York Street (Irish: Sráid Eabhrac)[1] is a street in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland that runs between Aungier Street in the west and St Stephen's Green in the east.
.jpg) View of York Street in 1974 | |
  | |
| 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″N 6°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 |
History
edit.jpg)
It appears on the map around 1685, named after Prince James, Duke of York (later King James II).[2] M'Cready states the street is named after the brother of George I, Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany.[3][4] The home of the Royal 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 a Salvation Army Hostel[4] which previously was a Congregational Church or Independent Church which was ministered by the Rev. Dr. William Urwick for 40 years, was on the street.[citation needed]
Notable residents
edit- Charles Maturin (1780-1824), Irish Protestant clergyman and writer of Gothic plays 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 the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1814 and 1828
References
edit- ^ "Sráid Eabhrac". logainm.ie.
- ^ "DUBLIN 1610 TO 1756" (PDF). www.logainm.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 145. ISBN 1-85068-005-1. OCLC 263974843.
- ^ a b Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 195. ISBN 0-7171-3204-8. OCLC 48467800.
- ^ "RCSI – Homepage". www.rcsi.com.
- ^ "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 &c Dublin: Fannin & Co. p. 322-23.
External links
edit
Media related to York Street, Dublin at Wikimedia Commons
 | This Irish road or road transport-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This geographical article about the Dublin area is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |