Songs with Dublin Street Names

not many with street names but plenty with areas:

Dublin in the Rare old times,

Monto (which was an area named after a street)

Quare things in Dublin

old Triangle

Colm Wilkinson has a song called Harcourt Street

Frances Black has a song called On Grafton Street as does Bagatelle

There's a Wikipedia page but they are either areas \ Dublin mentioned generally or listed here already.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_about_Dublin

Dublin Jack Of All Trades Irish lyrics and guitar chords

A traditional song recorded by The Johnstones and The Dubliners. 

This song mentions 52 streets or places in Dublin. Other folk songs relating to

Dublin include the most famous of all the Molly Malone Song about a fish monger.

Oh[D] I am a roving sporting blade, they[A] call me Jack of all[D] Trades

I always place my chief delight in[A] courting pretty fair [D]maids.

So when in Dublin I ar[C]rived to[D] try for a situ[A]ation

I[D] always[A] heard them[D] say it[C] was the[D] pride of[A] all the[D] Nations.

cho:[D] I'm a roving jack of all trades

Of every[A] trade of all[D] trades

And if you wish to know my name

They[A] call me Jack of all[D] trades.

On George's Quay I first began and there became a porter

Me and my master soon fell out which cut my acquaintance shorter

In Sackville Street, a pastry cook; In James' Street, a baker

In Cook Street I did coffins make; In Eustace Street, a preacher.

In Baggot street I drove a cab and there was well requited

In Francis Street had lodging beds, to entertain all strangers

For Dublin is of high renown, or I am much mistaken

In Kevin Street, I do declare, sold butter, eggs and bacon.

In Golden Lane I sold old shoes: In Meath Street was a grinder

In Barrack Street I lost my wife. I'm glad I ne'er could find her.

In Mary's Lane, I've dyed old clothes, of which I've often boasted

In that noted place Exchequer Street, sold mutton ready roasted.

In Temple Bar, I dressed old hats; In Thomas Street, a sawyer

In Pill Lane, I sold the plate, in Green Street, an honest lawyer

In Plunkett Street I sold cast clothes; in Bride's Alley, a broker

In Charles Street I had a shop, sold shovel, tongs and poker.

In College Green a banker was, and in Smithfield, a drover

In Britain Street, a waiter and in George's Street, a glover

On Ormond Quay I sold old books; in King Street, a nailer

In Townsend Street, a carpenter; and in Ringsend, a sailor.

In Cole's Lane, a jobbing butcher; in Dane Street, a tailor

In Moore Street a chandler and on the Coombe, a weaver.

In Church Street, I sold old ropes- on Redmond's Hill a draper

In Mary Street, sold 'bacco pipes- in Bishop street a quaker.

In Peter Street, I was a quack: In Greek street, a grainer

On the Harbour, I did carry sacks; In Werburgh Street, a glazier.

In Mud Island, was a dairy boy, where I became a scooper

In Capel Street, a barber's clerk; In Abbey Street, a cooper.

In Liffey street had furniture with fleas and bugs I sold it

And at the Bank a big placard I often stood to hold it

In New Street I sold hay and straw, and in Spitalfields made bacon

In Fishamble Street was at the grand old trade of basketmaking.

In Summerhill a coachmaker; in Denzille Street a gilder

In Cork Street was a tanner, in Brunswick Street, a builder,

In High Street, I sold hosiery; In Patrick Street sold all blades

So if you wish to know my name, they call me Jack of all Trades.

Walkin street. Where Tim Finnegan lived!!

London surely, they're a London band.

Probably not helpful at all, as in no street names, but Radioheads 'How to Disappear Completely' mentions the Liffey, and Mansun's 'I Can Only Disappoint You' has Dublin in the first line....upon reflection 2 very depressing titles

Pony Club - Dorset St.

It's Watling Street

(Finnegan's Wake by The Dubliners)

Beat me to it. Cracking tune. "As I make my way home on the 40C".

The late great Guy Clark (a regular visitor to Dublin) wrote this and its constant debate as to which Dublin he sung about..... spanish steps wins it for me.

Yes I know the street.

Some say Watling, some say Walkin, more say Walken.

If you're looking for 100% I'll refer you to my lawyer 🙂

In the meantime enjoy the music.

Watling Street is referenced twice in the novel:

"Portobello, Equadocta, Therecocta,Percorello; he pours into the softclad shellborn the hard cash earned in Watling Street; his birth proved accidental shows is death its grave mistake"

No mention of the other permutations!

Sunken Foal- Grafton Street

More so a pub than a street

Fun thread.

Few more

The Five Lamps boys were comin on strong - Rat Trap

In Stoneybatter and Patrick's Close, up and aound the Glouster Diamond and down by Napper Tandy's house - The Spanish Lady

And a real favourite - Of "Grafton Street and Durby Square", and those of whom I care, and you, in Dublin - Thin Lizzy

The Dying Rebel

The night was dark and the fight was over

The moon shone down O’Connell Street

I stood alone where brave men perished

Those men have gone their God to meet

My only son was shot in Dublin

Fighting for his country bold

He fought for Ireland and Ireland only

The Harp and Shamrock, Green, White and Gold

Not sure if there are any streets mentioned it it, but The Night Before Larry was Stretched (Elvis Costello and many others did versions of it) was written in Dublin slang back in the 18th century. The architect and famous song collector Frank Harte (1933 - 2005) had an album named Dublin Street Songs (1967), more of which can be found here: https://www.topicrecords.co.uk/2015/05/frank-harte-dublin-street-songs-tsdl172/

Also, Colm Ó Lochlainn's two famous books on Irish street ballads, Irish Street Ballads (1939) and More Irish Street Ballads (1965), would be a great resource to find. Here's a list of the songs mentioned in the former: https://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/op01.htm#Oloccol

UCD has now digitalised a lot of the sources Ó Lochlainn's work was based upon and they can be read here: https://digital.ucd.ie/view/ivrla:6022

The Mudcat Café.org website is a fantastic source for everybody who is interested in traditional songs, their origins, meanings and versions. You can ask questions on it about this sort of thing and there's usually plenty of people knowledgable enough to answer.

Lastly, An Góilín Traditional Singers' Club meets every Friday evening in Club na Múinteoirí on Parnell Square and there will always be Dublin songs performed there, with a few notable singers who focus on that genre and would be very helpful for this topic.

https://goilin.com/

"Up went Nelson in old Dublin

All along O'Connell Street the stones and rubble flew...."