The Houses
Killiney & Ballybrack houses in 1837
5 August 2023 | authorThis article explores the earliest houses of Killiney and Ballybrack as existing in 1837. This snapshot in time records the status of development prior to the coming of the railway which changed sleepy old Killiney forever.Read More
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
Houses circa 1900
24 April 2023 | authorThis photo was taken circa 1900 and shows many of the grand villas overlooking Killiney Bay.
Read MoreMontebello
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
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