Brigit and Alois later eloped to Liverpool, married and had a son, William Patrick, who later adopted the less controversial surname Stuart-Houston.

[5][6][7][8] The collapse was blamed on the fast drying out of water saturated bricks after a period of heavy rain, and prompted demands for poorly maintained and dangerous tenement buildings to be demolished.

25 Fenian Street is one of the oldest buildings in the area, predating the layout of nearby Merrion Square.

Dating from the 17th century, the street would have been a coastal road at the time of construction, with the house facing the coastline and bay.

The current building was first built in 1729 with a high pitched roof which was later amended to a more Palladian style.