Killiney History

Featured Article – July 2022 30 June 2022 | author

The Houses 10 January 2021 | author

Search Map 14 April 2021 | author

The Railway 1 December 2020 | author

Places of Interest 11 January 2021 | author

Latest News 14 June 2022 | author

Killiney in 1911 31 December 2021 | author

Killiney Strand

30 June 2022 | author

This article pulls together many disparate pieces of information from a variety of sources which are all related to the history of Killiney Strand.Read More

The Houses

Urney

20 June 2022 | author

The published 1843 OS map shows a horseshoe symbol outside this building which would confirm this as the original location of the forge which later relocated to the adjoining Mountain View. Read More

Places of Interest The Houses

Mr. Farrell’s Yard and Forge, Killiney

9 June 2022 | author

A newspaper auction notice, dated 15th August 1873, brought our attention to the existence of a Forge run by a Mr. Farrell in Killiney. No address was provided but further investigation confirmed the location at a property called Mountain View on Killiney RoadRead More

Featured Article People Places of Interest

Martello Tower Number Seven

1 June 2022 | author

This post is dedicated to the memory of Niall O’Donoghue who painstakingly restored the tower to it’s former glory. Niall sadly passed away on the 8th of May 2022.Read More

Library

D’Alton’s History of the County of Dublin (1838)

31 May 2022 | author

This transcription of the Killiney section of D’Altons acclaimed history of County Dublin contains a wealth of information on the area up to 1838 when it was first published.Read More

Military Road The Houses

Ashurst

5 May 2022 | author

The site upon which Ashurst stands was originally in the ownership of Thomas Oxley. He was recorded as residing in the now demolished Martello Lodge/House until 1852.Read More

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