Little Britain Street, Dublin
 Little Britain Street sign along St Michan's Park | |
Interactive map of Little Britain Street | |
| Native name | Sráid na Breataine Bheag (Irish) |
|---|---|
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
Postal code | D07 |
| Coordinates | 53°20′57″N 6°16′11″W / 53.3493°N 6.26978°W |
| east end | Capel Street |
Major junctions | Halston Street |
| west end | Cuckoo Lane |
Little Britain Street (Irish: Sráid na Breataine Bheag)[1] is a street in Dublin which connects Capel Street to the east and Cuckoo Lane to the west.
History
Little Britain Street was named for its proximity and near continuation of the larger Great Britain Street, now Parnell Street.[2][3] The majority of the street has been redeveloped, but there are some buildings surviving from the early 20th century.[4] Some of the buildings are used for businesses involved in wholesale fruit and vegetables due to the street's proximity to Dublin City Fruit and Vegetable Market.[5]
Number 9 was formerly Barney Kiernan's Public House, a pub that was mentioned in the Cyclops episode in James Joyce's Ulysses where Leopold Bloom meets "The Citizen". The pub was colloquially known as "The Court of Appeal" owing to Green Street Courthouse and the Newgate Gaol nearby, and was the setting for Roger McHugh's 1941 play, Trial at Green Street Courthouse.[6][7]
On 18 January 2024 at 3 pm,[8] a pipe bomb exploded in a hostel on the street run by DePaul Ireland.[9] One man died in the explosion. The explosion resulted in the 70 residents of the hostel being temporarily placed elsewhere.[10] In 2022, a fire broke out in a hostel on the street, with 6 people hospitalised.[11]
References
- ↑ "Sráid na Breataine Bheag". Sráid Ainm. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin Street Names. Dublin: Gill & MacMillan. p. 108. ISBN 0717132048.
- ↑ McCready, C.T. (1892). Dublin Street Names: Dated and Explained. Dublin: Carraig Books. p. 46. ISBN 1850680000.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ↑ "Little Green Street Gallery, 12A Little Britain Street, Little Green Street, Dublin 7, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Cassidy, Lisa. "Bananas, Little Britain Street, Dublin 7 | Built Dublin". Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Quinlan, Ronald (16 June 2020). "Bloomsday buy: Ulysses pub in Dublin 7 on the market for €700k". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Fallon, Donal (9 November 2025). "Dublin's lost pubs: The old haunts that once dotted the capital city". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Man dies after suspected explosion in Dublin homeless hostel". www.bbc.com. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Libreri, Samantha (18 January 2024). "Man dies in explosion at Dublin homeless hostel". RTÉ News. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Libreri, Samantha (15 February 2024). "Over 70 still in temporary placement after hostel blast". RTÉ News. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Six hospitalised after building fire in Dublin city centre". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
