The station was renamed in 1966 after the Pearse Family, notably brothers Patrick and Willie as part of the Easter Rising celebrations when many Irish railway stations were renamed.
Willie Nelson | Willie Mays | Willie Horton | Willie Dixon | Willie Brown | Willie Colón | Willie Brown (politician) | Willie Revillame | Willie Miller | Patrick Pearse | Willie Stargell | Willie Perdomo | Willie Pep | Willie Mitchell | Willie Thorne | Willie Sutton | Willie Roaf | Willie | Steamboat Willie | Shotgun Willie | Dublin Pearse railway station | Willie Worsley | Willie Wells | Willie Totten | Willie Savage | Willie Redmond | Willie Randolph | Willie Pearse | Willie John McBride | Willie Hernández |
John's Lane Augustinian Church was designed by Augustus Pugin and opened in 1874; the twelve statues in the tower niches are the work of sculptor James Pearse, the father of Irish patriots Patrick and William Pearse.