Westland Row
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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.
The street runs along the east end of Trinity College Dublin. Many research departments and Schools associated with Trinity, such as the Hitachi Dublin Laboratory and the Trinity School of Pharmacy
, maintain administrative offices on the west side of the street. The eastern side of the street is dominated by Pearse Station, formerly called Westland Row Station, and the Church of St. Andrew
. The Royal Irish Academy of Music
is also based on the street.
The Free State Intelligence Department
was based at Oriel House
.
Writer Oscar Wilde
was born at 21 Westland Row, which is now home of the Oscar Wilde Centre
.
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,...
, dating from the year 1776. It was originally known as Westlands after William Westland who owned property in the area in the 18th century.
The street runs along the east end of Trinity College Dublin. Many research departments and Schools associated with Trinity, such as the Hitachi Dublin Laboratory and the Trinity School of Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Trinity College, Dublin)
The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences established in 1977, is the pharmacy school of Trinity College, Dublin located in Dublin,. It is one of three centres in the Ireland that provides education in Pharmacy. It was based at Woodside House on Shrewsbury Road in Ballsbridge...
, maintain administrative offices on the west side of the street. The eastern side of the street is dominated by Pearse Station, formerly called Westland Row Station, and the Church of St. Andrew
St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row, Dublin
St. Andrew's Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Westland Row, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Construction started in 1832, it opened for public worship in 1834 but was not completed until 1837.-History:...
. The Royal Irish Academy of Music
Royal Irish Academy of Music
The Royal Irish Academy of Music is a linked college of Dublin City University located in Dublin, Ireland.It was founded in 1848 by a group of music enthusiasts and moved to its present address in Westland Row in 1871. The following year it was granted the right to use the title "Royal"...
is also based on the street.
The Free State Intelligence Department
Free State Intelligence Department – Oriel House
Irish Free State Army Intelligence Department - Oriel House Criminal Investigation DepartmentThis article on the activities of the Irish Free State Army Intelligence Department, and the Criminal Investigation Department at Oriel House, Westland Row, is based on information culled from extant files...
was based at Oriel House
Oriel House, Westland Row
Oriel House, Westland Row is a building at the intersection of Westland Row and Fenian Street in Dublin.It was the headquarters of Dunlop Rubber, and the address at which the original pneumatic tyre patent was draughted in 1893 'for the wheels of Velocipedes and other Vehicles'.During the Irish...
.
Writer Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
was born at 21 Westland Row, which is now home of the Oscar Wilde Centre
Oscar Wilde Centre
The Oscar Wilde Centre is an academic research and teaching unit in Trinity College, Dublin. It was founded in 1998, and is located at 21 Westland Row, the house in which Oscar Wilde was born and raised. This building, which is on the perimeter of Trinity, was purchased in the 20th century as part...
.