Abbey Street on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Abbey Street () is located on Dublin's Northside, running from the
Notable establishments include:
* Arnotts department store, although its main entrance is on Henry Street
* The
Buildings of Abbey Street, from Archiseek
Abbey Street Methodist Church
Streets in Dublin (city) Shopping districts and streets in Ireland Odonyms referring to a building Odonyms referring to religion Abbey Street
Abbey Street () is located on Dublin's Northside, 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 ...
and Store Street 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 li ...
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, 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 bisected by Henry S ...
( 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. OnJohn 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, theAbbey 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 p ...
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, '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
The Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) is an artist-based and artist-oriented institution in Ireland, founded in Dublin in 1823. Like many other Irish institutions, such as the RIA, the academy retained the word "Royal" after most of Ireland became in ...
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 stayed at 180 Abbey St. before eventually fleeing to the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. George Frideric Handel 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 in 1742.
Retail & services
Notable establishments include:
* Arnotts 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 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 DublinReferences
{{reflistExternal links
Buildings of Abbey Street, from Archiseek
Abbey Street Methodist Church
Streets in Dublin (city) Shopping districts and streets in Ireland Odonyms referring to a building Odonyms referring to religion Abbey Street