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Temple Bar
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Temple Bar
The Temple Bar situated south of the river Liffey, is named after a seventeenth century property owner and not after a temple. The earliest record of Temple Bar is on a 1673 map of Dublin City. A ‘bar, or “barr is an estuary sand bank. A sandbar could easily have existed here before the reclamation of of the land in the 16th and 17th century.
Today the area is bordered by Fishamble, Dame and Westmoreland Streets and Wellington Quay>
In the 1970’s the area was destined for demolition and conversion to a centre city bus depot. Thankfully this plan was dropped and the area is now Dublin’s bustling arts and entertainment area. Temple Bar galleries and Studios provide exhibition spaces, overhead studios provide accommodation for twenty two resident artists to work on their latest creations. The streets are dotted with trendy restaurants, vibrant pubs that specialise in pub food and traditional music. The Temple bar pub for example established in 1849 and popular for its traditional music sessions.
At the intersection of Eustace Street , are two hostelries one supposedly the oldest, and the other the newest. The Norseman first traded in 1696 and Fitzsimons opened in 1993.
Other interesting places to visit are, the National Photographic Archives, the Gaiety School of Acting, the Irish Film Centre, the gallery of photography and the Ark, a cultural centre for children. On Saturdays, an organic food market is held in Meeting House Square named after the adjacent Quakers’ meeting House.