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Westland Row

Coordinates:53°20′34″N6°15′00″W / 53.34278°N 6.25000°W /53.34278; -6.25000
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Street in Dublin, Ireland

This article is about the street Westland Row. For the railway station previously known by this name, seeDublin Pearse railway station.
Westland Row
Clockwise from top: St Andrew's Church; looking north along Westland Row; the junction of Westland Row and Pearse Street
Westland Row is located in Central Dublin
Westland Row
Native nameRae an Iarthair (Irish)
NamesakeWilliam Westland
Length250 m (820 ft)
Width21 metres (69 ft)
LocationDublin,Ireland
Postal codeD02
Coordinates53°20′34″N6°15′00″W / 53.34278°N 6.25000°W /53.34278; -6.25000
north endPearse Street
south endLincoln Place
Other
Known forPearse Station,Church of St. Andrew,Royal Irish Academy of Music

Westland Row (Irish:Rae an Iarthair)[1] is a street on theSouthside ofDublin, Ireland.

Location

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The street runs along the east end ofTrinity College Dublin.

History

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Crowds meeting prisoners under a general amnesty, Monday, 18 June 1917. Many are onboard theDublin tramways electric trams with other spectators in the street. There are advertisements forRaleigh Cycles.
South façade, Oriel House, Westland Row

Westland Row first appeared on maps in 1776. It was originally known as Westlands after William Westland who owned property in the area in the 18th century.[2][3]

TheFree State Intelligence Department was based atOriel House.

WriterOscar Wilde was born at 21 Westland Row, and futurePresident of IrelandMary Robinson and her four brothers lived there during their time as students.[4] It is now home of theOscar Wilde Centre.

Many research departments and Schools associated with Trinity, such as the Hitachi Dublin Laboratory and theTrinity School of Pharmacy, maintain administrative offices on the west side of the street. The eastern side of the street is dominated byPearse Station, formerly called Westland Row Station, and theChurch of St. Andrew. TheRoyal Irish Academy of Music is also based on the street.[5]

The eponymous CBS Westland Row school backs onto the street, although the school entrance is on Cumberland Street.

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toWestland Row, Dublin.

References

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  1. ^"Rae an Iarthair". logainm.ie.
  2. ^M'Cready, C. T. (1987).Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 141.ISBN 1-85068-005-1.OCLC 263974843.
  3. ^"Archiseek.com - Architecture News & Views from Ireland".Archiseek.com. Retrieved15 March 2022.
  4. ^Jarlath Regan (15 March 2020)."Mary Robinson".An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (341 ed.). Retrieved30 March 2020.
  5. ^Clerkin, Paul (2001).Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. pp. 188–189.ISBN 0-7171-3204-8.OCLC 48467800.
North ofRiver Liffey
(Northside)
South of River Liffey
(Southside)
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