Shaw Birthplace

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  • Address
    Southside, 33 Synge St, city centre
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  • Phone
    475 0854
  • Transport
    bus: 16, 19 or 122 from Trinity College

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Lonely Planet review

Close to the Grand Canal, the birthplace of playwright George Bernard Shaw is now a restored Victorian home that is interesting even to non-literary buffs because it provides an insight into the domestic life of the 19th-century's middle classes. Shaw's mother held musical evenings in the drawing room, and it is likely that her son's store of fabulous characters was inspired by those who attended.