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The Custom House (Irish: Teach an Chustaim) is a neoclassical 18th century building in Dublin, Ireland which houses the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. It is located on the north bank of the River Liffey, on Custom House Quay between Butt Bridge and Talbot Memorial Bridge. [1]
The Custom House was a large brick and limestone building located at present-day Wellington Quay in Dublin, Ireland which operated as a custom house, hosting officials overseeing the functions associated with the import and export of goods to Dublin from 1707 until 1791.
The Custom House, one of Dublin's major landmarks on Custom House Quay, was completed in 1791. The quay takes its name from the building. The quay takes its name from the building. Later, the Four Courts on Inns Quay was completed in 1802 and is currently home to the Supreme Court of Ireland and the High Court .
The CHQ Building, formerly known as Stack A, [2] [3] is an industrial building in Dublin, Ireland.CHQ stands for "Custom House Quay", named for the nearby Custom House.Known as the Tobacco Store to dockworkers, it was built in 1820 to store cargos of tobacco, tea, wine and spirits and later grain and flour.
The Famine Memorial, officially titled Famine, is a memorial in Dublin, Ireland. The memorial, which stands on Customs House Quay, is in remembrance of the Great Famine (1845-1849), which saw the population of the country halved through death and emigration. [1] [2]
The original 11-hectare IFSC site. The original IFSC 1 (development of the 11-hectare (27-acre) site from 1987 to 1997 under the Custom House Docks Development Authority "CHDDA") comprises the area between Memorial Road, Amiens Street, Lower Sheriff Street (including part of Crinan Strand), Guild Street, and the River Liffey along North Wall Quay and Custom House Quay.
It was not until 19 September 1662 that the Privy Council of Ireland, by an order, appointed 'Custom House Quay' (now Wellington Quay), located up the River Liffey in the city centre, as the sole place for landing and loading the imports and exports of Dublin. [8] The original Custom House was erected at the quay sometime later in 1707.
1702 – State Paper Office established in Dublin Castle. 1707 – Marsh's Library incorporated. [1]1707 - The original Custom House opens on Custom House Quay, Dublin.; 1708 – The Registry of Deeds is established by an Irish Act of Parliament entitled "An Act for the Publick Registering of all Deeds, Conveyances and Wills that shall be made of any Honors, Manors, Lands, Tenements or ...