Sandymount Avenue Explained

Sandymount Avenue
Map Type:Dublin
Namesake:Sandymount
Length M:750
Location:Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland
Postal Code:D04
Coordinates:53.3284°N -6.2196°W
Direction A:west
Terminus A:Merrion Road
Direction B:east
Terminus B:Gilford Road
Known For:W.B. Yeats birthplace

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