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It and the neighbouring St. James' Church and Cemetery, Dublin are both located on St. James Street or James Street. St. James' Church is the home of the Camino Society of Ireland, providing information on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. [2] Nearby St. James's Gate has been a departure point for the Irish pilgrims since the year 1220. [2]
W. T. Cosgrave (1880-1965), first president of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, was born on James's Street; The comedian Brendan Grace (1951-2019) lived at 2E Echlin Street, off James's Street, in the early 1960s [6] Mark Sheehan (1976-2023) of the band The Script was originally from the James's Street area
St. James' Church (Irish: Eaglais Naomh Séamais) is a former Church of Ireland church in James's Street, Dublin, Ireland. Established in 1707, the corresponding parish, which was separated from that of nearby St. Catherine's, was established in 1710. [ 1 ]
St. James's Gate was the city's western entrance, and was named for the 12th century church and parish of St. James. [4] Also named for St. James, a holy well in the area was the location of a longstanding summer festival. [3] Standing for up to 5 centuries, [3] the gate was a toll point for goods entering the city. [2]
The poorhouse evolved to become a municipal hospital known as St Kevin's Hospital, following Irish independence in 1921, and changed its name to St. James's Hospital in 1971. [3] The Trinity Centre, which incorporates the clinical departments of Trinity College's Medical School and its medical library, opened in 1994. [6]
The Ireland post office has been in operation since 1853. [4] Ireland's school system was absorbed by Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools in 1970, with the middle school being torn down in 1989. The current Ireland Elementary School was built in 1990 on the site of the old middle school. St. Mary's Church
From the eighteenth century onwards, Grangegorman was to be transformed from an agricultural hamlet to an urban centre dominated by penal and welfare institutions. In 1704 Dublin's first House of Industry was established on St. James's Street south of the River Liffey, on the site currently occupied by St. James's Hospital.
It was located at the present site of St. James's Hospital, James's Street and adjacent to the City Basin and included 14 acres (57,000 m 2) of land. The upkeep of this institution was paid for through taxes levied on sedan chairs, hackney coaches and a House Tax applied throughout the city. [5]