Barracks Visitors centre to the public commemorating those that fought for the Irish War of Independence. Notable residents The earliest written accounts we have of residents in the area date from the 18th century—as the city spread southwards houses on the main roads or in select by-roads such as Charlemont Mall were occupied by the better-off citizens. This trend continued in the first half of the 19th century, but with the development of the smaller streets from around 1860 and finally the artisans' dwellings, a mix of classes ended up in the area. By the beginning of the 20th century, the grand houses that had been erected along the Grand Canal had been turned into poverty-stricken tenements, while more exclusive suburbs such as Terenure and Rathgar became the havens of the rich. The following list shows the range of people that have been associated with the area over the past 200 years. Eamonn Andrews (1922–1987), well-known radio and then television presenter, was born on Synge Street and attended Synge Street CBS. Edward Synge had his Dublin family home in Kevin Street Palace. He was a distant relation of the noted playwright John Millington Synge. Leonard Abrahamson, Gaelic scholar, who switched to medicine and became a professor, lodged with the Nurock family near Leonard's Corner while studying at Trinity College Dublin. Ivana Bacik (born 1968), TD for Dublin Bay South since the 2021 by-election, Senator for the Dublin University constituency from 2007 to 2021, is currently a resident of Portobello; her grandfather was a founding member of Waterford Crystal in 1947. The Black family (Mary Black, Frances Black and their siblings) grew up on Charlemont Street and attended music sessions in O'Connell's of Richmond Street. Leopold Bloom, the fictional Jewish character at the heart of the James Joyce novel Ulysses, lived at "52 Clanbrassil Street"; a plaque commemorating this can be found on the wall of 52 Upper Clanbrassil Street. Harry Boland (1887–1922), an Irish republican politician and member of the First Dáil, lived with his family at 26 Lennox Street and attended Synge Street school. Philip Brady (1898–1995) was owner of the well-known pharmacy at Kelly's Corner and the family house next door. He was a TD for 26 years up to 1977 and was a Lord Mayor of the city. His son Gerard was also a TD and a cabinet minister. Abraham William Briscoe, father of the first Jewish