Old dublin streets

Hi Seeking. Behind Holles Street Hospital there is a row called Hogan Place. According to ‘Reinventing Modern Dublin’ by Yvonne Whelan this street was called Wentworth Place until 1924 at which time it changed to Hogan Place. It is a continuation of Fenian street and runs into Grand Canal Street. There is quite alot of construction in this area at present, including the retention of the facades of some older houses. This development is to be called Hogan Square. Could be somewhere to start. If you cannot find it, get back to me.

Best wishes

Phil

Hello – I’m looking at a map from as far back as the 1830s and as Phil says Hogan Place was indeed Wentworth Place, and well built-up at that.
And looking at a completely modern map (ie from 1980!) I’m glad to tell you that Wentworth Terrace still exists in some form or another. Unfortunately it’s only listed in the street index rather than the map, but it nonetheless indicates that it’s probably sandwiched in the square bounded by Hogan Place, Holles St, Lr Mount St and Grattan St – likey to be leading off Hogan Place itself.
Also, an illustrated map from 1846 shows the area built up with Georgian houses of at least two, most three storeys.
This is actually a really nice part of town, around the canal there -must take a wander round some day again…
Anyway – hope this helps!

If you’re extra-especially nice to me I might just take a wander over there on Thursday and see if it’s where I think it is.
Otherwise I remember seeing the picture of the general area from 1847 I have (allbeit somewhat before your Mum’s time) in Pat Liddys ‘Dublin’ book in Easons or some other bookshop, it’s on sale all over the place.
Just look at any modern map of Dublin, or rather the street index and you’ll find if it’s still there now.
The Dublin Directory from 1850 which is always handy turns up results on-line – a painter, musician, a person who’s occupation isn’t listd and appropriately for here – an architect, were just some of the residents in 1850.

The Ntl Archives on Bishop St will give you census records for when your Mum lived there if you want to bring back memories of the neighbours 🙂

There is a building called Wentworth on Eblana Villas (Junction next to the Spar on Hogan Place) – hope that helps a bit

I took a quick detour this evening on the way home – unfortunately couldn’t find it in that square bounded by the aforementioned streets – but it could be elsewhere, like where Rory says further north.
Good luck searching, suppose the easiest thing is to ask someone in the area – like those obligatory kitchen-chair-on-the-doorstep-women who sit to make strangers feel uncomfortable.

It works 🙁

Will you guys take photos of your ‘antiquities’? That sounds cool. I really want to have a glance of them!:>

In 1836, a terrace of houses was built on Grand Canal Street and named Wentworth Terrace after the Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Stafford.

Originally published by Thoms Commercial 1977
Wentworth Place here Hogan Pl
3 Keenan, John
4 Watson, Annie
5 Flats
6 Daly, Julia
7 Kelly, Daniel
8 Stokes, Eduardo

The National Library lists every Rateable dwelling through Thoms going back a long time. I use the 1977 edition because it becomes less acurate once the tax was due annually on private residences. Good luck in your search…… 🙂