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This one is on the South Circular Road at Rialto in Dublin, on the corner with Church Avenue South.

Below: The 'mark on the South Circular Road at Rialto.

Above: The South Circular Road looking towards Dolphin's Barn with the 'mark at bottom left.

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'Un banc, un arbre, un benchmark .....'

This one is located on a stone pillar that marks the old electoral ward of Usher's Quay at the south-east corner of Sarah Bridge on the South Circular Road in Dublin. Perhaps it is not a true benchmark.

Below: The 'mark on the ward marker stone pillar.

Above: The 'mark is located atop the stone pillar to the left of the bench.

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The venerable buildings at Griffith College on Dublin's South Circular Road are named on early 19^th century maps as the Richmond Penitentiary. It was known locally as the Richmond Pen or Richmond Gaol and amongst those who served time there was Daniel O'Connell, a.k.a. the Liberator for his efforts for Catholic Emancipation.

In 1887 it became Wellington Barracks, most probably named in honour of the eponymous duke. It was named Griffith Barracks in honour of Arthur Griffith - head of the Irish delegation at the negotiations in London that produced the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 - following his death in 1922.

The following year it was the scene of Civil War fatalities when it was fired on by Anti-Treaty forces from across the Grand Canal.

In the 1990's it underwent yet another transformation becoming a third level private educational institution, Griffith College.

Below: The 'mark at Griffith College.

Above: The 'mark is to the right of the doorway of the main historic building - today named Daniel O'Connell House - just behind the shrub in the tub.