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Sir William Temple1555 - 1627English Ramist logician and fourth Provost of Trinity College Dublin (Wikipedia) |
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Two identical plaques on the wall of the Temple Bar.
NB: the gold coloured oval shield in the right-hand photo is the marker of the James Joyce Pub Award, see a description here.
Between both plaques are large plaques with portraits of Sir William Temple and Lady Martha Temple.
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NB: He should not be confused with his eponymous grandson, who was Master of the Rolls in Ireland from 1680 to 1689.
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Sir William Temple (1555-1627) In 1599, Sir William Temple, a renowned teacher and philosopher, entered the service of the Lord Deputy Of Ireland. IN 1609 Temple was made Provost of Trinity College, Dublin and Master Chancery in Ireland and moved to this country. Sir William Temple built his house and gardens on newly reclaimed land here on the corner of Temple Lane and the street called Temple Bar. Im 1656, his son, Sir John Temple, acquired additional land, which with reclamation made possible by the building of a new sea wall, allowed the development of the area we now know as Temple Bar. In the 17th century 'Bart' (later shortened to Bar) usually meant a raised estuary sandbank often used for walking on. Thus the river Liffey embankment alongside the Temple family's plot became known as Temple's or simnply Temple Bar. Later this evolved into the present thoroughfare connecting this whole area from Westmoreland Street to Fishamble Street. |
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