[2] Samuel Beckett lived on the top floor of number 6 Clare Street, above the offices of his father's firm.

[4] One of Dublin's oldest book stops, Greene's, operated from 16 Clare Street from 1843 to 2007.

Initially opened as a lending library by John Greene, the Pembrey family ran the business from 1912 until its closure.

[3] In 1987, listed buildings on the street including the largest surviving townhouse, were controversially demolished in spite their protected status following a period of gutting and sabotage.

[6][7][8][9] The houses were finally replaced in 2002 with a new on-street entrance to the National Gallery of Ireland Millennium Wing.