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Ringsend Public Library

Ringsend Public Library
The public library in Ringsend, Dublin.
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53°20′29″N 6°13′35″W / 53.34149°N 6.22642°W / 53.34149; -6.22642
Established1937; 89 years ago (1937)
ArchitectRobert Sorley Lawrie
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Parent organization
Dublin City Public Libraries and Archive
Websitewww.dublincity.ie/ringsend-library

Ringsend Public Library is an art deco style public library in Ringsend, Dublin designed by Robert Sorley Lawrie working in the city architect's office under Horace O'Rourke.[1][2]

The building, opened in October 1937,[3] is one of four similar libraries built by Dublin Corporation between 1935 and 1940 in the Dublin suburbs of Phibsborough, Ringsend, Drumcondra and Inchicore.[2]

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References

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  1. "1937 – Ringsend Public Library, Dublin". archiseek. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Inchicore Library, Emmet Road, Emmet Road, Dublin City". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. "Council Prepares to Apply for Planning Permission to Remake the Ringsend Library and Its Surrounds". dublininquirer.com. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2026.