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Goldsmith Street - origin of name

LionelNashe · 2017-04-13 07:27:45

This is a residential street in Phibsboro, with terraced houses from the 1800s. Does anyone know if it's named after Oliver Goldsmith?

13-04-2017 7:27am

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This is a residential street in Phibsboro, with terraced houses from the 1800s. Does anyone know if it's named after Oliver Goldsmith?

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#2 13-04-2017 8:01am

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I would imagine it's more to do with the trade than the writer.

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Neighbouring streets are named after Berkeley, Sarsfield and O'Connell, so I think it's reasonable to assume Goldsmith Street is named after Oliver Goldsmith. I doubt you'd have any goldsmiths up there where it was a field until about 1850.

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#4 13-04-2017 10:47am

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The Rev. C.T. McCready in 'Dublin Street Names - dated and explained' (1892) says:

Goldsmith-str. (Eccles -str.) 1870.
From Oliver Goldsmith, 1728-74.
Cf. Auburn-str., - but not Oliver's-al.

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#5 13-04-2017 10:49am

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I was born there, and yes it's named after Oliver.

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#6 13-04-2017 11:24am

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