Ship Street Little

Ship Street Little
Ship Street Little is located in Central Dublin
Ship Street Little
Native nameSráid na gCaorach Bheag (Irish)
Former name(s)Poole Street
NamesakeSheep
LocationDublin, Ireland
Postal codeD08
Coordinates53°20′32″N 6°16′08″W / 53.342308°N 6.269007°W / 53.342308; -6.269007
West endBride Street, Werburgh Street
East endDublin Castle gate, Cole's Alley, Ship Street Great

Ship Street Little (Irish: Sráid na gCaorach Bheag, meaning 'Sheep Street')[1] is a street on the south side of Dublin, Ireland which stretches from the junction of Werburgh Street and Bride Street in the west to the corner with Ship Street Great and Cole's Alley in the east and is bookended by the Ship Street Gate of Dublin Castle in the east.

The street is bounded to its north side by the city walls of Dublin which was first constructed c1250 as part of the early defences of Anglo-Norman Dublin.[2]

Running parallel and perpendicular to the street to the south is Chancery Lane.

  1. ^ "Sráid na gCaorach Bheag/Ship Street Little". logainm.ie. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "City Wall, Ship Street Little, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 31 July 2024.