Morehampton Road, Dublin

Morehampton Road (Irish: Bóthar Morehampton) is a road running through Donnybrook in Dublin, Ireland. It runs from the junction of Upper Leeson Street and Sussex Road to Donnybrook Road. It meets Wellington Place, Herbert Park and Marlborough Road.

Morehampton Road
Herbert Park
Native nameBóthar Morehampton  (Irish)
NamesakeMorehampton Park
Length600 m (2,000 ft)
Width24 metres (79 ft)
LocationDonnybrook, Dublin, Ireland
Postal codeD04
Coordinates53.325935°N 6.242195°W / 53.325935; -6.242195
north endLeeson Street
south endDonnybrook Main Street

The Road is known for its examples of large Victorian townhouses.[1] The Grove wildlife sanctuary is also located on the road, occupying 0.5 hectares at the corner of Wellington Place. The site was donated to the state by Miss Kathleen Goodfellow.[2]

The road derives its name from Morehampton Park, the Herefordshire seat of the Hoskyns baronets; John Hoskyns (1784–1858), son of Sir Hungerford Hoskyns, 6th Baronet, built his house in this area and called it Morehampton.[3]

Éamon de Valera lived on the nearby Morehampton Terrace from 1910.[4]

See also

Further reading

  • M. Donnelly. Short Histories of Dublin Parishes, part 2.

References


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