Seán McDermott Street
Native name | Sráid Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada (Irish)[1] |
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Former name(s) | Great Martin's Lane (to 1764) Gloucester Street (1764–1933) |
Namesake | Seán Mac Diarmada |
Length | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
Width | 19 metres (62 ft) |
Location | Dublin, Ireland |
Postal code | D01 |
Coordinates | 53°21′13″N 6°15′13″W / 53.35356466507168°N 6.253653898469505°W |
west end | Cumberland Street Upper, Cathal Brugha Street, Champions Avenue |
Major junctions | Gardiner Street, James Joyce Street |
east end | Buckingham Street, Killarney Street |
Construction | |
Construction start | early 18th century |
Other | |
Known for | Monto, Scots Presbyterian Church, Matt Talbot |
Seán McDermott Street (Irish: Sráid Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada)[1] is a street in northeast Dublin, Ireland. It is divided into Seán McDermott Street Lower (east end) and Seán McDermott Street Upper (west end).[2][3][4]
Located in the north inner city, it runs west-east as an extension of Cathal Brugha Street, for about 530 metres (1⁄3 mile) until it intersects with Buckingham Street.[5][6]
History
The street was originally named Great Martin's Lane or Saint Martin's Lane, having that name by 1712. [7]
In 1764 it was renamed Gloucester Street for
In the 1860s–1920s, Gloucester Street was the northern end of the notorious
Its intersection with Gloucester Place was known as the Gloucester Diamond, and was a centre for
An IRA safe house was located at 36 Gloucester Street Lower during the Irish War of Independence; Conor Clune, Dick McKee and Sean Fitzpatrick were arrested there on 21 November 1920, the day before Bloody Sunday.[11][15]
In 1933 the street was renamed for Seán Mac Diarmada (McDermott, 1883–1916), an executed leader of the Easter Rising.[16][17] The area was plagued by juvenile crime, including by the so-called "animal gangs."[18] In 1943–53, over 500 new homes were provided in the area by reconditioning.[19] Nevertheless, the area continued to be plagued by poverty and crime, with Michael Keating criticising the squalor of the area in the late 1970s.[20]
A
A temporary Catholic chapel was built in 1915; it was replaced by the
Today, the Irish headquarters of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul are located on Seán McDermott Street as well as a Simon Community hostel which is housed in the former carpenters' asylum, an impressive regency style former guildhall at number 35.[29][30][31]
There is also a large public swimming pool, closed since 2019 for refurbishment.[32][33]
Built heritage
Since the establishment of the street there have been numerous notable buildings, some of which have now been demolished while others are in a state of dereliction.
Scots Presbyterian Church
The
Gloucester Terrace
Gloucester Terrace was a Regency terrace of six houses constructed around 1831 with a unified pediment located at what was later referred to as 45 to 50 Lower Seán MacDermott Street but originally forming a portion of Gloucester Street. The houses were demolished in the 1950s to be replaced with an ESB substation and other public buildings.[35][36]
Gallery
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Facade of the Scots Presbyterian Church
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Dublin City Council offices, 52 Seán McDermott Street Lower
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Playground on Seán McDermott Street
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Multi-storey flats on the corner of Seán McDermott Street Upper and Lower Gardiner Street
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Larkin Community College
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A rear view of Lourdes Parish Schools
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Carpenters' Asylum
See also
References
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- ^ "Update on planned works to Sean McDermott Street #swimmingpool". 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Heart of Dublin: Gloucester Diamond". Dublin City Council. 29 April 2013.
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- ^ Seery, Michael (24 August 2015). "Great Martin's Lane". Wide and Convenient Streets.
- ^ Croke, Ruaidhrí. "Ghosts and goalposts: The soul of street football in Dublin's Gloucester Diamond". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Johnny McGory". King Laoghaire - Irish Ballads & Tunes.
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- ^ "Monastery Of Our Lady Of Charity Of Refuge, Gloucester St, Dublin QX-00470 – The Historical Picture Archive". www.historicalpicturearchive.com.
- ^ O’Loughlin, Ed. "Ireland's last Magdalene laundry: 'They should knock it to the ground'". The Irish Times.
- ^ Culliton, Gary. "LAST DAYS OF A LAUNDRY". The Irish Times.
- ^ "CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, SEAN MACDERMOTT STREET, CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES (RC) Dictionary of Irish Architects -". www.dia.ie.
- ^ "Dublin, Ireland: Shrine of Venerable Matt Talbott". 5 March 2020.
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- ^ "Pope Visits Seán McDermott Street". RTÉ Archives.
- ^ "Simon Hostel, 35 Sean McDermott Street, Dublin, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, SEAN MACDERMOTT STREET, NO. 035 (CARPENTERS' HALL) Dictionary of Irish Architects -". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Contact Us - St Vincent De Paul".
- ^ Surve, Aakanksha (11 May 2021). "Dublin pool closed for 2 years to undergo refurbishment to delight of locals". DublinLive.
- ^ "Sean McDermott Street Swimming Pool". Dublin City Council. 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Record of Protected Structures in Dublin City" (PDF). Dublin City Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Archives, RTÉ (5 July 2012). "RTÉ Archives". stillslibrary.rte.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "1831 – Gloucester Terrace, Sean McDermott St., Dublin". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2021.