The square is surrounded by reminders of Irish art. If we stand with the National Art Gallery on our right, we can consider some of the historic houses across the square.
One of those houses, 82 Merrion Square, was for some time the home of W.B. Yeats and his wife George. From 1923 to 1925, the printing press run by Elizabeth Corbet and Susan Yeats, was housed there.
Yeats House
Their Cuala Press, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, employing Irish women and using Irish materials, published broadsides as well as books, and the Hesburgh Library’s collection of Cuala Press broadsides, books and Christmas cards is a great attraction for students and visitors.
A Broadside for October, 1912 featuring a ballad, ‘My Bonny Labouring Boy’, and two Cuala Press greeting cards.
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