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Cearnóga Átha Cliath

Door knocker, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin Image Name: Door knocker, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin Description: Door knocker, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin Copyright: RTÉ Archives
Terraced houses, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin Image Name: Terraced houses, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin Description: Terraced houses, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin Copyright: RTÉ Archives
Fitzwilliam Square North, Dublin 1953/54 Image Name: Fitzwilliam Square North, Dublin 1953/54 Description: Fitzwilliam Square North, Dublin 1953/54 Copyright: RTÉ Archive

Cearnóga Seoirseacha na hardchathrach a bhíonn faoi chaibidil sa tsraith seo ag Máiréad Uí Dhomhnaill agus a cuid aíonna, agus inniu míneoidh siad stair Chearnóg Mhic Liam dúinn.  Seo an chearnóg is lú agus an ceann deireanach a tógadh i mBaile Átha Cliath déanach san 18ú hAois.  Oifigí ag lucht dlí & seomraí ag lucht leighis is mó atá anseo le blianta anuas, agus tá cónaí ar chúpla teaghlach ann freisin.  Seo an t-aon chearnóg ina bhfuil an pháirc sa lár fós faoi úinéireacht phríobháideachagus is ag na cónaitheoirí amháin atá eochracha, cé go bhfuil cead ag lucht gnó an cheantair clárú le Cumann Cearnóg Mhic Liam chun cead isteach a fháil.  Ó am go ham, eagraítear ócáidí don phobal ann, agus insíonn Peter O’Brien dúinn faoi sin sa chlár inniu.  Tabharfaidh Máiréad Uí Dhomhnaill turas ar Iarsmalann Bhord Soláthair an Leictreachais ar an gcearnóg le Pól Ó Duibhir, agus inseoidh Siobhán Ní Éanaigh dúinn faoi mar a d’fhás an chathair ó theacht na Lochlannach go dtí an ré Seoirseach.  Léiríodh an tsraith seo le maoiniú ón Scéim Fís agus Fuaim de chuid Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann. 

The Georgian Squares of Dublin are the focus of this series, presented and produced by Máiréad Uí Dhomhnaill and today she turns her attention to Fitzwilliam Square.  This is the smallest of the Georgian squares, and the last one to be built late in the 18th Century.  It’s surrounded predominantly by legal offices and those of medical professionals, and there are also a few families who live there.  This is the only square where the park in the centre is still in private ownership, with the residents holding keys, although businesspeople in the area can register with the Friends of Fitzwilliam Square to gain entry.  From time to time, public events are held there, and Máiréad speaks to Peter O’Brien about those in the programme today.  Máiréad will also take a tour of the ESB Georgian House Museum, and Siobhán Ní Éanaigh explains the development of the city from the arrival of the Vikings to the Georgian era.  This series was produced with funding from the BAI’s Sound and Vision scheme.