a castle has stood on the site since the days of King John, King of England, John, the first Lordship of Ireland, Lord of Ireland. The Castle served as the seat of English, then later British, government of Ireland under the Lordship of Ireland (1171–1541), the Kingdom of Ireland (1541–1800), and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922). After the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, the complex was ceremonially handed over to the newly formed Provisional Government of Ireland (1922), Prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Round Tower
Irish round towers ( (singular), (plural); Literal translation, literally 'bell house') are early medieval stone towers of a type found mainly in Ireland, with two in Scotland and one on the Isle of Man. As their name indicates, they were originally bell towers, though they may have been later used for additional purposes. A tower of this kind is generally found in the vicinity of a church or monastery, with the door of the tower facing the west doorway of the church. Knowledge of this fact has made it possible, where towers still exist, to determine without excavation the approximate sites of lost churches that once stood nearby. Construction and distribution Surviving towers range in height from to , and to in circumference; that at Kilmacduagh monastery, Kilmacduagh being the highest surviving in Ireland (and leaning out of perpendicular). The masonry differs according to date, the earliest examples being uncut rubble, while the later ones are of neatly joined stonewor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
