Which end of Grafton is the Top

Noelie

I continually have an arguement with my dad about which end of Grafton st. is the top. I say it's the Trinity end as that it the north end of the street and thus consider it the top. My dad argues it's the bottom as Grafton st. is on a hill and that end is at the bottom of the hill.

so which end is it for you.

bobbysands81

Noelie wrote: »

I continually have an arguement with my dad about which end of Grafton st. is the top. I say it's the Trinity end as that it the north end of the street and thus consider it the top. My dad argues it's the bottom as Grafton st. is on a hill and that end is at the bottom of the hill.

so which end is it for you.

Trinity end is officially the top of Grafton Street, but if someone said to me that they'd meet me at the top then I'd presume they meany by Stephen's Green.

Wishbone Ash

Noelie wrote:

I say it's the Trinity end as that it the north end of the street and thus consider it the top

Dorset Street Upper is the southern end while Dorset Street Lower is the northern end (and the lower is physically higher than the upper).

The top of Grafton street IMO is the St Stephen's Green end.

spurious

The top is furthest from the river, so the Green end.
Top of O'Connell Street is Parnell Square.
etc.

Nalz

Stephens green is top for definite.

I look at it like this. centre of city is lets say o connell bridge, your at the bottom of o connell st walking towards parnell sq, your at the bottom of grafton when walking towards stphs green

star-pants

Friends and myself all mean St Stephens Green end when you said 'top of Grafton St'
and the 'bottom' is the Trinity end

Nalz

spurious wrote: »

The top is furthest from the river, so the Green end.
Top of O'Connell Street is Parnell Square.
etc.

a fcuking SNAP if there ever was one!!:)!!!!!!!!!!!

Crash

aye, street upper and lower goes the same way as river upper and lower. Imagine its a tributary to the liffey and you have your answer

Like lower liffey st. for instance.

Interesting note on that - you always tend to think of these things in terms of where you're most used to. for instance, for years when i was younger if i imagined Dublin as a map i'd think of it upside down, for some god known reason. took years to sort that one out.

Ste.phen

I never knew people felt so strongly about the reasons for this :P

I always assumed that the Stephen's green end was the 'top' cos the street is on a slight incline, and is higher at the stephen's green end.

Though the 'bottom = end nearest the 'centre'' argument kinda makes sense

I'd say top of leeson st = at the canal, etc

dudara

I've had some arguments over this with my partner. I'm going for the Green for one reason, it's at the higher end of Grafton Street.

arybvtcw0eolkf

This is very simple people.

In Dublin the 'lower' end of a street is ALWAYS the end nearest the Liffey.

In the case of a of a street running parallel to the Liffey its the end which is closest to the Liffey basin.

'Top of Grafton St.' is 'The Green.

o1s1n

dudara wrote: »

I'm going for the Green for one reason, it's at the higher end of Grafton Street.

That's how I've always seen it. It's a height thing. if something is higher then it's the top.

You go up to the top, and down to the bottom. Not up to the bottom and down to the top. Madness.

BendiBus

Mairt wrote: »

This is very simple people.

In Dublin the 'lower' end of a street is ALWAYS the end nearest the Liffey.

In the case of a of a street running parallel to the Liffey its the end which is closest to the Liffey basin.

'Top of Grafton St.' is 'The Green.

That's the official and correct answer. No need for a poll to decide this.

Wishbone Ash

Mairt wrote: »

This is very simple people.

In Dublin the 'lower' end of a street is ALWAYS the end nearest the Liffey

"Always" - what about Dorset Street?

Grid.

Mairt wrote: »

This is very simple people.

In Dublin the 'lower' end of a street is ALWAYS the end nearest the Liffey.

In the case of a of a street running parallel to the Liffey its the end which is closest to the Liffey basin.

'Top of Grafton St.' is 'The Green.

Thanks for that, sorts it out!:D

BendiBus

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

"Always" - what about Dorset Street?

That might need you to get your measuring tape out. Not sure which end is closer to the Liffey Basin. (Not sure exactly where the Liffey Basin is!)

Wishbone Ash

Oriel Street Upper is closer to the Liffey than Oriel Street Lower.

Stephen Street Upper is closer to the Liffey than Stephen Street Lower.



.........I could go on!

spurious

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Oriel Street Upper is closer to the Liffey than Oriel Street Lower.

But not to the canal.:)

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Stephen Street Upper is closer to the Liffey than Stephen Street Lower.

.........I could go on!

um...where is the nearest water? What route does the Poddle take?

IanCurtis

I always take the top to mean the top of the hill, but yes others I know have asked me which end?

lostexpectation

liffey basin?, it like rivers yup top is stephens green.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

.........I could go on!

But that would mean you couldn't hog the Dublin Pictures thread then

I think people get the idea.

Oh, and the bottom of Lower Oriel St is closer to the Liffey basin (the mouth of the river for some people).

Miss Fluff

Top is Stephen's Green end imo

Ciaran B

The Provosts House is number 1 Grafton St, which would suggest that it's the bottom.

(Also it contains the only parking space on Grafton St, AFAIK)

Jay D

Noelie wrote: »

I continually have an arguement with my dad about which end of Grafton st. is the top. I say it's the Trinity end as that it the north end of the street and thus consider it the top. My dad argues it's the bottom as Grafton st. is on a hill and that end is at the bottom of the hill.

so which end is it for you.

Stephen's Green.

all the Upper's are further away from the Liffey are they not?

Baggot, Leeson, Mount, Grand Canal etc etc

Flukey

I'd also say that the top of Grafton Street is the St. Stephen's Green end. The bottom is of course right down at Trinity College, past the Molly Malone monument, though a lot of people still think it ends at the end of the pedestrianised part.

sdanseo

The street is on a HILL.

Mother of God.

andrewh5

sdonn_1 wrote: »

The street is on a HILL.

Mother of God.

Ye beat me to it

snickerpuss

As a northsider the Stephen's Green end is clearly the top.

Third_Echelon

Top of Grafton St is at St.Stephens Green...

Grafton St. Lower is the street that runs from where grafton st meets suffolk st to college green.

basically where the molly malone statue is..

Wishbone Ash

Third_Echelon wrote: »

Grafton St. Lower is the street that runs from where grafton st meets suffolk st to college green

There is no 'Grafton Street Lower'.

It is simply 'Grafton Street' and begins/ends on the east side at the Provost's House and on the west side at Fox's Cigar Shop.

Third_Echelon

Perhaps I should have typed it as such:

Grafton Street "Lower"