Grafton Street is named after the first Earl of Grafton
(1663-1690), who owned land in the area. It was developed
by the Dawson family in 1708 from an existing country lane.

Today, Grafton Street joins Trinity College and St
Stephens Green. People refer to the "top" and the "bottom"
of Grafton St, which can be confusing, the bottom actually
extends beyond the pedestrian street, so that Number 1
Grafton St is the residence of the Provost of Trinity
College, surely the most select address in Dublin.

Long before the street was pedestrianised in the 1970s
Noel Purcell sang "Grafton Street's a wonderland with
magic in the air . . .". And it seems it will always be.

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