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Merrion Street

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as there was no cohesive planning between the land owners and their estates at that time. The street was originally lined on both sides by
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are used to refer to the British Government. The official Irish Government news service website is merrionstreet.ie.
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Between 1904 and 1922, all the houses on one side of the street were demolished and replaced by the
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in 1752 by John Ensor for the FitzWilliam Estate, who would go on to lay out the neighbouring
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which opened in 1857, and beyond Leinster House is the main entrance to the
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The street narrows at the southern end where it meets Merrion Row and
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in Merrion Street on 30 January 2017, to discuss the implications of
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Government Buildings on Merrion Street, formerly the
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Merrion Street is located in Central Dublin
Irish
Merrion Castle
Viscounts FitzWilliam
Dublin
Ireland
D02
53°20′20″N 6°15′10″W / 53.33889°N 6.25278°W / 53.33889; -6.25278
Fenian Street
Ely Place
Baggot Street Lower
Government Buildings
Georgian Architecture
/ˈmɛrən/
Irish
Georgian
Ireland
Merrion Square
Oireachtas
Oliver FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
Merrion Castle
metanym
Irish Government
Whitehall
Downing Street
Leinster House
Irish Government Buildings
Royal College of Science for Ireland
Department of the Taoiseach

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