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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Dublin => Topic started by: BeeMack on Friday 14 October 16 20:43 BST (UK)
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Please can anyone tell me where "Lower Meckle Street" was located. I know it was somewhere in the parish of St Mary,s Pro-Cathedral. My Great Grandmother is showing on the baptism registers n 1866 loving at Lower Meckle street
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Could it be Lower Mecklenburg St.? "lower Mecklenburg Street renamed Tyrone Street and later renamed Railway Street around 1911"
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Thank you aghadowey. it sounds like it doesn't it. I can't see locals using the long name for that street I just found it on the map there
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Some great old pictures of the area - here are just a few examples-
http://www.dublincity.ie/image/libraries/016-railway-street
http://www.dublincity.ie/image/libraries/017-railway-street
http://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/boy-gored-to-death-in-inner-city-dublin
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thank you aghadowey. I knew Dublin was one of the poorest cities in Europe at that time but seeing photos of it really so how desolate it was.
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The street was in the heart of an area commonly known as the Monto, famous worldwide as a Red Light district and mentioned in James Joyces 'Ulysess' as 'Nighttown'.
The Brothels and Kip houses were closed down in the early 1920s after a campaign by the Legion of Mary.
Must add that before the area became run down and neglected many titled, famous people lived in the Vicinity.
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Mecklenburg Street is part of the "Monto" area of Dublin and was renamed a couple of times to improve its image as it was known as a red light district.
It was renamed Tyrone Street Upper and Tyrone Street Lower in 1887
Tyrone street Upper was then renamed to Railway Street (in 1912, I believe) which is the currrent name.
Tyrone Street Lower became Waterford Street and has since been demolished.
http://www.swilson.info/maps/dublin1912.php
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,716259,735006,11,7
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Ok I think I need to apologise I think I have made GIGANTIC MISTAKE !!
I checked all the directory records for Keady
All list Patrick Woods public Grocer in Keady but no address
The 2 that say they are for Keady with Barrack Street are NOT Keady when I turned back to pages to double check they were for Belfast and that was a different Patrick Woods
It looks like MY Patrick woods could be anywhere in Keady (Death cert just says Keady for both himself and his wife)
I will look into the records at Bridge Street Thomas or Owen could be related I need to check it out I will have a look at Bridge Street and see if I can link in
Again I am REALLY SORRY
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I did find this regarding Patrick Woods Publin in a newspaper record
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Ok I think I need to apologise I think I have made GIGANTIC MISTAKE !!
I checked all the directory records for Keady
All list Patrick Woods public Grocer in Keady but no address
The 2 that say they are for Keady with Barrack Street are NOT Keady when I turned back to pages to double check they were for Belfast and that was a different Patrick Woods
It looks like MY Patrick woods could be anywhere in Keady (Death cert just says Keady for both himself and his wife)
I will look into the records at Bridge Street Thomas or Owen could be related I need to check it out I will have a look at Bridge Street and see if I can link in
Again I am REALLY SORRY
See the other thread
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=825371.0
KG
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Yes it is posted in the wrong thread my apologies my mistake
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I have my great grandmother’s birth certificate - she was born at 34 Lower Meckleburg St in Dublin in 1881. The houses seem to all have been demolished.
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I have my great grandmother’s birth certificate - she was born at 34 Lower Meckleburg St in Dublin in 1881. The houses seem to all have been demolished.
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I have my great grandmother’s birth certificate - she was born at 34 Lower Meckleburg St in Dublin in 1881. The houses seem to all have been demolished.
The photo of houses I posted would facing Buckingham st Fire station, the houses on the opposite side would have been demolished pre 1920, later Liberty House flats complex would have taken up a large section of the street.
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I have my great grandmother’s birth certificate - she was born at 34 Lower Meckleburg St in Dublin in 1881. The houses seem to all have been demolished.
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I have my great grandmother’s birth certificate - she was born at 34 Lower Meckleburg St in Dublin in 1881. The houses seem to all have been demolished.
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I have my great grandmother’s birth certificate - she was born at 34 Lower Meckleburg St in Dublin in 1881. The houses seem to all have been demolished.
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I have my great grandmother’s birth certificate - she was born at 34 Lower Meckleburg St in Dublin in 1881. The houses seem to all have been demolished.
???
Both photos I posted are of Railway St /Meckleburgh St during different era's, the black and white from circa 1920s not long after the houses that were on this site were demolished, the color photo of the opposite side with derelict houses, taken circa 1960s, posted these to give an idea of what they would have looked like.
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Hi Grizzly1
Very helpful when people post photos as you have. They paint a great picture of what the street/area looked like.
Keep up the good work!
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Hi Grizzly1
Very helpful when people post photos as you have. They paint a great picture of what the street/area looked like.
Keep up the good work!
Hi LH, thank you, I have collected and filed hundred's of old photo's from all over Dublin city/county from various eras specifically to paint a picture of what Dublin was like during my ancestor's time, I often wonder if any of my ancestors are in them going about their daily life? Im only too glad to share them.