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Odd question: Why is the crescent so called

  • 09-03-2012 11:00pm
    #1
    frank gallagher
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    whats the history behind it :o


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  • #2
    smcgiff
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    There's a row of georgian houses between o'connell street and o'connell avenue in the shape of a crescent


  • #3
    frank gallagher
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    smcgiff wrote: »
    There's a row of georgian houses between o'connell street and o'connell avenue in the shape of a crescent

    sound, one of those little things that bugged me :o


  • #4
    Poxyshamrock
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    The Crescent Shopping Centre is called crescent because of its proximity to Crescent Comp and old Crescent RFC.

    Crescent comp moved from The Crescent on O'Connell Street (formerly Richmond Place) in the 1970s I think.

    Crescent Comp used to be in where Tutorial is now.


  • #5
    Jambo221
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    Anyone know where you can see old pictures of The Crescent? I have vague memories of what it looked like when I was growing up.


  • #6
    phog
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    Jambo221 wrote: »
    Anyone know where you can see old pictures of The Crescent? I have vague memories of what it looked like when I was growing up.

    Which Crescent? The Crescent at O'Connell monument or the Crescent Shopping centre?


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  • #7
    Jambo221
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    phog wrote: »
    Which Crescent? The Crescent at O'Connell monument or the Crescent Shopping centre?
    The Shopping Centre, still half asleep here :P


  • #8
    yelofmail
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭yelofmail


    Jambo221 wrote: »
    Anyone know where you can see old pictures of The Crescent? I have vague memories of what it looked like when I was growing up.

    The County and City archives which are based in County buildings over by the Crescent would be a good place to start.


  • #9
    stakerwallace
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭stakerwallace


    yelofmail wrote: »
    The County and City archives which are based in County buildings over by the Crescent would be a good place to start.


    Plenty of pics on internetimages?q=tbn:ANd9GcRixKLcpRUIMJR22q9VESSOGaS0mU1C8tHdWPTIj-13PefGHV8NkQ:


  • #10
    gaf1983
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    Muslim investors. It's shaped like a mosque too.


  • #11
    Poxyshamrock
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    gaf1983 wrote: »
    Muslim investors. It's shaped like a mosque too.

    The resemblance is uncanny. :P

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  • #12
    gaf1983
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    Poxyshamrock wrote: »
    The resemblance is uncanny. :P

    I doubt if it's true, but I remember a substitute religion teacher in secondary school mentioned this in passing.


  • #13
    Poxyshamrock
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    gaf1983 wrote: »
    I doubt if it's true, but I remember a substitute religion teacher in secondary school mentioned this in passing.

    I heard that before aswell. Hard to believe.


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