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Dublin Writers Museum

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in 2012. Bord Failte commissioned a report on its future in 2020, which concluded that it had become dated relative to modern expectations, so in 2022, the decision to end the operation permanently was made. Two staff retired, two were allocated other Bord Failte duties. Announcements on the future
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from Dublin, decorated part of the main building. Gorham Library, which commemorated its founder Gorham, was also set up on the upper floor. The annexed building had a coffee shop, bookshop, and lecture room.
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The museum collected and exhibited various artifacts related to Irish writers. It owned manuscripts, first editions, portraits, and personal mementos of many writers, including
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as a whole and in the lives and works of individual Irish writers". It was located in 18
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house, had been used by George Jameson, son of the Jameson family, who owned
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Having opened in 1991, the museum closed in March 2020 due to the
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is still in charge of the museum artifacts after its closing.
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Commissioners of Irish Lights Museum (Baily Lighthouse)
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Historical Marker concerning the history of the house
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Museum of Literature Ireland

Dublin Writers Museum is located in Central Dublin
Parnell Square
Dublin
Coordinates
53°21′16″N 6°15′50″W / 53.354383°N 6.26401°W / 53.354383; -6.26401
Dublin Bus
writersmuseum.com
Dublin
Ireland
Covid-19 pandemic

George Jameson
Maurice Gorham
Dublin Tourism
Irish literature
Parnell Square
red-brick
Georgian-style
Jameson Irish Whiskey
Michael Stapleton
stuccodore
David Norris
the Irish presidential election
FĂĄilte Ireland
FĂĄilte Ireland

Covid-19
Dublin Tourism

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