Infirmary Road, Dublin

Infirmary Road
A bronze plaque, with a relief of a man's face
A dedication to Jerome Connor which is located on the road
Interactive map of Infirmary Road
Native nameBóthar na hOtharlainne (Irish)
LocationDublin, Ireland
Postal code
D07
Coordinates53°21′01″N 6°17′46″W / 53.3502°N 6.2962°W / 53.3502; -6.2962
north endNorth Circular Road
south endParkgate Street
Other
Known for

Infirmary Road (Irish: Bóthar na hOtharlainne) is a road on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. It connects Parkgate Street to the south with North circular road.to the north. The road, running broadly northwest-southeast, features the Phoenix Park's People's Gardens, Royal Military Infirmary and the side entrance to the Criminal Courts of Justice on the western side, and a former Royal Military Isolation Hospital on the eastern side.

History

The road was named after the James Gandon-designed Royal Military Infirmary from the 1790's.

Bohemian Football Club was founded in the Gate Lodge, at the top of Infirmary road in 1890. The club played its first games in the park's Polo Grounds. Broadcaster Pat Kenny lived on the street as a child, when his father was an elephant keeper in the nearby Dublin Zoo.

On 29 April 1916, Padraig Pearse formally surrendered to the British Army Irish Command, ending the Easter Rising.

A plaque commemorating Pearse's surrender in person at the Royal Military Command on Infirmary Road

In the late 1990s, The Office of Public Works proposed to build the future national Convention Centre on the road.

Dublin Bus's number 10 bus route had a terminus stop on the road. When it was replaced by an extended 46A bus, the terminus moved to the other side of the road, using Parkgate Street to turn around. The 46A was discontinued in 2025, and the number 11 now serves the stop.

References

  1. ↑ O'Connor, Niall (8 April 2026). "Gardaí investigate suspicious package sent to office of the Director of Public Prosecutions". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Infirmary Road, Dublin at the Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. ↑ Donohoe, Amy (31 May 2024). "'Better late than never' – Former Royal Military Isolation Hospital in to be redeveloped into community centre". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Ostrich, Stephanie, ed. (2021). "Post-medieval fieldwork in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Isles in 2020". Medieval Archaeology. 55 (3): 404. doi:10.1080/00794236.2021.1978240. ISSN 0079-4236 – via Academic Search Complete.
  5. ↑ "Dublin Almanac and General Register of Ireland". Pettigrew & Oulton. 1835. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "About Us". Bohemian Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Kenny, Pat (27 October 2012). "If I'd followed in dad's footsteps, I'd be an elephant keeper now". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "P. H. Pearse — Letters Awaiting Execution". No Other Law. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Falvey, Deirdre. "Top Stories of 2024: Goodbye to the 46A: End of legendary Dublin bus route made famous in song". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  10. ↑ O'Brien, Carla (25 January 2025). "Farewell to 46A bus route after almost 100 years". RTE.ie.
  11. ↑ "Route 11" (PDF). DublinBus.ie. Retrieved 2 July 2026.