Clondalkin Library was picked alongside Kilkenny, Enniskerry and Athea, to celebrate “Carnegie’s rich dividend and Ireland’s library service.”Clondalkin Library, the Carnegie building built in 1911, and designed by T J Byrne, is located on Monastery Road. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) emigrated with his parents from Scotland to America in 1848.He became exceptionally successful in the steel industry and after selling the business, was a leading philanthropist in the USA, Ireland, and the British Empire, notably in funding libraries, education and scientific research.
