Monto

Map of Dublin, 1891; the Monto is circled.
For other uses, see Monto (disambiguation).

Monto was the nickname for the one-time red light district in the northeast of Dublin, Ireland. The Monto was roughly the area bounded by Talbot Street, Amiens Street, Gardiner Street, Seán McDermott Street (formerly Gloucester Street) and Buckingham Street and included Mabbot Street and Mecklenburgh Street. The name is derived from Montgomery Street (now called Foley Street), which runs parallel to the lower end of Talbot Street towards what is now Connolly Station. Montgomery Street is believed to have been named after Elizabeth Montgomery, who was married to Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy.

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