Prussia Street
| Native name | Sráid na Prúise (Irish) |
|---|---|
| Former name | Cabra(gh) Lane (until 1760) |
| Part of | Stoneybatter |
| Namesake | Kingdom of Prussia |
| Length | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Width | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Postal code | D07 |
| Coordinates | 53°21′19″N 6°17′15″W / 53.35521°N 6.28745°W |
| Northwest end | Old Cabra Road, North Circular Road |
| Southeast end | Manor Street |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1750s–60s |
| Other | |
| Known for | Free University of Ireland, cattle market |
Prussia Street (Irish: Sráid na Prúise)[1] is a street in northwest Dublin, Ireland.[2][3]
Prussia Street runs straight northwest–southeast from Old Cabra(gh) Road to Manor Street in Stoneybatter.[4]
History
Prussia Street was part of an ancient road that led into Dublin from County Meath; Rathbornes Candles was located here in the 17th century.[5][6] Originally named Cabra(gh) Lane, the western part was built up by the 1750s and the east by 1760.[7] In the 1760s it was renamed in honour of the Kingdom of Prussia, with whom Britain was allied in opposition to France in the Seven Years' War.[8] A metal bust of Frederick the Great by Patrick Cunningham, apprentice to John van Nost the younger, was added at this time to a niche over a premises on the street.[9]
A number of early Georgian buildings still remain intact on the street, including numbers 14, 29, 67 and 55.[10]
Dublin's cattle market was located between the North Circular Road, bounded by Prussia Street, Aughrim Street and St. Joseph's Road. It was constructed in 1863 by Dublin city engineer, Park Neville.[11] By the 1950s, it was the largest weekly livestock sale in Europe before becoming obsolete and finally closing in 1973.[4][12] The market was a direct continuation of the livestock market that had taken place in nearby Smithfield for several centuries.[13]
In 1970, it was the scene of a supposed event of spontaneous human combustion, when Margaret Hogan's burned body was found at her house at Number 89.[14]
The Free University of Ireland was founded at 55 Prussia Street in 1986.[15]
Gallery
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Junction with Manor Street
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Junction with St. Joseph Road
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View of street
See also
References
- ^ "Sráid na Prúise". logainm.ie.
- ^ "Sráid na Prúise/Prussia Street". logainm.ie.
- ^ "Prussia Street, Dublin,". catalogue.nli.ie. 1 September 1857.
- ^ a b History, Author Castleknock (23 March 2018). "Prussia Street". History of Castleknock.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Prussia Street Archives".
- ^ "Prussia-street - Dublin Street Directory 1862". www.libraryireland.com.
- ^ "14 Prussia Street, Dublin 7, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ "Dublin Street Names, Dated and Explained ..." Hodges. 1892. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland: JRSAI. (1897:181). Ireland: Royal Soc. of Antiquaries of Ireland.
- ^ "67 Prussia Street, Dublin 7, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Architects". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Dublin Cattle Market To Close". RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Dublin Cattle Market – A workplace that has disappeared | Dublin City Council". www.dublincity.ie. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ Ruxton, Dean. "'Ashes and cinders': A spontaneous combustion on Prussia Street". The Irish Times.
- ^ "About us". www.saor-ollscoil.ie.