Street Names, old and new

A listing of Clonmel Town Centre streets, and their previous names.

CURRENT NAME	PREVIOUS NAME(S)
O'Neill St	New St (1843)
Mary St	Our Ladye Streete (c. 1603-41) Church Lane (1700's
O'Connell St Named for Daniel O'Connell, the "Emancipator".	Main St (1843) High St.
Wolfe Tone St Named for Wolfe Tone, patriot	Gordon St (1843
Sarsfield St Named for Patrick Sarsfield, a general in the army which fought William of Orange.	Boate St Duncan St (1843) to commemorate the victory over the Dutch fleet of Admiral Duncan, Lord Camperdown
Queen St	Dispensary St (1843)
Gladstone St Named for William Gladstone, in 1886, British Prime Minister,who did much to relieve the plight of Irish tenants.	Lough St Breech St (the top end where the Cromwellian breach of the walls happened). Jail St. (The jail was opposite Peter & Paul's Church). Johnson St, named in 1798 (to 1886), in compliment toSir Henry Johnson, Colonel of the 5th Foot, who 'defeated the insurgents at Ross'.
Market St	Moreton St Martyr Lane Fruitmarket (1843) Meeting House Lane
Mitchel St	Dublin St (1843) Sheelane St Hawke St, after British admiral, Edward Hawke
Parnell St Named for Charles Stewart Parnell, in 1886, the "uncrowned King of Ireland". Previously,the local landlords (Bagwells) had it named after themselves.	Bagwell St (1843-1886)
Jervis Place	Named after an admiral, not so much for his military prowess, as for his support for Catholic Emancipation.
Emmet St Named for Robert Emmet, patriot.	Gaol St (1843)
Emmet St (top part)	New Jail Street Richmond Street (later Place)on the visit of the duke of that name to the town in 1808
Kickham St (oldest part) Named after Charles Kickham	Penitentiary St (1843)
Kickham St ( along by both schools) Named after Charles Kickham	Blind St (1843)
Kickham St (cinema - Gladstone St) Named after Charles Kickham	Charles St (1843)
Staunton Row	Always part of Upr. Gladstone Street, even though named after Thomas Staunton. The street dates from around 1820.

CURRENT NAME	PREVIOUS NAME(S)
Albert St (O'Neill St - St Marys Pl.)	Borheens (1843)
Albert St (St. Mary's Pl. - Cantwell St)	Caher St (1843)
Dillon St/Thomas St	Barrack St (1843) Stephen St.
College Avenue	Duckett St (1843) & later, lower part was renamed Rivers St
Dr. Croke Place Named after Dr. Croke, who founded the GAA. Previously named after Prince Edward, heir to the throne of England. It was proposed to rename it 'Pearse Place', in 1922, after the Civil War.	Wellington St (part of, in 1843) Regent's Terrace Prince Edward's Place
Waterford Rd (road to Gashouse Bridge)	Northumberland St (1843)
Abbey St	Warren St (1843)
"Dry" Bridge at Old Bridge	Goaten Bridge (1843) - the island was then known as Goat Island
Wellington St	Named after the Duke of Wellington, supposedly for his support for Catholic Emancipation rather than his military prowess.

Grattan Place Named for Henry Grattan	Had been part of New St, in 1843. Also named Coronation Row.
Nelson St Named after Lord Nelson, victor at Trafalgar. For a while, streets in Clonmel were named after victorious British naval commanders.	no previous name
Anglesea St	Banfield's Buildings Named Anglesea St for the Battle of Anglesey
Davis Row/Road/Avenue	Named for Thomas Davis
Morton St	In 1795, the firm of Thomas and Samuel Morton began the erection of a brewery and stores in Morton Street (long known as Brewery Lane) on a scale equal to the Cork and Dublin breweries.
Bolton St Named after Duke of Bolton	Weavers Row. Weavers had been brought in from England, and had a thriving business in Clonmel.
Catherine St
William St
Peter St	Blind St, because it led to the west wall of the town, but had no exit to the outside.
Emmet St	New Jail St Richmond St. (after a visit by Duke of Richmond, in 1808).
Duckett St	Named after William Duckett, solicitor, in 1813. He built the street.
Rivers St	After Patrick Rivers, who had owned the land on which the street was built.
Colville Road	After William Colville, a Corn Merchant, originally from Dublin.

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