Capel Street, which dates from the last quarter of the 17th century, was once one of Dublin's premier commercial streets.  The earliest known occupant of 3 Capel Street was William Knox, a clockmaker, who lived there until 1765. He was followed by saddler Daniel Lenehan and then cutler John Marsh.

Marsh subsequently sold his interest to John King, a merchant from Carlow, who built a new house on the site. There were a number of different occupiers in the following years until 1894, when the property was acquired by John Lemass, the father of Sean Lemass, who ran a clothes shop next door.

The present structure at 4 Capel Street appears to date from the last decade of the 18th century. It was the location of the first meeting of the Catholic Emancipation Association in 1823, and Daniel O'Connell continued to organise meetings there for over a year.

Over the years the building also housed a bookshop, a tea company and a seed merchants.

Many of the 18th century interior features have survived in the upper floors and have been integrated into the design of the apartments by architects John O'Neill and Associates as well as Dublin City Council in-house architect Adrian Gallagher.

The existing shell of the buildings has been retained, and wher it was not possible to retain all of the existing windows, new sash windows to match the original specification were fitted.

The original granite stone cills have been cleaned and repaired, and the original chimney stack at number 3, while no longer in use, has been retained. Original shutters, fireplaces, balustrades and cornices have also been retained.

The purpose of this building conservation development was to restore a street of Victorian terraced houses which had become derelict. In some places, only the front outer wall was still standing. Francis Haughey undertook the entire restoration project from initial consultation to completion, including interior woodwork, plumbing, and windows.

St. Anne's Park in Raheny is one of the Dublin's treasures, with its magnificent rose garden, magical follies, towers and pavillions all concealed for your surprise in the shadows of rolling grassland and mature trees. It's a place to be contentedly lost, an easy feat amidst its stretching 270 acres. St. Anne's was gifted by the Guinness family to the people of Dublin in the 1930s and has since been managed by Dublin City Council.

Originally buit by the Guinness family in 1885, The Red Stables is a magnificent Tudor-style building, surrounding a stone courtyard. Located on the Mount Pleasant Avenue side of the park, the stables are now the first artists' studios to be fully developed and managed by Dublin City Council. Go to http://www.redstables.ie/ for further information

A development of terraced houses and larger buildings in a large scale restoration project.