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James Joyce (formerly Corporation) Stleading onto James Joyce Street (formerly Corporation Street, formerly Mabbot Street)
Apologies for going off topic lads but the OSI and Dublin City Council seem to have a sloppy attitude to the renaming of Corporation Street.
In my copy of OSI 'Dublin City and District Street Guide' (4th Edition 2002) it is listed both ways.
On page 38 in the normal grid pages it is corrected listed as James Joyce Street. However in the 4 detailed pages of the city centre at the rear, it is listed as Corporation Street.
It gets even more confusing in the OSI Pocket Series 'Dublin City Centre Street Atlas' (3rd Edition 2005).
On grid 20, it is at the very top of the page and is listed as James Joyce Street. Go to grid 12 and it appears at the very bottom (overlap between grids) as Corporation Street.
At the Railway Street end of James Joyce Street, I am almost certain the Corporation Street nameplate still exists. It did the last time I passed as it caught my eye. If I'm passing again I'll get a pic.
Now after all that, in my opinion ,the former name was much better. The new name is pretentious, tacky and 'touristy'.
Apologies again for going off topic).0 -
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1. Ballybough Bridge, along the Tolka, or just maybe at Ringsend Bridge on the Dodder.
2. I'm guessing Sandwith Street railway bridge or possibly one of its neighbours.
3. Barrow Street railway bridge.
4. Docklands somewhere, possibly the old gas company site?
Your right on the second OR...rest nope!eirebhoy wrote:Number 1 definitely looks like the flats in Ringsend.
Number 2 is around my area. Macken st?
Correct on botheirebhoy wrote:Not Barrow street, down the road from it. Grand Canal Quay.
I'm guessing number 4 was taking from the same street on the junction of Pearse st.
Correct on 3, your local
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Wishbone Ash wrote: »Apologies for going off topic lads but the OSI and Dublin City Council seem to have a sloppy attitude to the renaming of Corporation Street.
In my copy of OSI 'Dublin City and District Street Guide' (4th Edition 2002) it is listed both ways.
On page 38 in the normal grid pages it is corrected listed as James Joyce Street. However in the 4 detailed pages of the city centre at the rear, it is listed as Corporation Street.
It gets even more confusing in the OSI Pocket Series 'Dublin City Centre Street Atlas' (3rd Edition 2005).
On grid 20, it is at the very top of the page and is listed as James Joyce Street. Go to grid 12 and it appears at the very bottom (overlap between grids) as Corporation Street.
At the Railway Street end of James Joyce Street, I am almost certain the Corporation Street nameplate still exists. It did the last time I passed as it caught my eye. If I'm passing again I'll get a pic.
Now after all that, in my opinion ,the former name was much better. The new name is pretentious, tacky and 'touristy'.
Apologies again for going off topic).
Both names were on opposite sides of the street at the Talbot St end until recently-very sloppy indeed from the city council. I think the change from Corporation was a good idea as it still has strong associations with public housing and, by extension, with poverty.
Maybe Joyce should have a more significant street named after him but I think this one is absolutely appropriate in its own way. 100 years ago this was Montgomery St or 'The Monto', which was one of the world's largest and most famous red-light districts. The best known chapter of 'Portrait of the Artist' is set there.
After independence De Valera had the place razed to the ground at the behest of the Legion of Mary.0 -
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Is the third one Grand Canal Quay Square?
And I think the 4th is the Ussher Library in Trinity.
3. Yes. Fresh Supermarket on the Ground Floor
4. I wasn't sure what the name was (it wasn't there in my time!) but Yes, Trinity, behind the Berkeley, photo taken from the corner of Sth Frederick St.Slow coach wrote:#2 is the Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin Institute of Technology, Chatham Row.
Yup.gurramok wrote:first one South Cumberland Street?
Yes.cast iron wrote:5. Temple Bar?
No.
Number 5 remains
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