Down the Flats last night playing nearest the wall for a Euro a toss with Big Dommo ,Billy The Bastard .Tommy Two Scars and Bad Barry Buclkey who I havent seen since Paddys Day 1979 when he Emigrated to Huddersfield .He was trying to remember the old name of the Street where he use to live he recons it has a new name now .So being a Professional well informed taxi driver I listed off a few Streets or Roads in Dublin that were renamed ,
Amiens Street was The Strand
Ardee Street was Crooked Staff
Aughrim Street was part of Blackhorse Lane
Back Lane was Rochel Street
Balfe Lane was Pitt Street
Belmont Avenue was Coldblow Lane
Benburb Street was Barrack Street
Bishop Street was Great Boater Lane
Blackhall Place was The Gravel Walk
Bow Lane was Elbow Lane
Bow Street was Lough Buoy
Brabazon Street was Cuckold's Row
Bridgefoot Street was Dirty Lane
Brookefield Avenue was Watery Lane
Brookefield Road was Cutthroat Lane
Camden Street was St. Kevin's Port
Cathel Brugha Street was Gregg Lane
Cathedral Lane was Cabbage Garden Lane
Chancery Place was Mass Lane
Christchurch Place was Skinners' Row
Clonliffe Road was Fortick Road
Collage Green was Hoggen Green
Constitution Hill was Glasmunogue
Dame Street was Tengmoutli Street
Dean Street was Cross Poddle
Digges Lane was Goat Alley
Dorset Street was Drumcondra Lane
Engine Alley was Indian Alley
Essex Street was Orange Street , & arlier Smock Alley
Exchange Street Lower was The Blind Quay
Exchequer Street was Chequer Street
Foley Street was Montgomery Street & earlier World's End Lane
Glover's Alley was Rapparee Alley
Green Street was Abbey Green
Haddington Road was Cottage Terrace
Hammond Lane was Hangman's Lane
Harrington Street was Whitworth Street
High Street was Main Street
Hill Street was Lower Temple Street
Infirmary Road was Aberdeen Street
Island Street was Dunghill Lane
Lansdowne Road was Watery Lane
Lincoln Lane was Pudding Lane
Lincoln Place was Park Street & earlier St. Patrick's Well Lane
Little Green Street was Bradogue Lane
Little Ship Street was Pole Mill Street
Lower Baggot Street was Gallows Road
Lower Gardiner Street was The Old Rope Walk
Mary's Lane was Broad Street
Mercer Street was French Street
Mespil Road was Gibbet Meadow
North Brunswick Street was Channel Row
North Lotts was Newfoundland
O'Connell Street was Sackville Street
Upper O'Connell Street was Drogheda Street
Old Kilmainham was Murdering Lane
Oliver Bond Street was Mullinahack
Parnell Square was Rutland Square
Parnell Street was Great Britain Street
Pearse Street was Great Brunswick Street
Pimlico was Donour Street
Prussia Street was Cabragh Lane
Railway Street was Upper Tyrone Street & earlier a Part of Mecklenburgh Street (see Waterford St.)
Sackville Place was Tucker's Row
Sean McDermott Street was Gloucster Street & earlier Great Martin's Lane
Shelbourne Road was Artichoke Road
St. Andrew's Street was Hog Hill & earlier Hoggen Hill
St. Michael's Lane was Macgillamocholmog's Street
St. Stephen's Green North was Beaux Walk
St. Stephen's Green South was Leeson's Walk
St. Stephen's Green East was Monk's Walk
St. Stephen's Green West was French Walk
Talbot Street was Cope Street North
Townsend Street was Lazy Hill & Earlier Lazar's Hill
Usher's Lane was Dog And Duck Yard
Waterford Street was Lower Tyrone Street
and earlier Part of Mecklenburg Street (see Railway Street)
Wellington Street was Paradise Row
Wolfe Tone Street was Stafford Street
After Naming all them Street Names he remembered "Ah now I remember it use to be me Grannys Gaff now its called Damos Gaff ,name change after the Granny died .KNOW YOUR DUBLIN!
