Eustace Street is a street in the Temple Bar area of

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Location

Eustace Street runs from Wellington Quay (near Millennium Bridge) to

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, with junctions with Essex Street East and Curved Street. At the halfway point of the street there is a passageway to

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History

Eustace Street takes its name from Sir Maurice Eustace (c. 1590 – 1665), former Lord Chancellor of Ireland, whose townhouse "Damask" and its gardens once stood on the site. The street was laid out prior to 1701 but legal issues held up the initial construction. A map of 1728 shows the street as fully built. The street is known for its association with the

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, or Quakers. In 1692, the Quakers in Dublin established a

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on Sycamore Alley, off Dame Street and later expanded onto Eustace Street. Eustace Street also once housed a

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church, which moved there from New Row in 1728; John Leland was a pastor there. United Irishmen, Dublin

In the 18th century, Eustace Street was the site of the Eagle Tavern, which was the site of the founding of the Dublin

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. The street addresses were renumbered in the 1840s. In recent years the street has become a cultural centre, housing the Irish Film Institute and The Ark. Fishamble: The New Play Company are located at 1 Eustace Street.

Cultural references

Eustace Street appears twice in the work of

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: Irish band Delorentos released a single entitled "Eustace Street" in 2007.

Gallery

File:Irish Film Institute, Dublin.JPG, Irish Film Institute (6 Eustace St); sign visible for the Friends Meeting House (4–5 Eustace St) at left File:20130807 dublin017.JPG, View facing east towards Temple Bar's main square File:Mr Simms.jpg,

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, located on the corner of Eustace Street and

File:Temple Bar Dublin georgianisch (22483153771).jpg, View facing north

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