Dublin street corners

Baker's

Doyle's

Hanlon's

Hart's

Kelly's

Leonard's

Vaughan's

Edge's

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Map of Dublin showing the "corners"

Doyle's

Hanlon's

Kelly's

Leonard's

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Map of central Dublin showing four of the "corners"

Several notable junctions in Dublin city in Ireland still carry the name (usually unofficially) of the pub or business which once occupied the corner.

While this practice is not unique to Dublin, the pace of recent development there has meant that the original source of the name is more likely to have disappeared.

Examples include:

• Baker's Corner at the junction of Rochestown Avenue and Kill Lane in Deansgrange;^[1][2]
• Doyle's Corner at the junction of the
  R147) and Phibsborough Road (R135) in Phibsborough;^[3][4]
• Edge's Corner at the junction of the North Strand Road (Annesley Bridge Road) and Fairview Strand;^[5][6]
• Hanlon's Corner at the junction of the North Circular Road (
  R805);^[7][8][9]
• Hart's Corner at the junction of Botanic Road, Finglas Road, and Prospect Road (all
  R135) in Glasnevin;^[10][11]
• Kelly's Corner at the junction of the
  Upper Camden Street and Richmond Street) and the South Circular Road (Harrington Street and Harcourt Road);^[12][13]
• Leonard's Corner at the junction of the
  Clanbrassil Street;^[14][15]
• Vaughan's Corner at the junction of the N81 road (Terenure Road North and Terenure Place) and the R114 road (Terenure Road East and Rathfarnham Road) in Terenure.^[16][17]

Other street corners have been named after notable people, for example Rory Gallagher Corner in Temple Bar.^[18]

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