Aungier Street

Aungier Street /ˈeɪndʒər/ (Irish: Sráid Aungier)^[1] is a street on the south side of Dublin, Ireland. It runs north-south as a continuation of South Great George's Street.

Aungier Street

Aungier Street
Native name	Sráid Aungier (Irish)
Namesake	Francis Aungier, 1st Baron Aungier of Longford and family
Length	350 m (1,150 ft)
Width	18 metres (59 ft)
Location	Dublin, Ireland
Postal code	D02
Coordinates	53.339856°N 6.265806°W / 53.339856; -6.265806
north end	South Great George's Street, Stephen Street
south end	Bishop Street, Redmond's Hill, Digges Street Upper, Cuffe Street
Construction
Inauguration	1661
Other
Known for	Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church, Dublin Business School, cafés, pubs, shops

It is the location of both a Technological University Dublin^[2] and a Dublin Business School campus.^[3]

History

Formerly this area was waste ground near the Dublin Carmelite Friary. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the monastery's lands were granted to the Aungier family.^[4][5]

The street was named after the family of Francis Aungier, 1st Baron Aungier of Longford who developed the street. His name is French and in French is pronounced [on.ʒje], but modern Dubliners pronounce the street name to rhyme with "danger."^[6] When the street was opened in 1661, it was 70 feet (21 m) wide, the widest in the city.^[7][8]

Edward Lovett Pearce designed a theatre for the street, built 1733–34 and merged with the Smock Alley Theatre in 1743.^{[9][10][11][12]} The theatre held the title of theatre royal for a period before it was reclaimed by Smock Alley Theatre shortly after with the Aungier Street Playhouse closing around 1750.

St. Peter's Church (Church of Ireland) opened in 1685; it closed in 1950 and was demolished in 1983.^[13]

The poet Thomas Moore was born at 12 Aungier Street in 1779.^[14][15]

In 1829, Aungier Street was the site of the first meeting room of what would become the Plymouth Brethren.^[16]

The Irish republican Simon Donnelly was born on Aungier Street in 1891.^[17]

During the Irish War of Independence, it was suggested that Aungier Street (and several others) would be joined to form Cahirmore Road, named for the legendary king Cathair Mór.^[18]

Cultural depictions

In 1851, Sheridan Le Fanu wrote a ghost story, "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street."^[19]

Aungier Street appears twice in the work of James Joyce: it is mentioned in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room;"^[20] while Leopold Bloom's blinds were purchased at 16 Aungier Street in Ulysses.^[21]

See also

• List of streets and squares in Dublin