Bourke's House (1690), Athlunkard Street | |
Native name | Sráid Áth Longphuirt ( Irish) |
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Namesake | Athlunkard |
Length | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
Width | 14 metres (46 ft) |
Location | King's Island, Limerick, Ireland |
Postal code | V94 |
Coordinates | 52°40′07″N 8°37′16″W / 52.668671°N 8.621092°W |
west end | Mary Street, Nicholas Street, Bridge Street |
east end | Corbally Roundabout |
Other | |
Known for | Bourke’s House |
Athlunkard Street ( Irish: Sráid Áth Longphuirt) is a street on King's Island, in Limerick city, Ireland. The Irish name Áth Longphuirt, meaning "ford of the longphort," refers to a 9th-century Viking longphort (defended ship encampment) once located at that ford over the Shannon. [1] Athlunkard Street stretches from the Abbey River, at the O'Dwyer Bridge to the intersection with Mary Street and Nicholas Street. The street was founded on 26 April 1824. [2]
The Arthlunkard name continues over O'Dwyer Bridge with Athlunkard Avenue in Corbally, and the Athlunkard Bridge in Corbally, across the River Shannon from the townland of Athlunkard, County Clare.
Bourke's House (1690), Athlunkard Street | |
Native name | Sráid Áth Longphuirt ( Irish) |
---|---|
Namesake | Athlunkard |
Length | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
Width | 14 metres (46 ft) |
Location | King's Island, Limerick, Ireland |
Postal code | V94 |
Coordinates | 52°40′07″N 8°37′16″W / 52.668671°N 8.621092°W |
west end | Mary Street, Nicholas Street, Bridge Street |
east end | Corbally Roundabout |
Other | |
Known for | Bourke’s House |
Athlunkard Street ( Irish: Sráid Áth Longphuirt) is a street on King's Island, in Limerick city, Ireland. The Irish name Áth Longphuirt, meaning "ford of the longphort," refers to a 9th-century Viking longphort (defended ship encampment) once located at that ford over the Shannon. [1] Athlunkard Street stretches from the Abbey River, at the O'Dwyer Bridge to the intersection with Mary Street and Nicholas Street. The street was founded on 26 April 1824. [2]
The Arthlunkard name continues over O'Dwyer Bridge with Athlunkard Avenue in Corbally, and the Athlunkard Bridge in Corbally, across the River Shannon from the townland of Athlunkard, County Clare.