Talbot to Tyrone explained and dated

Talbot-inn-yd. (65-66 S. Thomas-str.) 1798 [Whitelaw]

It was on the site of the ancient Hospital of S. John of Jerusalem, outside New-gate. (See Irish Builder of 1 Feb., 1887.)

Talbot-str. (Amiens-str.) 1821. -la. 1832. -p1. 1839.

From Charles Chetwynd Talbot, 3rd Earl Talbot, - L.L. 1817-21.

Formerly Cope-str. N. 1795. [Thoroughfare not made in 1756.]

Tangier-la. (61-62 Grafton-str ) 1756

From Tangier, a fortress in Africa, part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II., by whom in 1662 it was matte a free port, the expense of maintaining it being charged upon the Irish revenue. See Grafton-str., 1708, - so named from a sone of the same Charles II. [Gilb. Hist. Dubl., iii, 195.]

Tara-str. (Brunswick-str. gr.) 1885.

From Tara. in the Co. Meath, - the ancient capital of the kings of Ireland.

This street was formed on the sites of George’s-str., Shoe-la., and Fleet-market,- the names of which have now disappeared.

Tashe’s-ct. (Mountrath-str.) 1766. [Harris.]

Tavern-str. (Taverners’-st r.) Sec Winetavern-str.

Taylor’s-la. (Marrowbone -la.) 1756. [Thorough fare, 1728.]

Teggemuta. (in S. Andrew’s-parish.) 1272. [D. K. R., iii, 85.]

See Tengmouth-str.

Temple-bar. (Fleet-str.) 1707. [Hughes’s S. Werburgh’s, 124.]

From the family of Temple (ancestors of Lord Palmerston), - whose mansion and gardens occupied its site. (Cf. Eustace-str., Fownes’s-str., Anglesey.str.)

Sir Wm. Temple, the first of the family to settle in Dublin, Provost of T.C.D. in 1609, d. 1626. His s., Sir John Temple, Master of the Rolls in 1640, d. 1677, - whose s., Sir Wm. Temple, also Master of the Rolls (1677), d. 1698. [Gilb. Hist. Dubl., ii. 315-317.]

Temple-bar-ct. (Temple-bar.) 1792.

From Temple-bar, q.v.

Temple-ct. (30-31 Castle-str.) 1709. [Hughes’s S. Werburgh’s, 145.]

Probably from the Temple family mentioned above, - the names of some of whom occur in the Registers of S. Werburgh’s-parish.

Temple-la. (Dame-str.) 1756.

From the family of Temple, - see Temple-bar.

Anciently called Hogges-la. (1577), - from its proximity to Hogges-gate, q.v. (under Gates), and Hoggen-green, q.v.

In 1728 it appears as Dirty-la. [G. H. D., ii. 316.]

Temple-str.

E. (Gardiner’s-pl.) 1773.

In Rocque’s map of 1756, the approach to S. George’s Chapel (1719) from Great Britain-str. is marked.

In a map of 1800, the name is given to all Temple-str. lr., and to the southern half of Temple-str. up. The division into Temple-str. up. and lr. appears in 1840, - in 1839, Temple-str. lr. appearing as Temple-str. E.

In 1886, the name of Temple-str. lr. (the moral character of the street having deteriorated) was changed to Hill-str., q.v.

W (Montpelier-hill.) 1756.

Tengmouth-str. (= Dame-str.) 1348. [D. K. R., xx. 81.]

In 1241, we read of a gralit of land being made ‘in Thengmotha, in parochia Andreae de Thengmotha.’ [Haliclay 162.]

In 1272, it is called Teggemuta. [D. K. R., iii. 85.]

In 1310. we read of ‘A tenenaent in Tenggmouthe, parish of S. Andrew, Dublin, - bounded by the street on the north, - the wall of the Exchequer on the south and east, - and the street leading to S. Augustine’s churchyard on the west.’ [D. K. R., xxiii. 89.]

In 1348, we find it called Tengmouth-str. [D.K.R., xx. 81.]

The street is now (since before 1610) called Dame-str., q.v.,- from Dame’s-gate (1305). (See Gates.)

The Thingmount of Dublin (cf. Tynwald mount, in the Isle of Man) - a Scandinavian place of meeting and judicature, erected on the Stein, q.v., - was situated between Suffolk-str., Church-la., College-gr., and Grafton-str. It was a conical hill, about 40 ft. high and 240 ft. in circumference. Here, in later times, the citizens walked and ‘took the air.’ In 4647, it is mentioned as a ‘fortified hill, near the College.’ Soon after 1682, it was taken down, - and the earth composing it was used in raising the level of Nassau-str., then called S. Patrick’s-well-la. [See Haliday, 156, and his drawing, 163.]

Tennis-ct.

W. (Barrack-str.) 1756.
E. (172-173 Townsend-str. S.) 1798. [Whitelaw.]

Tennis-ct. -la. (S. Thomas-str.) 1610. [Speed’s map.]

Now called S. John-str., q.v.

Tenter-fields. (Weavers’-sq.) 1800. -la. 1840.

Tenters are machines for stretching cloth by means of hooks. Mr. Thomas Pleasants (1728-1818) - see Pleasants-str. - built, in 1815, at a cost of £14,000, the Stove Tenter House here, to enable weavers to dry their cloth in damp weather. This building is now the S. Joseph’s Night Asylum. [Webb’s Irish Biography, 438. See a description of the Stove Tenter ho. in G. N. Wright’s Dublin, 331.]

In maps, 1800-1829, the Tenter-fields are marked as lying between Marrowbone-la. and Cork-str. In the Ordnance Maps they appear to the south of Brown-str. and Chambre-str.]

Thwaites-str. (Townsend-str. S.) 1776.

Thomas (S.)-ct. -str., etc. See S. Thomas-ct. -str., etc.

Three-Nun-al. (Coombe.) 1798. [Whitelaw.]

Three-Stone-al. (Cross-poddle.)

So Mason, in History of S. Patrick’s Cathedral, map.

Probably a misprint for Freestone-al., q.v.

Thundercut-al. (37-38 Queen-str.) 1756.

Tib and Tom. (In or near William-str., South.) 1640?

‘A place on this green was anciently called Hoggen-butt, - where the citizens had butts for their exercise in archery. Near them was a small range of buildings called Tib and Tom, - where possibly the citizens amused themselves at leisure time by playing at nine-pins. These buildings are mentioned in the will of the 1st Earl of Cork’ (d. 1643). [Harris, 108.]

**Tickell’s-**ct. or -pl. (Beresford-str.) 1832.

Tighe-str. (Queen-stn) 1743.

From (? the family of) Richard Tighe, - L. M., 1652 and 1655, - bur. in S. Michan’s, 26 Feb. I674H [? KF.]. He had been High Sheriff of the Co. Dublin, - and, in 1662, he was High Sheriff of the Co. Kildare. From him descend the Tighes of Woodstock, Co. Kilkenny, of Co. Wicklow, and of Co. Westmeath.

Formerly Gravel-walk, 1756.

Now (with Barrack-str.) called Benburb-str., 1890.

Tinkler’s-ct. (South Great George’s-str.) 1795.

Tirrell’s-park. (Near College-green.) 1604. [G.C.D., ii. 420.]

‘So much land as shall be thought convenient in the Hoggen-green, - from the gate in the north towards Tirrell’s-park in the south, - and from the wall leading from the gate in the west towards the Butts eastward.’

(See Tib and Tom.)

Tolka-ave. (Church-rd.) 1882.

From its proximity to the Tolka (1192), q.v. under

Tongue, The. (Near Harold’s Cross.) See Poddle.

Erected in 1555.

Toole’s-la. (S. Kevin-str. lr.) 1798. [Whitelaw.]

Townley’s-ct. (Church-str.) 1798. [Whitelaw.]

Town’s-arch. See S. Audoen’s-arch.

Town-ditch. (Near Corn-market.) 1610. [G. C. D., ii. 533.]

‘The inhabitants of S. Francis-str. had greatly abused this city by encroaching upon the Town-ditch without New-gate.’

Townsend-str.

S. (Hawkins-str.) 1674.

Perhaps from the Town’s End? So printed by Andrew Yarranton in 1674. [Haliday, 242.]

Formerly called Lazars’-hill, 1657, q.v.

N. (Broadstone.) 1776.

From George Townshend, 1st Marquis Townshend, - L.L., 1767-72.

Formerly called Glasmanoge, 1756, - and now Constitution-hill, 1792.

Trinity-la.

W. (Near Christ Church Cathedral.) 1190. See Holy Trinity-la.
E. = Trinity-str., q.v., 1730.

Trinity-str. (Dame-str.) 1728. -ct. 1790. -p1. 1792. From Trinity-hall, - a public free school erected here about 1616. (G. H. D., iii. 8.]

Formerly called Trinity-lane (yet still so in 1756).

The hill on which S. Andrew’s Church stands was also called Trinity-mount. [(G. H. D., iii. 17.]

(Cf. Jesus-la. in Cambridge, - and Holy Ghost-la. in Waterford.)

Tripoli. (Pimlico.) 1756.

Tripoli is the name of a town in Syria, - and also of a town in the north of Africa.

Truck-str. (Coombe.) 1728.

Now called Brabazon-str., q.v., 1766.

Tucker’s-la. (New-str.) 1728. - =row W., q.v.

Tucker’s-row.

E. (Sackville-str.) 1756.

George Tucker was Sheriff in 1731.

Subsequently called Mellifont-la., 1777, - and now Sackville-pl., 1836.

W. (New-str.) 1756. = -la. 1728.

Apparently also called Dowker’s - and Ducker’s-la., q.v.

Tulloch’s (S.)-la. See S. Tulloch’s-la.

Turn-again-la. (Bolton-str.) 1756.

Called King’s-inns-str. since 1297.

Turn-stile-al. (Foster-pl.) 1675. [Will of Bp. John Parry.]

This extended from Foster-pt. to Fleet-str., - and, since 1776, it has been called Parliament-row, q.v.

Twatling-str. (Usher’s-quay.) 1728.

Why is this spelled with an initial T in Brooking’s map, 1728,-in the Almanacks of 1735 and 1743, - and in Rocque’s maps of 1756 and 1765? Can it come from the final letter of the word ‘at’? Cf. Town’s-arch and Tulloch’s-la. Or was it known as T(he) Watling-str.?]

It appears as Watling-str. since 1766.

Tyrone-pl. (Sackville-str.) 1372. str. (Marlborouqh-str.) 1887. From the neighbouring Tyrone-house, - formerly the residence of the Marquis of Waterford, - now the Office of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland. (The 2nd Earl of Tyrone, 1735-1800, was cr. Marquis of Waterford in 1789.)

Tyrone-pl. was formerly Elephant-la., q.v., 1777, - and Tyrone-str. was formerly Mecklenburgh-str.; q.v., 1765, and previously Great Martin’s-la., 1756.

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Talbot to Tyrone explained and dated.