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.

York Street
View of York Street in 1974
York Street, Dublin is located in Central Dublin
York Street, Dublin
Native nameSráid Eabhraic (Irish)
NamesakeJames, Duke of York
Length290 m (950 ft)
Width15 metres (49 ft)
LocationDublin, Ireland
Postal codeD02
Coordinates53°20′21″N 6°15′50″W / 53.339170°N 6.263929°W / 53.339170; -6.263929
west endAungier Street
east endSt Stephen's Green West
Construction
Completionc. 1685
Other
Known forRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland

History

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York Street, 1964: a protest against evictions from tenement buildings

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Sráid Eabhrac". logainm.ie.
  2. ^ "DUBLIN 1610 TO 1756" (PDF). www.logainm.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ^ M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 145. ISBN 1-85068-005-1. OCLC 263974843.
  4. ^ a b Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 195. ISBN 0-7171-3204-8. OCLC 48467800.
  5. ^ "RCSI – Homepage". www.rcsi.com.
  6. ^ "A Compendium of Irish Biography", Dublin 1878, the article on Charles Robert Maturin
  7. ^ 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.
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