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Goldsmith Street - origin of name

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  • 13-04-2017 8:27am
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    LionelNashe
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    This is a residential street in Phibsboro, with terraced houses from the 1800s. Does anyone know if it's named after Oliver Goldsmith?


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    uck51js9zml2yt
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    I would imagine it's more to do with the trade than the writer.


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    BeerNut
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    Neighbouring streets are named after Berkeley, Sarsfield and O'Connell, so I think it's reasonable to assume Goldsmith Street is named after Oliver Goldsmith. I doubt you'd have any goldsmiths up there where it was a field until about 1850.

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    spurious
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    The Rev. C.T. McCready in 'Dublin Street Names - dated and explained' (1892) says:

    Goldsmith-str. (Eccles -str.) 1870.
    From Oliver Goldsmith, 1728-74.
    Cf. Auburn-str., - but not Oliver's-al.


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    SmartinMartin
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    I was born there, and yes it's named after Oliver.


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    uck51js9zml2yt
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    every day's a school day :D


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