Herbert Road (Irish: Bóthar Hoirbeaird) in Ballsbridge, Ireland is a mostly residential road that links Tritonville Road with Lansdowne Road. Newbridge Avenue joins by the bridge, in front of Marian College and the former site of Sandymount High School next door. There are several hotels on the road. Noteworthy is the Mount Herbert Hotel which is a conversion of a terrace of stately homes.[1][2] The road extends to the roundabout at the junction, which is part of Lansdowne Road. Both this road and Newbridge Avenue, are built on the former site of Haigs' distillery.[citation needed]

Herbert Road
Herbert Road street sign
Herbert Road is located in Dublin
Herbert Road
Native nameBóthar Hoirbeaird (Irish)
NamesakeSidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
Length250 m (820 ft)
Width17 metres (56 ft)
LocationBallsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
Postal codeD04
Coordinates53°20′01″N 6°13′26″W / 53.3336°N 6.224°W / 53.3336; -6.224
west endLansdowne Road, Newbridge Avenue
east endTritonville Road
Other
Known forHotels

The house at 14 Herbert Road sold for 2.41m in February 2004, setting a record price for a house on this road.[3]

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  1. ^ "History" Archived 2009-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, Mount Herbert Hotel
  2. ^ "What's Doing In Dublin ", New York Times, 5 June 1988
  3. ^ "Record price set on Herbert Road", Irish Independent, 20 February 2004.