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The General Post Office (GPO; Irish: Ard-Oifig an Phoist) is the former headquarters of An Post — the Irish Post Office. It remains its registered office and the principal post office of Dublin [1] — the capital city of Ireland — and is situated in the centre of O'Connell Street, the city's main thoroughfare.
The GPO Museum is located in the General Post Office in Dublin, Ireland which opened on 29 March 2016. [1] On the same location was the An Post Museum located between 28 July 2010 and 30 May 2015. It was a small museum which offered visitors an insight into the role played by the Post Office in the development of Irish society over many ...
O'Connell Street is located on the north side of Dublin city, and runs northwards from O'Connell Bridge towards Parnell Square.The street is approximately 1,980 feet (600 m) long and 150 feet (46 m) wide, with two broad carriageways at either side of a central pathway occupied by various monuments and statues. [1]
[1] [3] [2] Most of those names still survive, but what was Drogheda Street is now O'Connell Street, Dublin's main street. The area was later sold to Luke Gardiner in the early 1700s. [2] Of or Off Lane is now known as Henry Place. [3] [4] The street was shown on Charles Brooking's map of Dublin, published in 1728. [5]
Dublin Central is one of the most densely populated and socially and ethnically diverse areas in Ireland. [1] The postcode consists of most of the northern city centre, [ citation needed ] affluent white collar areas around and including Mayor Square , [ citation needed ] and traditional working class areas such as Sheriff Street . [ 2 ]
One of Dublin's most acclaimed restaurants, Chapter One, is located on the northern side of Parnell Square between the Hugh Lane Gallery and the Writers Museum. On the south side of the square is Conway's bar (now closed), outside of which Patrick Pearse surrendered to the British Army after the 1916 Easter Rising .
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud is a restaurant in Dublin, Ireland. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star each year in the period 1989–1995 and two stars each year from 1996 to present. [1] [2] [3] Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the period 1983–1985 and 1987. It was mentioned in the Guide in 1988 ...
Clerys was a long-established department store on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland, a focal point of the street. The business dates from 1853, however the current building dates from 1922, the original having been completely destroyed in the 1916 Easter Rising. Clerys completed a five-year restoration programme in 2004 at a cost of €24 ...