Eccles Street
Eccles Street /ˈɛkəlz/ is a street in Dublin, Ireland.[1]
Native name | Sráid Eccles (Irish) |
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Namesake | Sir John Eccles |
Length | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
Width | 18 metres (59 ft) |
Location | Dublin, Ireland |
Postal code | D07 |
Coordinates | 53.358383°N 6.266853°W |
west end | Berkeley Road |
east end | Dorset Street |
Construction | |
Inauguration | 6 March 1769 |
Other | |
Designer | Isaac-Ambrose Eccles |
Known for | 7 Eccles Street, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital |
History
Eccles Street began on 6 March 1769 when Isaac-Ambrose Eccles leased three parcels of land in the area.[2] The street is named after his family, including his grandfather Sir John Eccles, Lord Mayor of Dublin 1710–11.[3]
In James Joyce's novel Ulysses (published 1922, set in 1904), the protagonist Leopold Bloom lives at 7 Eccles Street, and the building was treated as a landmark by Joyce fans. No. 7 was demolished in 1967 by the neighbouring Dominican convent as part of an extension development to their school.[4] The door was saved.[5][6]
The Mater Hospital purchased a plot of land in 1975 and the Mater Private Hospital opened in 1986.[7] The new development saw 36 Georgian houses demolished, despite preservation orders and resistance from groups including An Taisce and the Arts Council.[4]
References
- "Eccles-street - Dublin Street Directory 1862". www.libraryireland.com.
- "Eccles Street – The Historical Picture Archive". www.historicalpicturearchive.com.
- Pierce, David (July 22, 2014). Reading Joyce. Routledge. ISBN 9781317865070 – via Google Books.
- McDonald, Frank (1985). The destruction of Dublin. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. pp. 148–149. ISBN 0-7171-1386-8. OCLC 60079186.
- "The Joyce Project : Ulysses : Seven Eccles street". m.joyceproject.com.
- Stirling, Jessica (February 1, 2015). Whatever Happenened to Molly Bloom?: A historical murder mystery set in Dublin. Severn House Publishers Ltd. ISBN 9781780106021 – via Google Books.
- "No 7 Eccles street - James Joyce Online Notes". www.jjon.org.