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Searching for a street name

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Hello 3Towners!

I'm looking to find out the real name of a street in Ardrossan that was apparently known colloquially as 'Fenian Row'. I don't have any geographical info as to where exactly it might be, so I know this is a long-shot! Any help anyone can give me would be most appreciated. :)
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Hi Jennie,
I believe the general area behind and to the seaward side of Princes Street is the area generally said to be Fenian Row. So, there is no particular street I can see mentioned. The books by Patrick O'Connor, Down the Bath Rocks and In a Marmalade Saloon for the most part are dedicated to the residents there who were mostly Irish incomers.

The following from The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald June 1878.
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Hi Jennie
Herald Street was apparently called the Fenian Row according to this book:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/115444306/Hi ... -Ardrossan
Pages 38/39
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Thanks for the link, Irene. Well worth a visit. :)
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Thank you both so much! I had a feeling I'd come to the right place with this one :wink:
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