Killiney in 1911
Part 1. Porter’s Post Office Guide and Directory, Killiney & Ballybrack.
Part 2. Census of 1911
Part 3. Royal Visit, George V and other stories
Year: 2021
Clonard
This large Victorian house which was built on a substantial site off Killiney Avenue falls largely within the description of a particular style of house being erected in Killiney in the mid to late nineteenth century.
Killiney in the snow 2010
A selection of photos taken around Killiney in 2010 and a few seasonal newspaper cuttings from days gone by….
The Rise and Fall of Francis DuBedat
This meticulously researched study of the Dublin Huguenot family of Du Bedat is a fascinating portrayal of the real history behind the name immortalised by George Bernard Shaw in The Doctor’s Dilemma.
Gone but not forgotten (Part 1)
This is the first of a number of articles which we plan to publish over the next few months recording the houses and other buildings which are no longer with us but which formed part of the vanishing fabric of Killiney.
Glenalua Terrace
The set-piece design of the terrace is symmetrical in layout with the central single storey houses book-ended by the two storey gables of houses 1 and 6. The design is unusual in that access is provided via a raised pedestrian walkway which was determined by the sloping nature of the site and the underlying rock upon which it is built.
Killiney Obelisk video by 5K Histories
View the excellent and very entertaining video on the history of Killiney Obelisk by 5K Histories here
Merton Lodge (now Ballycarbery)
1843 Map Court case of 1837 Report which appeared in The Freeman’s Journal on 15 November 1837: LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS’: COURT -YESTERDAY. EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION FOR A CHARGE OF PERJURY. Elizabeth … Read more