Capel Street

Capel Street /ˈkeɪpəl/ Irish: Sráid Chéipil[1] is a street in Dublin, Ireland.[2][3]

Capel Street
Clockwise from top: Capel Street near its intersection with Bolton Street; dining terraces outside restaurants and bars; along with Parnell Street, Capel Street is known for its Korean, Japanese, and Chinese eateries
Native name Sráid Chéipil  (Irish)
Namesake Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex
Length 600 m (2,000 ft)
Width 14 metres (46 ft)
Location Dublin, Ireland
Postal code D01
Coordinates 53.348438°N 6.268745°W / 53.348438; -6.268745
north end Bolton Street
south end Ormond Quay
Construction
Completion 1670s
Other
Known for restaurants, shops, cafés and pubs; immigrant community

History
"View from Capel-Street, looking over Essex-Bridge" (Grattan Bridge), 1797. The state lottery offices are visible at left.

Capel Street is named after Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1672–1677.[4] Historically, it was the site of the chapel of St Mary's Abbey. The street was laid out by Sir Humphrey Jervis in the late 17th century on the Abbey lands he purchased in 1674.[5] He also built Essex Bridge (today Grattan Bridge), and the street was known for its mansions and a royal mint. In the 18th century, it became a commercial hub, with two-bay buildings replacing the "Dutch Billy" houses.[6] The Capel Street Theatre also stood there in the 18th century.

The Torch Theatre operated on Capel Street in 1935–41. The street declined in the 20th century, before a revival around the 1980s. Today it is known for its variety of restaurants, shops, cafés and pubs; as Panti, the owner of Pantibar put it, "You can buy a lightbulb, sexual lubricant, Brazilian rice, get a pint and go to a trad session." Louis Copeland's tailor is another notable business.[7][8][9]

  • Berlin Optician, 157 Capel Street
  • Site of the Torch Theatre, 114–116 Capel Street
  • Slattery's Bar, 129 Capel Street
  • Jack Nealon's pub, 165 Capel Street

See also

References
  1. "Sráid Chéipil– Placename database of Ireland". Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. "Lovin Dublin City Spotlight - Capel Street". LovinDublin.com.
  3. Greene, John C.; Clark, Gladys L. H. (9 February 1993). The Dublin Stage, 1720-1745: A Calendar of Plays, Entertainments, and Afterpieces. Lehigh University Press. ISBN 9780934223225 – via Google Books.
  4. M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 18. ISBN 1-85068-005-1. OCLC 263974843.
  5. Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 25. ISBN 0-7171-3204-8. OCLC 48467800.
  6. Oram, Hugh. "Capital vision – An Irishman's Diary on Capel Street". The Irish Times.
  7. "Capel Street: Why Dublin's black sheep is its most brilliant street". independent.
  8. "Dublin Uncovered: Capel Street".
  9. "The Capel Street Series #1". DublinTown. 27 August 2014.
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