Dawson Street
Encyclopedia
|
| Tutorials | Encyclopedia | Dictionary | Directory |
|
Dawson Street
The Mansion House Dawson Street () is one of the main streets of central Dublin, running parallel to Grafton Street, to which it is connected by Duke Street and Anne Street South. Much of the street is a shopping thoroughfare, including the bookshop Hodges Figgis and a rival branch of Waterstones. The street was named after the Dawson family, especially Harry Dawson, who laid out Dawson Street as well as the nearby Grafton, Anne, and Harry Streets[1], and Joshua Dawson, who built the Mansion House in 1710.[2] Molesworth Street links the street to Kildare Street. Saint Annes' Church is found on the eastern side and the Mansion House near the south end. The street has a slight slope downwards from its Stephen's Green end to its Trinity end. Dawson Street (Irish: Sráid Dhásain) is one of the main streets of central Dublin, running parallel to Grafton Street, to which it is connected by Duke Street and Anne Street South. Much of the street is a shopping thoroughfare, including the bookshop Hodges Figgis and a rival branch of Waterstones. The street was named after the Dawson family, Joshua Dawson, who built the building on the street, especially the Mansion House in 1710, and Harry Dawson, who laid out the sreet, aswell as the nearby Grafton street, Harry street and Anne street. Molesworth Street links the street to Kildare Street. Saint Annes' Church is found on the eastern side and the Mansion House near the south end. The street has a slight slope downwards from its Stephen's Green end to its Trinity end. Source: Wikipedia | The above article is available under the GNU FDL. | Edit this article
|
|
top
©2008-2009 TutorGig.com. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Statement