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He was the owner of the now defunct Michelin starred restaurant Mint in Dublin which closed as a result of the economic downturn. In August 2010 he opened 'Rustic Stone Restaurant by Dylan McGrath' on South Great George's Street in Dublin's city centre.
Interior of the Long Stone pub in Dublin prior to its demolition. The Steine of Dublin was a Viking standing stone or steinn (from Old Norse - stone) which was used to mark the landing spot and point of docking for Viking longships in Dublin and signify their ownership of the surrounding lands.
Colonel John Malpas constructed Mount Malpas, now known as Killiney Castle, in 1740. An advertisement in Falkiner's Dublin Journal of 1752 suggests that Malpas may have rented the castle in its early years: "Roxborough, formerly called Mount Malpas, containing 150 acres of land enclosed by a stone wall and a new well-furnished house of six rooms and two large closets on a floor with offices". [7]
James Collins' 1913 book Life in Old Dublin notes that "Centuries ago (Stoneybatter) was called Bothar-na-gCloch". In Joyce's Irish names of places we find the following interesting information as to the original name of the place: "Long before the city had extended so far, and while Stoneybatter was nothing more than a country road, it was -- as it continues to be -- the great thoroughfare to ...
The Stone-Darracott House is located in a rural setting in western Dublin, on the south side of Old Marlborough Road a short way west of East Shore Road. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story Cape style house, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is three bays wide, with a simply framed center entrance and sash ...
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In the final design there were three buildings: a brick and stone building, a stone building with iron roof and an iron and glass building, the latter influenced by The Crystal Palace. [2] 1860s engraving labelled of interior of the Dublin Exhibition Palace" The foundations were started in 1863. [4]
Castlenalacht Stone Row: Cork-Stone row - Castlestrange stone: Roscommon-standing stone - Cloghanmore: Donegal-court tomb - Cohaw: Cavan-court tomb - Corick: Londonderry: stone circles - Coom Wedge Tomb: Kerry