Herbert Road () in

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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 Sandymount High School was a coeducational secondary school on Herbert Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4 which operated for over 50 years before closing in 1999. History Sandymount High School was founded in 1947 and was initially controversial becau ...

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. 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'

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. The house at 14 Herbert Road sold for

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2.41m in February 2004, setting a record price for a house on this road."Record price set on Herbert Road"

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, 20 February 2004.

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Streets in Dublin (city) Sandymount Ballsbridge {{Dublin-geo-stub

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