Street Names Old & New of Clonmel

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A listing of Clonmel Town Centre streets, and their previous names.

CURRENT NAME	PREVIOUS NAME(S)
O’Neill Street	New Street (1843)
Mary Street	Our Ladye Streete (c. 1603-41) Church Lane (1700’s
O’Connell Street Named for Daniel O’Connell, the “Emancipator”.	Main Street (1843) High Street
Wolfe Tone Street Named for Wolfe Tone, patriot	Gordon Street (1843
Sarsfield Street Named for Patrick Sarsfield, a general in the army which fought William of Orange.	Boate StreetDuncan Street (1843) to commemorate the victory over the Dutch fleet of Admiral Duncan, Lord Camperdown
Queen St	Dispensary Street (1843)
Gladstone Street Named for William Gladstone, in 1886, British Prime Minister, who did much to relieve the plight of Irish tenants.	Lough StreetBreech Street (the top end where the Cromwellian breach of the walls happened). Jail Street (The jail was opposite Peter & Paul’s Church). Johnson Street named in 1798 (to 1886), in compliment to Sir Henry Johnson, Colonel of the 5th Foot, who ‘defeated the insurgents at Ross’.
Market Street	Moreton Street Martyr Lane Fruitmarket (1843) Meeting House Lane
Mitchel Street	Dublin Street (1843) Sheelane Street Hawke Street, after British admiral, Edward Hawke
Parnell Street Named for Charles Stewart Parnell, in 1886, the “uncrowned King of Ireland”. Previously, the local landlords (Bagwells) had it named after themselves.	Bagwell Street (1843-1886)
Jervis Place	Named after an admiral, not so much for his military prowess, as for his support for Catholic Emancipation.
Emmet Street Named for Robert Emmet, patriot.	Gaol Street (1843)
Emmet Street (top part)	New Jail Street Richmond Street (later Place) on the visit of the duke of that name to the town in 1808
Kickham Street (oldest part) Named after Charles Kickham	Penitentiary Street (1843)
Kickham Street ( along by both schools) Named after Charles Kickham	Blind Street (1843)
Kickham Street (cinema – Gladstone St) Named after Charles Kickham	Charles Street (1843)
Albert Street (O’Neill Street – St Marys Place)	Borheens (1843)
Albert Street (St. Mary’s Place – Cantwell Street)	Caher Street (1843)
Dillon Street/Thomas Street	Barrack Street (1843) Stephen Street
College Avenue	Duckett Street (1843) & later, lower part was renamed Rivers St
Dr. Croke Place Named after Dr. Croke, who founded the GAA. Previously named after Prince Edward, heir to the throne of England. It was proposed to rename it ‘Pearse Place’, in 1922, after the Civil War.	Wellington Street (part of, in 1843) Regent’s TerracePrince Edward’s Place
Waterford Road (road to Gashouse Bridge)	Northumberland Street (1843)
Abbey Street	Warren Street (1843)
“Dry” Bridge at Old Bridge	Goaten Bridge (1843) – the island was then known as Goat Island
Wellington Street	Named after the Duke of Wellington, supposedly for his support for Catholic Emancipation rather than his military prowess.

Grattan Place Named for Henry Grattan	Had been part of New Street, in 1843. Also named Coronation Row.
Nelson Street Named after Lord Nelson, victor at Trafalgar. For a while, streets in Clonmel were named after victorious British naval commanders.	no previous name
Anglesea Street	Banfield’s Buildings Named Anglesea Street for the Battle of Anglesey
Davis Row/Road/Avenue	Named for Thomas Davis
Morton Street	In 1795, the firm of Thomas and Samuel Morton began the erectionof a brewery and stores in Morton Street (long known as Brewery Lane) on a scal e equal to the Cork and Dublin breweries.
Bolton Street Named after Duke of Bolton	Weavers Row. Weavers had been brought in from England, and had a thriving business in Clonmel.
Catherine Street
William Street
Peter Street	Blind Street, because it led to the west wall of the town, but had no exit to the outside.
Emmet Street	New Jail Street Richmond Street (after a visit by Duke of Richmond, in 1808).
Duckett Street	Named after William Duckett, solicitor, in 1813. He built the street.
Rivers Street	After Patrick Rivers, who had owned the land on which the street was built.
Colville Road	After William Colville, a Corn Merchant, originally from Dublin.
Staunton Row	Always part of Upper Gladstone Street, even though named after Thomas Staunton. The street dates from around 1820.