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Eustace Street

Eustace Street /ˈjuːstəs/ (Irish: Sráid an Iústásaigh)[1] is a street in the Temple Bar area of Dublin, Ireland.

Eustace Street
Eustace Street is located in Central Dublin
Eustace Street
Native nameSráid an Iústásaigh (Irish)
NamesakeSir Maurice Eustace
Length170 m (560 ft)
Width7 metres (23 ft)
LocationDublin, Ireland
Postal codeD02
Coordinates53°20′42″N 6°15′53″W / 53.344975°N 6.264842°W / 53.344975; -6.264842
north endWellington Quay
south endDame Street
Construction
Construction start1701
Other
Known forGeorgian architecture, Irish Film Institute, Quaker history

Location

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Eustace Street runs from Wellington Quay (near Millennium Bridge) to Dame Street, with junctions with Essex Street East and Curved Street.

At the halfway point of the street there is a passageway to Meetinghouse Square.[2]

History

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Eustace Street takes its name from Sir Maurice Eustace (c. 1590 – 1665), former Lord Chancellor of Ireland, whose townhouse "Damask" and its gardens once stood on the site.[3][4] The street was laid out prior to 1701 but legal issues held up the initial construction. A map of 1728 shows the street as fully built.[5]

The street was the sight of a historic holy well dedicated to Saint Winifred. The well was uncovered during renovations in the 1990s. Saint Winifred is a Welsh saint, and it is not known why this well was dedicated to her.[6]

The street is known for its association with the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers. In 1692, the Quakers in Dublin established a meeting house on Sycamore Alley, off Dame Street and later expanded onto Eustace Street.[7] Eustace Street also once housed a Presbyterian/Unitarian church, which moved there from New Row in 1728; John Leland was a pastor there.[5]

 
Plaque on the wall of the former Eagle Tavern

In the 18th century, Eustace Street was the site of the Eagle Tavern, which was the site of the founding of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen.[8]

The street addresses were renumbered in the 1840s.[9]

In recent years the street has become a cultural centre, housing the Irish Film Institute and The Ark.[10][11] Fishamble: The New Play Company are located at 1 Eustace Street.[12]

Cultural references

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Eustace Street appears twice in the work of James Joyce:

Darkness, accompanied by a thick fog, was gaining upon the dusk of February and the lamps in Eustace Street had been lit.

— "Counterparts" (Dubliners)[13]

Watch! Watch! Silk flash rich stockings white. Watch!
A heavy tramcar honking its gong slewed between.
Lost it. Curse your noisy pugnose. Feels locked out of it. Paradise and the peri. Always happening like that. The very moment. Girl in Eustace street hallway Monday was it settling her garter. Her friend covering the display of. Esprit de corps. Well, what are you gaping at?

— Ulysses[14]

Irish band Delorentos released a single entitled "Eustace Street" in 2007.

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See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eustace Street, Dublin.

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Sráid an Iústásaigh". logainm.ie.
  2. ^ Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-7171-3204-8. OCLC 48467800.
  3. ^ "Dublin Street Names". 20 December 2007.
  4. ^ M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 36. ISBN 1-85068-005-1. OCLC 263974843.
  5. ^ a b Casey, Christine (17 February 2005). Dublin: The City Within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300109237 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Fallon, Donal (2022). Three castles burning: a history of Dublin in twelve streets. Clonskeagh, Dublin, Republic of Ireland: New Island Books. pp. 202–221. ISBN 978-1-84840-872-2. OCLC 1338685541.
  7. ^ "The History of Quakers in Eustace Street". 12 July 2012.
  8. ^ Murphy, Colin; O'Dea, Donal (24 February 2014). 20 Things To Do In Dublin Before You Go For a Pint: A Guide to Dublin's Top Attractions. The O'Brien Press. ISBN 9781847176509 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Dublin's Temple Bar". homepage.eircom.net. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  11. ^ Flynn, Roderick; Brereton, Patrick (30 July 2007). Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864351 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ West, Michael; Kinevane, Pat; Dormer, Richard; Jenkinson, Rosemary; Riain, Ailis Ni; Lowe, Louise (29 January 2015). Contemporary Irish Plays: Freefall; Forgotten; Drum Belly; Planet Belfast; Desolate Heaven; The Boys of Foley Street. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472576699 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "Dubliners, by James Joyce". www.gutenberg.org.
  14. ^ "Ulysses, by James Joyce". www.gutenberg.org.
  15. ^ "How to find us".
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