page_title: Dublin quays
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Dublin quays / History
caption_attribution_description: The Custom House in Dublin during the day time, taken from the east. By me.
context_page_description: The Dublin quays refers to the two roadways and quays that run along the north and south banks of the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. The stretches of the two continuous streets have several different names. However, all but three of the names share the same "Quay" designation. The quays have played an important part in Dublin's history.
  Much of the southern roadway and about half of the northern roadway is part of the R148 road while the other half of the northern roadway is part of the R801 road.
context_section_description: Vikings were among the first settlers in Dublin and many Viking artifacts were found at what is now Wood Quay.  The quays were first developed during the time of King John in the early 13th century when the monarch licensed citizens to erect buildings on the River Liffey.  They became the center of the Irish shipping trade until the 1800s when the river in this section was considered too shallow for the more modern heavy ships.   
  The Custom House, one of Dublin's major landmarks on Custom House Quay, was completed in 1791.  The quay takes its namesake from the building.  Later, the Four Courts on Inns Quay was completed in 1802 and is currently home to the Supreme Court of Ireland and the High Court.  Both were designed by noted architect James Gandon.
  Burgh Quay is named after Elizabeth Burgh, wife of Anthony Foster whose son was Rt. Hon. John Foster, last speaker of the Irish House of Commons. Burgh Quay was once the site of the Tivoli Theatre. The Corn Exchange Building, designed by George Halpin in 1815, was approved by the Wide Streets Commission in 1816 and work commenced on this building soon afterward. Its granite facade still remains on Burgh Quay. Shipping came as far upstream as Burgh Quay until 1879 when Butt Bridge was constructed. A number of the buildings on Burgh Quay (including number 8) still retain remnants of the shopfronts designed for the Wide Streets commissioners.
  The 20th century saw much development to the quays. One controversial development was at Wood Quay by the Dublin Corporation in the late 1970s, when there were many archeological Viking finds.  This led to a very public and unsuccessful campaign to halt the development. Announced in 1998 and with the first phase opened in late 2000, the Liffey Boardwalk is a series of pedestrian walkways which were developed along the quays in the early 21st century.
  In 2006, local politicians proposed renaming some of the quays.  MEP Gay Mitchell proposed renaming George's Quay or Victoria Quay to Joyce Quay or Behan Quay, for the Irish writers James Joyce and Brendan Behan.
caption: The southern façade of The Custom House on Custom House Quay
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