Northumberland Road

Northumberland Road is a Victorian street in Ballsbridge, Dublin, the capital of the Republic of Ireland.

Northumberland Road
Native nameBóthar Northumberland  (Irish)
Former name(s)Blenheim Street
NamesakeHenry Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland
Length650 m (2,130 ft)
Width19 metres (62 ft)
LocationBallsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
Postal codeD04
Coordinates53.335832°N 6.237878°W / 53.335832; -6.237878
north endMount Street Lower
south endPembroke Street
Other
Known forembassies

The street was named after Henry Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland in 1844, an built on the site of the earlier Blenheim Street.[1] The property on both sides of the road was developed into residential houses at the turn of the 20th century by Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke.

What is considered to be one of the biggest battles of the Easter Uprising occurred at 25 Northumberland Road.[2][3][4] According to The Irish Times, at 4:45PM on Day One, "The elderly, unarmed Veteran Defence Force march into a rebel ambush on Northumberland Road."[5]

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