Aungier Street
Street in Dublin, Ireland
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Aungier Street /ˈeɪndʒər/ (Irish: Sráid Aungier)[1] is a street on the south side of Dublin, Ireland. It runs north-south as a continuation of South Great George's Street.
Aungier Street | |
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| Native name | Sráid Aungier (Irish) |
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| Namesake | Francis Aungier, 1st Baron Aungier of Longford and family |
| Length | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Width | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Postal code | D02 |
| Coordinates | 53.339856°N 6.265806°W |
| north end | South Great George's Street, Stephen Street |
| south end | Bishop Street, Redmond's Hill, Digges Street Upper, Cuffe Street |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 1661 |
| Other | |
| Known for | Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church, Dublin Business School, cafés, pubs, shops |
It is the location of both a Technological University Dublin[2] and a Dublin Business School campus.[3]
History
Formerly this area was waste ground near the Dublin Carmelite Friary. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the monastery's lands were granted to the Aungier family.[4][5]
The street was named after the family of Francis Aungier, 1st Baron Aungier of Longford who developed the street. His name is French and in French is pronounced [on.ʒje], but modern Dubliners pronounce the street name to rhyme with "danger."[6] When the street was opened in 1661, it was 70 feet (21 m) wide, the widest in the city.[7][8]
Edward Lovett Pearce designed a theatre for the street, built 1733–34 and merged with the Smock Alley Theatre in 1743.[9][10][11][12] The theatre held the title of theatre royal for a period before it was reclaimed by Smock Alley Theatre shortly after with the Aungier Street Playhouse closing around 1750.
St. Peter's Church (Church of Ireland) opened in 1685; it closed in 1950 and was demolished in 1983.[13]
The poet Thomas Moore was born at 12 Aungier Street in 1779.[14][15]
In 1829, Aungier Street was the site of the first meeting room of what would become the Plymouth Brethren.[16]
The Irish republican Simon Donnelly was born on Aungier Street in 1891.[17]
During the Irish War of Independence, it was suggested that Aungier Street (and several others) would be joined to form Cahirmore Road, named for the legendary king Cathair Mór.[18]
Cultural depictions
In 1851, Sheridan Le Fanu wrote a ghost story, "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street."[19]
Aungier Street appears twice in the work of James Joyce: it is mentioned in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room;"[20] while Leopold Bloom's blinds were purchased at 16 Aungier Street in Ulysses.[21]
See also
