Pearse Street, Dublin
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Pearse Street is one of the longest streets in Dublin and varies in use along its length. Its western end meets College Street near Townsend Street. Trinity College, Dublin
forms its southern side here, with a Garda
station to the north. As one proceeds east, Tara Street joins it along with a fire station and a hotel. The DART
crosses Pearse street besides St. Mark's church
, and east of that is a former theatre where James Joyce
won an award for singing. A bank and pub bracket the junction with Lombard Street, with TCD
and the railway station
and Goldsmith Hall opposite each other on Westland Row
.
Further east along the street is the Pearse Street Public Library, and on the first floor, the Gilbert Library. The street then becomes residential, including Pearse Square
, until the junction with Macken Street, near Grand Canal Dock
, where factories are found.
It is named after the Irish
revolutionaries
, Patrick Pearse
and his brother William
, who were born there. It was previously called Great Brunswick Street.
had offices at 192 Great Brunswick Street from 1911 to 1927.
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
forms its southern side here, with a Garda
Garda Síochána
, more commonly referred to as the Gardaí , is the police force of Ireland. The service is headed by the Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.- Terminology :...
station to the north. As one proceeds east, Tara Street joins it along with a fire station and a hotel. The DART
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
The Dublin Area Rapid Transit is part of the suburban railway network in Ireland, running mainly along the coastline of Dublin Bay on the Trans-Dublin route, from Greystones in County Wicklow, through Dublin to Howth and Malahide in County Dublin.Trains are powered via a 1500V DC overhead catenary...
crosses Pearse street besides St. Mark's church
St. Mark's Church, Dublin
St. Mark's Church is a former Church of Ireland parish church in Dublin, Ireland, now a Pentecostal church. It is located in Mark St., off Pearse Street, to the east of Trinity College.-The church:...
, and east of that is a former theatre where James Joyce
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
won an award for singing. A bank and pub bracket the junction with Lombard Street, with TCD
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
and the railway station
Dublin Pearse railway station
Dublin Pearse, also known as Pearse Station , located on Westland Row in the Southside in Dublin, Ireland, is Ireland's busiest railway station and an important commuter terminus for the Dublin area.-Services:...
and Goldsmith Hall opposite each other on Westland Row
Westland Row
Westland Row is a street on the south side of Dublin city, Ireland, dating from the year 1776. It was originally known as Westlands after William Westland who owned property in the area in the 18th century....
.
Pearse Square
Pearse Square is a Georgian square in Dublin bounded on its south side by Pearse Street. It was formerly known as Queen Square and dates from 1839. The park in the centre is just over half a hectare in size and was refurbished in 1996 based on the formal layout in an 1838 map for the area...
, until the junction with Macken Street, near Grand Canal Dock
Grand Canal Dock
Grand Canal Dock is an area in Ringsend near Dublin city centre, surrounding the Grand Canal Docks, an enclosed harbour or docking area between the River Liffey and the Grand Canal...
, where factories are found.
It is named after the Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
revolutionaries
Revolutionary
A revolutionary is a person who either actively participates in, or advocates revolution. Also, when used as an adjective, the term revolutionary refers to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor.-Definition:...
, Patrick Pearse
Patrick Pearse
Patrick Henry Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist and political activist who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916...
and his brother William
Willie Pearse
William "Willie" Pearse was an Irish republican executed for his part in the Easter Rising. He was a younger brother of Patrick Pearse, a leader of the rising.-Background:...
, who were born there. It was previously called Great Brunswick Street.
Former residents
Architect Thomas Francis McNamaraThomas Francis McNamara
Thomas Francis McNamara, RIAI, RIBA, was an Irish Roman Catholic ecclesiastical architect active throughout the late-nineteenth- to the mid-twentieth-century Ireland who designed many hospitals and Roman Catholic churches. He was a pupil and later managing assistant of William Hague Jr., partner...
had offices at 192 Great Brunswick Street from 1911 to 1927.