essex street

TEMPLE BAR AREA OF DUBLIN

I do not know how true the following story is: An elephant owned by Mr Wilkins who kept in a specially constructed building near the old Custom House near Essex Street. Members of the public could view the elephant on payment of a fee. On Friday the 17th of June 1681 the wooden building caught fire killing the unfortunate elephant. Almost immediately the very first elephant dissection, in the World, began. A team of local butchers carefully took the animal apart under the watchful eyes of a doctor who recorded everything. A few months later the elephant’s skeleton was put on display generating even more cash for Mr Wilkins as he no longer had to feed it.

https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/an-unlucky-elephant/

Essex Street was opened in 1674, and named after Arthur Capel, the Earl of Essex and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland at the time.

Temple Bar is a busy riverside neighbourhood, spread over cobbled pedestrian lanes. Crowded pubs host live folk music and DJ sets, and diners pack restaurants serving Asian, American and Irish cuisine. Quirky boutiques stock clothes and crafts by local designers.

22 AUGUST 2022

Essex Street was established in 1674, and named after Arthur Capel, the Earl of Essex and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland at the time.

Exchange Street [originally Chequer Street] Upper and Lower were named due to the fact that they led on to the Royal Exchange, now the City Hall, and were formerly known as Blind Quay Upper and Lower

Parliament Street was created in the early 1760s by the Wide Streets Commission to open up a direct route to Dublin Castle with retail buildings on either side. It was the first project to be undertaken by the Commission, created after an Act of Parliament, and was the origin of the name. The Act allowed for the land and associated houses to be purchased for £12,000 to create the new street.

ESSEX STREET AND NEARBY AND THE ELEPHANT STORY

EXCHANGE STREET – ESSEX STREET – PARLIAMENT STREET