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Name changes of Killiney and Ballybrack houses over the years
27 May 2023 | authorTracing the names of the owners and occupiers of the larger houses of Killiney and Ballybrack is greatly helped by the listings provided in Thom’s and other Directories. However it is not always a simple task.Read More
The Killiney Estate of the Talbots de Malahide
6 May 2023 | authorThis article follows on from a recent talk about the Killiney houses of the Talbot Estate and provides further information on the history of the Talbot Estate in Killiney and Tasmania.Read More
Montebello
1 April 2023 | authorTony Plunkett has written a comprehensive and incredibly well researched history of his family connection to Montebello during the Plunkett/Kirkwood era of 1868 to 1918 Read More
The houses and residents of Killiney & Ballybrack in 1858
1 March 2023 | authorThe arrival of the Railway in Killiney in 1854 greatly improved travel time to the city, reducing it to about 25 minutes. This heralded an explosion of residential and commercial development in the area and led to significant changes in the road layouts. Read More
The Brack
1 February 2023 | authorThe Brack is a social history of the south county Dublin suburb of Ballybrack. It tells the story of its people from the time it was a small rural village on the edge of Dublin through the development of the thousands of local authority houses in the 1970s and 80sRead 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
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 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1 November 2022 | authorWe are fortunate to have been given a copy of an unpublished history of Killiney called “Killiney Surroundings”.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