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Title: Thomas Clarke Place
Post by: M A Foley on Saturday 08 June 24 10:09 BST (UK)
Does anyone know when Duke Street formally changed to Thomas Clarke Place? Did it become Thomas Clarke Street first?
Title: Re: Thomas Clarke Place
Post by: athacliath62 on Saturday 08 June 24 10:35 BST (UK)
based on the name I would suggest sometime after 1916, maybe after 1921
Title: Re: Thomas Clarke Place
Post by: M A Foley on Saturday 08 June 24 11:01 BST (UK)
In the newspapers of 1920, there was a range of suggested name changes to streets - Duke St. was proposed to be changed to Thomas Clarke St. However, it is now called Thomas Clarke Place, so I am wondering when it was formally changed and why did 'St.' change to 'Place'?
Title: Re: Thomas Clarke Place
Post by: shorts on Saturday 08 June 24 12:18 BST (UK)
The change in street names was initially proposed by the Mayor at the WBC meeting on 01/09/1920 & unanimously carried. The minutes state that "One great advantage of the proposed change was to substitute the names of Irish Martyrs for those of English notabilities" !!   
Title: Re: Thomas Clarke Place
Post by: shorts on Saturday 08 June 24 12:47 BST (UK)
According to the Council minutes in June 1932 only 4 of the name changes were subsequently voted through by the residents - and didn't include the Duke St/Thomas Clarke Street change:   
Title: Re: Thomas Clarke Place
Post by: M A Foley on Monday 10 June 24 15:38 BST (UK)
Excellent, thanks for the Council minutes. Looks like the Duke St. change was sometime after 1932.
Title: Re: Thomas Clarke Place
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Monday 10 June 24 17:10 BST (UK)
Looks like the Duke St. change was sometime after 1932.

See this thread - reply #20
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=527516.18


Title: Re: Thomas Clarke Place
Post by: M A Foley on Tuesday 11 June 24 15:24 BST (UK)
Previous post prompted me to have a look through Council minutes.
It would appear the name 'Thomas Clarke Villas' was agreed in 1967, but 'Thomas Clarke Place' came into use in 1968