The Coombe, Dublin

The Coombe
Clockwise from top: Coombe campus of the British and Irish Modern Music Institute; the Coombe Hospital Memorial; Spitalfields pub
The Coombe, Dublin is located in Central Dublin
The Coombe, Dublin
Native nameAn Com (Irish)
NamesakeNamed after the Coombe Stream (from Irish com, "coom", valley)
Length450 m (1,480 ft)
Width15 metres (49 ft)
LocationDublin, Ireland
Postal codeD08
Coordinates53°20′20″N 6°16′41″W / 53.339°N 6.278°W / 53.339; -6.278
west endPimlico, Ardee Street
east endFrancis Street, Dean Street
Other
Known forCoombe Women & Infants University Hospital

The Coombe (/ˈkm/; Irish: An Com[1]) is a historic street in the south inner city of Dublin, Ireland. It was originally a hollow or valley where a tributary of the River Poddle, the Coombe Stream or Commons Water, ran.[2][3] The name is sometimes used for the broader area around, in which the Poddle and its related watercourses featured strongly.

  1. ^ An Com/The Coombe http://www.logainm.ie/en/1165873 Retrieved 22 October 2016
  2. ^ M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 25. ISBN 1-85068-005-1. OCLC 263974843.
  3. ^ Clerkin, Paul (2001). Dublin street names. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 43. ISBN 0-7171-3204-8. OCLC 48467800.