Ireland
Leinster
Dublin

The Liberties

The Liberties is an area in central , , located in the southwest of the inner city. Formed from various areas of special manorial jurisdiction, initially separate from the main city government, it is one of Dublin's most historic working class neighbourhoods.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: place in Leinster, Ireland
  • Also known as: “The Liberties, Dublin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dublin Castle and St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin. Originally a chosen for its position at the highest point of central Dublin, it was mostly rebuilt, from the late 17th century onward, as a Georgian palace.

Church
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Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland is the national cathedral of the . , also a Church of Ireland cathedral in Dublin, is designated as the local cathedral of the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough.

Museum
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The , now known as the Chester Beatty, is a museum and library in the grounds of , Ireland. It was established in 1953 at 20 Shewsbury Road, Dublin 4, to house the collections of mining magnate, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smithfield and Portobello.

Quarter
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is an area on the Northside of , . Its focal point is a public square, formerly an open market and common, now officially called Plaza, but known locally as Square or Market.

Suburb
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is an area of in Ireland, within the southern city centre and bounded to the south by the . It came into existence as a small suburb south of the city in the 18th century, centred on Richmond Street.

Suburb
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Dolphin's Barn is an inner city suburb of , , situated on the Southside of the city in the Dublin 8, and partially in the Dublin 12, postal district.

The Liberties

Latitude
53.33999° or 53° 20′ 24″ north
Longitude
-6.2779° or 6° 16′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C5M8PQC+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 683695192
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q3776828
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“The Liberties” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “The Liberties”
  • Chinese: “自由區”
  • Chinese: “黎波提斯”
  • Danish: “The Liberties (Dublin)”
  • Danish: “The Liberties”
  • Dutch: “The Liberties”
  • Indonesian: “The Liberties, Dublin”
  • Indonesian: “The Liberties”
  • Irish: “Na Saoirsí”
  • Japanese: “ザ・リバティーズ”
  • Russian: “Те-Либертис”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Na Saoirsí”
  • Slovenian: “The Liberties”
  • Urdu: “دی لبرٹیز، ڈبلن”
  • Urdu: “دی لبرٹیز”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as McGoverns Corner and Leonard’s Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ashgrove Community Centre and Timberyard.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Liberties”. Photo: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0.