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Native name | Ascaill Dhumhach Thrá (Irish) |
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Namesake | Sandymount |
Length | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
Width | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Location | Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland |
Postal code | D04 |
Coordinates | 53°19′42″N 6°13′11″W / 53.328363°N 6.219648°W |
west end | Merrion Road |
east end | Gilford Road |
Other | |
Known for | W.B. Yeats birthplace |
Sandymount Avenue (Irish: Ascaill Dhumhach Thrá) joins Merrion Road to Gilford Road in Sandymount, Dublin. Sandymount railway station is located roughly halfway along it at a level crossing. It is a residential area.[1]
W.B. Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning poet, was born here. A plaque now marks his birthplace.[2][3]