Sandymount Avenue
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| Native name | Ascaill Dhumhach Thrá (Irish) | ||
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| Namesake | Sandymount | ||
| Length | 750 m (2,460 ft) | ||
| Width | 12 metres (39 ft) | ||
| Location | Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Postal code | D04 | ||
| Coordinates | 53°19′42″N 6°13′11″W / 53.328363°N 6.219648°WCoordinates: 53°19′42″N 6°13′11″W / 53.328363°N 6.219648°W | ||
| west end | Merrion Road | ||
| east end | Gilford Road | ||
| Other | |||
| Known for | W.B. Yeats birthplace | ||
Sandymount Avenue (Irish: Ascaill Dhumhach Thrá) joins Merrion Road to Gilford Road in Sandymount, Dublin. Sandymount railway station is located roughly halfway along it at a level crossing. It is a residential area.[1]
W.B. Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning poet, was born here. A plaque now marks his birthplace.[2][3]
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References[edit]
- ^ Gallagher, Alanna (8 October 2019). "Nothing added but time – and TLC – on Sandymount Ave for €1.6m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Boylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 454. ISBN 0-7171-2945-4.
- ^ Gould, Warwick (27 July 2016). Yeats Annual. Springer. ISBN 9781349062065 – via Google Books.
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