Rooms to Rent in Harold's Cross, Dublin 6W

Harold's Cross is an urban village and inner suburb just south of the Grand Canal at Clanbrassil Street, with Rathmines to the east, Kimmage and Crumlin to the west and Terenure and Rathgar to the south. It sits on Slíghe Chualann, one of the five great roads of medieval Ireland, and nobody can quite agree where its name comes from: theories range from a gallows on the old village green to a boundary cross warning off the Harold family. That village green is now Harold's Cross Park, a small city park with a playground, a water feature and a coffee kiosk.

The area has several notable landmarks. Mount Jerome Cemetery, often described as Dublin's most Gothic cemetery, is the resting place of Thomas Davis and of Oscar Wilde's parents, and Our Lady's Hospice, founded in 1879, was the city's first hospice. Mount Argus church and monastery was the home of the Passionist priest St Charles of Mount Argus, and the River Poddle runs through the area, mostly underground.

Harold's Cross is well served by buses, including the BusConnects F-spine routes, which run along Harold's Cross Road and through the city centre, and the canal and Portobello are a short walk north. Homes range from period terraces to newer developments, and the area suits students, professionals and anyone looking for a central southside base with a village feel. Dwelles lists rooms in Harold's Cross so you can compare what is available.