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    Dr Joe Rodgers is a Library Assistant at DCU. His PhD research was on a commercial and social history of Dublin's O'Connell Street from 1790 to 1930,

    The Elephant House is now home to Supermac's and you can see the plinth above the fast food chain's logo on the left on which the elephant used to rest. Photo: Google Earth

    The colourful tale of the Elephant House on Dublin's O'Connell St

    The building was one of several around O'Connell Street associated with the display of wild animals in the early 19th century

    History • 11 Jul
    TWA, Boylan's Shop and Number 42 on Upper O'Connell Street (1960). Photo: Dublin Corporation Photographic Collection (1960)/National Library of Ireland

    What will happen to last Georgian house on Dublin's O'Connell St?

    42 Upper O'Connell Street is the last house standing from the original 1750s development, a unique and culturally irreplaceable structure

    History • 07 Oct 24
    Before the storm: a view of Dublin Bay in 1820 from Kingstown. Image by W.H.Bartlett, engraved by J.C.Bentley. From 'The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland' by N.P.Willis and J.Stirling Coyne via Universal History Archive/Getty Images

    The forgotten hurricane of 1822 which brought havoc to Ireland

    The storm is unusual in that it has not been recorded as one of the destructive weather events in Ireland in the 19th century

    History • 21 Aug 24
    An athletic meeting in London in 1828 at which Robert Coates competed. Image: The Sportsman's Chronicle, High Life in London

    The extraordinary story of Coates the Pedestrian in 1830s' Dublin

    Robert Coates attracted thousands of spectators when he took part in various sporting events in Dublin in 1835

    History • 27 Jun 24
    Clery's on Dublin's O'Connell Street: the store arrived in 1853 amidst great controversy as small retailers objected to the arrival of the 'department store'

    Under Clery's clock: the history and legacy of the Dublin store

    One of the mainstays of city life for over 170 years, the store's iconic clock provided a meeting place for generations of Dubliners

    History • 08 Nov 23
    'Equally loved and loathed': the Anna Livia Statue was unveiled in Dublin's O'Connell St in 1988. Photo: Tom Burke/Independent News And Media/Getty Images

    How problems facing O'Connell Street are a legacy of the past

    There are surprising similarities around the challenges the capital city's principal street once faced and what's happening now

    Dublin's O'Connell Street • 24 Oct 22
    The view from Dublin's O'Connell Bridge in 1890. Photo: LL/Roger Viollet via Getty Images

    The life and times of Dublin's first O'Connell Bridge

    Carlisle Bridge was at the heart of new commercial and social life in Dublin and quickly became a pivotal feature in the city

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