D’Alton’s History of the County of Dublin (1838)
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.
Library
The Book of Dun Laoghaire
Edited by John O’Sullivan and Séamus Cannon, 1987 We transcribe here the list of contents of this most valuable contribution to the recording of the history and heritage of the … Read more
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
Between the Mountains and the Sea by Peter Pearson
We reproduce below an extract from the Killiney chapter of Peter Pearson’s book of 1998 (revised 2007) which provides an excellent overview of the history and a detailed description of … Read more
Mica Schists of Killiney 1900
Near the gateway of Glenalua Lodge, when coming from Killiney village, the observer meets on the north side, or right hand, a rough piece of ground, showing outcrops of the mica schists
Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary 1837
Introduction In 1837 Samuel Lewis, who ran a publishing business in London, produced his monumental two-volumed topographical dictionary of Ireland. This dictionary was accompanied by an atlas of the counties … Read more
We, the workingmen of the village of Killiney
We wish to thank Conan Kennedy for contributing this excerpt from his book of the above name which is published by Merrigan Books, 2018. The back story “There is no … Read more
Granite Hills
1980. This booklet is about the neighbourhood of the three hills whose rugged mass dominates the coastline