Ballsbridge
Droichead na Dothra | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
 Herbert Park is a prominent local amenity | |
  Ballsbridge Location in Dublin | |
| Coordinates: 53°19′44″N 6°13′52″W / 53.329°N 6.231°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
| EU Parliament Constituency | Dublin |
| Postal district(s) | |
| Dialing code | 01, +353 1 |
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Ballsbridge (Irish: Droichead na Dothra, meaning 'Dodder bridge') (from historic Ball's Bridge) is an affluent neighbourhood of the city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The area is largely situated north and west of a three-arch stone bridge across the River Dodder, on the south side of the city. The sign on the bridge still proclaims it as "Ball's Bridge", in recognition of the fact that the original bridge on that location was built and owned by the Ball family, a well-known Dublin merchant family in the 1500s and the 1600s.[1] The current bridge was built in 1791.
Ballsbridge was once part of the Pembroke Township.
- ^ At least three generations of the Ball family were elected mayors and sheriffs of Dublin, including Walter Ball. See Eneclann Irish Genealogy and History Research Services, "History of Ballsbridge" Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, published by Sherry Fitzgerald realtors, accessed 23 January 2017.