Wexford Street
Wexford Street | |
| Native name | Sráid Loch Garman (Irish) |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Kevin's Port, Dale Street,[1][2] |
| Part of | R114 |
| Namesake | County Wexford and Kevin of Glendalough |
| Length | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Width | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Postal code | D02 |
| Coordinates | 53°20′13″N 6°15′56″W / 53.336968°N 6.2656053°W |
| north end | Aungier Street |
| south end | Camden Street |
| Other | |
| Known for | restaurants, pubs, Robert Tressell birthplace, Whelan's, The Village |
Wexford Street (Irish: Sráid Loch Garman)[3] is a street in southern central Dublin, Ireland, that connects Aungier Street to Camden Street.[4]
History
As early as 1326, St Kevin's Gate is recorded as being one of the gates into the city of Dublin.[5] Later the street was known as "Kevin's Port" (also spelled "Kevan’s") a reference to nearby St. Kevin's Church[6] and is detailed as such on the Down Survey map of 1655.
The street is shown with mostly farmland and orchards along its edges and without significant buildings in John Rocque's maps of Dublin around 1757.[7][8] A gateway to the Manor of St. Sepulchre once stood on the street.[9] The street acted as the main road to both Portobello and Milltown south of the city.
It was in the 18th century renamed as the route to County Wexford.[10][11] In the 19th and early 20th century, the street was known for housing a number of Jewish businesses.[12]
On 16 March 1921 it saw an incident of the Irish War of Independence: a troop lorry from Wellington Barracks, carrying British soldiers from the South Lancashire Regiment, was hit by two grenades thrown from Wexford Street, killing two soldiers (Lance Corporal Jarvis and Private G. Thomas) and wounding six others, one of whom, Private Whiting, died from his wounds.[13] The British soldiers nicknamed the area where Wexford Street met Aungier Street "the Dardanelles" in reference to how dangerous it was due to frequent ambushes.[14]
Whelan's is a well-known pub and music venue on the street; it dates back to 1772.[15][16]
Notable residents
- Robert Tressell was born on the street in 1870.[17][18]
- Simon Donnelly was living on the street in 1911.[19]
- Frank Kerlin grew up at 15 Wexford Street
- William Maple resided on the street from the 1740s[20]
External links
References
- ^ The Weekly Reporter. (1867:1115). United Kingdom: Wildy & Sons.
- ^ Parliamentary Bills &c. (1857:51). United Kingdom: Ordered to be printed.
- ^ "Sráid Loch Garman". logainm.ie.
- ^ "A WALK ALONG WEXFORD STREET AND CAMDEN STREET - EXCELLENT STREET IMAGES". excellentstreetimages.com. 6 May 2023.
- ^ McCready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. pp. 40–42. ISBN 1850680000.
- ^ "Sráid Camden/Camden Street". logainm.ie. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Rocque, John (1704?-1762) Auteur du texte (1757). "Survey of the city and suburbs of Dublin, with the division of the parishes reduc'd from the large plan in four sheets by John Rocque, chorographer to his Royal Highness the prince of Wales. Plan de la ville et faubourgs de Dublin, avec la divisions (sic) des paroisses, rédui (sic) d'après celui qui est en 4 feuilles / levé et publiez par Jean Rocque, Publish'd according to act of Parliament 1757". Gallica. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Rocque, John (1704?-1762) Cartographe Dédicateur; York, Édouard (1739-1767 ; duc d') Dédicataire; Perret, J. J. (17-17 ?) Graveur; Smith, G. (17-17 ?) Graveur (1757). "A Survey of the City, Harbour, Bay and Environs of Dublin on the same Scale as those of London, Paris & Rome / by John Rocque, ... ; J. J. Perret sculp.t ; G. Smith delin. ; To His Royal Highness Prince Edward". Gallica. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin Street Names. Dublin: Gill and McMillan. p. 189. ISBN 0717132048.
- ^ "A history of Whelan's". 22 August 2022.
- ^ "16-17 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ Gráda, Cormac Ó (28 June 2016). "Jewish Ireland in the Age of Joyce: A Socioeconomic History". Princeton University Press. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Durney, James. "How Aungier/ Camden Street became known as the Dardanelles", The Irish Sword, Summer 2010 No. 108 Vol. XXVII
- ^ "Disappeared Dublin: The Dardanelles". Come Here To Me!. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Camden-Wexford-Harcourt Street Area". My Guide Dublin.
- ^ "Whelan in the years: venue that rocked the capital". Independent.ie. 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Noonan, Robert Philippe (Robert Tressell) | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie.
- ^ "On the 100th anniversary of the death of Dublin author Robert Tressell, Bryan MacMahon reveals the secrets behind his hugely influential book". Independent.ie. 10 September 2011.
- ^ "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Maple, William | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 10 November 2023.