Cathal Brugha Street
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Cathal Brugha Street is a street on the northside of Dublin, Ireland
.
(near Parnell Square), and runs 250 yard
s eastwards. It intersects Marlborough Street
, and runs to the junction of Sean MacDermott Street and Lower Gardiner Street.
(1874–1922), one of the leaders of the Irish War of Independence
. He was fatally wounded in O'Connell Street during the Irish Civil War
.
church. The church's building on Marlborough Street was destroyed in the Civil War, and the new building (designed by W. Hicks) was built on a new site created by the remodelling of streets. The building was winner of the RIAI Gold Medal for Architecture 1932-34.
The street is best known as the location of Dublin Institute of Technology
's College of Catering, which is widely referred to simply as "Cathal Brugha Steet".
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
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Location
The street runs eastward from the northern end of O'Connell StreetO'Connell Street
O'Connell Street is Dublin's main thoroughfare. It measures 49 m in width at its southern end, 46 m at the north, and is 500 m in length...
(near Parnell Square), and runs 250 yard
Yard
A yard is a unit of length in several different systems including English units, Imperial units and United States customary units. It is equal to 3 feet or 36 inches...
s eastwards. It intersects Marlborough Street
Marlborough Street (Dublin)
Marlborough Street, is a street in Dublin, Ireland. The current name is in honour of the Duke of Marlborough, known for his victory at Blenheim during the 18th century. In the late 19th century it was for a time called Tyrone Street after Tyrone House...
, and runs to the junction of Sean MacDermott Street and Lower Gardiner Street.
Naming
Originally known as Gregg Lane, the street was renamed in the 1920s as Cathal Brugha Street after Cathal BrughaCathal Brugha
Cathal Brugha was an Irish revolutionary and politician, active in the Easter Rising, Irish War of Independence, and the Irish Civil War and was the first Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann.-Background:...
(1874–1922), one of the leaders of the Irish War of Independence
Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence , Anglo-Irish War, Black and Tan War, or Tan War was a guerrilla war mounted by the Irish Republican Army against the British government and its forces in Ireland. It began in January 1919, following the Irish Republic's declaration of independence. Both sides agreed...
. He was fatally wounded in O'Connell Street during the Irish Civil War
Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War was a conflict that accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State as an entity independent from the United Kingdom within the British Empire....
.
Landmarks
The area was extensively damaged during the civil war. One of the landmark buildings is St. Thomas Church of IrelandChurch of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
church. The church's building on Marlborough Street was destroyed in the Civil War, and the new building (designed by W. Hicks) was built on a new site created by the remodelling of streets. The building was winner of the RIAI Gold Medal for Architecture 1932-34.
The street is best known as the location of Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin Institute of Technology was established officially in 1992 under the but had been previously set up in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis. The institution can trace its origins back to 1887 with the establishment of various technical institutions in Dublin, Ireland...
's College of Catering, which is widely referred to simply as "Cathal Brugha Steet".