Monthly Archives: November 2020
Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary 1837
21 November 2020 | historianIntroduction
In 1837 Samuel Lewis, who ran a publishing business in London, produced his monumental two-volumed topographical dictionary of Ireland. This dictionary was accompanied by an atlas of the counties of Ireland. The 2nd edition appeared in 1842. Production of … Read More
Mount Eagle
20 November 2020 | authorIn 1838 Symes exhibited plans of ‘a villa, now erecting at Brighton Cliff, at the south side of Killiney Hill, for Robert Warren Esq.’ at the Royal Hibernian Academy.Read More
We, the workingmen of the village of Killiney
18 November 2020 | authorWe wish to thank Conan Kennedy for contributing this excerpt from his book of the above name which is published by Merrigan Books, 2018.
The back story
“There is no doubt that Francis Edward DuBédat (known as Frank), born … Read More
