Boland's Mill
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Boland's Mill is located on the Grand Canal Dock
Grand Canal Dock
Grand Canal Dock is an area in Ringsend near Dublin city centre, surrounding the Grand Canal Docks, an enclosed harbour or docking area between the River Liffey and the Grand Canal...

 in Dublin, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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 at the corner of Pearse Street and Barrow St. The majority of the complex consists of silos built in the 1940s. The mill stopped production in 2001 and the site is now derelict. Although it is listed as a protected building by Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council
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, it is destined to be part of a hotel and office complex.

It should not be confused with the old Bolands Biscuit Mills building on the corner of Grand Canal Street and Macken Street. This building played an integral part of the 1916 Rising and was occupied by Éamon de Valera
Éamon de Valera
Éamon de Valera was one of the dominant political figures in twentieth century Ireland, serving as head of government of the Irish Free State and head of government and head of state of Ireland...

 who would later be President of Ireland
President of Ireland
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, a fact commemorated by a plaque on the wall of the building along Macken Street. Following its closure it was substantially redeveloped as an office building in the late 1980s by Treasury Holdings. The building's occupants include the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency
The National Treasury Management Agency is the agency that manages the assets and liabilities of the Government of Ireland. It was established at the end of 1990 to borrow for the exchequer and manage the national debt...

 and the National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency
The National Asset Management Agency is a body created by the Government of Ireland in late 2009. It is in response to the Irish financial crisis and the deflation of the Irish property bubble....

(NAMA).
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