Dublin Street Names

amtc wrote: »

I know this is off topic but might be entertaining for some...

Who has the most streets in Dublin named after them?

Apparently it's Henry Moore, Earl of Drogheda

Henry St
Moore St
North and South Earl St
Of Lane (somewhere near the Lotts)
Drogheda Street (now O'Connell St).

The South Earl Street is not actually named after Henry Moore, it is named after the first Earl of Meath, Edward Brabazon, who was also the Baron of Ardee, In the Coombe, there is a Brabazon Street, Brabazon Row around Newmarket, as well as Ardee Street, the aforementioned South Earl Street and Meath Street/ Meath Place. For the record, Lotts runs adjacent to Abbey Street Middle and Bachelor's Quay; it is a nice cobbled lane.

Hamndegger wrote: »

The South Earl Street is not actually named after Henry Moore, it is named after the first Earl of Meath, Edward Brabazon, who was also the Baron of Ardee, In the Coombe, there is a Brabazon Street, Brabazon Row around Newmarket, as well as Ardee Street, the aforementioned South Earl Street and Meath Street/ Meath Place.

Lord Edward Street as well by any chance? Think I was told that story with that street added once

Seen Brabazon st. here the other day and i thought what a strange name for a street

amtc wrote: »

think this was moved from another place i posted.

I'm quite disappointed if this isn't true, it's probably one of the first things I remember my dad telling me as a little girl (aged 4 in 1977). Does that mean my daddy doesn't know everything (!)

I think the poster said that only the Earl Street South bit wasn't true.

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

It wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea!


The cobbled bit is nice and has a certain charm to it. The end centered on the pic sadly is Dublin's biggest open air urinal.