North Strand Road

North Strand Road

North Strand Road (Irish: Bóthar na Trá Thuaidh) is a street in the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.

Route

North Strand Road is a continuation of Amiens Street that runs northeast from the junction of Portland Row and Seville Place. It crosses the Royal Canal on the Newcomen Bridge and proceeds to the junction of East Wall Road and Poplar Row by Annesley Bridge over the River Tolka where it continues as Annesley Bridge Road. It links the city centre from Connolly Station to Fairview by road.

History

As late as 1673, what is now North Strand Road was under the waters of the River Liffey mouth in Dublin Bay. In 1728 and 1756, the road was noted on maps as "the Strand" and was called by its present name by 1803.

World War II bombing

On the night of 31 May 1941, aircraft of the German Luftwaffe dropped four high-explosive bombs on the North Strand Road area, killing 34 and injuring 90. Three hundred houses were damaged or destroyed.

It was not clear if this was a reprisal for the aid of the Dublin Fire Brigade during bombing raids on Belfast or if it had been a tactic to end Irish neutrality.

On 19 June, the Irish government announced that the government of the Nazi Germany had apologised and offered compensation.

Speculation over the reason for the raid has included the possibility that it was the unintended consequence of equipment used to jam radio navigation used by the bombers.

See also

External links

Coordinates: 53°21′31″N 6°14′29″W / 53.358525°N 6.241297°W / 53.358525; -6.241297


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