Several well-known junctions in
DublinDublin is the largest city and capital of Ireland. It is officially known in Irish as Baile Átha Cliath or Áth Cliath ; the English name comes from the Irish Dubh Linn meaning "black pool". It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the...
city still carry the name of the pub or business which used to occupy the corner.
While this practice is by no means unique to Dublin, the pace of recent development there has meant that the original source of the name is more likely to have disappeared.
Examples include:
- Doyle's Corner: in Phibsboro
Phibsborough , often formerly shortened to Phibsboro and more recently Phibsboro , is a district of Dublin in Ireland.-Location:...
at the junction of Finglas Road and Botanic Road
- Hart's Corner: in Glasnevin
Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:...
at the junction of Botanic Road and St Mobhi Road
- Kelly's Corner: at the junction of Camden Street and Harrington Street, (South Circular Road
The South Circular Road is a road in Dublin. It runs from Kilmainham in the west of the city, to Portobello, near the centre. As it runs mainly through residential areas, it is used by numerous bus routes.-History:...
), at the edge of PortobelloIn Dublin, Portobello is an area stretching westwards from South Richmond Street as far as Upper Clanbrassil Street bordered on the north by the South Circular Road and on the south by the Grand Canal....
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Several well-known junctions in
DublinDublin is the largest city and capital of Ireland. It is officially known in Irish as Baile Átha Cliath or Áth Cliath ; the English name comes from the Irish Dubh Linn meaning "black pool". It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the...
city still carry the name of the pub or business which used to occupy the corner.
While this practice is by no means unique to Dublin, the pace of recent development there has meant that the original source of the name is more likely to have disappeared.
Examples include:
- Doyle's Corner: in Phibsboro
Phibsborough , often formerly shortened to Phibsboro and more recently Phibsboro , is a district of Dublin in Ireland.-Location:...
at the junction of Finglas Road and Botanic Road
- Hart's Corner: in Glasnevin
Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:...
at the junction of Botanic Road and St Mobhi Road
- Kelly's Corner: at the junction of Camden Street and Harrington Street, (South Circular Road
The South Circular Road is a road in Dublin. It runs from Kilmainham in the west of the city, to Portobello, near the centre. As it runs mainly through residential areas, it is used by numerous bus routes.-History:...
), at the edge of PortobelloIn Dublin, Portobello is an area stretching westwards from South Richmond Street as far as Upper Clanbrassil Street bordered on the north by the South Circular Road and on the south by the Grand Canal....
. Bus 16a comes from Dublin Airport (DUB) and stops at Kelly's Corner
- Leonard's Corner: at the junction of South Circular Road
The South Circular Road is a road in Dublin. It runs from Kilmainham in the west of the city, to Portobello, near the centre. As it runs mainly through residential areas, it is used by numerous bus routes.-History:...
and Clanbrassil StreetClanbrassil Street is a street in Dublin south of the city centre. It runs from Robert Emmet Bridge on the Grand Canal to New Street. It is served by several bus routes.It is named after James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil.-History:...
- Baker's Corner: in Deansgrange
Deansgrange is a suburban area of South Dublin, centered around a crossroads, between Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire and Foxrock. The crossroads is a commercial centre for the surrounding low density housing estates, providing a medium sized supermarket, a bank, a pub, a library, a pharmacy and an...
- Hanlon's Corner: in Cabra
Cabra is a suburb on the northside of Dublin city in Ireland, approximately 5km north-west of the city centre, in the administrative area of Dublin City Council.-History:...
- Vaughan's Corner: in Terenure
Terenure is a mainly residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland, largely in the administrative area of Dublin City Council but with parts in the administrative county of South Dublin County ....
Other street corners have been christened after influential Irish people, for example
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Temple BarTemple Bar is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, Ireland. Unlike the areas surrounding it, Temple Bar has preserved its medieval street pattern, with many narrow cobbled streets. It is promoted as "Dublin's cultural quarter" and has a lively nightlife that is popular...
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