Fenian Street

Fenian Street is a street in Dublin, Ireland.

Fenian Street
Fenian Street as seen from Lincoln Place
Fenian Street is located in Central Dublin
Fenian Street
Native nameSráid na bhFíníní (Irish)
Former name(s)Denzille Street, Denzil Street
NamesakeFenian Brotherhood
LocationDublin, Ireland
Postal codeD02
Coordinates53.3416066°N 6.2508416°W / 53.3416066; -6.2508416
east endHogan Place
west endLincoln Place
Other
Known forcollapse of tenement houses in 1963

Location

Fenian Street runs from Lincoln Place at the western end, to Hogan Place at the eastern end, parallel with Pearse Street.

History

Fenian Street was formally called Denzille or Denzil Street, first appearing on maps around 1770. It was named after the son of John Holles, Denzille Holles.[1] It was renamed Fenian Street, after the Fenian Brotherhood,[2] who operated from the street in the 1850s.[3]

On 12 June 1963, 2a, 3, and 4 Fenian Street tenement houses collapsed. This resulted in the deaths of two young girls, Linda Byrne (aged 8) and Marion Vardy (aged 9), who were passing the building when it collapsed.[4][5][6][7] The collapse was blamed on the fast drying out of water saturated bricks after a period of heavy rain, and prompted demands for poorly maintained and dangerous tenement buildings to be demolished. In the 18 months after the collapse on Fenian Street, over 1200 Georgian houses in Dublin were demolished.[8]

Architecture

No. 25 Fenian Street is one of the oldest buildings in the area, predating the layout of nearby Merrion Square. Dating from the 17th century, the street would have been a coastal road at the time of construction, with the house facing the coastline and bay. The current building was first built in 1729 with a high pitched roof which was later amended to a more Palladian style. The building was subject to emergency remedial works in 2015.[9]

Archer's Garage is a notable building on the corner of Fenian Street and Sandwith Street.[3]

See also

References
  1. M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. pp. 22, 30. ISBN 1850680000.
  2. Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 69. ISBN 0717132048.
  3. Bunbury, Turtle. "THE DOCKLANDS - WESTLAND ROW & SOUTH QUAYS - STREETWISE". www.turtlebunbury.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. "Collapse of Tenements 1963". Dublin City Council. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. "The tenement crisis in Dublin, 1963". Come Here To Me!. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. "June 17th, 1963". The Irish Times. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. Dickson, David (2015). Dublin : the making of a capital city. London. p. 527. ISBN 978-1-84765-056-6. OCLC 1100846614.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. "Knocking Dublin". Dublin Review of Books (49). 10 February 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  9. "No. 25 Fenian Street". Dublin City Architects Blog. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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