Gateway to Marsh's Library ( red brick building), built 1707 and the first public library in Ireland, St. Patrick's Close, Dublin City.
The ornate entrance gate to Marsh's Library, (the red brick building) situated in St. Patrick's Close, adjacent to St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin City, Ireland. It is a well-preserved library of the late Renaissance and early Enlightenment. When it opened to the public in 1707 it was the first public library in Ireland. It was built to the order of Archbishop Narcissus Marsh and has a collection of over 25,000 books and 300 manuscripts.
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Location: St Patrick's Close, Dublin, Ireland
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