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| Native name | Sráid Gheata na Páirce (Irish) |
|---|---|
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
Postal code | D07 |
| Coordinates | 53°20′53″N 6°17′29″W / 53.348°N 6.29126°W |
| east end | Benburb Street |
Major junctions | Infirmary Road, Wolfe Tone Quay |
| west end | Conyngham Road |
Parkgate Street (Irish: Sráid Gheata na Páirce)[1] is a street in Dublin which connects Benburb Street to the east and Conyngham Road to the west. It is named after the main gate to The Phoenix Park at the end of Chesterfield Avenue, the parks main thoroughfare.[2]
History
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Parkgate Street is named for its proximity to the main entrance to the Phoenix Park. The street was created when the road running west from Barrack Street (now Benburb Street) to Islandbridge was widened by the Wide Streets Commission in the 1780s to create Parkgate Street and Conyngham Road.[3] The Park gate of Phoenix Park and the thoroughfare appear on maps as early as 1756.[4]
A public fountain designed by Woodward and Deane in 1860 remains on the street as a recess at the entrance to the park.[5] Ryan's pub on Parkgate Street is a fine example of a Victorian Dublin pub dating from 1896, and retains many of its original features.[3]
The Criminal Courts of Justice sit on the corner of Parkgate Street and Infirmary Road, designed by Henry J. Lyons & Partners and built in 2010. It was the largest court project built in Ireland for over 200 years.[6]
National Shell Factory
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A 30 storey residential tower is planned for 42a Parkgate Street at the junction with Wolfe Tone Quay at the River Liffey. It was designed by Howells & Reddy Architecture + Urbanism, and construction beginning from August 2026.[7] This site was the former iron foundry, later the National Shell Factory during WWI, and later a warehouse and office for Hickey's Fabrics. After the shell factory closed in 1921, it was used as a storage depot by the British Army, and was attacked by the I.R.A.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sráid Gheata na Páirce". Sráid Ainm. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Parkgate Street Dublin Archives". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- 1 2 Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin Street Names. Dublin: Gill & MacMillan. p. 140. ISBN 0717132048.
- ↑ McCready, C.T. (1892). Dublin Street Names: Dated and Explained. Dublin: Carraig Books. p. 78. ISBN 1850680000.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ↑ Clerkin, Paul (6 October 2015). "Archiseek.com - 1860 - Drinking Fountain, Parkgate St., Dublin". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ Clerkin, Paul. "2010 - Criminal Courts of Justice". Archiseek. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ Clerkin, Paul (14 May 2026). "Archiseek.com - 2029 - 42a Parkgate Street, Dublin". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "100 Years Ago today: The Burning of the National Shell Factory, Parkgate Street". South Dublin Libraries Local Studies. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
