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South Great George's Street
South Great George's Street () is a street in south-central Dublin, Ireland. History Early history and naming The area is associated with Early Scandinavian Dublin. Four burials excavated near South Great George's Street were also associated with domestic habitations, suggesting that the deceased had been members of a settled Norse community, and not the fatalities suffered by a transient raiding party. The street was originally called ''St George's Lane'' and takes its name from a church dedicated to Saint George, patron of England and lepers, which stood here in 1181. The church was rebuilt in 1213 and stood until demolition in 1586. The street is still referred to as St Georges Lane on John Speed's Map of Dublin (1610). By 1766 it is being called St George's Street, but in 1773 the northern end still referred to as Lane. It is thought that South Great George's Street follows the course of an early medieval route – or possibly even the eastern boundary of a ''longpho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city including suburbs had a population of 1,263,219, County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500. Various definitions of a metropolitan Greater Dublin Area exist. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the 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 sixth largest in Western Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmoreland Lock Hospital
The Westmoreland Lock Hospital () was a hospital for Sexually transmitted infection, venereal disease originally located at Donnybrook, Dublin, Donnybrook and later moved to Lazar's Hill (now Townsend Street), Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. History Surgeon George Doyle first established a hospital to treat venereal diseases in women and children on Rainsford Street (named for Mark Rainsford) in 1755. The hospital then relocated on a number of occasions including to South Great George's Street, Clarendon Street and the Buckingham Hospital on Buckingham Street (later to become Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Temple Street Children's Hospital) as well as finally a fourteen-year spell at Donnybrook, Dublin, Donnybrook, but its distance from the city centre made it unattractive for physicians. Townsend street At the same time the Royal Hospital, Donnybrook, Hospital for Incurables in Townsend Street was running out of space. It was decided to swap locations, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Town (song)
"Old Town" is a song by Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, Philip Lynott, released as a single from his 1982 solo album, ''The Philip Lynott Album''. The lyrics describe the end of a romance. In the music video, Lynott can be seen on the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin, as well as several other locations around the city centre including the Long Hall pub on South Great George's Street, Grafton Street and Ringsend, Ringsend Pier. The song features keyboardist Darren Wharton, a member of Thin Lizzy, on piano. Chart performance Track listings The Corrs version The Corrs covered ''Old Town'' during their MTV Unplugged performance in 1999, and later recorded a studio version for their 2005 album ''Home (The Corrs album), Home''. The live version was released as a single under the title ''Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up)'' in 2000 in Singapore, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The 2005 studio recording was later released as a double A-side single alongside "Heart Like a Wheel/Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
