This plaque, marking the old home of the Medical School of ‘The Catholic University of Ireland’, illustrates perfectly to me the fact one can literally walk past history every day and not notice. The plaque is located at the side entrance to Urban Outfitters on Cecilia Street, Temple Bar.
The Irish Times of May 30 1930 noted that
The building was originally a theatre, in fact, the principal one in Dublin during the mid-eighteenth century, and, curiously enough, was once used in 1754 for an exhibition of anatomical waxworks, now preserved in Trinity College
Catholic University of Ireland
So, there you go. Always look up, and always look closely.
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
John Henry Newman is a most interesting figure, here are some of his correspondences dealing with a wide variety of issues.
http://ivrlaprod.ucd.ie/fedoragsearch20/rest?operation=gfindObjects&query=fgs.subject:”Newman,%20John%20Henry,%201801-1890–Correspondence”
I was aware the medical school was based on Cecilia Street, but have never seen the plaque or images of it.