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As part of a wider set of proposals to rename a number of Dublin streets in 1921, it was proposed that Amiens Street be renamed Bohernatra (Strand Road) along with North Strand, in a report by the Dublin Corporation street naming committee. This new naming scheme was not implemented, despite the
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sits at the junction of Amiens Street at North Strand, and was constructed in 1796 for Viscount Amiens. The house was one of the last significant 18th-century constructions in Dublin, costing £40,000.
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Amiens Street with the Italianate entrance to Connolly Station. Connolly Station was previously known as Amiens Street Station
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station buildings are the focal point. In 1966, the station was renamed after the
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The road was known as The Strand in the early 18th century. It was renamed after
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where there is street level tram terminal and interchange for the trains in
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The street was one of the boundaries of Dublin's red-light district,
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It is one of the most frequented streets by railway passengers using
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station, formerly Amiens Street station, which opened in 1844. The
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For the railway station previously named "Amiens Street", see
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John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough and Viscount Amiens
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Street in Dublin, Ireland named after John Stratford
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Amiens Street is located in Central Dublin
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John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough and Viscount Amiens
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53°21′05″N 06°14′59″W / 53.35139°N 6.24972°W / 53.35139; -6.24972
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