1917 – No.3 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: Francis Bergin
Supposedly built with girders salvaged from the wreck of the GPO, No.3 is part of a cohesive terrace of red brick buildings with a continuous cornice.
1853 – Former Bank, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: David Bryce
Built for Standard Life Assurance, the former National Irish branch on O’Connell Street has a striking pediment sculpted by Sir John Steele.
1910 – Parnell Monument, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: Henry Bacon, G.P. Sheridan, Augustus Saint Gaudens
A long drawn out project, the Parnell Monument was designed by Dublin-born American sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens with the assistance of two architects –
1879 – Sir John Gray Statue, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Sculptor: Thomas Farrell
The statue celebrating Sir John Gray (1816-75) for his efforts in bringing a water supply to Dublin in 1868.
1880 – O’Connell Monument, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Sculptor: John Henry Foley
Built to commemorate the “Liberator” Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) after whom the street was renamed after independence.
1891 – Fr. Theobald Mathew Statue, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Sculptor: Mary Redmond
Fr Theobald Mathew (1790-1856) was a Cork-born Capuchin Friar who led a great temperance movement from 1839-1856.
1922 – No. 58 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: W.H. Byrne
No. 58 (left hand building in photograph) was rebuilt in 1922 but is unfortunately missing its original stone shopfront.
Approval for development on Carlton site
Property developer Joe O’Reilly has secured planning approval for a major redevelopment of the Carlton Cinema site in central Dublin. The permission,
1917 – No.1 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: O’Callaghan & Webb
Rebuilt after this section of O’Connell Street and North Earl Street were destroyed in fires during the Easter Rising of 1916.
1922 – No.1 Lower O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: O’Callaghan & Webb
On the corner of O’Connell Street and Eden Quay, the Irish Nationwide building is a large commercial building more noticeable for its signage than its architecture.
