best street names

Spiritoftheseventies

Passed this one the other day and have to say brought a smile to my face.
Tranquility Grove in Coolock.
Any other good sounding street names anyone has seen.

ocokev

Main street

thebullkf

all the road names in Darndale are flowers....

primrose...

buttercup...

thebullkf

some of the roads in Crumlin are mountains....

mourne...






mcGillycuddy reeks:D:D:D

thebullkf

little britain st....(i think)

just off parnell st....laneway with garage in it....


why Britain St.???


also...


Middle Third.....(killester)....weird...


o'curry st. in limerick...(beside Dolans)

Pandoras Twist

Dammit, was just going to post little britain street. Didnt think anyone else would know it.

Bigger Road just off the walkinstown roundabout

thebullkf

Pandoras Twist wrote: »

Dammit, was just going to post little britain street. Didnt think anyone else would know it.

Bigger Road just off the walkinstown roundabout

richardjjd

1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Avenue in East Wall.Its a tad different to Manhattan.

cosmic

thebullkf wrote: »

some of the roads in Crumlin are mountains....

mourne...

That's Drimnagh.


There's a road called Blackberry Lane in Rathmines, any time I pass it, I always imagine it's full of upper middle class people in suits.

datk

Tuscany Downs in Raheny - sounds very American Soap Operay.

Barna77

Love Lane, sounds like a Danielle Steel book

boosh_fan

Coke Lane

WindSock

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Passed this one the other day and have to say brought a smile to my face.
Tranquility Grove in Coolock.
Any other good sounding street names anyone has seen.

That area of Coolock was built around the time of the Moon landing, so they named the places after the Moon countries.

stovelid

Stoneybatter or Protestant Row.

The latter sounds like a liberal sop or sectarian jibe. As it's a piss-smelling alley, I fear the latter.

Latchy

Gloucester Diamond .

What a name . Came across it in the Spanish Lady song

SoupyNorman

Bayside boulevard - I laugh every time.

Spiritoftheseventies

Favourite place name for me is Conquer hill road in Clontarf. Beside is Brian Boru street.

chughes

thebullkf wrote: »

little britain st....(i think)

just off parnell st....laneway with garage in it....


why Britain St.???

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Before Independance, Parnell Street was called Great Britain Street. Little Britain Street was at the top of Great Britain Street, on the other side of Capel Street.

Robus

In the opposite end of the spectrum “Church Street” is the most common name.
Can you name all the streets in Dublin named after a county in Ireland?

Spiritoftheseventies

Cork Street, Meath Street, Armagh Road are three that spring to mind.

Robus

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Cork Street, Meath Street, Armagh Road are three that spring to mind.

Kildare, Wicklow, Wexford..... it gets harder

candy-gal1

love lane - down by leeson street lol

Cian park

amdublin

candy-gal1 wrote: »

love lane - down by leeson street lol

Isn't the Registry Office near Love Lane???

sron

Vico Road, Dalkey.

I never did understand how it was named.

Robus

sron wrote: »

Vico Road, Dalkey.

I never did understand how it was named.

Named after the Italian area with apperent similar views ( also Sorento road)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vico_Equense

Dyr

Little Ship Street, The Rise (sounds like an 80's goth band), Luke Steet, Fade Street, Engine Alley, Pimlico (it always sounds funny to me)

problemchimp

candy-gal1 wrote: »

love lane - down by leeson street lol

Cian park

funny enough love lane is close to the red light area, as is lad lane. My favourite is Beaver row. Imagine a row of them. yyyyyyeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh!

Dyr

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Cork Street, Meath Street, Armagh Road are three that spring to mind.

Longford Street too.

tricky D

Cowbooter Lane

Misery Hill

Dannyboy1987

I thought BACK LANE was funny

Robus

Bambi wrote: »

Longford Street too.

Still more, thought the list would be here in full by now:)

Radiotower

I know its not in Dublin but what about this in Cavan town

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Cock+Hill,+Cavan,+Ireland&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.509065,78.837891&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Cock+Hill,+Cavan,+County+Cavan,+Ireland&ll=53.994728,-7.348738&spn=0.011403,0.038495&z=15

Its really steep - hard to walk up..

Raam

Passifyoucan, near Clonsilla

kildara

There is a CANAL STREET that I pass on my way to work.
Each letter is on the wall in individual tiles. The letters C and S were regulary removed by someone, leaving it as CANAL STREET

There is also a road called Bellenden Walk, again, some comedian is forever leaving it reading Bellenden Walk...

Meeja Ireland

problemchimp wrote: »

funny enough love lane is close to the red light area, as is lad lane. My favourite is Beaver row. Imagine a row of them. yyyyyyeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh!

I think I read recently Beaver Row is one of the streets renamed when the old red-light district (Monto) was refurbished. The new name may have been a little mischievous.

Clementine

Atmospheric Lane in Dalkey is my favorite. It's named after the Atmospheric Railway line. But, it's not as romantic as it sounds: the train used an atmospheric engine, hence the name.

It always makes me giggle when I pass by Pearse Villas in Sallynoggin where they've rubbed out the P and the first E on the road signs

Spiritoftheseventies

Raam wrote: »

Passifyoucan, near Clonsilla

Seriously?

fascination

Lad Lane off Baggott St and Fumbally lane off Clanbrassil St..... hee hee

Spiritoftheseventies

fascination wrote: »

Lad Lane off Baggott St and Fumbally lane off Clanbrassil St..... hee hee

Dublin must have been some place in olden times

chughes

problemchimp wrote: »

funny enough love lane is close to the red light area, as is lad lane. My favourite is Beaver row. Imagine a row of them. yyyyyyeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh!

If you thought a row of them is impressive, imagine a whole town full of them - Beaverstown in Donabate.

chughes

Connaught Street, Leinster Street, Ulster Street, Munster Street, all in Phibsboro.

delta_bravo

Lad Lane

John Mason

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055378823&highlight=dublin+street+names

here you go, they should all be listed here from the last time :p

Spiritoftheseventies

irishbird wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055378823&highlight=dublin+street+names

here you go, they should all be listed here from the last time :p

Just what I need. Another rival thread. Just kidding

Carlos_Ray

"Bangher gap" place...

Spiritoftheseventies

Carlos_Ray wrote: »

"Bangher gap" place...

Sure thats not Banagher Gap?

Barna77

Prices St

Robus

Clementine wrote: »

It's named after the Atmospheric Railway line. But, it's not as romantic as it sounds: the train used an atmospheric engine, hence the name.

The romantic element was lost when rats eat the leather straps on the tracks and the system ha to be discontinued

Raam

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Seriously?

There she is.

Max Power1

boosh_fan wrote: »

Coke Lane

that was my first thought when reading the OP

(coke lane, not coke :P )

star.chaser

Dyke Parade in Cork

http://maps.google.ie/maps?hl=en&q=dyke+parade+cork&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Dyke+Parade,+Cork,+Co.+Cork&gl=ie&ei=kFnxS6SgDM2ssAalovi5Bg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ8gEwAA