North Brunswick Street
 The Dublin Courthouse. Formerly the Richmond Surgical Hospital | |
| Native name | Sráid Brunswick Thuaidh (Irish)[1] |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Channel Row |
| Namesake | House of Brunswick |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Postal code | D7 |
| West end | Stoneybatter |
| East end | Church Street |
North Brunswick Street is a street on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. It runs from the junction of Stoneybatter in the east to Church Street in the west and runs parallel to North King Street further south. It is located between the areas of Grangegorman to the north and Smithfield to the south. The street is named for the House of Brunswick, holders of the British and Irish crown from 1714 to 1901.[2]
It was formerly named Channel Row (Irish: Raidh na Canálach, meaning 'Canal row') which likely originated from a channel connected with the Bradogue River.[3]
It is not to be confused with Great Brunswick Street (later renamed Pearse Street) on the south side of the city.
History
[edit]The street formed from medieval times as a natural connecting point between two of the main routes out of the city before the River Liffey's tidal estuary. It is likely partially shown as a laneway off Church Street just north of St. Michan's Church in John Speed's map of Dublin of 1610.[4]
By the time of John Rocques's map of 1756, it is firmly shown as Channel Row with buildings taking up most of both its northern and southern sides.[5]
In 1773, Dublin's second house of industry opened in a former malthouse on the street.[6] By 1790 the building was deemed to be in danger of collapse and a new building was designed and built to the plans of the architect Richard Johnston with work commencing in September 1791.[7]
By the 19th century, the street and surrounding area became the location of various medical, penal and welfare institutions including Hardwicke Fever Hospital (1803), Richmond Surgical Hospital (1810),[8] St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin (1815), Whitworth Hospital (1816), Richmond General Penitentiary (1820), North Dublin Union (1840) and the Carmichael School of Medicine (1864).[9][10]
Many of the buildings now form elements of the Grangegorman campus of the Technological University Dublin.
External links
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References
[edit]- ^ "Sráid Brunswick Thuaidh/Brunswick Street North". logainm.ie. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Dublin street names | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Dublin Street Names, Dated and Explained ..." Hodges. 1892. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Dublin - Director's Choice Uncut - Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Virtual Treasury". Virtual Treasury. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Grangegorman House of Industry". www.irelandxo.com. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Architects". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Dublin District Court, Brunswick Street North, Morningstar Avenue, Dublin 7, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "North Brunswick Street Dublin Architecture @ Archiseek.com". Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Architects". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 20 November 2024.