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Jervis Street
Jervis Street is a street on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland laid out in the 17th century and named for Sir Humphrey Jervis. Location It runs from Parnell Street in the north to Ormond Quay Lower in the south. It is crossed by Mary Street, Abbey Street Upper, and Strand Street Great. History The street is part of the area developed by Humphrey Jervis after 1674 and named after him. Jervis purchased a portion of the St Mary's Abbey estate in 1674, on which he developed. Jervis Street first appears on maps in 1728. He also developed Stafford Street, now Wolfe Tone Street, Capel Street and Mary Street. A house in Jervis Street was for many years the home of the surgeon Samuel Croker-King, first president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and his wife, the noted beauty Miss Obre. 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. 305-08. Over 900 people were lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphrey Jervis
Humphrey Jervis (1630–1707) KBE was the first private developer in the history of Dublin. He was Lord Mayor of Dublin during the reign of Charles II of England. Life Jervis was born in 1630 in Ollerton, Shropshire. He was one of the younger sons of John Jervys of Chatkyll in Staffordshire and Elizabeth Jervys. He was baptized at the Church of All Saints in Standon, Staffordshire on the 11 July 1630. Humphrey Jervis was a ship-owner and merchant as well as an architect and a freeman of the city of Dublin. Later on he became Lord Mayor of the city between 1681 and 1682. He was knighted for his services in 1681. He died in 1707 in Dublin and is buried in St. Mary's, Dublin. The family name Jervis originates from the Norman name Gervase. Career Dublin during the reign of Charles II Humphrey Jervis is notable for having developed the area of Dublin to the north of the River Liffey. It was the first large-scale residential scheme of its kind, born out of his own in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strand Street Great
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Jervis Street Hospital
Jervis Street Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal Shráid Jervis) was a hospital in Jervis Street in Dublin, Ireland. The site of the hospital became the Jervis Shopping Centre. History The hospital was founded by six Dublin surgeons, George Duany, Patrick Kelly, Nathaniel Handson, John Dowdall, Francis Donany and Peter Brenan, at their own expense, as the Charitable Infirmary in Cook Street, Dublin, in 1718. The hospital moved to larger premises on King's Inn's Quay in 1728. In 1786, when the new Four Courts were about to be erected on the quays, an agreement was reached with the Earl of Charlemont to allow the hospital to move into his former mansion at 14 Jervis Street, which happened in October 1796. Some time afterwards alterations were made in the house to convert it for hospital purposes. The hospital occupied a central place in the most populous part of the city, being close to the markets, railway termini, goods stores and shipping.Collin, Chapter V In 1854 the nursing and interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Irish Census
The 1911 Census of Ireland was the last census that covered the whole island of Ireland. Censuses were taken at ten-year intervals from 1821 onwards, but the 1921 census was cancelled due to the Irish War of Independence The Irish War of Independence () or Anglo-Irish War was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and British forces: the British Army, along with the quasi-mil .... The original records of the 1821 to 1851 censuses were Battle of Dublin#Public Record Office explosion, destroyed by fire at the Four Courts in Dublin during the Irish Civil War, while those between 1861 and 1891 were possibly pulped during the First World War. All that remained were the 1901 and 1911 census, with the latter put online in 2009 by the National Archives of Ireland. Information collected The census information was recorded on the following forms: *Form A, which was completed by the head of the fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Cameron (physician)
Sir Charles Alexander Cameron, CB (16 July 1830 – 27 February 1921) was an Irish physician, chemist and writer prominent in the adoption of medical hygiene. For over fifty years he had charge of the Public Health Department of Dublin Corporation. He was elected President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1885. Early life and education Cameron was born 1830 in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Captain Ewen Cameron of Scotland and Belinda Smith of County Cavan. He was descended from Clan Cameron of Lochiel. He received his early education in chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry in Dublin. In 1852 he was elected professor to the newly founded Dublin Chemical Society, while continuing to study medicine at several schools and hospitals in Dublin. In 1854 he went to Germany where he graduated in philosophy and medicine. While there he published his translations of German poems and songs.''Contemporary Medical Men'', by John Leyland, vol. ii, Leicester, 1888 In 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal College Of Surgeons In Ireland
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is a medical professional and educational institution, which is also known as RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland's first private university. It was established in 1784 as the national body for the surgical branch of medicine in Ireland, with a role in supervision of training, and as of 2021 provides a broad range of medical education in multiple countries. RCSI's main campus is situated on St. Stephen's Green and York Street in central Dublin and incorporates schools of medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy and nursing. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate education in a number of healthcare fields. The RCSI achieved Ireland's highest position in the ''Times Higher Education'' (''THE'') University Impact Rankings 2021, coming joint second in the world for ‘Good Health and Wellbeing’ from a total of 871 institutions. THE University Impact Rankings recognise universities around the world for their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Croker-King
Samuel Croker-King (28 June 1728 – 12 January 1817) was an Irish surgeon who was associated with Doctor Steeven's Hospital in Dublin for sixty years. He was the first president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), from 1784 to 1785. He is thought to have saved the life of the child who became the Duke of Wellington. He invented his own trepanning device. Early life Samuel Croker-King was born in the city of Dublin on 28 June 1728. His family hailed from Devonshire in England, and had been in the area for so long that a local distich reads that: :"The Crokers, Crewys, and Coletons, :When the Conqueror came were at home." The first of the Croker family to travel to Ireland was Sir John Croker, who was cup-bearer to William III of England, William III, a position which probably explains why the Crokers' crest is a goblet with two fleurs-de-lis. Jane King gave her property to Croker on condition that he added her name to his own which was done by letters pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capel Street
Capel Street is a street in Dublin, Ireland. On 20 May 2022, it was made traffic-free, following a campaign by people who wanted to improve the quality of life on the street. It is now the longest traffic-free street in Dublin. History Capel Street is named after Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1672–1677. Historically, it was the site of the chapel of St Mary's Abbey. The street was laid out by Sir Humphrey Jervis in the late 17th century on the Abbey lands he purchased in 1674. He also built Essex Bridge (today Grattan Bridge), and the street was known for its mansions and a royal mint. In the 18th century, it became a commercial hub, with two- bay buildings replacing most of the "Dutch Billy" houses. In the late 1700s, the Italian composer, Tommaso Giordani, performed at a small purpose built theatre on the street. The Capel Street Theatre also stood there in the 18th century. The Torch Theatre operated on Capel Street from 1935–41. The st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfe Tone Street
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Abbey Street
Abbey Street () is located on Dublin's Northside, running from the Customs House and Store Street in the east to Capel Street in the west. The street is served by two Luas light rail stops, one at the Jervis shopping centre and the other near O'Connell Street (Abbey Street Luas stop. About 1 km in length, it is divided into Abbey Street Upper (west end), Middle Abbey Street and Abbey Street Lower (east end). History Abbey Street was named after the former St Mary's Abbey, which was located in the area from 1139 until 1539. The street first appeared on maps of Dublin in 1728. On John Rocque's 1756 map, the street is divided into Great Abbey Street and Little Abbey Street. Notable addresses The National Theatre of Ireland, the Abbey Theatre is located on Abbey Street, and its building also incorporates the basement Peacock Theatre. The remnants of St Mary's Abbey are accessible on Meetinghouse Lane, off Abbey Street. The former base of the Irish Independent newspaper, 'Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Street, Dublin
Mary Street is a predominantly retail street in Dublin, Ireland on the northside of the city contiguous with Henry Street, Dublin, Henry Street. It is not to be confused with the nearby Little Mary Street which runs parallel on the West side of Capel Street. Location Mary Street runs from Capel Street in the east to the junction of Henry Street, Dublin, Henry Street and Liffey Street, Liffey Street Upper in the east. It is crossed by Upper Jervis Lane, Wolfe Tone Street, and Jervis Street. History The name is derived from the area being part of the historical lands which made up St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin, St. Mary's Abbey from 1139. The Abbey was dissolved in the 1530s and later the street became part of the parish of St Mary's Church, Mary Street, Dublin, St Mary from 1697. It is likely that Mary Street was laid out by Jervis in the mid 1690s. The street is part of a larger general area developed by Humphrey Jervis after 1674 and is located in what was then one of the riche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
