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'''Stephen Street''' ({{irish place name|Sráid Stiabhna}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/1383616|title=Sráid Stiabhna Íochtarach/Stephen Street Lower|website=logainm.ie |
'''Stephen Street''' ({{irish place name|Sráid Stiabhna}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/1383616|title=Sráid Stiabhna Íochtarach/Stephen Street Lower|website=logainm.ie}}</ref> is a street on the southside of [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. |
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It is divided into '''Stephen Street Upper''' (western part), connecting [[Golden Lane, Dublin|Golden Lane]] to [[Aungier Street]], and '''Stephen Street Lower''' (eastern part), running from Aungier Street to Johnson Place. |
It is divided into '''Stephen Street Upper''' (western part), connecting [[Golden Lane, Dublin|Golden Lane]] to [[Aungier Street]], and '''Stephen Street Lower''' (eastern part), running from Aungier Street to Johnson Place. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Plaque on first Dunlop tyre factory - geograph.org.uk - 1586615.jpg|thumb|Plaque on the site of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Factory.]] |
[[File:Plaque on first Dunlop tyre factory - geograph.org.uk - 1586615.jpg|thumb|Plaque on the site of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Factory.]] |
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Stephen Street takes its name from the medieval [[leper hospital]] of [[Saint Stephen]], located on the site of [[Mercer's Hospital]]. [[St Stephen's Green]] gets its name from the same source.<ref>https://www.ststephensgreenpark.ie/cultural-heritage/</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The street is believed to derive its curved shape from the [[embankment]] that stood outside [[Dublin's city walls]] in the medieval period; the modern streets still follow the line of this earthen ridge that was built some time in the 12th or 13th century.<ref>Ramsey-Brimberg, D. (2024). ''Viking and Ecclesiastical Interactions in the Irish Sea Area from the 9th to 11th Centuries''. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.</ref> |
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===Medieval Dublin=== |
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Stephen Street takes its name from the medieval church and later [[leper hospital]] of [[Saint Stephen]], located on the site of present-day [[Mercer's Hospital]] which was converted from use as a poorhouse around 1709. It was referred to as being used as St Stephen's Hospital from at least 1612.<ref>{{cite web |title=Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA), no. 19, Dublin, Part II, 1610 to 1756 |url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/assets.ria.ie/ihta/ihta-digital/towns-in-18th-century/dublin+part+II/IHTA_19_Dublin_Part2_Text.pdf |access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref> Nearby [[St Stephen's Green]] also gets its name from the same source.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ststephensgreenpark.ie/cultural-heritage/|title=Cultural Heritage | St Stephen's Green Park | website = ststephensgreenpark.ie | accessdate = 30 June 2024 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The Central Dairy at 19 Stephen Street Upper is of note architecturally, dating back to {{circa|1725}}, with a "Dutch Billy" roof.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/50110001/the-central-dairy-19-stephens-street-upper-dublin-2-dublin|title=The Central Dairy, 19 Stephen's Street Upper, Dublin 2, DUBLIN|website=Buildings of Ireland}}</ref> |
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The church and churchyard disappeared following the uniting of the parish of St Stephen with that of St Michael Le Pole and [[St. Bride's Church, Dublin|St. Bride's]] to form the new parish of St Brides in 1684.<ref>{{cite web |title=1684 - St. Bride's Church, Bride St., Dublin |url=https://www.archiseek.com/2024/1684-st-brides-church-bride-st-dublin/ |access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref> |
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The Snug pub is based in a 19th-century building at 15 Stephen Street Upper.<ref>https://www.dublinbypub.ie/pubs/snug-stephen-street/</ref><ref>https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/50110008/the-snug-15-stephens-street-upper-dublin-2-dublin</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The street is believed to derive its curved shape from the [[ |
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| ⚫ | The Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Factory, the world's first [[pneumatic tyre]] factory, was built in 1889.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.archiseek.com/2008/1930-dunlop-factory-stephen-st-dublin/|title=1930 – Dunlop Building, Stephen St., Dublin – Architecture @ Archiseek.com}}</ref><ref>https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/50910302/dunlop-pneumatic-tyre-factory-stephen-street-upper-dublin-2-dublin</ref> |
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===Georgian Dublin=== |
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During the Georgian period, the street formed a major ring road of the city proper and became a fashionable location for city dwellers. Leitrim House, the best surviving 18th-century building on the street was built during this period around 1760.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leitrim House, Stephen Street Upper, Dublin 2, DUBLIN |url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/50910029/leitrim-house-stephen-street-upper-dublin-2-dublin |website=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref> |
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Notable historic residents include the jurist [[John Hely]], the Attorney General [[John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare]], and the painter [[Robert Hunter (painter)|Robert Hunter]].<ref>https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38841/38841-h/38841-h.htm</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A fire broke out at Moore & Co's [[Filling station|garage]] on Stephen Street on 15 July 1970, one of the [[1970 Dublin fires|1970 arson attacks]] in Dublin thought to have been carried out by the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 July 1970 |title=Another big city fire |pages=1 |work=[[Irish Independent]] |url=https://prnt.sc/aIdvUZC634eu |access-date=2 August 2023 |via=[[Irish Newspaper Archives]]}}</ref> |
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===Modern Dublin=== |
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| ⚫ | A fire broke out at Moore & Co's [[Filling station|garage]] on Stephen Street on 15 July 1970, one of the [[1970 Dublin fires|1970 arson attacks]] thought to have been carried out by the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 July 1970 |title=Another big city fire |pages=1 |work=[[Irish Independent]] |url=https://prnt.sc/aIdvUZC634eu |access-date=2 August 2023 |via=[[Irish Newspaper Archives]]}}</ref> |
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P Mac’s was a notable pub on the street between 2014 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/dublin-news/we-get-to-give-this-place-a-viking-burial-staff-and-customers-say-goodbye-to-dublins-p-macs/a1804472715.html|title=‘We get to give this place a Viking burial’ – staff and customers say goodbye to Dublin’s P Mac’s|date=12 February 2024|website=Irish Independent}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The [[Leinster School of Music & Drama]] was based on Stephen Street between 1982 and 1998.<ref> |
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==Notable residents== |
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* [[John Hely]] - jurist |
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* [[John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare]] - Attorney General |
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* [[Robert Hunter (painter)|Robert Hunter]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38841/38841-h/38841-h.htm|title=The Commercial Restraints Of Ireland | first = John | last = Hely Hutchinson | authorlink = John Hely-Hutchinson (secretary of state) | editor-first = W. G. | editor-last = Carroll | date = 1882 |via =gutenberg.org}}</ref> - painter |
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==Gallery== |
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File:IBOA House, Stephen St Upper-Great Longford St - geograph.org.uk - 574050.jpg |
File:IBOA House, Stephen St Upper-Great Longford St - geograph.org.uk - 574050.jpg |
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File:Golden Lane to Stephen St - geograph.org.uk - 574058.jpg |
File:Golden Lane to Stephen St - geograph.org.uk - 574058.jpg |
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File:Site of first tyre factory, Dublin - geograph.org.uk - 1586597.jpg |
File:Site of first tyre factory, Dublin - geograph.org.uk - 1586597.jpg |
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File:P Mac's Stephens Street.jpg |
File:P Mac's Stephens Street.jpg |
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File:StephenStUpr.JPG |
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File:The hospital in Steven's Street.jpg|Mary Mercer's hospital taken from Charles Brooking's map of Dublin of 1728 which was built on the old church grounds of St Stephen |
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Revision as of 22:19, 2 July 2024
| Stephen's Street | |
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| Native name | Sráid Stiabhna (Irish) |
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| Namesake | Medieval hospital named for Saint Stephen |
| Length | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Width | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Postal code | D02 |
| Coordinates | 53°20′29″N 6°15′54″W / 53.3414176°N 6.2650914°W |
| west end | Golden Lane |
| Major junctions | Aungier Street |
| east end | Johnson Place |
| Other | |
| Known for | pubs, Dunlop factory |
Stephen Street (Irish: Sráid Stiabhna)[1] is a street on the southside of Dublin, Ireland.
It is divided into Stephen Street Upper (western part), connecting Golden Lane to Aungier Street, and Stephen Street Lower (eastern part), running from Aungier Street to Johnson Place.
History
Stephen Street takes its name from the medieval leper hospital of Saint Stephen, located on the site of Mercer's Hospital. St Stephen's Green gets its name from the same source.[2]
The street is believed to derive its curved shape from the embankment that stood outside Dublin's city walls in the medieval period; the modern streets still follow the line of this earthen ridge that was built some time in the 12th or 13th century.[3]
The Central Dairy at 19 Stephen Street Upper is of note architecturally, dating back to c. 1725, with a "Dutch Billy" roof.[4]
The Snug pub is based in a 19th-century building at 15 Stephen Street Upper.[5][6]
The Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Factory, the world's first pneumatic tyre factory, was built in 1889.[7][8]
Notable historic residents include the jurist John Hely, the Attorney General John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare, and the painter Robert Hunter.[9]
A fire broke out at Moore & Co's garage on Stephen Street on 15 July 1970, one of the 1970 arson attacks in Dublin thought to have been carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force.[10]
The Leinster School of Music & Drama was based on Stephen Street between 1982 and 1998.[11]
P Mac’s was a notable pub on the street between 2014 and 2024.[12]
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ "Sráid Stiabhna Íochtarach/Stephen Street Lower". logainm.ie.
- ^ https://www.ststephensgreenpark.ie/cultural-heritage/
- ^ Ramsey-Brimberg, D. (2024). Viking and Ecclesiastical Interactions in the Irish Sea Area from the 9th to 11th Centuries. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
- ^ "The Central Dairy, 19 Stephen's Street Upper, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ https://www.dublinbypub.ie/pubs/snug-stephen-street/
- ^ https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/50110008/the-snug-15-stephens-street-upper-dublin-2-dublin
- ^ "1930 – Dunlop Building, Stephen St., Dublin – Architecture @ Archiseek.com".
- ^ https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/50910302/dunlop-pneumatic-tyre-factory-stephen-street-upper-dublin-2-dublin
- ^ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38841/38841-h/38841-h.htm
- ^ "Another big city fire". Irish Independent. 16 July 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 2 August 2023 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ https://dokumen.tips/documents/the-leinster-school-of-music-drama-griffith-college-dublin-2018-01-22.html?page=5
- ^ "'We get to give this place a Viking burial' – staff and customers say goodbye to Dublin's P Mac's". Irish Independent. 12 February 2024.