Pimlico, Dublin
Area in Dublin city, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pimlico is an inner city area of Dublin, Ireland on the southside in Dublin 8. It lies between Thomas Court and Ardee Street. At the Thomas Court end of Pimlico is Pimlico Cottages. It is close to the St. James's Gate Guinness Brewery. Similar to other areas of Dublin's Liberties, such as The Coombe, Pimlico was historically home to families of weavers many of whom had emigrated from France via London.[1][2]
The name Pimlico is likely one originally of American origin but borrowed laterly from Pimlico in London, England. Its first recorded usage in Dublin is from 1663 in state letters from the Earl of Orrery to the Duke of Ormonde.[3]
The influx of French Huguenots and Jewish immigrants and commercial activity in the area is said to have given the area various unusual sounding names including streets such as Fumbally Lane and Tripoli.[4][5]