Linenhall, Dublin

The Linenhall was a large complex of Georgian buildings and streets associated with the linen and cloth trade in Dublin, Ireland which later gave its name to a surrounding area.

The Dublin Linenhall housed 550 bays for storage, a large trading space, and a boardroom.

In 1821, George IV visited the Linenhall on his trip to Ireland and a statue of him was commissioned by the linen merchants and sculpted by Thomas Kirk.

In 1914, the Hall, along with the nearby Temple Gardens in front of the King's Inns, was host to one its last events, the Dublin Civic Exhibition.

[10] The Barracks was set on fire by 1st Dublin Battalion Irish Volunteers to prevent the British Army using the site.

[13][4] Remnants of the original complex can be seen in the Linenhall campus of the Technological University Dublin off Yarnhall Street.

An illustration of the Linenhall taken from Charles Brooking's map of Dublin (1728)
Linen Yarn office, from the Gentleman's Magazine in April 1786