Bride Street
 Bride Street in 2013 | |
| Native name | Sráid Bhríde (Irish) |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Bridget Street |
| Namesake | named after a church dedicated to Brigit of Kildare |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Postal code | D08 |
| north end | Werburgh Street |
| south end | New Bride Street |
Bride Street (Irish: Sráid Bhríde)[1] is a street in the medieval area of Dublin, Ireland.
Location
Bride Street runs from Werburgh Street at the north to New Bride Street at the south. It runs parallel to Patrick Street.
History
Bride Street appears in a 1465 map of Dublin as "Synt Bryd stret". The St Bride's Church for which the street is named is first mentioned in 1178.[2] This church was demolished in the late 1800s to make way for the Iveagh Trust housing scheme.[3] Adelaide Hospital was originally located at 42 Bride Street until 1846.[4][5]
Many of the older buildings on Bride Street were demolished during the 1960s to widen the road for increased vehicular traffic.[6] Before this, it was one of the streets illustrated by Flora Mitchell for her book Vanishing Dublin. It depicts the store owned by a noted Dublin character, Johnny Foxes.[7]
Molyneux House sits on the corner of Bride Street and Peter Street. Molyneux House is a converted church and modern office extension that was once the offices of the architect Sam Stephenson who also designed the conversion and extension in 1973.[8] It is built on the site of the old Bird Market, and Stephenson provided the traders with a walled side garden from which they continued to trade.[9]
There is a plaque to John Field on the corner of Bride Street and Golden Lane.[10] Some of the series of plaques created by artist Chris Reid are on Bride Street, with quotes from local residents of the area.[11]
References
- ^ "Sráid Bhríde/Bride Street". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 104. ISBN 1850680000.
- ^ Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 19. ISBN 0717132048.
- ^ Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland (PDF). Dublin: National Archives of Ireland. 2015. p. 28. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Mitchell, David (1989). "A Medical Corner of Dublin (1711 to 1889)". Dublin Historical Record. 42 (3): 86–93. ISSN 0012-6861. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Dublin's shortest street". Come Here To Me!. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "BRIDE STREET IN 1954, DUBLIN by Flora H. Mitchell (1890-1973)". Whyte's. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Fagan, Jack (15 January 2014). "Sam Stephenson office block for €8.5m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Molyneux House, 67-69 Bride Street, Dublin 8". Built Dublin. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Seery, Michael (29 March 2013). "Cross Lane now Golden Lane". Wide and Convenient Streets. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Hedderman, Zara (13 June 2018). "Double Take: The Bride St plaques featuring stories of life in Dublin 8". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 23 November 2021.