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Killiney Ancient Church – Gravestone Inscriptions
31 December 2022 | authorIn this sequester’d spot to rest,
Is my last wish-my last request,
Till the last call surprise.Read More
Tragic plane crash in Killiney Bay on 15th July 1955
12 December 2022 | authorWhile hundreds of people on the beach at Killiney, Co. Dublin, watched a low-flying plane, it crashed into the sea 200 yards from the shore, killing one man and injuring another.Read More
Druid’s Chair Public House
1 December 2022 | authorOne of the earliest mentions of commercial activity in Killiney Village mentions a public house owned by a Thomas Mooney. We believe this premises was located on the site now occupied by The Druid’s Chair PubRead More
The Merchants, Traders and Inn-Keepers of Killiney Village in bygone times.
16 November 2022 | authorOn 22nd November Michael McShane gave a presentation on ‘The Merchants, Traders and Inn-Keepers of Killiney Village in bygone times’. This presentation was hosted by Killiney Village Residents Association and … Read More
The Development of Modern Killiney
1 November 2022 | authorWe are fortunate to have been given a copy of an unpublished history of Killiney called “Killiney Surroundings”. This work consists of a collection of essays and notes compiled over a period of forty years by the bookseller William Fernsley Figgis, a native of Killiney.Read More
‘Marino/Abbey Lea History and its Harry Clarke Connection’ presentation by Pippa McIntosh held at Abbey Lea on 19th October 2022
24 October 2022 | authorIn her presentation, Pippa focused her discussion on one aspect of her extensive research project – the culturally significant link between previous owners of the house, the Right Hon. L.A. Waldron….Read More
Abbey Lea, previously Marino
1 October 2022 | authorAbbey Lea has been the residence of the Australian Ambassador to Ireland since 1965 – more than half its life. Formerly known as Marino, the house was rebuilt and remodelled following a fire in 1909.Read More
Civil War attacks in Killiney 1922 by Hugh Comerford
31 August 2022 | authorAs the attacks on the postal, telephone, rail and roads systems increased, the Free State government decided to establish a post or barracks in the Killiney area using the house known as Glenalua House (now Mount Prospect) in the village of Killiney.Read More
My Ballybrack by Pól Ó Duibhir
31 July 2022 | authorThe Ballybrack shop was then known as CNC, the origins of which name nobody seemed to know. There was speculation that it might have meant Cigarettes, Newspapers, and Confectionery.Read More