Mornington House
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Mornington House was the Dublin social season Georgian residence of the Earls of Mornington. It is located in Merrion Street, close to Leinster House, then city residence of the Dukes of Leinster and now seat of the Irish parliament, Oireachtas Éireann.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, later a general and British Prime Minister, is sometimes said to have been born there, though other sources suggest he was born in the family's country seat, Dangan Castle, near Trim, County Meath.
The house was later sold and for most of the twentieth century was the headquarters of the Irish Land Commission. For some years it was considered as a possible residence for the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland. It was however sold in the 1990s and is now a popular international hotel.
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