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Street in central Dublin, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clare Street (Irish: Sráid an Chláraigh)[1] is a street in central Dublin, Ireland.
Native name | Sráid an Chláraigh (Irish) |
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Namesake | John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare |
Location | Dublin, Ireland |
Postal code | D02 |
west end | Leinster Street South |
east end | Merrion Street, Merrion Square |
Clare Street runs from Leinster Street South in the west to the junction of Merrion Square and Merrion Street in the east.
Clare Street first appears on maps as a thoroughfare in 1756.[2] The street was developed by John Ensor around 1762 for the sixth Viscount Fitzwilliam.[3] It was named after John Holles Earl of Clare,[2] or his brother Denzille Holles.[4] His descendants had a number of streets in this area named for them, including Denzille Street (now Fenian Street), Denzille Lane, Holles Street, Wentworth Place, Fitzwilliam Square and Merrion Square.[2]
Samuel Beckett lived on the top floor of number 6 Clare Street, above the offices of his father's firm. While living there he wrote his first novel, More Pricks than Kicks.[4]
One of Dublin's oldest book stops, Greene's, operated from 16 Clare Street from 1843 to 2007. Initially opened as a lending library by John Greene, the Pembrey family ran the business from 1912 until its closure.[5]
Much of the original Georgian fabric of the street remains, though with some rebuilding and adaptation. Most of the houses are now in use as offices.[3]
In 1987, listed buildings on the street including the largest surviving townhouse, were controversially demolished in spite their protected status following a period of gutting and sabotage.[6][7][8][9] The houses were finally replaced in 2002 with a new on-street entrance to the National Gallery of Ireland Millennium Wing.[10][11]
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