College Green ( English College Green , Ил . Faiche an Choláiste ) - the square in the center of Dublin . The square has a triangular shape, on its north side is the building where the head office of the Bank of Ireland is currently located, and until 1800 the Parliament of Ireland was located in it. Trinity College is located in the east of the square, and on the south side are a number of buildings of the 19th century, mainly bank offices. From the west on the square goes Dam Street . College Green is often confused with College Street, which goes from Pierce Street and Westmoreland Street on the north side of Trinity College.
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This area was once known as Hoggen Green (from the ancient Norwegian word “haugr”, meaning “embankment” or “mound”), since there were several mounds, which, apparently, were burial sites of noble Vikings [1] . On the site, located between Church Lane and Suffolk Street, during the Vikings there was a ting - a meeting place, the remains of which could be seen until the 17th century [2] . The name Hoggen is rooted in the name of the monastery of St. Mary of Hodges, which was located approximately on the site of the modern Bank of Ireland, and before the Reformation was a large landowner.
In the house No. 3 on College Green, in 1791-1820, the Daly's Club was located - the center of social and political life in Ireland in the mid-18th - early 19th centuries [3] .
There are three famous historical monuments at College Green:
- a monument to Henry Grattan , a lawyer and politician, in front of Trinity College;
- monument to Edmund Burke , politician and publicist;
- monument to the revolutionary Thomas Davis . Earlier in this place was the equestrian statue of William of Orange , dismantled after severe damage from the explosion in November 1928.
College Green is often used for political rallies. In the mid-1990s, US President Bill Clinton spoke here during his visit to Ireland, and in May 2011, US President Barack Obama [4] .
See also
- Monuments of Dublin
Notes
- ↑ Hoggen Green (“Vikings in Dublin or Dyflin as they called it.” Robert O'Connor. Viking Network)
- ↑ Scandinavian Relations With Ireland During the Viking Period (A. Walsh, author. Dublin: The Talbot Press Limited. 1922)
- ↑ THS Escott, Club Makers and Club Members (1913), pp. 329—333
- ↑ Henry McDonald . Barack Obama cuts short Ireland visit after concerns over volcanic ash cloud , The Guardian (May 23, 2011). Date of treatment May 23, 2011.