1959 – Dublin Bus, O’Connell Street, Dublin

Architect: Brendan Ellis & G.P. O’Shea

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A modern infill building on the western side of O’Connell Street, the Dublin Bus offices was originally built as a head office for its parent company Coras Iompair Eireann. The façade features curtain wall glazing with stained glass representations of the arms of the four provinces of Ireland reportedly by Evie Hone. The interior also had a large stained glass wall installation entitled My Four Green Fields by Hone. The window depicted the four provinces of Ireland and was commissioned by the Department of Industry and Commerce for the Irish Pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair by Michael Scott. Removed in the early 1980s and stored for some years before being installed in Government Buildings on Merrion Street.

Published April 7, 2010 | Last Updated July 18, 2024