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FOSTER PLACE

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FOSTER PLACE OFF DAME STREET

The street is named after John Foster.

Foster Place was opened in the late eighteenth century, replacing a narrow thoroughfare called Turn Stile Alley. Its short length contains a number of significant buildings including the former Parliament House, Daly’s Clubhouse and the former armoury. This pair of houses is attributed to Francis Johnston and was built for the Bank of Ireland, possibly for domestic use. By the mid-nineteenth century they were in use as solicitor’s offices, like many of the neighbouring buildings in this enclave. The modesty of the unadorned upper walls is contrasted by the well-executed ashlar granite arcaded ground floor, which manifests skilled artisanship. The streetscape is enhanced by the retention of granite paving and stone setts, which contribute to the overall heritage value of the composition.

John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel (1740 – 23 August 1828) was an Irish peer and politician, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and as the last Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.

Foster was returned in 1801 to the new United Kingdom parliament as a member for County Louth, and from 1804 to 1806 was Irish Chancellor of the Exchequer under Pitt. From 1807 to 1813 he was second Commissioner in the Irish Treasury and from 1807 to 1812 one of the Lord Commissioners of the UK Treasury.

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In 1821 he was created a peer of the United Kingdom as Baron Oriel, of Ferrard, in the County of Louth, and died on 23 August 1828.

THIS IS WHAT IS REPLACING THE MOY PUB

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BUILDERS STILL WORKING – DORSET STREET [THIS IS WHAT IS REPLACING THE MOY PUB]

Every location and building in Dublin has a story and in most cases many stories many of which are not accurate.

If you search online for information relating to the Moy it is most likely that you will be informed that Richard Beesly Sheridan was born at No.12 Dorset Street next door to the Pub in question. Because of a comment made by a local I decided to carry out some research and I must admit that I was surprised by the complicated story that I discovered.

According to Wikipedia: “Playwright, Westminster Parliament member, and son of Thomas, Richard Brinsley Sheridan was born on this street at number 12 in 1751; Brinsley Sheridan’s works include The Critics and The School for Scandal”.

In 2002 Eneclann Ltd, a Trinity College campus company, was commissioned to determine if Sheridan was born at 12 Dorset Street, as claimed in recent biographies by Fintan O’Toole in 1999 and by Linda Kelly in 2097.

The report found the false assumption about Sheridan’s birthplace came about because of different numbering systems for the street dating back more than 150 years ago. Sheridan was born in 1751 and the historians found that numbers were not assigned to Dorset Street Upper until the 1770s, 20 years after Sheridan’s birth.

It is important to be aware that from the 1770s to 1848 there were changes in the numbering system. From 1848, the numbers were permanently fixed as they are today. The research found the house recorded as No 12 (Sheridan’s birthplace) in the first half of the 19th century could not correspond to the same house today.

Researchers found an early deed for the house currently known as no 12 Dorset Street Upper dated 1783 and records a lease on the property between Joseph Ellis and John Smithy. At this time, the property was recorded as No 10 Dorset Street.

What they did discover was that Thomas Sheridan, Richard’s father, held a lease on an adjoining property to what is now 12 Dorset Street.

They are convinced that the actual Sheridan house was one of those purchased by the Dominican Order around August 1883, which were subsequently demolished to build St Saviour’s Priory.

www.independent.ie/irish-news/richard-brinsley-sheridan-w…
classicirishplays.com/playwrights/richard-brinsley-sheridan

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