Golden Lane, Dublin
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Golden Lane (Irish: Lána an Óir)[1] is a street on the Southside of Dublin city. It runs from Bride Street in the west to Longford Street and Stephen Street in the east. It is intersected by Ship Street, Whitefriar Street and Chancery Lane.
It is one of the oldest streets in Dublin outside of the city gates and walls and dates from at least 1466.
It was originally named Cross Lane, and is shown as such on John Speed's map of Dublin of 1610. This changed around the time the Goldsmith's Guild moved to Goldsmith's Hall at 22 Golden Lane in 1812 however the Golden Heart pub was also located on the street in the 18th century as well as a number of other goldsmiths. From 1709 to 1812 Goldsmith's Hall was located on nearby Werburgh Street.[2]
As of 2023, none of the original pre-20th century buildings remain on the street above ground level.[citation needed]
History
Church of St Michael le Pole
The street was the site of the Church of St Michael le Pole ("St Michael of the pool") at the time Norse invaders arrived in the 9th and 10th centuries.[3][4][5] The building was deconsecrated in 1682 following the uniting of the parishes of St Michael Le Pole, St Stephen and St Bride, and in 1706 it became a school.[6] The round tower of the church lasted for almost 700 years until It was damaged in a storm in 1775 and was taken down.[7]
The street was occupied in Viking times, as it is near the Dubh Linn, the black pool which gave Dublin its name. It was also at one of the highest points in the city near Dublin Castle and hence would have been a natural defensive position. Various Viking burials and artefacts have been found near the original street line.[8]
Post-1700
In the 18th century, the street was mainly residential, containing the houses of educated and professional persons and merchants from the city proper.[citation needed] A gatehouse referred to as Whitefriars gatehouse is detailed on the street in John Roque's 1756 map of Dublin.[9] In 1790, the architect Francis Sandys designed a fountain on the street to match other fountains which he designed for James Street and Merrion Street which are still in existence.[10]
By 1862, the street was dominated by cobblers as well as some of the residual businesses related to the gold trade.[11] By the early 20th century, the street, along with much of the inner city, was in decline with much of the street recorded as tenements in the 1901 census.[12] The last of the original Georgian and pre-Georgian houses were demolished in the 1980s.[citation needed]
Notable residents
- John Field - composer and musician[13]
- Lily Kempson
- Fielding Ould - medical practitioner
- Laetitia Pilkington[14]
See also
- St. Bride's Church, Dublin
- Dublin Assay Office
References
- ^ "Lána an Óir/Golden Lane". logainm.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Guinness, Henry S. (1922). "Dublin Trade Gilds". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 12 (2): 143–163. JSTOR 25513267. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "11672 « Excavations". excavations.ie. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Dublin City Archaeological Archive/Golden Lane, Dublin 8 (04E1030) Collection". Irish Archives Resource. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "St Michael le Pole Church". irelandxo.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "12th C. – St Michael le Pole, Dublin". Architecture @ Archiseek.com. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "History". Dublin Royal Convention Centre. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Golden Lane, Dublin 8 (04E1030) Collection" (PDF). www.dublincity.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "DU018-020039- : Gatehouse : Dublin South City". heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Architects". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Thom's Almanac (1862)". libraryireland.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Kearns, Kevin C. (7 March 2006). Dublin Tenement Life: An Oral History of the Dublin Slums. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7171-5906-2. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Mulvaney, Amy (2 January 2019). "Double Take: The modest plaque dedicated to 'Ireland's answer to Mozart'". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Pilkington, Laetitia (1997). Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-1719-9. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
External links
- RTE Archive photos of Golden Lane in the 1950s
- Dublin City Libraries photos from the 1960s-80s
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- Abbey Street
- Amiens Street
- Arbour Hill
- Bachelors Walk
- Benburb Street
- Beresford Place
- Blackhall Place
- Bloom Lane
- Buckingham Street
- Capel Street
- Cathal Brugha Street
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- Eden Quay
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- Summerhill Parade
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(Southside)
- Ailesbury Road
- Anglesea Road
- Aungier Street
- Baggot Street
- Bow Lane West
- Boyne Street
- Bride Street
- Britain Quay
- Bull Alley Street
- Camden Street
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- Clare Street
- Clyde Road
- College Green
- College Street
- The Coombe
- Coppinger Row
- Cork Street
- Crampton Court
- Cuffe Street
- Dame Lane
- Dame Street
- Dawson Street
- D'Olier Street
- Earlsfort Terrace
- Ely Place
- Eustace Street
- Fenian Street
- Fishamble Street
- Fleet Street
- Fownes Street
- Fumbally Lane
- Georges Quay
- Golden Lane
- Grafton Street
- Harcourt Street
- Harcourt Terrace
- Hawkins Street
- Herbert Park
- Herbert Road
- Heytesbury Street
- High Street
- Hume Street
- James's Street
- Kildare Street
- Lansdowne Road
- Leeson Street
- Lincoln Place
- Marrowbone Lane
- Merrion Road
- Merrion Street
- Misery Hill
- Molesworth Street
- Morehampton Road
- Mount Street Lower
- Nassau Street
- Northumberland Road
- Newbridge Avenue
- New Bride Street
- Park Avenue
- Parliament Street
- Patrick Street
- Pearse Street
- Raglan Road
- Sandymount Avenue
- Shelbourne Road
- Shrewsbury Road
- Sir John Rogerson's Quay
- South Circular Road
- South Great George's Street
- South William Street
- St Andrew's Street
- Steeven's Lane
- Stephen Street
- Sydney Parade Avenue
- Tara Street
- Thomas Street
- Tritonville Road
- Werburgh Street
- Westland Row
- Westmoreland Street
- Wexford Street
- Wicklow Street
- Winetavern Street
- Wood Quay
- York Street