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Historic Maps Maps of Ireland - 1837 (Lewis) Dublin City County Dublin Ireland Taylor & Skinners Maps - 1777 Taylor & Skinners Index & Subscribers Railways in Ireland 1904 Philips Atlas Grafton St. Map & Details 1848

Directories Wilsons 1804 Directory - Indexed Telephone Subscribers 1900-1901 Ecclesiastical Directory 1848 Dublin Street Indexes Watsons Almanack 1783 Catholic Parishes & Directory 1848 Co. Dublin Towns 1848 Grafton St. Map & Details 1848 Pettigrew & Oulton 1834 &1840 Co. Wicklow Extracts 1788 Dublin Streets & Parishes 1830 Medical Practitioners of Ireland 1863 Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire) 1913

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14-May-1873		Dublin. Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures opened for the season.
25-Feb-1874		Departure of His Excellency Earl Spencer, K.G., Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in consequence of the resignation of Mr. Gladstone's Ministry.
3-Mar-1874		His Grace the Duke of Abercorn , K.G., appointed a second time Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and sworn in before the Privy Council.
1-Oct-1874		Re-opening of Essex Bridge, having been rebuilt by the Dublin Port and Docks Board, from the plans of their Engineer, B. B. Stoney, esq. The length of the new bridge is 200 feet, the width of roadway 50 feet; and to that has been added two footways of 12 feet 6 inches each in width, making a total breadth of 75 feet, i.e., 25 feet broader than the old bridge opened in 1755. The height above high water mark is 8 feet.
1-Jan-1875		Essex Bridge re-named "Grattan Bridge" by the Lord. Mayor, Alderman Peter Paul McSwiney.
6-Aug-1875		The Centenary of the Birth of O'Connell held, when a grand Procession of the Trades and other bodies paraded through Dublin. with banners and numerous devices. A grand musical performance took place in the Exhibition Palace, in connexion with the O'Connell Centenary, on which occasion Professor Glover's National Oratorio, "St. Patrick at Tara," was performed with a band and chorus of 500 performers.
7-Jan-1876		A monument t to the late Henry Grattan, with a statue by Foley, erected in College-green, In the evening a grand musical performance took place of Professor Glover's Cantata, "Erin's Matin Song," composed for the occasion.
6-Dec-1876		His Grace the Duke of Abercorn, K.G., having resigned the office of Lord. Lieutenant of Ireland, took his departure this day from Kingstown.
12-Dec-1876		Arrival of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, K.G., Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; sworn in before the Privy Council.
17-Oct-1877		Arrival of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone on a visit to Ireland, on which occasion he was presented with the Freedom of the City of Dublin.

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