Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard John Griffith Bt. FRS FRSE FGS LLD, was an Irish geologist, mining engineer and chairman of the Board of Works of Ireland, who completed the first complete geological map of Ireland and was the author of the valuation of Ireland; subsequently known as Griffith's Valuation.
Portrait of Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet painted by Stephen Catterson Smith
Plaque at Sir Richard's birthplace, calling him the "Father of Irish Geology."
Hume Street is a street in central Dublin located between Ely Place and St. Stephen's Green. It is named after Sir Gustavus Hume, 3rd Baronet (c.1670–1731) and his family.
Hume Street, Dublin
Door on 8 Hume Street, birthplace of the geologist Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet.
Hume Street in 1969