Dublin Street Names Dated And Explained PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ...and Mellifont-la. derive their names. (See Drogheda-str., --and cf. Meath-str.) Morgan-ct. (Copper-al.) 1838. From a Mr. Morgan, --manager of the theatre in Fishamblestr. (Hughes's S. John's, 135.) Morgan-la. (Summer-hill.) 1798. Whitelavv. Morgan-pl. 1. (King's Inns-qu.) 1797. Was this named from Richard Morgan, who (by will dated 1773) left to the Lord Chancellor and others certain property, from the produce of which Morgan's School for boys was erected at Castleknock? 2. (Phibsborough.) 1837. Moss str. (Townsend-str.) 1728.-la. 1756, This name seems to have no connection with that of Dr. Bartholomew Mosse (1712-59), founder of the Lying-in Hospital, --opened in S. George's-lane 24 and 25 Sth. Gr. Geo.-str.j in 1745, and subsequently at the Rotunda in 1757-Moss-/a. is now included in S. Mark-str. and in Brunswick-str. Was there a Mosse-ct. behind 24 and 25 Sth. Gr. Geo.-str.? Mount-barry. (Stonybatter.) 1766. Harris. Mount-brown. (S. James's-str.) 1756. Mount-eccles. (Great Britain-str.) 1770. From Sir John Eccles, L.M., 1710, who had property here, and who built, for his tenantry, S. George's Chapel, Temple-str. lr., opened in June, 1719. (Cf. Eccles-str., 1772.) Mount-str. (Merrion-sq.) 1789.-up. lr. 179a Haliday, 170, suggests that this name is derived from Gallows-hill (1756) between Baggot-str. lr. (Gallowsroad) and Mount-str., --and that the name Rock-la. is to be derived from the same ' rocky gallows mount.' Mountjoy-sq. (Gardiner-str.) 1792.-str. 1807. From the Rt. Hon. Luke Gardiner (1745-98), --cr. Baron Mountjoy, 1789, and Viscount Mountjoy, 1795. (See Gardiner's-row.)' Mountrath-str. (Charles-str. W.) 1756. From Sir Charles Coote, 2nd bart..--cr. (1660) Earl of Mountrath. d. 1661, and bur. in Christ Ch. Cath., Dublin. (See Life...