Inchicore Public Library

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Inchicore Public Library
Inchicore Public Library (34 Emmet Road, Dublin 8. D08 ED66)-128455.jpg
Inchicore Public Library
53°20′25″N6°18′35″W / 53.34033°N 6.30980°W / 53.34033; -6.30980
Architect(s) Robert Sorley Lawrie
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Parent organization Dublin City Libraries
Website www.dublincity.ie/inchicore-library

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

This building was one of four similar libraries built by Dublin Corporation between 1935 and 1940 in the Dublin suburbs of Phibsborough, Ringsend, Drumcondra and Inchicore. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Inchicore Library, Emmet Road, Emmet Road, Dublin City". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. "Brushing Up: The Art Deco Library on Emmet Road in Inchicore". Dublin Inquirer. Retrieved 19 August 2020.