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Once one of the most elegant of Dublin's squares, Mountjoy Square suffered severely from neglect and is now in the process of restoration.
It was developed between 1792 and 1818 and named after the man who planned it, Luke Gardiner, the first Viscount ofMountjoy.
Michael Stapleton and Charles Thorp were among the designers and some of the houses have very fine plasterwork....

The Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin. City Government has existed in Dublin since 1172 and the Mansion House has been the centre of Dublin's civic hospitality since 1715.
A splendid building, the Mansion House boasts many fine rooms and features and has established for itself a reputation of quality to compare with other renowned Dublin attractions, such as Trinity College, the National Art Gallery and City Hall.

On the 25th April 1715, Du...

Henrietta Street was one of the first Georgian developments in the city and for many years the most fashionable.
Dating from 1720, it was laid out by the first Luke Gardiner, who had his own house here at No 10. Gardiner's residence and No 9 next door are now occupied by a convent.
If you can mentally exclude the parked cars it is easy to imagine this beautiful street as it was in its heyday....

Newman House consists of two Georgian houses containing examples of Dublin's finest 18th century plasterwork.
Dating to circa 1740, number 85 has recently been fully restored and is a vivid example of the work of the architect Richard Castle and the plasterwork of the Lafrancini brothers.

Number 86 dates to circa 1765 and contains plasterwork in the Irish rococo style. Both houses later became the location of the Catholic University, the original home of UCD.
Cardinal John Henry...

The Custom House, designed by the renowned James Gandon, was completed in 1791 and is one of Dublin's finest heritage buildings. It has played a unique role in Dublin's social, economic and political history over the past 200 years.

The Visitor Centre is located in and around the Dome or Clocktower area which contains the most important interior features to have survived the destruction of the building by fire in 1921, during the War of Independence.

The Centre includes a Gando...