Parkgate Street Dublin

So named because of the main city side entrance to the Phoenix Park. In 1786, the Wide Streets Commissioners were given permission to ‘alter and widen the road westward from Barrack Street to Island Bridge’. The western end became Conyngham Road, while the eastern end was called Park Gate Street.

1811 – Main Entrance, Phoenix Park, Dublin

Architect: Decimus Burton

Gatelodge and gates at the main entrance to the park at Parkgate Street. Removed to make way for a ceremonial gateway for the Eucharistic Congress of 1932,

1860 – Drinking Fountain, Parkgate St., Dublin

Architect: Deane & Woodward

Published in The Dublin Builder, February 1 1861, and gifted to the city by the Earl of Carlisle.

1905 – Ryan’s, Parkgate Street, Dublin

Still one of the finest Victorian bars in Dublin, Ryan’s listed interior has been shamefully abused over the years. The wonderful horseshoe central bar was cropped for more floor space.

1932 – Eucharistic Congress Archway, Phoenix Park, Dublin

Architect: John J. Robinson

The Parkgate entrance to the Phoenix Park was remodelled for the 1932 Eucharistic Congress. The original central piers of the gates were removed and a temporary structure erected as a triumphal archway for the faithful to walk through.

2010 – Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin

Architect: Henry J. Lyons & Partners

The new criminal courts complex in Dublin, designed by Henry J. Lyons Architects,