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.

Nassau-str. (Grafton-str.) 1756. -N- (= Frederick-la.) 1867.

From Wm. III. (1650-1702), King of England, Prince of Orange (now in France), and Count of Nassau (in Prussia). In 1728, included, with Leinster-str., in S. Patrick’s-well-la.

(The well is mentioned in the 12th century.)

Nelson-la. (Earl-str. N.) 1810. [= Stable-la. 1756.]

-pl. (Eccles-str.) 1810.

-str. (Blessington-str.) 1821. [Thoroughfare shown 1800.] From Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805),- to commemorate whose victories Nelson’s-pillar was erected in Sackville-str. by public subscription, in 1808, at an expense of £6,856. [Wright’s Dublin.] (See Statues.)

New-chambers. (near Wood-qu.) 1451. [D. K.R., xxiii. 150.]

Newcomen-br. See Bridges (Royal Canal).

Newfoundland-str. (Guild-stn ,-North-wall.) 1837.

This street is in the district called the North-lots (q.v. under the letter L), - gained from the sea by the building of the North-wall before 1717.

The island of Newfoundland was discovered in 1497.

New-gardens. (Great Britain-str.) 1756.

This name was given in 1756 to the Gardens, now (since 1791) known as Rutland-sq .,-before Granby-row and Palace-row were built or laid out, - at the rear of the Hospital, of which the foundation stone was laid in 1751.

In 1773 it is called a Bowling-Green.

New-gate (Corn-market.) See Gates.

New Hall-market. (New-gate, Corn-market.) 1766.

Its site is now occupied by Bridge-str. up., 1799.

New-la. (Grafton-str.) 1766. [Harris.] What thoroughfare is meant? Not Adam-ct., marked (without a name) in 1756?

New-market.

(Ardee-str.) 1728. [Brooking’s map.]
(Ormond-qu. up.) 1756. [Rocque’s map.]

New-port. (Camden-str.) 1 778. See Gates (S. Kevin’s [-port]

Newport-str. (Roberts’s-str.) 1828.

From its proximity to the Grand Canal Harbour C

New-row.

S. (Coombe.) 1610. [Speed’s map.]

Called, in 1766, New-row, Poddle, - and in 1792, New-row, S.

W. (S. Thomas-str.) 1728. [Brooking’s map]

Included, in 1891 (with Meeting-house-yd. and Usher’s-ct.), in the new S. Augustine-street (1890)

New-str. (S. Kevin’s-str.) 1218. [Dep. Keep. Rep., xxiii, 78]

One of the oldest streets of suburban Dublin.

New-sun-inn-yd. (S. Thomaas-str.) 1798. From an inn with the sign of the Sun?

Newton’s-la. (S. Nicholas-str.) 1766. [Harris.]

Nicholas (S.)-gate, -str- See Gates, - and S. Nicholas-str.

Nickleby (78-79 Tyrone-str. lr-) 1840.

From Nicholas Nickleby, by Charles Dickens, - which appeared in 1839- Cf.- Pickwick-pl.

Nightingale-ct. (Capel-str.) 1766. [Harris.]

It disappears after 1792?

Norths-al. (8-9 Castle-str.)

From Wm. North, girdler, - at 8 Castle-str. (Hughes’s S. John’s, 136.)..

North-lots. See Lots.

North-strand. (Amiens-str.) 1803

It was under water in 1673. (See Sir Bernard de Gomme’s map, in Haliday, 229.)

Called The Strand, 1728, 1756.

Northumberland-ct. (Cope-str.) 1798. [Whitelaw.]

Northumberland-str.

(Wexford-str.) 1776.

Where was this?

From Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, - L.L. 1763-55.

(Charlotte-str.) 1769.

Where was this? [It is still in the Directory of 1835 - and, in that of 1336, it gives place to Northumberland-str. (Donnybrook-road), - which, again disappears in the Directory of 1840, in which Northumberland-rd. (Percy-pl/), q.v. first appears] Can it have been an earlier name for Camden-str.?

(Leeson-str. up.) 1821. [Cooke’s map.] This has either disappeared or merged into Dartmouth-rd. See preceding observation.

Northumberland-rd. (Percy-pl.) 1832. [Map.]

From Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland, - L.L. 1829-30. (Cf. Percy-pl.)

The road is not laid out in Cooke’s map of 1821.

Northumberland-market. (Eden-qu.) 1835.

-buildings. 1840. (Erected, 1829.) See above.

Northumberland-sq. (Abbey-str. lr.) 1844.

This is built on the site of Blenheim-str., q.v., - a thoroughfare which has disappeared since 1835.

See above.

North-wall. (Liffey-bank.) 1756. North-wall-qu. 1836.

Nottingham-str. (North-strand.) 1798.

See Irish Builder of 1 Feb. 1890.

Nowland’s-la. (Rogerson’s-qu.) 1798. [Whitelaw.]

Noy-str. (North-strand.) 1795.

This thoroughfare has disappeared since 1839.

Nugent-str. (N. C. R.,-Summer-hill.) 1800. [Map.]

This name does not appear in any list of streets. It seems to have been called Washington-str. from 1818 to 1838.

Is it not now Buckingham-pl. (1832)?

O’Brien’s**-al. (S. Francis-str.) 1798. [Whitelaw.]

O’Connell-ave. (Berkeley-rd.) 1887.

From Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847), M.P. (Cf. Derrynane-parade. See Statues.)

O’Connell-br. (late Carlisle-br.) See Bridges (Liffey).

Off-la. (Henry-str.) 1756. [Printed Of-la. 1766.]

From Henry Moore, 3rd Viscount Moore, and Baron Moore of Mellefont, cr., in 1661; Earl of Drogheda, - whence also Henry-str., Moore-str., Earl-str. N., Drogheda-str., q.v., - and Mellifont-la. (Cf. Meath-str.)

Now called Henry-pl.

Old Bridge. See Bridges (Liffey, - Whitworth).

Old Rope-walk (Beresford-pl.) 1756.

Now Gardiner-str., q.v. - See Rope-walk.

Oliver’s-al. (Golden-la.) 1728. [Brooking’s map.]

Orange-str. (Fishamble-str.) 1724.

From William III. (1650-1702), Prince of Orange (now in France).

Called, in 1646, Stable-al., - in 1659, Cadogan’s-al. (from Capt. Wm - Cadogan, M.P. for Monaghan, having a house in it), - in 166i1 Smock-al., - in 1724, for a few years, Orange-str., - again (as still popularly), Smock-alley, - and now (since 1840) Essex-str. W. [Hughes’s S. John’s,

Gilb. Hist. Dubl., ii. 111-113.]

Ordnance-la. (Rogerson’s-qu.) 1792-1839. = -str. 1800. [Map.]

In a map of 1800, the ‘King’s Stores’ are near it, - and, in a map of 1821, the ‘Recruiting Depot’ is close to it.

Called Creighton-str., q.v., since 1839. (Cooke’s map of 1821 seems singular in calling it Hanover-la.)

Oriel-str. (Commons-str.) 1832.

From the Right Hon. John Foster (1740-1828), the last Speaker (1785-1800) of the Irish Ho. of Commons, - cr., 1821, Baron Oriel. (Cf. Foster-pl., -ave., -aqueduct.)

In 1846, it appears divided into up. and lr.

Ormond-br. See Bridges (Liffey, - Richmond).

Ormond-ct. (Sycamore-al.) 1766. [Harris.]

Ormond-market (Ormond-qu. up.). 1684. [Haliday, 212.]

From James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, - L.L., 1660-69, and 1677-85.

It occupies the groutid formerly covered by the Pill (See Pi1-la.)

Ormond-qu. See Quays.

Ormond-str.

(Cork-str.) 1756. [Rocque’s map.]
(Marlborough-str.) 1766. [Harris.]

Where was this?

Orpin’s-ct. (Copper-al.) 1766-1819.

Ovoca-rd. (S. C. R.) 1870.

From Ovoca, in the Co. Wicklow.

Oxmantown. (S. Michan’s-parish.) 1216. [D. K. R., xx. 39.]

-green, 1330. [ib., xxiii. 98.] -str., 1401 [ib., xxiii 131.]

From the Danes, - who, coming from tile East of Great Britain, were called Eastmen, or Ostmen, and their town Ostmantown or Oxmantown. We find it called Houstmanebi (by = town) in 1192. (S. Michan has been usually regarded as a Danish saint. See Saints.)

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Nancy to Oxmantown explained and dated.