Once connected Chapel Lane & Sampsons Lane’s relationship was ended forever, in the late 1970s, with the construction of the Ilac centre.
This development also saw the destruction of a whole host of streets and lanes: Norfolk Market, Horseman’s Row, Mason’s Market, Riddall’s Row, Market Street, Moore Place, Coles Lane, Rotunda Market, Denmark Place, Kanes Court and most importantly Denmark Street which used to be a continuation of Liffey Street.
What the area used to look like in the early 20th century:
Today, only half of Chapel Lane & Sampsons Lane survive:
Between Denmark St. and Moore St, there used to be Coles Lane:
Coles Lane, 1950s. (Picture - Rashers)
Coles Lane, nd. (Tom Cullen)
Looking down what’s left of Sampsons Lane today:
From the other side, looking at where Chapel Lane has been cut off:
I don’t think any other shopping development in the city centre (e.g. Stephens Green S.C. and Jervis St. S.C.) ‘redeveloped’ an area so traumatically as the Ilac Centre which led to the disappearance of at least eleven streets and lanes.
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
http://photopol.com/portfolio/coleslane.html
That’s Little Denmark St.
Here’s more photos of the area before it was levelled for the ILAC.
http://s532.photobucket.com/albums/ee327/Falconer1st/Ancestors%20Kerrrigan/
Wait until the proposed “redevelopment” of the Moore Street/GPO area takes place. It will be cultural vandalism on an epic scale.
By the by, great series. Genuinely interesting.
This is a video taken recently of No 16 Moore St over the rooftops..
Yeah, good work… Just shows if that area had have survived, it would make a lovely little old-town style enclave. There is still some potential in the lanes on the other side of Moore St, as long as they;re not wiped away by this ridiculous develpment
Preserving old buildings doesn’t produce many brown envelopes. Cultural vandalism does.
Really enjoyed this site, as researching my family from Sampson’s Lane, Coles Lane and Riddels Row. Great photos!
Geraldine, was their last name Butler or is there another surname. On the Ma’s side I’m connected to half the people that lived there. My Grandparents had a half door shop in Denmark Row and my mothers sister married one of the Keeleys who had the handcart business in Granby Place. The Grandmother’s aunt was a widow named Catherine Black who was living in 16 Moore St in 1911. On the oul fellas side one of his cousins lived in 1 Chapel lane (where the Ilac car park exit is now). Out of the children they had 5 of them died before reaching 5 months.
Before the Ilac was built..
http://photobucket.com/MooreSt
Coles Lane is still there, just. it runs between Dunnes and Debenhams to the Ilac entrance.
That’s right.
The link below is to a screen grap of the c.1900 OS 25″ map. The OSI viewer has a facility for overlaying the modern map on the older ones and I have done that here. The dark grey shaded areas are what is now built up and you can clearly see the small portion of the original Cole’s lane which Mo refers to .http://photopol.com/pics/coles_lane_map.jpg
The OSI online map viewer is a fantastic asset for all sorts of research or you can just browse it like a coffee table (or little room) book. It takes a little getting used to but once you get the hang of it you’ll be hooked.
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,591271,743300,0,10
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Sampson’s lane used to also be ‘Of Lane’ – inscribing the sentence “Henry (st) Moore (st) Earl (st) of (ln) Drogheda (st)” on the collection of streets; O’Connell Street was formerly Drogeheda street, I assume, and it’s easy to see why the name was changed; but does anyone know why ‘Of Lane’ was changed to ‘Sampson’s lane’?
Michael Sampson was a city sheriff 1710-11 so the city just called this little lane in his honor , I am sure there were many people would have liked to call him by another name .He was responsible for having the name changed from Bunting lane . As for the off lane name ,well the fact is the old earl of Droughada ran out of names so he thought it a good idea to call it Off Lane as it was just off Henry st . Smart naming no one ever thought of that . If you ever was to know about old Moore st give me a call alto i am past my sell by date i still have the good memories . You will find me under my name on Facebook or lookup Moore St memories on Facebook that where you will find all the old memories .
I’ve looked for you on Facebook but no luck so far.
try Eamon J martin or Eamon Martin photographer
Would this be you https://www.facebook.com/eamon.j.martin?fref=ts
my dads family (brown) lived in 16 Samson lane .and my aunt Alice brown /Laffen had a fruit stall in Moore st. my dad Leo brown left Dublin as a young man to live in London, he never forgot his roots and always went home for holidays . we had nice holidays in Dublin staying in my aunts house Annie and George Boone in pearce square. sadly they have all passed on now. god bless.
I cannot agree more with your comments about the destruction of the old streets around Little Denmark Street and Moore Street.
I read in the paper recently that some of the shops in the ILAC Centre have been bought from Nama , maybe whoever bought them might consider bringing back part of the old area to its former glory , it could be a fantastic area to live with suitably designed good restaurants and bars
We live in hope
Tom Bridgeman
former resident of 33 Little Denmark Street
Hello
Did you know the Kerrigans. You might also have some information about Keelys in Granby lane who rented handcarts and laddrs.
Tom, I believe I am related to the Bridgeman’s of Litlle Denmark Street, just now exactly sure how. (Jeremiah??) /definitely to the Bridgeman’s of Jervis Street.
Hi
Can you give me your name and may some family names I can then ask my Dad to see if there is a connection
Thanks
Tom
Tom, any relation to Jeremiah Bridgeman and that group of Denmark St (circa 1860-70)
Hello FXR
I was talking with my Father ( he is 95 next birthday) about Keelys .
He told me that you could rent a hand cart for a day for 6 pence
Tom
Hello Tom
Thanks for that. Could you email me at dubusa@hotmail.com. I know the Keeleys were very successful but the two brothers fell out.
Thanks again
Frank
I’d be interested in info about the Keely’s, Reddy’s and Heffernan’s in this part of the world, with thanks
Email me at the address above.
I am trying to find any information possible about a Cox Family that lived in 23 Coles Lane and a Clarke family that lived in 22 Coles Lane. Any info greatly appreciated.
A number of years ago a photo of Horsemans Row was included on this page (Chapel Lane and Samsons Lane) . I now notice that it has been removed. Is a copy of it still available or any other phoo of Horsemans row?
Finally, a map that shows Riddall’s Row! My wife’s grandfather Matthew lived at 26 Riddall’s Row. He died of the Spanish Influenza in 1919 in Peekskill, NY and any connection with his 7 brothers and sisters went with him. My wife didn’t know any of this until 1988 shortly before her father’s death. He had been baptized at St.Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in 1913. We were in Dublin this past summer and did a walk of the places from the census of her grandparents’ homes and father’s birthplace. Her grandmother was Alice Lawler also from the area. We talked to a taxi driver and told him the addresses; 36 & 86 Hardwicke St, 26 Riddall’s Road, 65 Upper Dominick St., 125 Dorset Street Upper. He told her she was a mondo girl(sic?) an inner city girl. Couldn’t find that slang online, so don’t know if that’s good or bad. Anyway, if you know anything of the Fitzpatricks of 26 Riddall’s Row and what became of them, it would be appreciated.
Just found out it was probably Monto Girl after the red light district of Dublin. Don’t think the taxi driver knew it was insulting but my wife’s instincts were that it was. Can’t pull one over on a Dublin girl!
Kane’s Court also still there, blink and you’ll miss it! Just off Sampson’s Lane, street sign and all intact surprisingly.