Royal Irish Academy

The Royal Irish Academy, based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the natural sciences, arts, literature, and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier learned society and one of its leading cultural and academic institutions.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: academy of sciences
  • Also known as: “RIA”, “ria.ie”, “アイルランド王立アカデミー”, “アイルランド王立学会”, “愛爾蘭皇家學術院”, “爱尔兰皇家科学院”, “王立アイリッシュ・アカデミー”, “王立アイルランド・アカデミー”, “王立アイルランド学士院”, “皇家愛爾蘭學院”, “皇家爱尔兰学院”, and “皇家爱尔兰学院博物馆”
  • Address: 19 Dawson Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mansion House and National Library of Ireland.

Town hall
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The is a house on Dawson Street, , which has been the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin since 1715, and was also the meeting place of the Dáil Éireann from 1919 until 1922.

Library
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The is 's national library located in , in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane. The mission of the is "To collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the documentary and… is situated 250 metres east of Royal Irish Academy.

Public building
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is the seat of the Oireachtas, the parliament of . Originally, it was the ducal palace of the Dukes of Leinster. Since 1922, it has been a complex of buildings which houses Oireachtas Éireann, its members and staff. is situated 270 metres east of Royal Irish Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temple Bar and Portobello.

Quarter
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Dublin is the capital city of Ireland. Its vibrancy, nightlife and tourist attractions are world renowned and it's the most popular entry point for international visitors to Ireland.

Suburb
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is an area of , 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.

Quarter
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The is an area of central Dublin and part of the CBD established in the 1980s as an urban regeneration area and special economic zone on the derelict state-owned former port authority lands of the reclaimed and areas of the .

Royal Irish Academy

Latitude
53.34072° or 53° 20′ 27″ north
Longitude
-6.25821° or 6° 15′ 30″ west
Wheelchair access
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Royal Irish Academy” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الأكاديمية الملكية الأيرلندية”
  • Armenian: “Իռլանդիայի թագավորական ակադեմիա”
  • Belarusian: “Ірландская каралеўская акадэмія”
  • Belarusian: “Ірляндзкая каралеўская акадэмія”
  • Bulgarian: “Ирландска кралска академия”
  • Catalan: “Reial Acadèmia d’Irlanda”
  • Chinese: “愛爾蘭皇家科學院”
  • Chinese: “爱尔兰皇家学术院”
  • Czech: “Královská irská akademie”
  • Danish: “Royal Irish Academy”
  • Dutch: “Royal Irish Academy”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Irlanda Akademio”
  • Estonian: “Iiri Kuninglik Akadeemia”
  • French: “Académie royale d’Irlande”
  • Galician: “Real Academia de Irlanda”
  • German: “Royal Irish Academy”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική Ιρλανδική Ακαδημία”
  • Hebrew: “האקדמיה המלכותית האירית”
  • Irish: “Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann”
  • Italian: “Royal Irish Academy”
  • Japanese: “ロイヤル・アイリッシュ・アカデミー”
  • Lithuanian: “Airijos karališkoji akademija”
  • Luxembourgish: “Royal Irish Academy”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Royal Irish Academy”
  • Norwegian: “Royal Irish Academy”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Royal Irish Academy”
  • Portuguese: “Real Academia da Irlanda”
  • Russian: “Ирландская королевская академия”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Acadamh Rìoghail na h-Èireann”
  • Slovenian: “Kraljeva irska akademija”
  • Spanish: “Academia Real Irlandesa”
  • Spanish: “Real Academia de Irlanda”
  • Swedish: “Royal Irish Academy”
  • Tatar: “Ирландия патша академиясе”
  • Ukrainian: “Ірландська королівська академія”
  • Uzbek: “Irlandiya Qirollik akademiyasi”
  • Welsh: “Academi Frenhinol Iwerddon”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Royal Irish Academy and St. Ann’s Church, Dawson Street.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: St. Ann’s House and #793 Dawson Street, Nassau Street.

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