Dawson Street

The Mansion House

Dawson Street (Irish: Sráid Dhásain) is one of the main streets of central Dublin.

The street was named after Joshua Dawson who laid out Dawson Street as well as the nearby Grafton, Anne, and Harry Streets,^[1] and who built the Mansion House in 1710.^[2]

Location

Dawson Street runs parallel to Grafton Street, to which it is connected by Duke Street and South Anne Street. Much of the street is a shopping thoroughfare, including the bookshop Hodges Figgis.

Molesworth Street links the street to Kildare Street.

Saint Ann's 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.

Traffic flows one way, northwards.

Famous inhabitants

Noted Irish ecclesiastical architect William Hague had his office at 50 Dawson Street.^[3] As did Thomas Francis McNamara (also at No. 50 and No. 5).

Luas

Luas Cross City
Green Line extension
Legend
Broombridge Cabra Phibsborough Grangegorman Broadstone - D.I.T. Dominick Street Cathal Brugha Street Parnell Street O'Connell Street Upper O'Connell Street - GPO Marlborough Street Red Line Abbey Street River Liffey O'Connell Bridge ┃ Rosie Hackett Bridge Westmoreland Street Trinity Dawson Street St Stephen's Green Green Line to Bride's Glen

Dawson Street will be a stop on the Luas Cross city Line. The line will link the Red and Green lines going from Broombridge in North Dublin (interchange with Irish Rail station) and St.Stephen's Green present Green Line stop. Construction started in June 2013 with services expected to begin in 2017.^[4]

See also

• List of streets and squares in Dublin

References

Coordinates: 53°20′28″N 6°15′30″W / 53.34111°N 6.25833°W / 53.34111; -6.25833

External links

• LUAS Cross City Project Website