Survey Data
Reg No
50060553
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Quay/wharf
In Use As
Quay/wharf
Date
1800 - 1810
Coordinates
316126, 234468
Date Recorded
04/08/2014
Date Updated
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Description
Granite ashlar quay, built c.1805, one of several continuous quays that define north side of Liffey in Dublin city centre. Quay walls are ashlar granite blocks with saddle-back finish, ramped in places. North side bounded by flagstone pavement with granite kerbs, with steel flagpoles adjacent. Modern steel and timber boardwalk affixed to river side of quay wall.
Appraisal
Eden Quay forms an important arterial route with several other quays through central Dublin, articulating the north side of the Liffey. It was constructed in the early nineteenth century, replacing the former Iron Quay and North Wall slip. This area is indicated by Rocque's 1756 map to have been occupied by ship building and repair yards. Despite the difference in date, they present a unified river frontage through the city centre, and are reminders of the economic and maritime development of Dublin as Ireland's principal port.