Stop 15 of 16 · Dame Street
Palace Street
Under the castle gate, Dame Street and the Olympia.
Bifurcation
Inside the gates of Dublin Castle the river divides again, with one channel heading north and the other west.
Dame Street
The river continues north under the Palace Street pedestrian gate of Dublin Castle and on to Dame Street. Dame Street takes its name from the dam on the Poddle, used both for defence and to power a mill.
The Olympia
From the castle gates the stream continues north, under Dame Street and beneath the historic Olympia Theatre.
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