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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
Martello Tower Number Seven
1 June 2022 | authorThis 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
Evelyn Wrench: son of Killiney and the postcard business he created by his 21st birthday
31 March 2022 | authorEvelyn Wrench was an internationalist. He lived in Killiney in his formative years and went on to lead a life built on a belief in the strength of institutions that were built on an international, if Anglo-centric, approach.Read More
Ulysses-the Killiney connection…
2 February 2022 | author“Wouldn’t mind being a waiter in a swell hotel. Tips, evening dress, halfnaked ladies. May I tempt you to a little more filleted lemon sole, miss Dubedat? Yes, do bedad. And she did bedad. Huguenot name I expect that. A miss Dubedat lived in Killiney, I remember. Du, de la, French”.Read More
Kilda Lodge
26 January 2022 | authorMia Cranwill was an Irish designer and metal artist, and was one of the leading artists of the Irish Celtic Revival. She lived in the lodge which she called Drum-Goibhneann in the 1920’s to 1930’s.Read More
Killiney in 1911
31 December 2021 | authorPart 1. Porter’s Post Office Guide and Directory, Killiney & Ballybrack.
Part 2. Census of 1911
Part 3. Royal Visit, George V and other storiesRead More
The Rise and Fall of Francis DuBedat
30 November 2021 | authorThis 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. The name Du Bedat is frequently found in Dublin Huguenot records and several family headstones are preserved in the recently restored Huguenot Cemetery in Merrion Row, Dublin.Read More
A KILLINEY SCHOOLBOY REMEMBERS
2 July 2021 | authorThe recollections of Arthur Haughton who was born in 1903 and who lived in the area for all of his life is a fascinating record of many aspects of daily life and local history which would otherwise be lost forever.Read More
The Workingmen of Killiney-petition for the release of Frank DuBédat, 1896
1 June 2021 | authorIn 1896 a petition from the workingmen of Killiney village was submitted to The Right Honourable John Morley of Mount Eagle, Killiney requesting him to use his influence with the Government to bring about the release of Francis Edward DuBédat from prison.Read More