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Old streets, where to find where they were?

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  • 04-12-2007 9:17pm
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    gurramok
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    Following on from the 1911 census online, i came across a street which doesn't exists anymore and another nearby from 1934 which has vanished

    They were probably either renamed or demolished!

    Is there a way online to find out where these streets roughly were and what there present day names are?

    All i know is that they were in Ringsend/Irishtown area!


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    admiralofthefleet
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    there is something somewhere in my bookmarks that gives every old street name, ill look for it. take a look at this though. interesting enough


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    spurious
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    What street is it?
    I have a number of old directories and maps and can have a look for you.


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    gurramok
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    Its given as Thomas St in 1911(i'm sure its not the other famous one as the below don't tally with geographic location!)

    DED - Pembroke East
    Parish - Donnybrook
    Urban District - Pembroke East
    Town or Village - Pembroke East
    Sub-District - Irishtown
    Parliamentary Division - Harbour Division

    The other is Cambridge Place near same area in 1934. Now there is a Cambridge Rd, Ave, Ct, St in same area today.

    Thx in advance!


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    spurious
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    Thomas Street in Ringsend in 1873 had a Wesleyan Methodist Church at the end of it - is that church still there?

    Cambridge place in 1873 has a malt manufacturer and two dwelling places - I haven't found so far where exactly it was.


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    gurramok
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    I doubt it, don't think there is a methodist church anywhere near there, nearest is probably Sandymount.
    Where on the map does it say Thomas st is?..nearest to which street today maybe?

    Sounds like Cambridge place was demolished as it only had 2 dwellings!


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    spurious
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    The earlier directories didn't have Ringsend as part of the main section, so it doesn't have a 'runs from X to Y' annotation.

    The area covered may well stretch outside what is now called Ringsend.


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    gurramok
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    Thanks for looking spurious, i'll continue my quest to find those streets somehow :)


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    lostexpectation
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    paul clerkin over at archeire.com wrote a book about dublin street names he probably came across old streets in his research ask him


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    gurramok
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    I think Thomas street was immersed into Irishtown road when following the text from Ulysses above all places
    http://books.google.com/books?id=X1fWCCHReoUC&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=thomas+street+irishtown&source=web&ots=qs8Cb-r0jl&sig=dwZrkRowTAskSfc7Mq65y3WygQM


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