Dáil debates

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

National Monuments: Motion [Private Members]

 

8:35 pm

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the other side of the monument is No. 13, which again can be identified as a new build just by glancing up from Henry Street. It was completely rebuilt decades after the Rising. Its neighbour, No. 12, was constructed in the 1970s. None of these houses has any evidence whatsoever of the presence of the rebels. They are modern inside and out and lack any fixtures, fittings, finishes, partitions, stairs or other original elements. On the other hand, Nos. 14 to 17 date from the late 18th century. They are the only substantially intact houses in this terrace that predate 1916.

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