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Hodges Figgis is a long-operating bookshop in central Dublin, Ireland.Founded in 1768, [3] it is probably the third-oldest functioning bookshop in the world, [3] after the Livraria Bertrand of Lisbon (1732) and Pennsylvania's Moravian Book Shop (1745).
Stephen's Green Shopping Centre is an indoor shopping centre in central Dublin, Ireland. Located on St Stephen's Green West, at the top of Grafton Street, it is named after St. Stephen's Green, a city park situated across the road from its main entrance.
The store on Grafton Street became famous for its Christmas displays and Santa's grotto. [3] [5] Switzers purchased Cash & Co. of Cork in 1962, Todd's of Limerick in 1963, and Moon's of Galway in 1969. [3] In 1971, Switzers was purchased by Waterford Glass and House of Fraser. Later, in 1985, House of Fraser took complete control of the company.
Grafton Street has featured on the Irish edition of the board game Monopoly since the first edition in the 1970s. [65] Dido features a track entitled "Grafton Street" on her album Safe Trip Home. This song is a tribute to Dido's deceased father, who was Irish. [66] Grafton Street is mentioned in Ed Sheeran's song "Galway Girl" on his album ÷ ...
The western half of Anne Street South is pedestrianised where it meets Grafton Street, one of Dublin's primary shopping streets. To the east, it is overlooked by St Ann's Church, a Church of Ireland church in baroque style designed in 1720, with its current facade dating to 1868. [1] It is adjoined by Duke Lane Lower and Anne's Lane.
Brown Thomas & Company Limited is a chain of five upmarket department stores in Ireland, with two located in Dublin, and one each in Cork, Galway, and Limerick.Together with Dublin's Arnotts department store, it is owned by UK-based Selfridges, which in turn is owned by Thai Conglomerate Central Group and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Harry Barnardo died in 1978 and Caroline took over his position at 108 Grafton Street. [1] [6] As of November 2022, the business, long held at the head of Grafton Street, is being run by Harry's widow Caroline, fifth and sixth generations of her daughter Elizabeth (born 1972), Caroline and Harry's only child, and Elizabeth's son Harry.
Peter Mark is an Irish hairdressing chain founded in June 1961 by brothers Peter and Mark Keaveney. The first shop they opened was in Dublin's Grafton Street. [1] They currently have 69 shops in the island of Ireland.