Lower Meckle Street Dublin

[BeeMack]

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

[aghadowey]

Could it be Lower Mecklenburg St.? "lower Mecklenburg Street renamed Tyrone Street and later renamed Railway Street around 1911"

[BeeMack]

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

[aghadowey]

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

[BeeMack]

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.   

[grizzly1]

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.

[hel]

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

[BeeMack]

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

[BeeMack]

I did find this regarding Patrick Woods Publin in a newspaper record