Sydney Parade Avenue

Sydney Parade Avenue (Irish: Ascaill Pharáid Sydney) Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ireland runs from the land formerly known as Ailesbury Park opposite the Merrion Centre at the Merrion Road end, to the sea of Dublin Bay at the Strand Road. Ailesbury Road joins Sydney Parade at the DART station known as Sydney Parade railway station, originally opened in January 1835.[3][4] Other side roads off the avenue include

• Richelieu Park, a cul-de-sac
• Ailesbury Park,
• Ailesbury Gardens, which joins with
• St. Alban's Park, and
• Park Avenue, the road to Sandymount village.

Sydney Parade Avenue

Traffic at level crossing on Sydney Parade Avenue
Native name	Ascaill Pharáid Sydney, Ascaill Pharáid Shidní[1]  (Irish)
Namesake	Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea[2]
Length	700 m (2,300 ft)
Width	10 metres (33 ft)
Location	Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland
Postal code	D04
Coordinates	53°19′22″N 6°12′33″W
northeast end	Strand Road
southwest end	Merrion Road
Other
Known for	Sydney Parade railway station

The Ailesbury Park end of the avenue has been closed to road traffic, since the 1980s. The avenue was formerly spelt Sidney Parade Avenue.