The Merrion Hotel commands four Grade I listed Georgian townhouses (Nos. 21–24 Upper Merrion Street) built in the 1760s by Lord Charles Stanley Monck. These structures served as the address of Ireland’s parliamentary elite before the Act of Union—nearly every resident until 1800 held a seat in the Irish Parliament. No. 24, formerly Mornington House, … Continue reading The Merrion Hotel Dublin: Where Wellington Was Born & Parliament Assembled