North Brunswick Street is a street on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. It runs from the junction of Stoneybatter in the east to Church Street in the west and runs parallel to North King Street further south. It is located between the areas of Grangegorman to the north and Smithfield to the south. The street is named for the House of Brunswick, holders of the British and Irish crown from 1714 to 1901.[2]
It was formerly named Channel Row (Irish: Raidh na Canálach, meaning 'Canal row') which likely originated from a channel connected with the Bradogue River.[3]
It is not to be confused with Great Brunswick Street (later renamed Pearse Street) on the south side of the city.
History
The street formed from medieval times as a natural connecting point between two of the main routes out of the city before the River Liffey's tidal estuary. It is likely partially shown as a laneway off Church Street just north of St. Michan's Church in John Speed's map of Dublin of 1610.[4]
By the time of John Rocques's map of 1756, it is firmly shown as Channel Row with buildings taking up most of both its northern and southern sides.[5]
In 1773, Dublin's second house of industry opened in a former malthouse on the street.[6] By 1790 the building was deemed to be in danger of collapse and a new building was designed and built to the plans of the architect Richard Johnston with work commencing in September 1791.[7]
