York Street, Dublin

It appears on the map around 1685, named after Prince James, Duke of York (later King James II). M'Cready incorrectly states the street is named after Ernest Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (brother of George I), who did not become Duke of York until 1716. The home of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is at the eastern end on the corner with St Stephen's Green and the RCSI's medical education building is at 26 York Street. There was a Salvation Army Hostel which previously was a Congregational Church or Independent Church which was ministered by the Rev. Dr. William Urwick for 40 years, was on the street. ==Notable residents==

• Thomas Byrne, Irish-born British Army soldier and winner of the Victoria Cross • Charles Maturin (1780-1824), Irish Protestant clergyman and writer of Gothic plays and novels, lived on the street from the early 1800s until his death. • Solomon Richards, four times president of the RCSI, was born there around 1760. • Cusack Roney (1781-1849), Irish physician and President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1814 and 1828 == References ==