Central Catholic Library
The Central Catholic Library is a library located in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded by Fr. Stephen Brown, SJ on 25 June 1922 with the goal of helping the laity to educate themselves.- Type: Library
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: subscription library
- Address: 74 Merrion Square South, Dublin
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merrion Square and National Library of Ireland.
Merrion Square
Park
Photo: Jnestorius, Public domain.
Merrion Square is a Georgian garden square on the southside of Dublin city centre.
National Library of Ireland
Library
Photo: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Library of Ireland is Ireland's national library located in Dublin, in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane. The mission of the National Library of Ireland is "To collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the documentary and… National Library of Ireland is situated 360 metres northwest of Central Catholic Library.
Leinster House
Public building
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leinster House is the seat of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Ireland. 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. Leinster House is situated 280 metres northwest of Central Catholic Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temple Bar and International Financial Services Centre.
Temple Bar
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
International Financial Services Centre
Quarter
Photo: Sebb, Public domain.
The International Financial Services Centre 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 North Wall and George's Dock areas of the Dublin Docklands.
North Wall
Suburb
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North Wall is an area east of the inner north side of Dublin, along the River Liffey where it forms one of the Dublin quays. The name refers to the North Bull Wall, which was constructed to form Dublin Port, extend the Liffey estuary and reclaim land at various stages from the early 1700s until its final completion around 1825.
Central Catholic Library
- Categories: subscription library, Catholic library, house, building, and education
- Location: Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.33899° or 53° 20′ 20″ northLongitude
-6.25047° or 6° 15′ 2″ westLevels
4Open location code
9C5M8PQX+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 233104282OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q618650
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Spanish—“Central Catholic Library” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Centra Katolika Biblioteko”
- Irish: “Leabharlann an Chreidimh”
- Scots: “Central Catholic Library”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca catolica central”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca católica central”
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