Sandymount Avenue

Sandymount Avenue
	Level crossing at Sandymount railway station where Sandymount Avenue crosses the DART line
Native name	Ascaill Dhumhach Thrá (Irish)
Namesake	Sandymount
Length	750 m (2,460 ft)
Width	12 metres (39 ft)
Location	Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland
Postal code	D04
Coordinates	53.328363°N 6.219648°W
west end	Merrion Road
east end	Gilford Road
Other
Known for	W.B. Yeats birthplace

Sandymount Avenue (Irish: Ascaill Dhumhach Thrá) joins Merrion Road to Gilford Road in Sandymount, Dublin. Sandymount railway station is located roughly halfway along it at a level crossing. It is a residential area.[1]

W.B. Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning poet, was born here. A plaque now marks his birthplace.[2][3]

References

Gallagher, Alanna. "Nothing added but time – and TLC – on Sandymount Ave for €1.6m". The Irish Times.
Boylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 454. ISBN 0-7171-2945-4.
Gould, Warwick (July 27, 2016). "Yeats Annual". Springer – via Google Books.

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