Sydney Parade Avenue
.jpg) Traffic at the level crossing on Sydney Parade Avenue | |
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| Native name | |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea[2] |
| Length | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Width | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Location | Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland |
| Postal code | D04 |
| Coordinates | 53°19′22″N 6°12′33″W / 53.32278°N 6.20917°W |
| northeast end | Strand Road |
| southwest end | Merrion Road |
| Other | |
| Known for | Sydney Parade railway station |
Sydney Parade Avenue (Irish: Ascaill Pharáid Sydney) Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ireland runs from the land formerly known as Ailesbury Park opposite the Merrion Centre at the Merrion Road end, to the sea of Dublin Bay at the Strand Road. Ailesbury Road joins Sydney Parade at the DART station known as Sydney Parade railway station, originally opened in January 1835.[3][4] Other side roads off the avenue include
- Richelieu Park, a cul-de-sac
- Ailesbury Park,
- Ailesbury Gardens, which joins with
- St. Alban's Park, and
- Park Avenue, the road to Sandymount village.
The Ailesbury Park end of the avenue has been closed to road traffic since the 1980s. The avenue was formerly spelt Sidney Parade Avenue.
Literary connection
[edit]In "A Painful Case" by James Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. Sinico lived in a house called Leoville on Sydney Parade Avenue.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "SYDNEY PARADE IRISH". The Irish Times. 20 August 2002. Retrieved 26 February 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ Kullmann, Kurt (28 May 2018). The First Irish Railway: Westland Row to Kingstown. History Press. ISBN 9780750988568 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Sydney Parade" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- ^ Kullmann, Kurt (28 May 2018). The First Irish Railway: Westland Row to Kingstown. History Press. ISBN 9780750988568 – via Google Books.
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