Fishamble Street

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Fishamble Street is one of Dublin’s oldest streets, historically known as a medieval thoroughfare and later as a notable site for early Irish theatre and music.

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Fishamble Street canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic street
music hall
street
adjacentTo Christ Church Cathedral
country Ireland
firstPerformanceCity Dublin
firstPerformanceDate 13 April 1742
firstPerformanceStreet Fishamble Street
firstPerformedAt Neal’s Music Hall
hasBuilding Neal’s Music Hall
hasCommemorativeEvent annual performances of Handel’s Messiah
hasCommemorativePlaqueFor Handel’s Messiah
linked to: Handel Messiah
hasCulturalSignificance development of public concert life in Dublin
history of Irish theatre
hasFunctionInHistory commercial street
cultural venue location
market street
hasHeritageStatus one of Dublin’s oldest streets
hasHistoricalRole centre of early Irish music performance
centre of early Irish theatre
medieval thoroughfare
hasNameEtymology derived from fish market or fish shambles
hasNearbyLandmark Dublin City Hall
linked to: City Hall, Dublin

Smock Alley Theatre
hasPreservationStatus part of Dublin’s historic core
hasStreetType one-way street
hasTourismRole heritage tourism site
music history attraction
historicalPeriod 18th century
medieval era
knownFor early Irish theatre
medieval urban layout
music history
locatedIn County Dublin
Dublin
Dublin 8
Ireland
Leinster
Temple Bar area
linked to: Temple Bar district
locatedOn Fishamble Street
near Dame Street
Fishamble Street
Wood Quay
notableEventSite first performance of Handel’s Messiah
partOf Dublin city centre
linked to: Dublin
urbanForm curving alignment
narrow street

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neal’s Music Hall locatedOn Fishamble Street
subject linked to: Fishamble Street
Handel’s Messiah firstPerformanceStreet Fishamble Street
subject linked to: Fishamble Street
Smock Alley Theatre near Fishamble Street
subject linked to: Fishamble Street
Winetavern Street hasJunctionWith Fishamble Street
Wood Quay adjacentTo Fishamble Street