Sydney Parade Avenue

Sydney Parade Avenue (Irish: Ascaill Pharáid Sydney) Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ireland runs from the land formerly known as Ailesbury Park opposite the Merrion Centre at the Merrion Road end, to the sea of Dublin Bay at the Strand Road. Ailesbury Road joins Sydney Parade at the DART station known as Sydney Parade railway station, originally opened in January 1835.[3][4] Other side roads off the avenue include

  • Richelieu Park, a cul-de-sac
  • Ailesbury Park,
  • Ailesbury Gardens, which joins with
  • St. Alban's Park, and
  • Park Avenue, the road to Sandymount village.
Sydney Parade Avenue
Native nameAscaill Pharáid Sydney, Ascaill Pharáid Shidní[1]  (Irish)
NamesakeSidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea[2]
Length700 m (2,300 ft)
Width10 metres (33 ft)
LocationSandymount, Dublin, Ireland
Postal codeD04
Coordinates53°19′22″N 6°12′33″W
northeast endStrand Road
southwest endMerrion Road
Other
Known forSydney Parade railway station

The Ailesbury Park end of the avenue has been closed to road traffic, since the 1980s. The avenue was formerly spelt Sidney Parade Avenue.

See also

Literary Connection

In "A Painful Case" by James Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. Sinico lived in a house called Leoville on Sydney Parade Avenue.

References

  1. "SYDNEY PARADE IRISH". The Irish Times.
  2. Kullmann, Kurt (May 28, 2018). "The First Irish Railway: Westland Row to Kingstown". History Press via Google Books.
  3. "Sydney Parade" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  4. Kullmann, Kurt (May 28, 2018). "The First Irish Railway: Westland Row to Kingstown". History Press via Google Books.
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