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Rochestown House
29 January 2023 | authorRochestown House, had it survived, would almost certainly have had the distinction of being the oldest house in Killiney. It stood almost exactly on the path of Avondale Road, not far from the present Killiney shopping centre,Read More
Saintbury
10 January 2023 | author‘I loved the house the first day I saw it and felt the house loved me. It was a beautiful old house built in 1898, long and sprawling, turreted at either end, nearly 400 feet above Killiney Bay and with a view over the Vale of Shangannagh and the north Wicklow hills.’Read More
Kilmarnock House
9 January 2023 | authorKilmarnock, on Military Road, belonged to the Talbot Crosby family of Ardfert Abbey, County Kerry, until the 1940s. More recently it was known as the Cenacle Retreat House, during which period a large residential block was built to the rear.Read More
Latest News
9 January 2023 | authorHere you will find all the latest articles as they appearRead More
Killiney Ancient Church – Cill Iníon Léinín
1 January 2023 | authorIt seems appropriate that any account of Killiney should begin with a description of the venerable building from which it derives its name and identity.Read More
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