Index to Dublin Street Names by C. T. M'Cready.

[It's going to be some time before I allow myself to be sucked into anything like this again. Just 145 pages took three week - it's the proofing that proved…

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[It’s going to be some time before I allow myself to be sucked into anything like this again. Just 145 pages took three week - it’s the proofing that proved the killer. I’ve a suspicion that the book was published without being completed, a lot of the entries seem strangely unfinished. KF, Jan. 2001.]

Introduction and methodology

A — Abbey Street to Ayre’s Court

B — Bachelor’s Walk to Byrne’s Lane

C — Cabbage Garden Lane to Cutthroat Lane

D — Dalymount to Dunne Street

E — Earl Street to Exchequer Street

F — Faddle to Fumbally’s Lane

G — Gaelic Street to Gun Alley

H — Ha. to Hutton’s Lane

I/J/K — Indian Alley to Kirwan Street

L — Lacy’s Row to Luxembourg

M — Mabbot Street to Myrtle Street

N/O — Nancy’s Lane to Oxmantown

P — Page’s Alley to Pye Corner

Q/R — Queen’s Square to Ryder’s Lane

S — Sackville Street to Synnot Place

T — Talbot Inn Yard to Tyrone Place

U/V — Union Lane to Virgina Alley

WXY — Walker’s Alley to York Street

Bridges

City Gates

Quays

Rivers

Saints

Statues

Contents of Dublin Street Names, Dated and Explained by C.T. M'Cready

  1. Dublin's bridges dated and explained. — Bridges A. Over the Liffey (proceeding from the mouth)
  2. Abbey Street to Ayre's Court explained and dated. — Abbey-str. 1728. - lr. -up. 1834. -mid. 1846. -old, 1836.
  3. Bachelor to Byrne explained and dated — Bachelor's-walk. 1728. -lane, -quay, 1766. From an owner of property here named Batchelor. (Cf. Cook's-walk, Lord Galway's-walk.)
  4. Cabbage-garden to Cutthroat-lane explained and dated. — Cabbage-garden-la (S. Kevin-str.) 1756. From its leading to the burial ground called the Cabbage Garden (which is not to be derived from Capuchins). [This…
  5. Dalymount to Dunne explained and dated — Dalymount. (Phibsborongh.) 1834. From Mr. Peter Daly who built that terrace before 1834.
  6. Earl to Exchequer explained and dated. — Earl-str. S. (Meath-str.) 1728. From the Earl of Meath. See Ardee-str.
  7. Gaelic to Gun explained and dated. — Gaelic-str. (Ossory-rd., Newcomen-br.) 1891. Gallows-hill. (Near Mespil-rd.) 1562. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl., ii. 27] See Gibbet-meadow, and cf. Hangman-la.
  8. Ha. to Hutton's explained and dated — Ha. (East of Montpelier-hill.) 1728. [= Barrack Hay-yd., 1756?]
  9. Indian to Kirwan explained and dated. — Indian-al. (Meath-str.) 1730. [S. Audoen's Par. Reg.] In 1766 it is called Engine-al., q.v.
  10. Lacey to Luxembourg explained and dated. — Lacy's-row. (Merrion-str. up-) 1769. = -la. 1776. Lad-la. (Baggot-str. lr.) 1824. [Thoroughfare shown, 1800.]
  11. Mabbot to Myrtle explained and dated. — Mabbot-str. (Talbot-str.) 1728. -la. 1798. From Gilbert Mabbot, - who, shortly before 1674, built a water-mill here, which was still standing in 1715.
  12. Nancy to Oxmantown explained and dated. — Nancy's-la. (Arbour-hill.) 1756. [Rocque's map.] Nangle-pl. or -ct. (Beresford-str.) 1829. It disappears after 1839.
  13. Page to Pye explained and dated. — Page's (or Paget's)-al. (N. side of Corn-market. [Par. Reg.]
  14. Queen's Square to Ryder's Lane — Queen's-br. See Bridges (Liffey) Queen's-sq. (Brunswick-str. gr.) 1840. [Space shown in map of 1801.]
  15. Sackville to Synnott explained and dated — Sackville-str. [ie., up.] 1756. la. 1766 -p1. 1836.
  16. Talbot to Tyrone explained and dated. — Talbot-inn-yd. (65-66 S. Thomas-str.) 1798 [Whitelaw]
  17. Union to Virginia explained and dated. — Union-la. (Abbey-str. lr.) 1756. Why so called? Also called Ferry-boat-la.
  18. Walker to York explained and dated. — Walker's-al. S. (S. Patrick's-close, N.) 1754. Wm. Walker was L.M. 1737 and 1747. John Walker was L.M. 1744.
  19. The Gates of the City explained and dated. — Gates: A. Of the City (proceeding southward from the Old Bridge)
  20. Introduction and methodology. — Dublin Street Names Dated and Explained By the Rev. C. T. M'Cready, D.D.,
  21. Quays explained and dated. — Quays: 1. On The Liffey:- (A.) North Side (proceeding from the mouth)-
  22. Dublin river nameds explained. — Rivers:- I. The Liffey. 'Auenelith,' 1192, - Charter of Prince John.
  23. Streets named after saints. — Streets Named From Saints. S. Alban. [22 June.] First Martyr of Britain. 283.
  24. Outdoor statues in Dublin (1892) — Statues, - in the Open Air. [I've updated this section to detail whether the described statues are still there. If they are gone there is definitely a note…