Infirmary Road, Dublin
Street in Dublin, Ireland
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Infirmary Road (Irish: Bóthar na hOtharlainne)[2] is a street on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. It connects Parkgate Street to the south and Bolton Street, with which it forms the (R101 regional road) to the north. The street, running broadly northwest-southeast, features the Phoenix Park's People's Gardens, Royal Military Infirmary and the side entrance to the Criminal Courts of Justice on the western side, and a former Royal Military Isolation Hospital on the eastern side.[3][4]
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A dedication to Jerome Connor which is located on the road | |
 Interactive map of Infirmary Road | |
| Native name | Bóthar na hOtharlainne (Irish) |
|---|---|
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
Postal code | D07 |
| Coordinates | 53°21′01″N 6°17′46″W |
| north end | North Circular Road |
| south end | Parkgate Street |
| Other | |
| Known for | |
History
The road was named after the James Gandon-designed Royal Military Infirmary from the 1790's.[5]
Bohemian Football Club was founded in the Gate Lodge, at the top of Infirmary road in 1890. The club played its first games in the park's Polo Grounds.[6] Broadcaster Pat Kenny lived on the street as a child, when his father was an elephant keeper in the nearby Dublin Zoo.[7]
On 29 April 1916, Padraig Pearse formally surrendered to the British Army Irish Command, ending the Easter Rising.[8]
In the late 1990s, The Office of Public Works proposed to build the future national Convention Centre on the road.
Dublin Bus's number 10 bus route had a terminus stop on the road. When it was replaced by an extended 46A bus, the terminus moved to the other side of the road, using Parkgate Street to turn around.[9] The 46A was discontinued in 2025, and the number 11 now serves the stop.[10][11]
