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submitted by George Poulos on 12.05.2004

The Townhouse. The Lobby. Childhood home of Lafcadio Hearn in 2004

The Townhouse. The Lobby. Childhood home of Lafcadio Hearn in 2004
Copyright (2002) The Townhouse. Dublin, Ireland.

The Townhouse. The Lobby.

Childhood home of Lafcadio Hearn in 2004

Established in 1978 The Townhouse has a long standing commitment to the comfort of our guests. The Townhouse offers you a unique range of bed and breakfast accomodation in a relaxing, comfortable and friendly atmosphere.

The original Townhouses were the elegant family homes of two famous playwrights - Dion Boucicault (1829 - 1890) and Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904).

Their memories have been honoured by displays in the lobby of memorabilia, photographs and original playbills.

Both men had colorful and singular lives - their histories are re-counted in full in the lobby.

Each bedroom is named after one of their works.

1997 saw the addition of The Townhouse Mews - a new wing in a beautiful minimalist style - oak wooden floors, designer furniture, elegant simplicity. It is alternative and complimentary to the Georgian buildings of The Townhouse.

The Townhouse is located in the heart of historic Dublin, a short walk from the leafy Trinity College (the second oldest university in Europe), the fashionable shopping streets, the Temple Barleft bank, the International Financial Services Centre, the Point Depot, museums, art galleries and a myriad of pubs and restaurants.

It is just 100m from the Central Bus and Airport Coach Station and 200m from mainline rail and dart stations.

The Townhouse, 47- 48 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
Telephone: +353 1 8788808 Fax:+ 353 1 8788787 email: info@townhouseofdublin.com.

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George Poulos
on 16.09.2004

On 14th Sept 2004, the following notification was received from Keiran Dunne, in Ireland: "Todays(14th Sept) Irish Times has an article concerning Lefcadio Hearns. Japan is issuing a stamp to honour Lefcadio. It is to be launched on Nov 4th in Tokyo in a ceremony hosted by the Japan-Ireland Lefcadio Hearns association. Over the next few weeks ther will be a series of events in Tokyo marking his centenary. The article refers to him as an Irish writer! If anyone in Kythera is interested I will keep the article. Kieran Dunne Dublin Ireland