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Blessington Street Basin - Parks, Gardens and Nature Reserves of Dublin - Ireland for Visitors
Originally this was a purely utilitarian amenity, built in 1810 - replenished with water from the Royal Canal it was part of the Dublin water supply. In later years it was used exclusively to store water for the Jameson's Distillery, starting in 1868. Then Jameson's moved out of Dublin during the 19...
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The Dublin Community Blog :: A group blog all about life in Dublin City, Ireland » Blog Archive » The Blessington Basin
My ancestors lived in Blessington Street 200 years ago and so last week I visited the area and found Blessington Basin. I thought it a wonderful little oasis on the edge of the City. What a nice aspect those houses have - pity it was raining when I was there. Nevertheless I enjoyed its peacefulness,...
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Blessington Basin - Blessington Basin
Extensively refurbished in 1993/4 it was built in 1803 as a reservoir for the city water supply. It can be reached on foot in less than 10 minutes from O'Connell Street via Parnell Square and Fr...
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Blessington Basin, Blessington Street, Dublin - Buildings of Ireland [Archeire, Irish Architecture Online]
Water supply to the city was proving a difficulty to the City Corporation in the later half of the eighteenth century. The City Corporation saw the completion of the canals as a way of supplying water to the city centre and reservoirs were built on the Royal and Grand Canals. With the construction o...
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Blessington Street, Dublin - Buildings of Ireland [Archeire, Irish Architecture Online]
Named after the Earl of Blessington, the eldest son of Luke Gardiner who laid out the beginnings of the Gardiner Estate on the north side of the city, Blessington Street is terminated by th...
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