Thorncastle Street flats
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| Thorncastle Street flats | |
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 Thorncastle Street flats are on the left | |
 Interactive map of the Thorncastle Street flats area | |
| Alternative names | O'Rahilly House flats |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 53°20′35″N 6°13′42″W / 53.343057°N 6.228258°W |
| Year built | 1936[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Herbert George Simms |
Thorncastle Street flats is a complex of social housing apartments, designed by Herbert George Simms. Situated in Ringsend, it was constructed in the 1930s in a modernist style.[1][2][3] There are three blocks of flats with the southernmost block having the most ornamentation.[1] It is located on the banks of the River Dodder close to where it joins the Grand Canal Docks and Liffey Estuary.[1]
The complex was officially named after The O'Rahilly.[4] The name Thorncastle comes from the estate of Thorncastle which was held by the Fitzwilliam family since at least the 1500s.