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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).
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 ÷ ...
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.
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.
Sweny's Pharmacy, or F. W. Sweny & Co. Ltd. is a former Victorian-era pharmacy, now a new and used book store, a Joycean cultural centre, hosting daily group readings of Joyce’s work and supporting new aspiring writers, in Dublin, Ireland most notable for appearing in James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses.
Headquartered in Swords, County Dublin, it is the largest supplier of books, magazines, and newspapers in Ireland. [1] Eason employs approximately 600 people and is privately owned. Its turnover for the year ended January 2022 was €104 million. [2] 54 shops trade under the main Eason brand in Ireland. [3]
3.34.2 Northern Ireland. 3.34.3 ... Dublin — Grafton Street, [13] Henry Street, O'Connell Street, Wicklow Street, North Earl Street; Galway — Shop Street ...
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.