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Merrion Road

Coordinates: 53°19′16″N 6°12′59″W / 53.3210°N 6.2163°W / 53.3210; -6.2163
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Merrion Road
Merrion Road near the entrance to the RDS
Merrion Road is located in Dublin
Merrion Road
Native nameBóthar Mhuirfean (Irish)
NamesakeMerrion Castle, seat of the Viscounts FitzWilliam
Length2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Width24 metres (79 ft)
LocationDublin, Ireland
Postal codeD04
Coordinates53°19′16″N 6°12′59″W / 53.3210°N 6.2163°W / 53.3210; -6.2163
north endBall's Bridge
south endRock Road, Trimleston Avenue
Other
Known forSt. Vincent's University Hospital, Wanderers F.C., Royal Dublin Society, embassies

Merrion Road (Irish: Bóthar Mhuirfean[1]) is a major road, part of the R118, in Dublin 4.

It joins the Pembroke Road section of the R118 at Herbert Park and runs south-east to Merrion, where it meets the Rock Road at Booterstown. At Merrion Gates, it meets Strand Road (R131) just after the latter crosses the DART line.

There are a number of well-known buildings along Merrion Road, including the Royal Dublin Society (RDS), the British Embassy,[2] a Catholic church (Our Lady Queen Of Peace),[3] the Merrion Shopping Centre, several hotels and parts of the "embassy belt" at Ballsbridge. The grounds of Wanderers F.C. rugby club and St. Vincent's University Hospital are also located on the road.

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References

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  1. ^ "Bóthar Mhuirfean". logainm.ie.
  2. ^ "1995: United Kingdom Embassy, Merrion Road, Dublin". Architecture of Dublin City. Archiseek.com. 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Our Lady Queen of Peace". Our Lady Queen of Peace. 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.