Temple Bar Area -
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Published on: 5/18/2002
Last Visited: 1/29/2003
At any rate, Sir William Temple was elected Provost Of Trinity College (Dublin) in 1609 and this is a possible, even likely source.Perhaps the dovetailing of the two circumstances appealed to the worthies of the day as a happy coincidence and a double reason to give the place it's name.
Temple Bar in latter times fell on hard days and was sadly neglected, but in recent times has, due to an inspired special development designation, been transformed utterly, due to the extraordinary achievements of Temple Bar Properties.Today it has gained international fame, in it's revitalized form, as Dublin's equivalent of a 'Left Bank' quarter.It is a base for several Avant Grade Art Galleries,The National Photographic archive , the International Film Center (The IFC).It's narrow streets teem and bustle at weekends, and when night falls, the streets are crowded with good humored revelers.