Royal College Of Science For Ireland
The Royal College of Science for Ireland (RCScI) was an institute for higher education in Dublin which existed from 1867 to 1926, specialising in physical sciences and applied science. It was originally based on St. Stephen's Green, moving in 1911 to a purpose-built "Royal College of Science" building on Merrion Street, now known as Government Buildings. In 1926 it was absorbed into University College Dublin (UCD) as the faculty of Science and Engineering. Foundation The Museum of Economic Geology was founded by the Dublin Castle administration in 1845, with chemist Robert Kane as curator, and a focus on mining in Ireland similar to the Museum of Practical Geology in London.Select Committee (1864p.ix In 1847, Kane was promoted to director, expanding its remit, and renaming it the Museum of Irish Industry (MII). In 1853 a new Science and Art Department was created within the Whitehall administration, and in 1854 the MII placed under its remit.Select Committee (1864p.xiv ...
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Government Buildings
Government Buildings ( ga, Tithe an Rialtais) is a large Edwardian period, Edwardian building enclosing a quadrangle on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland, in which several key offices of the Government of Ireland are located. Among the offices of State located in the building are: *Department of the Taoiseach *Council Chamber (''cabinet room'') *Attorney General of Ireland, Office of the Attorney General *Department of Finance (Ireland), Department of Finance *Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Origins The building that was to become Government Buildings was the last major public building constructed under United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British rule in what is now the Republic of Ireland. The foundation stone for the building was laid by Edward VII of the United Kingdom, King Edward VII in 1904. It was built on the site of a row of Georgian architecture, Georgian houses that were being controversially demolished one by one as the new building was erected. ...
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