O'Connell Street

Japanese: オーコンネル通り - おーこんねるどうり
O'Connell Street

...Christ Church Cathedral and St. Patrick's Cathedral, where J. Swift served as dean, are also impressive. The north bank is a commercial district, with shopping streets centered around O'Connell Street, where statues of independence movement leaders such as D. O'Connell and C.S. Parnell stand side by side. The national flag is always raised on the roof of the General Post Office (GPO), which faces the street, in commemoration of the Easter Rising (1916).

*Some of the terminology referenced in "O'Connell Street" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,クライスト・チャーチ大聖堂やJ.スウィフトが首席司祭をつとめたセント・パトリック大聖堂が威容を見せている。北岸は商業地域で,D.オーコンネルやC.S.パーネルら独立運動の指導者の像が立ち並ぶオーコンネル通りを中心に商店街がつづく。通りに面した中央郵便局(略称GPO)の屋上には,イースター蜂起(1916)を記念してつねに国旗が掲げられている。…

※「オーコンネル通り」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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