Sandymount Avenue

Sandymount Avenue
Level crossing at Sandymount railway station where Sandymount Avenue crosses the DART line
Sandymount Avenue is located in Dublin
Sandymount Avenue
Native nameAscaill Dhumhach Thrá (Irish)
NamesakeSandymount
Length750 m (2,460 ft)
Width12 metres (39 ft)
LocationSandymount, Dublin, Ireland
Postal codeD04
Coordinates53°19′42″N 6°13′11″W / 53.328363°N 6.219648°W / 53.328363; -6.219648
west endMerrion Road
east endGilford Road
Other
Known forW.B. Yeats birthplace

Sandymount Avenue (Irish: Ascaill Dhumhach Thrá) joins Merrion Road to Gilford Road in Sandymount, Dublin. Sandymount railway station is located roughly halfway along it at a level crossing. It is a residential area.[1]

W.B. Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning poet, was born here. A plaque now marks his birthplace.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gallagher, Alanna (8 October 2019). "Nothing added but time – and TLC – on Sandymount Ave for €1.6m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ Boylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 454. ISBN 0-7171-2945-4.
  3. ^ Gould, Warwick (27 July 2016). Yeats Annual. Springer. ISBN 9781349062065 – via Google Books.
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