Bride Street (Irish: Sráid Bhríde)[1] is a street in the medieval area of Dublin, Ireland.
 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 |
Location
editBride Street runs from Werburgh Street at the north to New Bride Street at the south. It runs parallel to Patrick Street.
History
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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
edit- ^ "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.