Abbey Street () is located on Dublin's
Northside
Northside or North Side may refer to:
Music
* Northside (band), a musical group from Manchester, England
* NorthSide, an American record label
* NorthSide Festival (Denmark), a music festival in Aarhus, Denmark
* "Norf Norf", a 2015 song by Vinc ...
, running from the
Customs House
A custom house or customs house was traditionally a building housing the offices for a jurisdictional government whose officials oversaw the functions associated with importing and exporting goods into and out of a country, such as collecting c ...
and
Store Street
Store Street ( ga, Sráid an Stórais) is a short street in Dublin, Ireland, running from Amiens Street at right angles to Beresford Place.
History
The street derived its name from the many store and warehouses that dominated the area due ...
in the east to Capel Street in the west. The street is served by two
Luas
Luas (pronounced ; Irish for "speed") is a tram/ light rail system in Dublin, Ireland. There are two main lines: the Green Line, which began operating on 30 June 2004, and the Red Line which opened on 26 September 2004. Since then, both lin ...
light rail stops, one at the
Jervis shopping centre
The Jervis Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre in Dublin, Ireland. Opened in 1996, the centre is located in the area bordered by Jervis Street, Upper Abbey Street, Mary Street, and Liffey Street. The centre has a total of 70 stores inc ...
and the other near
O'Connell Street
O'Connell Street () is a street in the centre of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, running north from the River Liffey. It connects the O'Connell Bridge to the south with Parnell Street to the north and is roughly split into two sections ...
(
Abbey Street Luas stop
Abbey Street ( ga, Sráid na Mainistreach) is a stop on the Luas light-rail tram system in Dublin, Ireland. It opened in 2004 as a stop on the Red Line. The Red Line runs east to west along Abbey Street through the city centre, and the Abbey ...
. 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
John Rocque (originally Jean; c. 1704–1762) was a French-born British surveyor and cartographer, best known for his detailed map of London published in 1746.
Life and career
Rocque was born in France in about 1704, one of four children of a ...
'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
The Abbey Theatre ( ga, Amharclann na Mainistreach), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland ( ga, Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann), in Dublin, Ireland, is one of the country's leading cultural institutions. First opening to the pu ...
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
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The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines.
Traditionally a broadsheet new ...
newspaper, 'Independent House,' is located on Middle Abbey Street, although the offices have since moved to nearby Talbot Street. Independent House was formerly the offices of ''The Nation'', a nationalist newspaper.
The
Royal Hibernian Academy
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building used to be located in Lower Abbey Street but was destroyed in 1916. In 1900,
Maud Gonne
Maud Gonne MacBride ( ga, Maud Nic Ghoinn Bean Mhic Giolla Bhríghde; 21 December 1866 – 27 April 1953) was an English-born Irish republican revolutionary, suffragette and actress. Of Anglo-Irish descent, she was won over to Irish nationalism ...
founded Inghinidhe na hÉireann (The Daughters of Erin) at 32 Lower Abbey Street.
In 1785,
James Napper Tandy
James Napper Tandy (February 1739 – 24 August 1803) was a United Irishmen, United Irishman who experienced exile, first in the United States and then in republic of France, France, for his role in attempting to advance a republican insurrectio ...
stayed at 180 Abbey St. before eventually fleeing to the
United States
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.
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...
stayed in Abbey Street while in Dublin producing ''
Messiah
In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (; ,
; ,
; ) is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of ''mashiach'', messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a ''mashiach'' ...
'' at
Fishamble Street
Fishamble Street (; ) is a street in Dublin, Ireland within the old city walls.
Location
The street joins Wood Quay at the Fish Slip near Fyan's Castle. It originally ran from Castle Street to Essex Quay until the creation of Lord Edward Stre ...
in 1742.
Retail & services
Notable establishments include:
*
Arnotts Arnotts can refer to;
* Arnott's Biscuits, an Australian biscuit and salted snack food company
* Arnotts (Ireland), a department store in Dublin, Ireland
* Arnotts (Scotland)
Arnotts was a department store in Glasgow, Scotland. It became part o ...
department store, although its main entrance is on Henry Street
* The
Jervis shopping centre
The Jervis Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre in Dublin, Ireland. Opened in 1996, the centre is located in the area bordered by Jervis Street, Upper Abbey Street, Mary Street, and Liffey Street. The centre has a total of 70 stores inc ...
is, as of 2008, the largest shopping centre in the city centre
*
The Academy music venue, formerly Spirit nightclub, 57 Middle Abbey Street.
*
Eason Eason is a surname.
The name comes from Aythe where the first recorded spelling of the family name is that of Aythe Filius Thome which was dated circa 1630, in the "Baillie of Stratherne". Aythe ''filius'' Thome received a charter of the lands of F ...
* Abbey Street
Methodist Church
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related Christian denomination, denominations of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John W ...
where Australian politician,
William McMillan lived in his youth.
* The
National Lottery offices are on Lower Abbey Street, opposite the Peacock Theatre
See also
*
List of streets and squares in Dublin
This is a list of notable streets and squares in Dublin, Ireland.
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References Notes
Sources
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External linksStreetnames of DublinaArchiseekArchitecture of Ireland— English-Irish list of Dublin street names aLeathanach baile Sh ...
References
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External links
Buildings of Abbey Street, from ArchiseekAbbey Street Methodist Church
Streets in Dublin (city)
Shopping districts and streets in Ireland
Odonyms referring to a building
Odonyms referring to religion
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