York Street, Dublin

York Street is a street in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland that runs between Aungier Street in the west and St Stephen's Green in the east.

York Street, 1964: a protest against evictions from tenement buildings

York Street

View of York Street in 1974
Native name	Sráid Eabhraic  (Irish)
Namesake	James, Duke of York
Length	290 m (950 ft)
Width	15 metres (49 ft)
Location	Dublin, Ireland
Postal code	D02
Coordinates	53.339170°N 6.263929°W / 53.339170; -6.263929
west end	Aungier Street
east end	St Stephen's Green West
Construction
Completion	c. 1685
Other
Known for	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

It appears on the map around 1685, named after Prince James, Duke of York (later King James II).[1] The home of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is at the eastern end on the corner with St Stephen's Green and the RCSI's medical education building is at 26 York Street.[2] Solomon Richards, four times president of the RCSI, was born there around 1760.[3]

There was a Salvation Army Hostel which previously was a Congregational Church or Independent Church which was ministered by the Rev. Dr. William Urwick for 40 years, was on the street.