Dublin street corners
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Several notable junctions in Dublin city in Ireland still carry the name of the pub or business which used to occupy the corner.
While this practice is not 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:
- Baker's Corner at the junction of Rochestown Avenue and Kill Lane in Deansgrange
- Doyle's Corner at the junction of the Phibsborough Road (N2 road) and the North Circular Road (N3 road) in Phibsborough
- Hanlon's Corner at the junction of the North Circular Road (R101 road), the Old Cabra Road, and Prussia Street[1]
- Hart's Corner at the junction of Prospect Road (N2 road) and Botanic Road (R108 road) in Glasnevin[2]
- Kelly's Corner at the junction of the R114 road (Upper Camden Street and Richmond Street) and the South Circular Road (Harrington Street and Harcourt Road)
- Leonard's Corner at the junction of the South Circular Road and Clanbrassil Street
- Vaughan's Corner at the junction of the N81 road (Terenure Road North and Terenure Place) and the R114 road (Terenure Road East and Rathfarnham Road) in Terenure
Other street corners have been named after notable people, for example Rory Gallagher Corner in Temple Bar.
[edit] References
- ^ Hanlon's Corner Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-01-05.
- ^ Hart's Corner Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-01-05.
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