York Street, Dublin
 View of York Street in 1974 | |
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| Native name | Sráid Eabhraic(Irish) |
|---|---|
| Namesake | James, Duke of York |
| Length | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Width | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Location | Dublin,Ireland |
| Postal code | D02 |
| Coordinates | 53°20′21″N6°15′50″W/ 53.339170°N 6.263929°W |
| west end | Aungier Street |
| east end | St Stephen's Green West |
| Construction | |
| Completion | c. 1685 |
| Other | |
| Known for | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
York Street(Irish:Sráid Eabhrac)[1]is a street inDublinin the Republic of Ireland that runs betweenAungier Streetin the west andSt Stephen's Greenin the east.
History[edit]
It appears on the map around 1685, named afterPrince James, Duke of York(later King James II).[2]M'Cready states the street is named after the brother ofGeorge I,Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany.[3][4]The home of theRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland(RCSI) is at the eastern end on the corner with St Stephen's Green and the RCSI's medical education building is at 26 York Street.[5]
There was aSalvation ArmyHostel[4]which previously was a Congregational Church or Independent Church which was ministered by the Rev. Dr.William Urwickfor 40 years, was on the street.[citation needed]
Notable residents[edit]
- Charles Maturin(1780-1824), IrishProtestantclergyman and writer ofGothicplays and novels, lived on the street from the early 1800s until his death.[6]
- Solomon Richards,four times president of the RCSI, was born there around 1760.[7]
- Cusack Roney(1781-1849), Irish physician and President of theRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland(RCSI) in 1814 and 1828
References[edit]
- ^"Sráid Eabhrac".logainm.ie.
- ^"DUBLIN 1610 TO 1756"(PDF).logainm.ie.Retrieved2 June2021.
- ^M'Cready, C. T. (1987).Dublin street names dated and explained.Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 145.ISBN1-85068-005-1.OCLC263974843.
- ^abClerkin, Paul (2001).Dublin street names.Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 195.ISBN0-7171-3204-8.OCLC48467800.
- ^"RCSI – Homepage".rcsi.
- ^"A Compendium of Irish Biography", Dublin 1878,the article on Charles Robert Maturin
- ^Cameron, Sir Charles A.(1886)History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &cDublin: Fannin & Co. p. 322-23.
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