Lincoln Place, Dublin

Lincoln Place
Lincoln Place as seen from Westland Row
Lincoln Place, Dublin is located in Central Dublin
Lincoln Place, Dublin
Native namePlás Lincoln (Irish)
Former name(s)St Patrick's Well Lane
NamesakeAbraham Lincoln
TypeStreet
Length180 m (590 ft)
LocationDublin, Ireland
Postal codeD02
Coordinates53°20′32″N 6°15′05″W / 53.34214°N 6.2515°W / 53.34214; -6.2515
west endFenian Street, Merrion Street Lower
east endNassau Street
Other
Known forDublin Dental University Hospital
Turkish Baths
Sweny's Pharmacy

Lincoln Place (Irish: Plás Lincoln) is a street in Dublin, Ireland.

Location

Alongside Nassau Street and Leinster Street South, Lincoln Place runs along the southern boundary of Trinity College Dublin.[1]

History

Lincoln Place, Nassau Street and Leinster Street South were previously collectively known as St Patrick's Well Lane. The name was derived from the holy well on the ground of Trinity College. In John Rocque's map of Dublin in the late 1750s, Lincoln Place was marked as St Patricks Lane. By 1773, the street was called Park Place,[1] and Park Street in 1792.[2]

It was renamed Lincoln Place in 1862[1] by Dublin Corporation as the street was deemed to have a poor reputation.[2] Clerkin states the street was named for Abraham Lincoln who was elected the previous year.[3]

Architecture

The street has a number of notable buildings, including the Dublin Dental University Hospital[4] and Lincoln Chambers.[5] Two of the street's buildings were mentioned in James Joyce's Ulysses: Sweny's Pharmacy[6] and the Victorian Turkish Baths.[7] Merrion Hall terminates the vista from the south on Merrion Street Lower while Oriel House frames the corner of Lincoln Place, Westland Row and Merrion Street Lower.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Plás Lincoln/Lincoln Place". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 59. ISBN 1850680000.
  3. ^ Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 107. ISBN 9780717132041.
  4. ^ Casey, Christine (2005). Dublin : the city within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. p. 411. ISBN 9780300109238.
  5. ^ "Lincoln Chambers, 20-21 Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Sweny, 1 Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ "1860 – Turkish Baths, Lincoln Place, Dublin". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2021.