Level crossing at Sandymount railway station where Sandymount Avenue crosses the DART line | |
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°W / 53.328363; -6.219648 |
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.
W.B. Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning poet, was born here. A plaque now marks his birthplace.
See also
References
- 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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