Mendicity Institution
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The Mendicity Institution is a charity in Dublin, Ireland, which is also one of Dublin's oldest charities. It operates from its premises at Moira House, Island Street, to the south of Usher's Island,
Moira House, Usher's Island, Dublin as it would have looked in 1752
Still extant gates of the original Moira House.
The Mendicity Institution in 1890
Seán Heuston
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Seán Heuston was an Irish republican rebel and member of Fianna Éireann who took part in the Easter Rising of 1916. With about 20 Volunteers, he held the Mendicity Institution on the River Liffey for
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…patriot Lord Edward FitzGerald, was spending the evening when her husband was betrayed into the hands of his pursuers nearby. During the 1916 Rising, Seán Heuston was ordered to occupy the Institution. He was told to hold this position for three or four hours, to delay the advance of British troops. He actually…
Sean Heuston
Sean Heuston Phoenix Park
Seán Heuston Bridge and Heuston railway station in Dublin are both named in his honour. He worked in the Traffic Manager's Office in the latter