Formerly Great Britain Street, the street was renamed after Charles Stewart Parnell when Dublin Corporation adopted a resolution on 1 October 1911, after the erection of the statue to Parnell on the street as it meets O'Connell Street.
The street that was previously called Great Britain Street received its new name in honor of Charles Stewart Parnell after Dublin Corporation voted to rename it on 1 October 1911. This change occurred as a result of the statue erected to Parnell being placed on the street, which intersects with O'Connell Street.