HISTORY
The Iveagh Market is part of a remarkable legacy of Dublin City by the Guinness Family, the building was donated to the citizens of Dublin City by the family along with many other buildings located in or near the Liberties, where the brewery that created the family fortune was located. Among these were the Iveagh Buildings, Iveagh Baths, Iveagh Play, and St. Patrick Park, they were each designed to uplift working class communities. To compensate local traders, he commissioned the Iveagh Markets.
Original Purpose
The Iveagh Markets was a public market run by Dublin City Council for decades, It served the local community by offering Fish, Fruits and Vegetables in the “Wet Market” and Clothes, Second Hand Stuff and Other Dry Goods in the “Dry Market”. The Market also offered services for Sanitation such as Laundry, and Disinfection which was a big improvement in public health at the time. With up to 40 Laundry Machines, located in a complex of buildings on the north of the two market halls and separated by a passage.
Previous Use and Site History
The site was formerly occupied by Sweetmans Brewery, which Edward Cecil had acquired before planning the Markets. There was a network of street traders in the nearby areas on Patrick Street, near St. Patrick’s Cathedral whose stalls were cleared due to part of the liberties redevelopment, they built the markets to provide all those traders an indoor trading place.
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