Sandymount Avenue
Level crossing at Sandymount railway station where Sandymount Avenue crosses the DART line
Sandymount Avenue is located in Dublin
Sandymount Avenue
Native nameAscaill Dhumhach Thrá (Irish)
NamesakeSandymount
Length750 m (2,460 ft)
Width12 metres (39 ft)
LocationSandymount, Dublin, Ireland
Postal codeD04
Coordinates53°19′42″N 6°13′11″W / 53.328363°N 6.219648°W / 53.328363; -6.219648
west endMerrion Road
east endGilford Road
Other
Known forW.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

  1. ^ Gallagher, Alanna (8 October 2019). "Nothing added but time – and TLC – on Sandymount Ave for €1.6m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ Boylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 454. ISBN 0-7171-2945-4.
  3. ^ Gould, Warwick (27 July 2016). Yeats Annual. Springer. ISBN 9781349062065 – via Google Books.
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