Name: The neighborhood of Dublin : its topography, antiquities and historical associations
Author: Weston St. John Joyce

Carpenter imprisoned for stealing timber from Glencree forest, 1305

near Glencree · valley · Wicklow · 1305

The Justiciary Rolls of Edward I. for 1305 record a complaint by Thomas de Sandely, a carpenter, that he was kept for three weeks in irons in Dublin Castle on the charge of stealing timber from the Glencree forest, brought by the Royal Forester John Mathew.

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The Justiciary Rolls of Edward I. in 1305 contain the entry of a complaint bv Thomas de Sandely, a carpenter, to the effect that he was kept for three weeks in irons in the Castle of Dublin, at the suit of John Mathew, the Royal Forester at Glencree, who charged liim with stealing timber. It appears that the culprit was caught in the act, but escaped and fled to Dublin, where he was arrested.
No further records of the Glencree forest can be discovered

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Castleknock Castle founded by Hugh Tyrrell

Castleknock · townland · Dublin · 1170–1200

Strongbow granted the lands of Castleknock to Hugh Tyrrell in the late 12th century, who built a castle and became Baron of Castleknock, a title held by his descendants for three hundred years.

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Towards the close of the 1 2th century Strongbow made a grant of the lands of Castleknock to his friend, Hugh Tyrrell, a distinguished warrior, who, on taking up possession, built a castle and assumed the title of Baron of Castleknock, held by his descendants for three hundred years. In 13 17 King Robert Bruce and his brother Edward, ^vith an army of 20,000 men, encamped here, intending to besiege Dublin, but owing to the energetic measures adopted by the citizens, who burnt all the houses and buildings outside the city walls, the besiegers, deprived of all shelter, abandoned their project and marched on liimerick instead. In 1642 Colonel Monk, afterwards Earl of -Albemarle, with a body of Parliamentarians, took the castle by assault, some eighty of the defenders being slain, and many more hanged on surrender. In 1647 Owen Roe O'Neill and Sir Thomas Esmonde, in command of a Royalist force, retook the castle from the Parliamentarians after defeating a strong force of cavalrj^ sent to the assistance of the garrison. The castle fell into decay about the time of the Restoration,

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 180

As the companion tells it

Somewhere close to Castleknock, a castle once stood that gave this place its name. Towards the close of the twelfth century, Strongbow made a grant of these lands to his friend Hugh Tyrrell, a distinguished warrior. On taking up possession, Hugh Tyrrell built a castle and assumed the title of Baron of Castleknock. His descendants held that title for three hundred years. Later, King Robert Bruce and his brother Edward, with an army of 20,000 men, encamped here, intending to besiege Dublin. The citizens adopted energetic measures, burning all the houses and buildings outside the city walls. Deprived of shelter, the besiegers abandoned their project and marched on Limerick instead. In 1642, Colonel Monk, afterwards Earl of Albemarle, with a body of Parliamentarians, took the castle by assault, some eighty of the defenders being slain, and many more hanged on surrender. In 1647, Owen Roe O'Neill and Sir Thomas Esmonde, commanding a Royalist force, retook the castle from the Parliamentarians after defeating a strong force of cavalry sent to assist the garrison. The castle fell into decay about the time of the Restoration.

Conway's Tavern and the annual melon feast

Blackrock · townland · Dublin · 1700–1799

In the 18th century Blackrock was a major social centre, and Conway's Tavern on the main street hosted an annual melon feast with gold and silver medals awarded for the best melons grown locally.

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Blackrock in the i8th century was a great social centre, and the residence or resort of many distinguished people. Conway's Tavern, the scene of many a brilliant function, stood in the main street, on the right-hand side entering George's Avenue, and the annual melon feast held there was an event of great local interest, gold and silver medals being awarded to the producers of the best melons grown in the neighbourhood.
An article on Blackrock which appears in Walker's Hibernian Magazine for 1783, states that :— " This is a noble village, " situated about three miles from the north-east corner of " Stephen's Green, on a rising ground south of the Bay of " Dublin ; it consists of a considerable number of elegant *' country houses, and in summer it is much resorted to by the " citizens for the purpose of bathing. In fine evenings it is as " much crowded with carriages as the most populous streets in " the city ; and as there is a number of genteel families residing " here at this season of the year, they have drums and assembhes " as in town, whereby it is very sprightly and agreeable to such " as have nothing to do."

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As the companion tells it

Somewhere close to Blackrock, in the 18th century, you would have found one of Dublin's great social centres. Conway's Tavern stood on the main street, and its annual melon feast was a highlight of local life, with gold and silver medals awarded to the growers of the finest melons raised in the neighbourhood. An article in Walker's Hibernian Magazine for 1783 described the village as a noble place, about three miles from the north-east corner of Stephen's Green, full of elegant country houses and much frequented by citizens for bathing in summer. In fine evenings, the writer said, it was as much crowded with carriages as the most populous streets in the city, and with so many genteel families in residence there were drums and assemblies as in town, making it very sprightly and agreeable to such as have nothing to do.

Cork Hill as site of primitive stronghold of Dublin

Cork Hill · street · Dublin

Early colonists landing at the mouth of the Liffey would have chosen the highest point above the last fordable place on the river, now known as Cork Hill, as their headquarters. This site is believed to have become the nucleus of Baile-Atha-Cliath, the ancient town-of-the-hurdle-ford.

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EARLY colonists Landing at the mouth of the Liffey, would naturally select as their headquarters, the highest point that rose above the last place where the river was fordable, before it joins the sea. Such a position would mean safety and support combined with facility of oflFence or defence. What is now known as Cork Hill fulfilled these conditions, and there is good reason to suppose that on this site rose the primitive stronghold that in time became the nucleus of Baile-Atha-Cliath— the ancient town-of-the-hurdle-ford.
Almost the first care of the colonists would be to secure an abundant supply of water. The Liffey was close at hand, but ov.ing to floods and other causes was unsuitable ; and so it came about that its tributary, the Poddle, a clear stream rising at the foot of the Tallaght hills, became at an early date the source of the citizens' water supply. This arrangement suflSced down to about the year 1200, when the city had grown to such an extent that it became necessary to seek some additional source. Accordingly, in 1244, Maurice Fitzgerald, Justiciary of Ireland, ordered an Inquisition to be held for that purpose. As a result, it was determined to supplement the waters of the Poddle by constructing a watercourse to it from the Dodder. This watercourse, still in existence and maintained, starts from a weir at Firhouse, fiows across the fields and under the Tallaght road, thence by the old churchyard at Templeogue, through the grounds of Templeogue House, then flowing northward, joins the Poddle at a slightly lower level, about J mile north of Mount Down House near Whitehall cross-roads. From this point the united streams flow by Kimmage cross-roads to Larkfield

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As the companion tells it

Along here on Cork Hill, the early colonists who landed at the mouth of the Liffey would have found their natural headquarters, the highest point above the last fordable place on the river before it reaches the sea, offering safety and the ability to attack or defend. There is good reason to suppose that on this site rose the primitive stronghold that in time became the nucleus of Baile-Atha-Cliath, the ancient "town-of-the-hurdle-ford." The colonists' first care would have been to secure water, and since the Liffey was unsuitable due to floods, its tributary, the Poddle, a clear stream rising at the foot of the Tallaght hills, became the citizens' water source from an early date, sufficing until about 1200 when the growing city needed more. In 1244, Maurice Fitzgerald, Justiciary of Ireland, ordered an Inquisition, and it was decided to supplement the Poddle by constructing a watercourse from the Dodder, which starts at a weir at Firhouse and flows across fields, under the Tallaght road, past the old churchyard at Templeogue, through the grounds of Templeogue House, and joins the Poddle about half a mile north of Mount Down House near Whitehall cross-roads, before the united streams flow by Kimmage cross-roads to Larkfield.

De Gomme's proposed pentagonal fortress near Ringsend

near Ringsend · street · Dublin · 1672

In 1672 the English Government sent engineer Sir Bernard de Gomme to survey Dublin's defences against a feared Dutch attack; he proposed a great pentagonal fortress of about thirty acres near the site now occupied by Merrion Square, but nothing came of the plan.

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for the defence of the Port. After a survey, he submitted a plan and estimates, now deposited in the British Museum, for the construction of a great pentagonal fortress, to occupy a space of about thirty acres, immediately south-east of the site now occupied by Merrion Square, at a cost of ^131,277. It was indispensable to the utility of this stronghold that it should be capable of relief by sea, ivhich then flowed in to where now are Wentworth Place and Grand Canal Street.
Nothing, however, was done towards providing defences for the Port of Dublin until the erection of the Pigeonhouse Fort nearly one hundred and fifty years afterwards.

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As the companion tells it

Somewhere about Ringsend, in 1672, the English government sent the engineer Sir Bernard de Gomme to survey Dublin's defences against a feared Dutch attack. He proposed a great pentagonal fortress of about thirty acres, standing immediately south-east of what is now Merrion Square, at a cost of 131,277. The plan required relief by sea, which then flowed in as far as Wentworth Place and Grand Canal Street. Nothing came of it. No defences were provided for the port of Dublin until the erection of the Pigeonhouse Fort nearly 150 years afterwards.

Dublin citizens ambushed by O'Tooles near Kilmainham Bridge, 1534

Kilmainham · townland · Dublin · 1534

In 1534, citizens of Dublin who sallied out to intercept the O'Tooles escorting spoils of a raid in Fingal were surprised at the wood of Salcock near Kilmainham Bridge and lost eighty men in the encounter.

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In 1534 the citizens of Dublin having received private information that the O'Tooles were escorting to the mountains the proceeds of a forav in Fingal, sallied out to intercept them at Kilmainham Bridge, where Island Bridge now stands, but were surprised and overpowered by the spoilers at the wood of Salcock, and obliged to retire with a loss of eighty of their number.
In 1680 King Charles II directed the building of a hospital at Kilmainham for the maintenance of aged and maimed soldiers of the army of Ireland, such hospital to be erected upon part of the lands of the Royal Park, near the old ruinous building called the Castle of Kilmainham, formerly occupied

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Dunboyne damaged in 1798 Rebellion

Dunboyne · town · Meath · 1798

In 1798 Dunboyne suffered considerable damage, with the church and many houses burnt.

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1423, ordering the Portreeve and Commons of the town of Dunboyne with the able men of their bailiewick to proceed to Trim and aid in its defence. In 1534 the village was sacked and burnt by Silken Thomas immediately before the siege of Maynooth Castle, and in 1798 it suffered considerable damage, the church and many of the houses being burnt. Turning to the left at the end of the village, we keep straight ahead for about two miles, where we again turn to the left, and after a mile and a half, once more turning to the left, we meet a road on the right crossing the Midland Railway and leading into
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As the companion tells it

You are coming through Dunboyne now. In 1798 this place suffered considerable damage, with the church and many of the houses burnt. That was not its first such trouble. Back in 1534, the village was sacked and burnt by Silken Thomas, just before the siege of Maynooth Castle.

Earl of Desmond's escape from custody at Feltrim

Feltrim · townland · Dublin

When the Earl of Desmond was a State prisoner during Elizabeth's reign, he was consigned to Christopher Fagan of Feltrim, who allowed him liberty on parole, which the Earl abused to escape back to Munster.

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ancestral residence stood on the slopes of the hill. When the Earl of Desmond was a State prisoner during the reign of Queen Elizabeth he was consigned to the custody of Christopher Fagan of Feltrim, who, magnanimously refusing to place him under duress, allowed him complete liberty on parole. This privilege was, however, abused by the Earl, who availed himself of an opportunity to escape back to his own territory in Munster. In some accounts of this incident, however, it is stated that Fagan allowed the E:'.rl to escape.
Returning to the main Malahide road at the point where we left it, and continuing our journey homeward, in about half

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Fatal cycling accident at a bridge in Glendoo

Glendoo · townland · Dublin

A bridge in Glendoo, damaged by floods some years before writing, was the scene of a sad cycling fatality in the early days of cycling when brakes were unreliable. A cyclist's brake cable snapped on the descent and he was dashed against the stone parapet and killed instantly; a rude cross in the masonry commemorates the tragedy.

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Almost within a stone's throw of the preceding one we meet another bridge, which was badly damaged by the floods some years ago, and was the scene of a sad cycling fatality in the early days of that pastime when brakes were all but useless. The unfortunate cyclist was riding one of the old high machines down the hill to^vards this bridge with his hind wheel brake hard on, when the cable snapped and the machine ran away with him. He ran against the grassv wall on the right, perhaps deliberately, in the hope of saving himself, but was dashed with fearful force against the stone parapet and instantly killed. A rude cross in the masonry is intended to commemorate this tragic incident.
This bridge is a fa\ourite subject for artists and photographers, although the felling of some fine trees which formerly stood beside it has somewhat detracted from its picturesque appearance.

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Glencree Reformatory, formerly a military barrack to subdue Wicklow

near Glencree · valley · Wicklow · 1798

The Reformatory at the head of the Glencree valley is marked on older maps as 'Glencree Barrack,' one of a series of barracks erected by the Government along the Military road after 1798 to keep the inhabitants of County Wicklow in subjection.

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The Reformatory is marked on the older maps as " Glencree Barrack," having been one of the series of barracks erected by the Government along the Military road after 1798, to keep the inhabitants of the County Wicldow in subjection.
Looking from near the Reformatory towards Lough Bray, the Military road nray be seen in front, ascending in zig-zag fashion the heights near the upper Lough, and sometimes disappearing in the dark clouds which often overhang this wild mountain region.

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Locomotive Hibernia's first trip to Salt Hill station

Salthill · street · Dublin · 1834

On 9th October 1834, a train of eight carriages ran the entire line from Westland Row station to Salt Hill, pulled by the locomotive engine Hibernia, completing the trip in fifteen and a half minutes.

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" On the 9th instant a train of carriages, crowded with " ladies and gentlemen, proceeded the entire length of the line " from the station-house at Westland Row to Salt-hill. " There were eight carriages attached to the train ; one of the ^' first class, three second, and four of the third class. The " first trip was made by the locomotive engine called the '' Hibernia, and with the many disadvantages attendant on *' a first starting, the trip to the station-house at Salt-hill *' was performed in fifteen minutes and a half ; and back to " Dublin in twenty-two and a half minutes."
" Having joined in one of these trips we were delighted " with the perfect ease and safety with which it was per- " formed ; there is so little motion perceptible even when " going at the quickest rate, that we could read or write *' without the slightest inconvenience."

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Poulaphuca named for the Pooka goblin

Poulaphuca · townland · Clare

The name Poulaphuca means the pool of the Pooka, a malevolent goblin peculiar to Ireland, related to the English Puck. The author notes that all tradition of the Pooka's exploits has since passed out of the neighbourhood.

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The name, Poulaphuca, means the pool of the Pooka, a kind of malevolent goblin peculiar to Ireland, but closely allied to the English Puck or Robin Goodfellow. All tradition of his exploits has long since passed out of this neighbourhood, and it is to be presumed that the march of modern improvements has driven him to wilder and more secluded haunts.
This localitv is memorable in the annals of hunting as being the scene of the destruction of t!ie Kildare hounds in 181 3. The following description of this occurrence is abbreviated from an account, amusing for its topographical blunders, in The Sporting Magazine for 1832, and reproduced in the article on " Poul-a-phooka " referred to at the end of this chapter. In reading th.e account, it should be borne in mind that Poulaphuca bridge was not in existence at the time.

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Ptolemy's ancient map depicts Howth as an island

Howth · townland · Dublin · 100–200

The earliest record of Howth is a reference on a map compiled by the Alexandrian geographer Ptolemy in the second century, who depicted Howth as a small island called Edri Deserta, meaning the desert of Edar, the ancient name of Howth.

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The earliest record we have of Howth is a reference to it on a map compiled by the Alexandrian geographer, Ptolemy, early in the second century. In this map Howth is represented as a small island called Edri Deserta, and in the Greek text Edrou Heremos, both names meaning the desert of Edar, the ancient name of Howth. Ptolemy, who never visited Ireland, and prepared his map from the accounts given to him bv others, may well be excused for supposing Howth to be an island, when we consider the flat, narrow isthmus which connects it with the mainland, and, besides, we know that almost the entire shores of Dublin Bay have been rising within historic times, so that it is possible that the isthmus may have been covered, or nearly covered, at high w-ater at least, when the Alexandrian prepared his chart 1,800 years ago.
Gerard Boate, in his Natural History of Ireland (1652), also notices the resemblance of Houth to an island : — " Hoath " a great high mountain, three or four miles compass in the " botom, having the sea on all sides except the west side, " where with a long narrow neck it is joined to the land, which " neck, being low ground, one may from either side see the sea " over it ; so that afar it seemeth as if it were an island. This " head may be seen a great W'ay off at sea, for even upon the land " one may ver\- perfectly see it, not only upon the key of Dublin, " which is six miles from thence, but nine or ten miles further " westv.ard."

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Robber shot dead and buried in Santry churchyard

Santry · townland · Dublin · 1829

A robber was shot dead on the road near Santry the year after the 1828 incident and was buried in the local churchyard, one of many violent episodes recorded in the district.

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In the following year a robber was shot dead on the road near Santry, and was buried in the churchyard. On another occasion a gentleman of the neighbourhood, returning on his outside car from a day's shooting, was stopped at a dark part of the road by a number of highwaymen ; he, however, offered a desperate resistance, shooting one dead, and so severely wounding another that to save the injured man's life he had to drive him into town for medical treatment after the remainder of the robbers had fled.
Besides these, many other outrages and robberies are recorded, and the numerous wood= in the neighbourhood seem to have

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Sir Christopher Barnewall's death and monument at Lusk

Lusk · town · Dublin · 1575

Sir Christopher Barnewall, a popular leader of the Irish Parliament who inveighed against non-resident representation, died at Turvey in 1575. His monument, along with that of his wife, is preserved in the church of Lusk.

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In 1563, Sir Christopher Barnewall, who was the popular leader of the Irish Parliament, strongly inveighed against the constitution of the Irish House of Commons, which was largely composed of non-residents and persons elected for non-corporate towns, and, therefore, not entitled to sit in Parliament. In 1575 there died at Turvey, as already stated, this distinguished member of the family, described by Hollinshed as " the lanthorn and light as well of his house " as of that part of Ireland where he dwelt ; who, being " sufficiently furnished as well with the knowledge of the " Latin tongue as of the common laws of England, was " zealously bent on the reformation of his country." His monument, as also that of his wife, is to be seen in the church of Lusk.

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Stillorgan Obelisk built to relieve poverty in hard winter of 1741

Stillorgan · parish · Dublin · 1741

A prominent obelisk was erected in Stillorgan House Park in 1741 during the severe winter known as 'the hard frost', to give employment to the poor.

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portion of Stillorgan House Park, but now belong to Obelisk Park. This obelisk was erected in 1741 during the severe winter known as " the hard frost," to give employment to the poor.
In Ware's Antiquities of Ireland it is mentioned that in 17 16 a sepulchral chamber was discovered at Stillorgan, lined with flag-stones and covered over with one massive, flat stone of such a size that ten men were unable to lift it. In the interior were fragments of human bones, accompanied by an urn containing what appeared to be loose earth. It was evidently the grave of some chieftain or person of distinction, though no tradition has been handed down to us as to his identity, and it may be that he was the Lorcan commemorated in the ancient name of the locality, which has been modified into the modern designation of Stillorgan.

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As the companion tells it

As the road takes you through this parish, an obelisk stands in what was once Stillorgan House Park, now known as Obelisk Park. It was erected in 1741, during the severe winter people called "the hard frost," to give employment to the poor. Ware's Antiquities of Ireland also records that a sepulchral chamber was once discovered here, lined with flag-stones and covered by one massive flat stone so large that ten men were unable to lift it. Inside were fragments of human bones and an urn containing what appeared to be loose earth. It was evidently the grave of some chieftain or person of distinction, though no tradition has come down about his identity. He may have been the Lorcan commemorated in the ancient name of the locality, which over time was modified into the modern name of Stillorgan.

Tibradden's ancient cairn, beehive burial place and urn

Tibradden · townland · Dublin

On top of Tibradden is a rude carving of a cross and human face on a rock, apparently a hundred years old, adjoining the remains of an ancient cairn and beehive burial place. When opened many years ago, an urn was found there and is now preserved in the National Museum, believed to commemorate an old chieftain named Bradden.

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least a hundred years old. ^Adjoining are the remains of an ancient earn and beehive burial place, in which, when opened many years ago, was found an urn now preserved in the National Museum. Tigh-Bradden means Bradden's house or restingplace, and this name, which was no doubt in the first instance applied to the earn, in all probability commemorates the name of the old chieftain buried there, to whose memory the mountain is now an imperishable monument.
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Vanessa's Bower at Celbridge Abbey

Celbridge · town · Kildare

Vanessa's bower, where she and Swift used to sit and read together, is still shown in the grounds of the Abbey at Celbridge, along with an old foot bridge also associated by tradition with their memory.

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Vanessa's bower, where she and Swift used to sit and read together, is still shown in the grounds of the Abbey, as well as an old foot bridge also associated by tradition with their memory.
In Swift's time Celbridge was called Kildrohid or Kil-

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Ancient sepulchral chamber discovered at Stillorgan

Stillorgan · parish · Dublin · 1716

In 1716 a sepulchral chamber lined with flagstones was discovered at Stillorgan, containing human bone fragments and an urn, believed to be the grave of a chieftain, possibly linked to the name Lorcan from which Stillorgan derives.

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In Ware's Antiquities of Ireland it is mentioned that in 17 16 a sepulchral chamber was discovered at Stillorgan, lined with flag-stones and covered over with one massive, flat stone of such a size that ten men were unable to lift it. In the interior were fragments of human bones, accompanied by an urn containing what appeared to be loose earth. It was evidently the grave of some chieftain or person of distinction, though no tradition has been handed down to us as to his identity, and it may be that he was the Lorcan commemorated in the ancient name of the locality, which has been modified into the modern designation of Stillorgan.
The road now ascends to Galloping Green, a small village deriving its name from a miniature race-course which existed here many years ago, and about half a mile further, the highest point of the road is reached, 303 feet over sea level. The road now begins to descend, and we presently reach the village of Cornelscourt, where up to a few years ago stood the remains of the ancient castle or fortified dwelling which gave name to this hamlet. Of this old building only portion of an end wall now survives, the rest having been taken down to make room for two new houses at the far end of the village.

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As the companion tells it

As you pass through the parish of Stillorgan, there is a discovery here that goes back to 1716. In that year a sepulchral chamber was found, lined with flagstones and covered over with one massive flat stone. It was so large that ten men were unable to lift it. Inside were fragments of human bones, and beside them an urn containing what appeared to be loose earth. It was plainly the grave of some chieftain or person of distinction. No tradition has come down to us as to who he was. It may be that he was the Lorcan commemorated in the ancient name of the locality, a name that has since been modified into the modern designation of Stillorgan. The chamber itself is gone now, but the record of it survives in Ware's Antiquities of Ireland, which tells us what was found and how the stone was laid over the bones and the urn. The name Lorcan and the name Stillorgan carry the same thread, and the burial under the great stone is the earliest thing the old books remember about this place.

Ballycorus lead mines and smelting works

near Ballycorus · street · Dublin · 1844

The lead mine on the hill of Ballycorus contained two lead veins crossing the granite-mica slate junction; though the veins later became unproductive, the company's smelting works nearby continued converting ore into ingots, silver, litharge, red lead and shot, using a remarkable purpose-built flue.

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" The lead mine situated on the hill of Ballycorus, contains " two lead veins, which at the surface are nearly parallel, and " cross the junction of the granite and mica slate, which takes " place at its summit. In the workings these veins have been " found sometimes to diverge, and at others to coalesce, and " were then in every case found to contain valuable bunches " of ore. These veins have latterly, however, become unpro- " ductive, and although some limited explorations are still " carried on by the Mining Company, this mine cannot be " reckoned as being at the present time in action. In its " vicinity are situated the Mining Company's smelting works " to which all their lead ores are brought for the purpose of " their reduction and manufacture."
At the present time a considerable business is carried on by the company at their works, where the ore is smelted and converted into ingots, the silver separated and refined, and litharge, red lead and shot manufactured. The flue, which was remodelled and extended about fifty years ago, at the cost of about £10,000, is a unique structure, in Ireland at least, and is stated to be one of the best constructed of its kind in the United Kingdom. One of the various purposes it serves is the carrying off and depositing of all poisonous products, delivering the almost purified vapour at an altitude of nearly 900 feet above sea level, thereby relieving the works and neighbourhood of the usual deleterious effects resulting from lead smelting. The deposits, chiefly in the form of sulphate of lead, are removed periodically by workmen with barrows, after the flue has been thoroughly ventilated by opening the various doors, &c.

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As the companion tells it

Somewhere about Ballycorus, up on the hill, there were lead mines worked by a mining company. The hill held two lead veins, nearly parallel at the surface, crossing the junction of granite and mica slate at the summit. In the workings these veins sometimes diverged and sometimes coalesced, and wherever they did, valuable bunches of ore were found. The veins have since become unproductive, though limited explorations still go on. Down in the vicinity stand the company's smelting works, where all their lead ores were brought for reduction and manufacture. There the ore was smelted and converted into ingots, the silver separated and refined, and litharge, red lead and shot manufactured. The flue is the remarkable part. It was remodelled and extended about fifty years before this account, at a cost of about 10,000 pounds, and is described as unique in Ireland and one of the best constructed of its kind in the United Kingdom. It carries off the poisonous products of smelting and delivers almost purified vapour at an altitude of nearly 900 feet above sea level, sparing the works and neighbourhood from the usual deleterious effects. The deposits, chiefly sulphate of lead, are cleared out periodically by workmen with barrows after the flue has been ventilated through its various doors.

Barnewall monument at Lusk church

Lusk · town · Dublin · 1589

The costly monument of Sir Christopher Barnewall of Turvey and his wife, who later married Sir Lucas Dillon of Moymet, stands in Lusk church, sculpted in grey Italian marble with Kilkenny marble base, showing the knight in armour with his feet on a greyhound.

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The most interesting memorial in connection with the church is, however, the costly and elaborate monument of Sir Christopher Barnewall, of Turvey, and of his wife who survived him and married Sir Lucas Dillon of Moymet, in the County Meath. This monument is constructed of different kinds of stone, most of the figures being sculptured in grey Italian marble while the lower part of the tomb is Kilkenny marble. The deceased knight is repiesented in a suit of armour, his head uncovered and his hands joined on his breast in a devotional attitude, and his feet resting on the body of a greyhound. His consort appears lying beside him with her hands crossed on her bosom, and her head reposing on an embroidered pillow. The sides are embellished with the .;.rms of Barnewall and Dillon. On the eastern end of the tomb is the inscription — " This monument is made for the Right Worshipfull Sr. " Christopher Barnewall, of Turvey, Knight, by the Riglit " Worshipfull Sr. Luckas Dillon, of Moymet, Knight, and " Dame Marion Sharl, hi;, wife, who married herr three years " after the deathe of the eaid Sr. Christopher, herr first and "■ lovinge hoosbande who had issue four sonnes and fifteen " dauchters by herr. Wish well to Dillon, 1589 " On the northern ?ides are names of the nineteen children, and at the western end — " Christopher Barnewall, Marion " Shark"
Another interesting monument is a black marble tomb, bearing the efiigy of a knight in armour, the visor open and sword across the left thigh, and the hands joined over the breast in an attitude of prayer. The inscription states that it is " the monument of James Bermingham of Ballough, and his wife Eleanor Fitzwilliam, who died in 1637."

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Building of Dalkey Island Martello Tower

Dalkey Island · townland · Dublin · 1804

A Martello tower was built on Dalkey Island in the summer of 1804 as part of Ireland's coastal defence system. Upon its completion, the signalling station previously located at the semaphore tower on Dalkey Hill was transferred to it.

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The tower on Dalkey Island was built in the summer of 1804, and on its completion, the signalling station at Dalkey was transferred to it from the semaphore tower on the top of Dalkey Hill {see p. 63). Sandymount Martello tower — a well-known landmark on the shore of that suburb — was erected in 1806, and was, some years ago, sold to the Dublin Tramways Company.
The name Martello is said to be a corruption of Mortella, and to have originated with the celebrity acquired by a fortified tower in Corsica, in consequence of the extraordinary resistance it offered to an attack by a British force in the French Revolutionary wars. In 1793 Corsica was in insurrection against the French, and the British Government, r.s a matter of policy, decided to support the insurgents. It was arranged to begin operations by taking a tower, held by the French, in a strategic position on Cape Mortella, a headland dominating the only safe anchorage in the Gulf of San Fiorenzo. This structure was armed with one 24 pounder

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 194

Dancing and fighting at Barley O'Toole's grave

near Tallaght · town · Dublin

As part of the Tallaght pattern festivities, revellers would visit the grave of an old village piper named Barley O'Toole, who had expressed a dying wish to that effect, and dance and fight around his grave.

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The proceedings consisted in making a kind of effigy, supposed to represent tho Saint, and carrying it about from house to house in procession, lieaded by a fiddler or piper. The occupants of each house then came out as they were visited, and danced to the music, after which a collection was made to be spent on drink. Few went to bed that night ; many slept in ditches on the way home, and drinking, dancing, and fighting went on intermittently till morning. Another item in the performance in recent times was to visit the grave of an old village piper named Barley O'Toole, who had expressed a dying wish to that effect, and to dance and fight around his grave.
The degeneration of this patron is unfortunately only typical of others throughout the country, which explains why so many of them have been discontinued through the influence of the clergy and others.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 97

Dodder watercourse constructed from Firhouse to supplement Poddle

near Firhouse · population centre · Dublin · 1244

In 1244, following an Inquisition ordered by Maurice Fitzgerald, it was determined to supplement the city's water supply from the Poddle by constructing a watercourse from the Dodder, starting at a weir at Firhouse. This watercourse still exists and flows through Templeogue before joining the Poddle.

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Almost the first care of the colonists would be to secure an abundant supply of water. The Liffey was close at hand, but ov.ing to floods and other causes was unsuitable ; and so it came about that its tributary, the Poddle, a clear stream rising at the foot of the Tallaght hills, became at an early date the source of the citizens' water supply. This arrangement suflSced down to about the year 1200, when the city had grown to such an extent that it became necessary to seek some additional source. Accordingly, in 1244, Maurice Fitzgerald, Justiciary of Ireland, ordered an Inquisition to be held for that purpose. As a result, it was determined to supplement the waters of the Poddle by constructing a watercourse to it from the Dodder. This watercourse, still in existence and maintained, starts from a weir at Firhouse, fiows across the fields and under the Tallaght road, thence by the old churchyard at Templeogue, through the grounds of Templeogue House, then flowing northward, joins the Poddle at a slightly lower level, about J mile north of Mount Down House near Whitehall cross-roads. From this point the united streams flow by Kimmage cross-roads to Larkfield
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Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 195

Dublin citizens flee plague to Dalkey Island, 1575

Dalkey Island · townland · Dublin · 1575

In 1575 Dalkey Island became a refuge for Dublin citizens fleeing a terrible outbreak of plague in the city.

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Dalkey Island, in 1575, became a refuge for a number of the Dublin citizens who fled from a terrible outbreak of plague in the Metropolis. At a later period it was the scene of the
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Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 36

Finglaswood House, ruin known as King James's Castle

Finglaswood · townland · Dublin

Finglaswood House, an ancient structure on the Tolka, was the Commonwealth-era residence of Henry Segrave whose possessions were forfeited. Popular tradition holds King James sheltered there on the night of the Battle of the Boyne, giving it the name King James's Castle.

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Like many other old houses in the neighbourhood of Dublin, popular tradition assigns to this building the dubious honour of having sheltered King James on the night of the Battle of the Boyne, and although there is no historical evidence to support this belief, the ruin is in consequence almost universally known as " King James's Castle."
In addition to the authorities already quoted, an article by Mr. Wm. C. Stubbs, M. r\., on the Fingal District, in the Journal of [he Royal Society of Antiquaries for 1897, has been consulted in the preparation of this chapter.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 124

As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here on the Tolka stands the ruin of Finglaswood House. Tradition says King James sheltered here on the night of the Battle of the Boyne, and though there is no historical evidence, the place is almost universally known as King James's Castle. It was the Commonwealth-era residence of Henry Segrave, whose possessions were forfeited.

Fionn-uisge spa cures and society visits, Phoenix Park

Phoenix Park · electoral division · Dublin · 1800–1805

A chalybeate spring called Fionn-uisge, resorted to since time immemorial for its healing waters, gained celebrity around 1800 after reported cures and was visited by fashionable Dublin society; it was later enclosed with a planted approach avenue.

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The name " Phoenix," as applied to this old manorhouse, appears for the first time in documents of the date 1619, and we have to consider what were the circumstances which led Sir Edward Fisher to adopt thh name. It has been supposed by some that he chose it because the majestic appearance of the house, standing on a hill overlooking the Liffey valley, . suggested the conventional attitude of the Phoenix bird risingfrom its ashes. The more widely accepted origin of the name, however, is that given by Warburton, Whitelaw and Walsh in thoir History i>j Dublin (18 18), who state that it is derived from a spring called Fionn-uisge (Feenisk), which had been resorted to from time immemorial for the beneficial effectsof its waters. This spring was situated on the narrow neck of land between the pond in the present Viceregal grounds and the pond in the Zoological Gardens, close to \vhere there is now a picturesque keeper's lodge built like a Swiss chalet. Despite its merits as a chalvbeate spa, it remained in an exposed and neglected condition until the year 1800, \vhen in consequence of some cures said to have been effected through its agency, it acquired celebrity, and was resorted to by numbers of fashionable people from the metropolis. About five yearsafterwards it was enclosed, and an approach constructed to it by a gradual descent along a planted avenue, all traces of which have since been lost owing to alterations in the adjacent ground- Lord Whitworth having derived some benefit from its waters, during his viceroyalty, had the spa covered by a small structure of Portland stone surmounted by a figure of an eagle as the emblem of longevity, while above it, on the summit of a rising ground, the Duchess of Richmond erected a rustic dome with esats around, for the accommodation of those frequenting

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 177

As the companion tells it

As you pass through Phoenix Park, you are near a spring that gave the place its name. Fionn-uisge, or Feenisk, is a chalybeate spring resorted to from time immemorial for the beneficial effects of its waters. It sat on the narrow neck of land between the pond in the Viceregal grounds and the pond in the Zoological Gardens, close to where a keeper's lodge now stands, built like a Swiss chalet. Despite its merits as a chalybeate spa, it remained in an exposed and neglected condition until 1800, when in consequence of some cures said to have been effected through its agency, it acquired celebrity, and was resorted to by numbers of fashionable people from the metropolis. About five years afterwards it was enclosed, and an approach constructed to it by a gradual descent along a planted avenue, all traces of which have since been lost owing to alterations in the adjacent ground. Lord Whitworth, having derived some benefit from its waters during his viceroyalty, had the spa covered by a small structure of Portland stone surmounted by a figure of an eagle as the emblem of longevity. Above it, on the summit of a rising ground, the Duchess of Richmond erected a rustic dome with seats around, for the accommodation of those frequenting it. The name Phoenix, as applied to the old manorhouse, appears for the first time in documents of 1619. Some have supposed that Sir Edward Fisher chose the name because the majestic appearance of the house, standing on a hill overlooking the Liffey valley, suggested the Phoenix bird rising from its ashes. The more widely accepted origin is that it derives from Fionn-uisge.

Fraudulent goshawk rent at Dalkey, 1369

Dalkey · townland · Dublin · 1369

Reginald Talbot was sued in the Court of Exchequer for delivering an unsound, worthless goshawk as rent for his Dalkey estate, and was fined for this fraud on the Crown.

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In 1369 one Reginald Talbot was sued in the Court of Exchequer for delivering therein, as the rent of his estate at Dalkey, one goshawk, which on inspection and examination proved unsound, unfit, and of no value, and inasmuch as the same was a fraud on the Court, and a grievous damage to the King, the said Reginald Talbot was fined.
Goshawks were highly prized in the days of falconry as being a large and powerful variety of hawk.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 30

Irish language service recorded at Bray church in 1615

Bray · town · Wicklow · 1615

A regal visitation of 1615 records that the Vicar of Bray, Maurice Byrne, read the service in Irish and that the Book of Common Prayer in use was printed in Irish, showing the native language's general use in the district at the time.

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It is somewhat interesting to read in a " regal visitation " of 1 61 5, that one Maurice Byrne was then the Vicar of Bray, that the value of the benefice was (j, that he read the service in Irish, and that the Book of Common Prayer in use in the Church was printed in the Irish language. It would thus appear that the native language was in general use at the time in this district, irrespective of religious or racial distinction, as the records of the time would go to show that there was a fair sprinkling of persons of English descent dwelling in the locality.
In 1690, on the day after the Battle of theBoyne, King James, in his flight from Dublin, arrived in Bray earl\- in the morning,

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 43

As the companion tells it

As you pass through Bray, you are in a town where Irish was still the language of worship in 1615. A regal visitation that year recorded that the Vicar of Bray, Maurice Byrne, read the service in Irish, and that the Book of Common Prayer in use in the church was printed in the Irish language. The records suggest the native tongue was in general use here at the time, irrespective of religious or racial distinction, with people of English descent living in the locality too.

Jefferys' account of the Long Coach from the Pigeonhouse

Pigeon House · site · Dublin · 1810

Nathaniel Jefferys' 1810 account describes the crowded, unpleasant Long Coach that conveyed sea-sick passengers from the Pigeonhouse customs house to Dublin, comparing it to Noah's Ark.

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" effect of sea-sickness, the effluvia arising from twelve or " fourteen persons so circumstanced, crammed together in a " very small space, Hke the inmates of Noah's Ark, the clean " and the unclean, is not of that description which can at all " entitle the Long Coach to be considered as a bed of roses. " Three shillings for each passenger is the price of conveyance, " and this is exacted beforehand. . . . The inconveniencies " of this ride are, however, of short duration, for in about half " an hour the passengers are released from this earthly purgatory " by their arrival in Dublin."
The average duration of the passage from the Pigeonhouse to Holyhead was eighteen hours, and from Howth only twelve hours, which was reduced to seven hours when steam packets w'ere introduced.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 12

Jones deploys troops at Lowsy Hill (Townsend Street)

Townsend Street · street · Dublin · 1649

Colonel Jones, recognising the besiegers' intentions near Baggotrath, deployed a large force of cavalry and infantry behind his fortifications at Lowsy Hill, now known as Townsend Street.

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When Jones recognised the object of the besiegers' movements near the castle, he considered the risk of delay so great that he determined to strike at once, and with that object deployed a large force of cavalry and infantry behind his fortifications at Lowsy Hill, now Townsend Street. Ormonde, observing this movement, drafted the bulk of his troops over towards Baggotrath, planted some artillery on Gallows Hill (now Mount Street), and issued orders to the whole army to prepare for action. He then assigned posts to his commanding officers, and, having been up all the previous night writing despatches, rode back to his camp, which he reached about 9 o'clock, to take some rest, in order that he might be ready for the action which he expected that day. (Ormonde's letters to King Charles II.)
Meanwhile Jones, by making the utmost haste with his preparations, was enabled to commence his advance by 9 o'clock, and about an hour later, suddenly attacked and utterly routed the rio-ht wing of Ormonde's army at the castle, some of the fugitives living towards the main body and others towards the mountains ; Ormonde, awakened by firing, which as he states himself, he judged to be much nearer than Baggotrath, n shed from his tent, but before he coula even mount his horse, learned that his men had been beaten out of Baggotrath, that Sir William Vaughan had been killed, and the cavalry under his command who were supporting the operations at the castle, routed. This body of cavalry. Sir Lewis Dyve in his letter states, had been stationed " upon a large plowed " field looking towards the Castle of Dublin."

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 91

As the companion tells it

Along here on Townsend Street, in 1649, Colonel Jones recognised the besiegers' movements near the castle and decided the risk of delay was too great. He deployed a large force of cavalry and infantry behind his fortifications at Lowsy Hill, which is what this street was then called. Ormonde, watching this, shifted the bulk of his troops towards Baggotrath, planted artillery on Gallows Hill, now Mount Street, and ordered his whole army to prepare for action. He had been up all night writing despatches, and rode back to his camp around 9 o'clock to rest before the fighting he expected that day. Jones moved faster. By 9 o'clock he began his advance, and about an hour later he attacked and utterly routed the right wing of Ormonde's army at the castle. Some fugitives fled towards the main body and others towards the mountains. Ormonde, woken by the firing, which he judged to be much nearer than Baggotrath, rushed from his tent, but before he could mount his horse he learned his men had been beaten, that Sir William Vaughan had been killed, and that the cavalry supporting the castle operation had been routed. Sir Lewis Dyve wrote that this cavalry had been stationed upon a large ploughed field looking towards the Castle of Dublin.

Kilteel Castle tower and courtyard on the limits of the Pale

Kilteel · parish · Kildare

Kilteel Castle consists of a single tower 46 feet high with a turret staircase, an arched gateway leading to a courtyard, and battlements with stone gargoyles, situated on the very limits of the Pale to command views over the mountains for defence.

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The castle consists of a smgle tower 46 feet high, on the north side of which is a turret containing the staircase to the upper storeys and the battlements. Adjoining and built on the side of the structure is a large arched gateway leading into a spacious cotirtyard, the right hand side of which is formed by a hne of buildings, out-offices, &c., evidently of modern origin, but all in a more or less ruinous condition. The entrance door of the castle opens into an arched chamber, constructed with great strength and solidity so as to support the great mass of masonry above it. On ascending the winding staircase a small, round spyhole, pierced through granite, will be observed, commanding the passage to the gate. The castle consisted of three storeys and an upper chamber, the latter being arched like the basement, and a few steps from the first floor lead to the chamber over the entrance gateway. Continuing the staircase, we at length reach the battlements, from \\iiich may be seen the old projecting stone gargO}des for carrying off the rain water, still in perfect condition. The arched roof is flagged in the centre with large, flat stones, having been probably intended to be patrolled by a sentry. The staircase is lighted by the usual narrow slits, and the holes once occupied by iron bars are still discernible. Above the battlements is the turret, commanding an extended view over the mountains, a matter of great importance in the case of a stronghold situated, as this was, on the very limits of the Pale.
Behind the castle is the ancient churchyard with just a vestige of the old church, and adjoining are some blocks of an old building, said to have been a nunnery.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 166

King of Bregia slain in Danish raid on St. Nessan's Church

Ireland's Eye · townland · Dublin

St. Nessan's Church, in its exposed position on Ireland's Eye, was constantly pillaged by Danish and English marauders, and it is recorded that Irghalach, King of Bregia, was slain in one such attack.

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St. Nessan's Church, owing to its exposed position, was in early times constantly pillaged by Danish and English marauders, and it is recorded that Irghalach, King of Bregia, was slain in one of these attacks. It is not, therefore, surprising that, as the original ecclesiastic establishment of Howth, it was
St. Nessan's Church, Ireland's Eye, in 1S43. (From a sketch by W. F. Wnkeman.)

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 146

King William III's residence at Chapelizod's King's House, 1690

near Chapelizod · townland · Dublin · 1690

A mansion at Chapelizod called 'The King's House' was used for a short time in 1690 by King William III as a residence; a ruined turret near the river still marks the position of its gardens.

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the Commonwealth the house was occupied by Sir Theophilus Jones, brother of Colonel Jones, who distinguished himself at the Battle of R.Tthmines, and at a later period it was used as a viceregal residence. A ruined turret near the river indicates the position of the gardens of this old mansion, which was called " The King's House," on account of its having been used for a short time in 1690 by King William III. as a residence.
On the Lift'ey at Chapelizod. (1906.)

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 151

As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here stood a mansion called The King's House. During the Commonwealth it was occupied by Sir Theophilus Jones, brother of Colonel Jones, who distinguished himself at the Battle of Rathmines, and at a later period it served as a viceregal residence. It got its name because King William the Third used it for a short time in 1690 as his residence. A ruined turret near the river still marks where its old gardens lay.

Lord Molesworth's insult to Convocation at Brackenstown

Brackenstown · townland · Dublin · 1711

Swift addressed his celebrated Drapier's letters to Lord Molesworth at Brackdenstown. In 1711, Molesworth insulted a deputation of the Lower House of Convocation, suspecting them of Jacobite sympathies, and was struck off the Privy Council for it.

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By a marriage with Chief Baron Bysse's only daughter and heiress, the estate passed into the possession of the Moles worths, who sub;->equentlv became the Viscounts Molesworth of Swords, The celebrated Drapier's letters were addressed by Swift to Lord Molesworth at " Brackdenstown." In the year 171 1 a deputation of the Lower House of Convocation waited on the Lord Lieutenant to present him with an address. Lord Molesworth, who was present, made no attempt to conceal his aversion to the Convocation, which he suspected of sympathy with the Pretender, and muttered in their hearing, " Those " that have turned the world upside down are come hither." For this gross insult to the Convocation his name was struck off the list of the Privy Council.
On high ground at the opposite side of the road, and close to the cross roads, is the gaunt ruin of Brazeel House, the residence of Sir Richard Bolton, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, in the reign of Charles the First. He was a distinguished lawyer, and published the first editions of the Irish Statutes, as -well as The Justices of the Peace for Ireland. In 1640 he was impeached in the House of Commons for having assisted the Earl of Strafford in the introduction of arbitrary government into Ireland. In 1661, however, all records of this transaction were voted to be expunged, *' inasmuch as they " seemed to be an entrenchment upon the honour, worth, " and integrity of honourable persons, whose memory this " House cannot, in justice, suffer to be sullied with the least " stain of evil report." (Dalton's History).

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 139

Notable landings at Bullock: Prince Thomas of Lancaster and Earl of Sussex

Bullock · townland · Dublin · 1402–1559

In 1402 Prince Thomas of Lancaster, the King's son, landed at Bullock as Lord Lieutenant, and in 1559 the Earl of Sussex landed there as Lord Deputy, showing the port's early historical importance.

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In 1402, Prince Thomas of Lancaster, the King's son, landed at Bullock as Lord Lieutenant, and in 1559 the Earl of Sussex, as Lord Deputy. In 161 1 the town and lands of Bullock are described as consisting of one castle, one ruinous tower, thirty dwelling-houses, 10 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture and furze, with the fishing and haven to the main sea. (Dalton's History of the County Dublin).
Clarendon's History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in Ireland contains the following reference to Bullock : —

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 29

Opposition to the Dublin and Kingstown Railway proposal

Kingstown · townland · Dublin · 1831–1832

Early in the 19th century a company was formed to build a railway from Dublin to Kingstown, receiving royal assent in 1831, but the project faced intense unpopular opposition and the Board of Works refused a £100,000 loan in 1832.

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From the outset the project was most unpopular; it was met by every possible kind of opposition, and everything that could be said or done, appears to have been tried to defeat the proposal. The directors, notwithstanding, had raised over three-fourths of the estimated cost, and in May, 1832, they approached the Board of Works for a loan of ^100,000, but that body, which appears to have had the support of popular opinion in its action at the time, refused the loan, stating that " it did not appear to them that the construction of a " railroad from Dublin to Kingstown for the purpose of " expediting the conveyance of passengers between these " places, would be a work of sufficient public utility to " warrant them in recommending the issue of so large a sum " by way of loan from the funds placed at then- disposal." The directors, undaunted, continued the agitation, making themselves still more unpopular, but their belief in th- line never wavered, and as one discouragement after another was met, they only became more determined to succeed. 'J'hc whole project was decried as a huge piece of dishonesty — the directors were denounced as if they were a pack of swindlers,
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Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 203

Rapparee raid near Tallaght, 1691

near Tallaght · town · Dublin · 1691

According to Dean Story's Impartial History, a party of rapparees near Tallaght took away several horses and four men belonging to a Danish cavalry regiment; the Colonel threatened to hang villagers unless the horses and men were returned, which was eventually done.

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In 1691, according to Dean Story's Impartial History, " a " party of rapparees, coming near Tallaght, took away several " horses and four men belonging to Colonel Donep's regiment " of Danish horse. This being easily believed could not be
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Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 97

Ringsend's decline from a fashionable bathing resort

near Ringsend · street · Dublin · 1750–1816

Ringsend was once a picturesque watering-place popular for sea-bathing among Dublin folk, described in the mid-18th century as clean and beautiful with vines on the houses. After losing the packet service to Howth and Kingstown, it fell into poverty and obscurity.

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In its halcyon days it was a pretty watering-place, much frequented in the summer for sea-bathing by Dublin folk who wished to be within easy reach of town, and in the middle of the 1 8th century it was described as being "very clean, " healthy and beautiful, with vines trained up against the walls " of the houses." In after years it became the seat of several flourishing industries, long since extinct. It is difficult now to realise that such a grimy and dingy-looking place could ever have been a really pretty and pleasant suburb of the city, but such it was a hundred and fifty years ago, when it contained a number of picturesque high-gabled houses, with well-stocked
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Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 7

As the companion tells it

Somewhere about Ringsend, in the middle of the 18th century, this was a pretty watering-place much frequented in summer for sea-bathing by Dublin folk who wanted to be within easy reach of town. It was described then as very clean, healthy and beautiful, with vines trained up against the walls of the houses, and it held a number of picturesque high-gabled homes. After the packet service moved to Howth and Kingstown, Ringsend lost its prosperity and sank into poverty and obscurity. It is hard now to believe such a grimy and dingy-looking place was ever a really pleasant suburb, but such it was 150 years ago.

Sandymount as fashionable but socially divided bathing resort

near Sandymount · townland · Dublin · 1810–1820

In the early 19th century Sandymount became a fashionable watering place with hotel and lodging houses, but bathing fees were deliberately set high (2d) to exclude commoners, who instead bathed at Irishtown for 1d.

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Sandymount, though now a populous suburb of the metropolis, is remembered by many old people as an isolated village standing around Sandymount Green. In the early part of last century — about 1810 to 1820 — it came into great favour as a watering place ; there was a well-equipped hotel here, and a range of lodging-houses was built at the north-eastern side of the Green, continuous with Newgrove Avenue, for the accommodation of visitors. The extent to which it was patronised in consequence of its fine strand, pretty beach and depth of wave at full-tide, excited the ambition of the residents to make it an aristocratic resort, and in order to attain the desired degree of exclusiveness,the fee charged for bathing there was zd., which, of course, restricted it to the nobihty and gentry, the common people betaking themselves to Irishtown, where the fee was only id., and where there was a larger array of bathing boxes with plainer accommodation.
At the corner of Sandymount Avenue, 3 on the main road to Kingstown, was an inn and snack-house called " The Bird

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 16

As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here, Sandymount drew fashionable visitors in the years around 1810 to 1820. It had a well-equipped hotel and lodging houses built along the Green, all serving people drawn by the fine strand and the depth of wave at full tide. The residents wanted it to stay an aristocratic resort, and to keep out the common sort they set the bathing fee at 2d. That was enough to restrict bathing to the nobility and gentry. The common people went instead to Irishtown, where bathing cost only 1d and the boxes were plainer. Before all that, old people remembered Sandymount as an isolated village standing around the Green. The passage notes there was also an inn called The Bird at the corner of Sandymount Avenue on the main road to Kingstown.

St Marnock's Well and its venerated willow tree

Portmarnock · town · Dublin

St. Marnock's Well near the ancient Portmarnock church was approached by stone steps, and an old willow tree beside it was traditionally believed to bend over the water before a storm, earning it veneration from local fishing folk.

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Between the ruin and the road lies St. Marnock's Well, formerly open, and approached by a flight of sixteen stone steps leading down to it. On its northern side grew an old willow tree long since cut down, which, according to tradition, was wont to bend over the waters on the approach of a storm, and on this account was regarded with feelings akin to veneration by the fishing folk of the neighbourhood. Beside the well was a pillar stone, now broken to fragments, some of which have been preserved, having on their angles Ogham inscriptions, and also bearing some unknown symbols, which were never deciphered or explained. It is much to be regretted that portions of this interesting relic were incorporated in the masonry of the well, when it was enclosed about 1855, and a pump erected over it, as the inscription was well defined and undoubtedly genuine.
Resuming our journey, a laneway will be seen on the left, nearly opposite the church, bearing the picturesque designation of " Blackberry Lane." and after passing the rise in the road, the shore again comes into view at the northern extremity of the Velvet Strand. Just under the point where the Martello tower stands, a small quay for hnding fish was constructed about 100 years ago, when there was a much larger population along this coast than at the present time. The place was then known as Tobermaclaney, meaning Maclaney's well, and a depression in the ground near the tower marks the site of the well, the waters of which, having been disturbed by

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 126

Swift's temple motto at Delville commemorating Stella

Glasnevin · townland · Dublin

A miniature temple in the Delville grounds, said to have been suggested by Swift, bears the motto 'Fastigia despicit urbis' and contains a medallion of Stella made by Mrs Delany.

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A miniature temple, bearing the motto " Fastigia despicit urbis " (it looks down upon the pinnacles of the city), said to have been suggested by Swift, stands on a slight eminence in the grounds, and contains a medvallion of Stella by Mrs. Delany.
The village of Glasnevin has.of course, been much altered since Dr. Delanv's time, and is now included in the city, but a few of the older houses still remain, and are readily distinguished bv their old-world gardens, with their wealth of flowering shrubs and climbing plants. It would seem to have been an undesirable place of residence in the beginning of the 1 8th century, if we are to believe the description given by Archbishop King in a letter, dated 1725, published in Mant's History of the Church of Ireland : — " Glasnevin was the "receptacle for thieves and rogues. The first search when " anything was stolen, was there, and when any couple had " a mind to retire to be wicked there was their harbour. " But since the church was built, and service regularly settled, " all these evils are banished. Good houses are built in it, " and the place civilised."

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 121

As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here in Glasnevin, in what were once the grounds of Delville, there stood a miniature temple on a slight rise. It bore the motto "Fastigia despicit urbis" — it looks down upon the pinnacles of the city — and is said to have been suggested by Swift. Inside was a medallion of Stella, made by Mrs. Delany. The place linked two figures of Swift's world: Stella, the woman he wrote to and is buried nearby, and Mrs. Delany, the noted artist and correspondent whose circles overlapped with his. Glasnevin itself was a different place in those days. Archbishop King, writing in 1725, called it a receptacle for thieves and rogues, where stolen goods were first searched for and couples went to be wicked. But once the church was built and service settled, he said, the evils were banished and good houses went up. The older houses with their old-world gardens could still be distinguished in later years, though the village was by then swallowed into the city.

The Ancient Cross of Blackrock and Boundary Ritual

Blackrock · townland · Dublin

The ancient cross of Blackrock, kept in repair by the Byrne family, marked the limit of municipal jurisdiction; during the ceremony of riding the franchises, a corporation member waded into the sea and cast a javelin to mark the boundary.

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marked the limit of the municipal jurisdiction in this direction. This relic of the olden time was owned and kept in repair by the Byrne family, from whom the name Newtown Castle Byrne is derived. The Dublin Corporation, when riding the franchises, crossed the sands from near Poolbeg to " the Black Rock," and thence by low water mark to a point opposite the cross, where one of the party waded out as far as he could, and cast a javelin into the sea, to indicate the limit of the boundary eastward. The procession then rode by old Bath Street to the cross, and thence along the main road to Old Merrion churchyard, already alluded to.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 21

As the companion tells it

Somewhere close to Blackrock, an ancient cross once marked the limit of Dublin's municipal jurisdiction. It was owned and kept in repair by the Byrne family, who gave their name to Newtown Castle Byrne. When the Dublin Corporation rode the franchises, they crossed the sands from near Poolbeg to the Black Rock, then followed low water mark to a point opposite the cross. There, one of the party waded out as far as he could and cast a javelin into the sea, to indicate the limit of the boundary eastward. The procession then rode by old Bath Street to the cross itself, and continued along the main road to Old Merrion churchyard.

The Bleeding Horse inn near Camden Street, associated with Battle of Rathmines era

near Camden Street · street · Dublin · 1700–1710

A description of 'The Bleeding Horse' inn, an old ale-house near the southern extremity of the city close to where Camden Street terminates, taken from Le Fanu's 'The Cock and Anchor,' with its painted sign of a bleeding white horse; the inn likely existed at the time of the Battle of Rathmines.

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" Some time within the first ten years of the i8th century, " there stood at the southern extremity of the city, near the " point at which Camden Street now terminates, a small, old " fashioned building, something between an ale-house and an "" inn. It occupied the roadside not unpicturesquely. One gable ' ' jutted into the road, with a projecting window which stood out " from the building like a glass box, held together by a massive " frame of wood, and commanded by this projecting gable and a " few yards in retreat, but facing the road, was the inn door, " over which hung a painted panel representing a white horse, " out of whose neck there spouted a crimson cascade, and under- " neath, in large letters, the traveller was informed that this was "" the genuine old ' Bleeding Horse.' Old enough in all conscience ' ' it appeared to be, for the tiled roof, except where the ivy " clustered over it, was crowded with weeds of many kinds, and " the boughs of the huge trees which embowered it, had cracked
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Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 215

As the companion tells it

Somewhere about Camden Street, in the first years of the 1700s, there stood a small old-fashioned building, something between an ale-house and an inn, at the southern edge of the city. Its gable jutted into the road, with a projecting window like a glass box held together by a massive wooden frame. A few yards back, facing the road, was the inn door, and over it hung a painted panel showing a white horse with a crimson cascade spouting from its neck. Underneath, in large letters, the traveller was told this was the genuine old Bleeding Horse. It looked old indeed, the tiled roof thick with weeds where the ivy had not taken hold, and the boughs of huge trees that embowered it had cracked and pressed against it. Le Fanu described it in The Cock and Anchor, and though that building is long gone, the name lingered in this part of Dublin.

The Florists' Club met at the Rose Tavern, Drumcondra Lane

near Drumcondra · townland · Dublin · 1714–1793

In the reign of George I, Dublin citizens formed 'The Florists' Club' to encourage flower cultivation in Ireland, meeting at the Rose Tavern in Drumcondra Lane and awarding premiums for the best flowers until the tavern closed in 1793.

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In the reign of George I. some of the Dublin citizens formed themselves into an association called " The Florists' Club," for the purpose of encouraging the cultivation of ilowers in Ireland. They held their meetings at the Rose Tavern in Drumcondra Lane, where they adjudged premiums to those who had produced the most beautiful flowers at their shows. The Rose Tavern continued in existence until the year 1793.
Belvidere House, now St. Patrick's Training College, w^as the seat of the Coghill family, for many years associated with this locality. Sir John Coghill, Master in Chancery, resided

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 117

As the companion tells it

Somewhere close to Drumcondra, the Rose Tavern once stood on Drumcondra Lane. In the reign of George I, Dublin citizens formed an association called the Florists' Club to encourage the cultivation of flowers in Ireland. They met at the tavern and awarded premiums to those who produced the most beautiful flowers at their shows. The Rose Tavern continued in existence until 1793.

The stone cross marking Beahs's death in the 1804 snowstorm

Ballyfolan · townland · Wicklow · 1804

A stone cross beside the road near Ballyfolan bears the inscription 'I.H.S., P.B., 1804' marking the spot where a local resident named Beahs died in a snowstorm, riding at the time, overwhelmed with his horse in a deep snowdrift, found stiff and lifeless the next day.

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This monument was erected to mark the spot where a resident of this neighbourhood named Beahs lost his life in a snowstorm in 1804. He was riding at the time, and both horse and rider were overwhelmed in a deep snowdrift on the side of the road, where they were discovered stiff and lifeless next day by a rescue party.
The road gradually rising from this point, crosses a high ridge on the western slope of Butter Mountain, and passing for a considerable distance through a pine plantation, descends sharply into the valley, where it joins the road from Ballinascorney. To avoid a needless descent to the bottom of the valley, turn to the left through a gateway beside an unoccupied gate lodge, into an avenue of yews leading up to Talbotstown House — an old country residence, with extensive gardens and orchards, now in a somewhat neglected condition. This avenue leads out upon a by-road, passing through a boggy and sparsely inhabited district, and at length joins the Ballinascorney road about half a mile from Brittas Inn, an old-time hostelry accidentally burnt in 191 1, but since rebuilt. At Brittas, which is the junction of the new and old Rlessington roads, the old road will be observed extending away to the right over Tallaght Hill or Knockannavea.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 74

The Wart Stone bullaun near Clane Abbey

Clane · town · Kildare

A large block of stone with a hollow cut in it stands near Clane Abbey on the banks of the Butterstream, believed to be either a cross pedestal or a pagan bullaun. Rainwater collected in the basin is locally reputed to cure warts.

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Nearly opposite Clane Abbey, and on the banks of the Butterstream, is a large block of stone, with a hollow cut in it, supposed by some to be the pedestal of a cross, by others believed to be what is known as a bullaun, or rock-basin, a relic of pre-Christian times, used in certain ceremonials connected with pagan worship. The rain-water which collects in the basin is reputed to be a cure for warts, in consequence of which it is locally known as " The Wart Stone."
A short distance south of the village, and immediately to the right of the road before reaching Clane Bridge, is the Moat of Clane, traditionally reputed to mark the grave of Mesgegra, King of Leinster, who, in the first century, was slain in single combat with Connall Cernach, a famous warrior of the Red Branch Knights, and champion of Ulster. At the ford of Clane, near where Clane Bridge now stands, these two warriors met, and after a brief combat, the Ulster champion beheaded the ill-fated Leinster King, and carried off his head 'in his chariot. Soon afterwards he met Queen Buan, the Royal ■consort of Mesgegra, attended by her retinites who, in reply

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 112

Vandalised tombstone of Father MacCartan

Esker · parish · Dublin

The tombstone marking Father MacCartan's grave at Esker church shows signs of deliberate damage, apparently caused by dropping heavy stones on it or striking it with a heavy object, suggesting malicious injury rather than accident.

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It is diflicult to accouiit for the mutilated condition of this tombstone otherwise than by the supposition of malicious injurv, as from the marks on it, it would appear to have been deliberately broken, either by dropping heavy stones upon it or hv striking it with some weighty object.
In 1248 the Manor of Esker was granted to Peter de Bermingham, whose descendants retained possession of it until the middle of the following century. From a " regal visitation "

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 152

As the companion tells it

Coming up through Esker parish, there is a church where Father MacCartan lies buried. His tombstone was deliberately broken, marked by what looks like heavy stones dropped on it or blows from some weighty object, not accidental wear. Esker itself has older roots. In 1248 the manor here was granted to Peter de Bermingham, and his descendants held it until the middle of the following century.

Wingfield family's rise to Barons of Powerscourt

Powerscourt · parish · Wicklow · 1560–1618

Jacques Wingfield was appointed Master of the Ordnance in Ireland under Elizabeth and in 1560 commissioned to execute martial law against the O'Byrnes and O'Tooles; Sir Richard Wingfield was later granted the district of Fercullen and created first Baron Powerscourt in 1618.

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In 1600 Sir Richard Wingfield was appointed Marshal of Ireland by Queen Elizabeth in recognition of his services against the French at Calais ; for his further services in Ulster he was granted the district of Fercullen, containing nearly the whole parish of Powerscourt, and in 1 61 8 he was created first Baron Powerscourt.
The district of Powerscourt takes its name from the De la Poer family, who came into possession of it through a marriage with a daughter of Strongbow, and who it is believed, built a castle on the site now occupied by the present Powerscourt House. That this latter house incorporates some of the ancient structure would appear probable from the fact that some of the walls in the central portion are from eight to ten feet thick.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 54

Abbot of St. Mary's Abbey caught poaching in Glencree forest, 1291

near Glencree · valley · Wicklow · 1291

Even the monks of St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin, who owned property near Glencree, could not resist poaching; the Chartulary of the Abbey records that in 1291 the Abbot was attached for hunting in the forest with dogs and implements of the chase.

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As may be imagined, the repression of poaching formed no inconsiderable portion of the duties of the wardens or gamekeepers of this Royal preserve. Even the pious monks of St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin, who owned property in this neighbourhood, were unable to resist the temptation, as appears from the Chartulary of the Abbey in 1291, when the Abbot was attached for hunting in the forest with dogs and implements of the chase. In 1283 William le Deveneis, keeper of the King'? demesne lands, was granted twelve oaks fit for
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Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 160

Booterstown's Fashionable Bathing Strand

Booterstown · townland · Dublin · 1798

Ferrar's 1798 account describes Booterstown's extensive strand as a fashionable bathing destination with numerous ships, bathers, and carriages, epitomizing the gaiety of the era before the railway altered the landscape.

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Ferrar, in his View of Dublin (lygS), writes enthusiastically of the strand here : — " To ride over the extensive strand from " hence to Booterstown, while the waves roll over the horse's ^' feet ; to see numerous ships with expanded wings passing and " re-passing the azure main ; to see so many groups of men, " women and children bathing, walking, jaunting, coaching, " in pursuit of that inestimable blessing, health ; to consider that " we are within ten hours' sailing of Britain's favourite isle, ■" added an indescribable gaiety to our spirits."
Thirty years later, in 1826, Brewer in his Beauties of Ireland describes the road at Booterstown as being " enlivened, par- " ticularly at a time of bathing, with numberless carriages of " various descriptions, from the well appointed equipage, at *' once convenient and superb, down to the jaunting car of " passage, drawn by one miserable garron, so ill-fed, so ill- " groomed and lean, that it would appear to be scarcely *' capable of accelerating its own dissolution by an effort "' towards speed of foot. . . . The street of transit, thickly " lined with houses of an ordinary description, holds forth no *' charms, and independent of some agreeable and ornamental " dwellings retired from the busy thoroughfare, the sole

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 20

As the companion tells it

Somewhere around here, Ferrar wrote about this strand in his View of Dublin in 1798. He described riding over the extensive strand from here to Booterstown while the waves rolled over the horse's feet. He saw numerous ships with expanded wings passing and re-passing the azure main. He saw groups of men, women and children bathing, walking, jaunting, coaching, in pursuit of what he called that inestimable blessing, health. He considered that they were within ten hours' sailing of Britain's favourite isle, and said it added an indescribable gaiety to their spirits. Thirty years later, in 1826, Brewer in his Beauties of Ireland described the road at Booterstown as being enlivened, particularly at a time of bathing, with numberless carriages of various descriptions. These ranged from the well appointed equipage, at once convenient and superb, down to the jaunting car of passage, drawn by one miserable garron, so ill-fed, so ill-groomed and lean that it would appear to be scarcely capable of accelerating its own dissolution by an effort towards speed. The street of transit, thickly lined with houses of an ordinary description, held forth no charms.

Brazeel House, residence of Lord Chancellor Bolton

near Brazeel · street · Dublin · 1640–1661

Brazeel House was the residence of Sir Richard Bolton, Lord Chancellor of Ireland under Charles I, who published the first editions of the Irish Statutes. In 1640 he was impeached for assisting the Earl of Strafford's arbitrary government in Ireland, though the charges were later expunged in 1661.

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On high ground at the opposite side of the road, and close to the cross roads, is the gaunt ruin of Brazeel House, the residence of Sir Richard Bolton, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, in the reign of Charles the First. He was a distinguished lawyer, and published the first editions of the Irish Statutes, as -well as The Justices of the Peace for Ireland. In 1640 he was impeached in the House of Commons for having assisted the Earl of Strafford in the introduction of arbitrary government into Ireland. In 1661, however, all records of this transaction were voted to be expunged, *' inasmuch as they " seemed to be an entrenchment upon the honour, worth, " and integrity of honourable persons, whose memory this " House cannot, in justice, suffer to be sullied with the least " stain of evil report." (Dalton's History).

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 139

As the companion tells it

Somewhere about Brazeel stood Brazeel House, the residence of Sir Richard Bolton, Lord Chancellor of Ireland under Charles the First. He was a distinguished lawyer who published the first editions of the Irish Statutes as well as The Justices of the Peace for Ireland. In 1640 he was impeached in the House of Commons for having assisted the Earl of Strafford in the introduction of arbitrary government into Ireland. In 1661, however, all records of that transaction were voted to be expunged, since they "seemed to be an entrenchment upon the honour, worth, and integrity of honourable persons, whose memory this House cannot, in justice, suffer to be sullied with the least stain of evil report."

Bridge over the Dodder swept away by flood

Lansdowne Road · street · Dublin · 1834–1847

Within ten days of the railway's opening, a bridge over the Dodder where Lansdowne Road station now stands was swept away by a flood; a temporary bridge was erected and replaced in 1847 by the existing iron structure.

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of an inferior character, and in the section from Westland Row to Barrow Street, the retaining walls, when the embankment was filled in, exhibited such ominous symptoms of yielding outwards, that heavy iron tie-rods with cast iron washers had to be inserted at frequent intervals to prevent absolute collapse. These pins may still be seen along this portion of the line. Several of the bridges, too, proved unsatisfactory, and within ten days of the opening of the line, the one over the Dodder where Lansdowne Road station now stands, was swept away by a flood. A temporary bridge was erected in its place, and was replaced, in 1847, by the existing iron structure.
It was originally intended that each of the bridges over streets should consist of a single semi-elliptical arch, but the Wide Streets Commissioriers interposed and insisted on having two small side arches for foot passengers added in all the principal thoroughfares.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 204

As the companion tells it

Along here on Lansdowne Road, a bridge over the Dodder came to grief almost as soon as the railway opened. Within ten days of the line's opening, the bridge where Lansdowne Road station now stands was swept away by a flood. A temporary bridge went up in its place, and in 1847 the existing iron structure replaced that. The railway had its troubles in this section more broadly. Between Westland Row and Barrow Street the retaining walls showed signs of yielding outward when the embankment was filled in, and heavy iron tie-rods with cast iron washers had to be inserted to prevent collapse. Those pins could still be seen along that part of the line. The street bridges were originally meant to be single semi-elliptical arches, but the Wide Streets Commissioners insisted on two small side arches for foot passengers on the principal thoroughfares.

Challoner's 16th century fortification ditch on Lambay

Lambay Island · townland · Dublin · 1500–1599

A bank or ditch still visible in a field south of the castle is believed to be the remains of a fortification built by Thomas Challoner, who leased the island in the 16th century, as a condition of his tenure for defending the inhabitants.

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In a field to the south, and still quite distinguishable, is a bank or ditch, believed to be the remains of the fortification which Thomas Challoner, who leased the island in the i6th century, constructed, as a condition of his tenure, for the defence of the inhabitants in any emergency.
Nearly in the centre of the island is Trinity well, surrounded by shrubs anH bushes, where in former years a patron was held on Trinity Sunday. Rising above this and to the north is Knockbane, 418 feet high, the greatest elevation on the island.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 209

Charles II orders Royal Hospital at Kilmainham, 1680

Kilmainham · townland · Dublin · 1680

In 1680 King Charles II directed the building of a hospital at Kilmainham for aged and maimed soldiers, to be erected near the old ruinous Castle of Kilmainham formerly occupied by the Knights Hospitallers.

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In 1680 King Charles II directed the building of a hospital at Kilmainham for the maintenance of aged and maimed soldiers of the army of Ireland, such hospital to be erected upon part of the lands of the Royal Park, near the old ruinous building called the Castle of Kilmainham, formerly occupied
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Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 150

Clondalkin Round Tower and Ancient Church

near Clondalkin · town · Dublin · 1770–1790

Clondalkin's round tower is described as 84 feet high, much visited by tourists, with the modern Protestant Church nearby containing small remains of an ancient church and an old font fashioned from a granite boulder. An 18th century drawing noted the old church remains were demolished by the blowing up of powder mills sometime after.

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In ihc Gabriel Beranger portfolio in the Royal Irish Academy is a drawing of Clondalkin old church, made about the year 1770, by T. Archdeacon, which has the following note written on it : — "These old remains were demolished by the blowing " up of the powder mills in this neighbourhood sometime after " this drawing was taken." In Grose's drawing of the place, made about twenty years later, only a small portion of one wall of the ruin is shown, from which it would appear that the remainder must have fallen during the interval. Unless, however, the ruin was in a very dilapidated condition indeed, it seems hardly probable that it could have been " demolished " by an explosion a mile and a half distant.
An ecclesiastical establishment stood in Clondalkin in early times, but was repeatedly ravaged by Danish marauders, for protection against whom the round tower was probably erected. The Danes had a fortress here called Dunawley or Aulaff's Fort, which was burnt in the year 865 by the Irish, who slew the whole garrison.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 106

As the companion tells it

As the road takes you through Clondalkin, the round tower stands 84 feet high and draws many visitors. It was probably built for protection against Danish marauders, who repeatedly ravaged the ecclesiastical establishment that stood in this place in early times. The Danes had a fortress called Dunawley, or Aulaff's Fort, which the Irish burnt in 865, slaying the whole garrison. A drawing of the old church was made about 1770 by T. Archdeacon, with a note saying the remains were demolished by the blowing up of powder mills in this neighbourhood sometime after. Grose's drawing, made about 20 years later, shows only a small portion of one wall still standing, suggesting the rest fell during the interval. The modern Protestant Church nearby contains small remains of that ancient church and an old font fashioned from a granite boulder. Though an explosion a mile and a half away hardly seems likely to demolish a solid building.

Devastation of Tallaght by the O'Tooles, 1540

near Tallaght · town · Dublin · 1540

In 1540 the O'Tooles devastated Tallaght and the adjoining royal manors of Crumlin, Saggart, and Newcastle, laying waste the whole countryside, in retaliation for a breach of faith by the Lord Deputy.

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In 1538, Archbishop Browne, who resided here for some years, made bitter complaint to the Government, of the treatment he received from Lord Leonard Gray, the Lord Deputv, and of the oppression of his tenantry by the O'Tooles. In 1540 that powerful sept devastated Tallaght and the adjoining royal manors of Crumlin, Saggart, and Newcastle, laying waste the whole countryside.
This raid was provoked by a gross breach of faith on the part of the Lord Deputy, who, having appointed a meeting with Turlough O'Toole, on the borders of the County Dublin, proceeded thither with an armed force, and after a pretence of parleying with the Irish chieftain made an attempt to take him prisoner. This piece of treachery, however, failed, owing to the fleetness of O'Toole's horse, which outdistanced his pursuers after a chase lasting till dark.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 97

Discovery of Archbishop Patrick Russell's coffin-plate at Lusk

Lusk · town · Dublin · 1692–1847

During construction of the present church edifice at Lusk, workmen found the coffin-plate of Most Rev. Dr. Patrick Russell, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin in the reign of James II, who died in 1692.

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bore the inscription — '' Here underlieth ye body of Patrick " Russell, Rom. Cathlick Ld. Arch. Bp. of Dublin and Primate " of Ireland, son to James Russell, of Rush, who died in ye '' 63rd year of his age, on ye I4t}i of July, 1692, and in yc " 9th year of his consecration."
The most interesting memorial in connection with the church is, however, the costly and elaborate monument of Sir Christopher Barnewall, of Turvey, and of his wife who survived him and married Sir Lucas Dillon of Moymet, in the County Meath. This monument is constructed of different kinds of stone, most of the figures being sculptured in grey Italian marble while the lower part of the tomb is Kilkenny marble. The deceased knight is repiesented in a suit of armour, his head uncovered and his hands joined on his breast in a devotional attitude, and his feet resting on the body of a greyhound. His consort appears lying beside him with her hands crossed on her bosom, and her head reposing on an embroidered pillow. The sides are embellished with the .;.rms of Barnewall and Dillon. On the eastern end of the tomb is the inscription — " This monument is made for the Right Worshipfull Sr. " Christopher Barnewall, of Turvey, Knight, by the Riglit " Worshipfull Sr. Luckas Dillon, of Moymet, Knight, and " Dame Marion Sharl, hi;, wife, who married herr three years " after the deathe of the eaid Sr. Christopher, herr first and "■ lovinge hoosbande who had issue four sonnes and fifteen " dauchters by herr. Wish well to Dillon, 1589 " On the northern ?ides are names of the nineteen children, and at the western end — " Christopher Barnewall, Marion " Shark"

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 138

Dodder flooding and destruction of Ringsend bridge

near Ringsend · street · Dublin · 1629–1652

Before the Dodder was confined by artificial banks, it flowed freely across marsh and slobland at Ringsend, frequently flooding and causing damage. Gerard Boate described a stone bridge built between 1629-1637 that was rendered useless when the river changed course during a flood.

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Before the Dodder was confined between artificial banks, it flowed at its own sweet will in numerous streams over a considerable tract of marsh and slobland at Ringsend, and in time of flood caused much perturbation among the inhabitants — the waters of the river and the waves of the sea rolling without let or hindrance over land now covered by terraces and dwellinghouses. Gerard Boate, who wrote in 1652, after referring to the havoc wrought by the floods of this river, states : — " Since that time a stone bridge hath been built over that *' brook upon the way betwixt Dublin and Ringsend ; which " was hardly accomplished when the brook in one of its furious *' risings, quite altered its channel for a good way, so as it " did not pass under the bridge as before, but just before " the foot of it, letting the same stand upon the dry land, *' and consequently making it altogether useless. In which *' perverse course it continued until perforce it was constrained *' to return to its old channel and to keep within the same."
The stone bridge referred to by Boate (built between 1629 and 1637) was where Ballsbridge now stands — the only route at that time between Dublin and Ringsend, except for those who hired what was known as a " Ringsend Car," to cross the shallows then intervening between that place and the city.

Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 8

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Somewhere about Ringsend, the Dodder used to run wild. Before it was confined between artificial banks, it flowed in numerous streams over marsh and slobland, and in times of flood the river water and the sea waves rolled together over land now covered by houses. Gerard Boate, writing in 1652, described the havoc those floods caused. A stone bridge was built over the brook between 1629 and 1637, on the only route then between Dublin and Ringsend. But hardly was it finished when the river rose furiously, altered its channel, and flowed just at the foot of the bridge instead of under it. Boate says the bridge was left standing on dry land and was made altogether useless. The river kept to this perverse course until it was forced back into its old channel. That bridge stood where Ballsbridge is now. The only other way across the shallows at the time was to hire what was called a Ringsend Car.

Drumcondra Lane called 'The Royal Way' in 1450

near Drumcondra · townland · Dublin · 1450

The road through Drumcondra was regarded as such an important thoroughfare that a Chancery Roll of 1450 styled it 'The Royal Way'. It later became the main mail road from Dublin to the North.

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For hundreds of years this has been one of the principal highways leading out of the city, and so far back as 16345 a traveller wrote of it : — " As dainty a fine way as ever I rode, " and a most pleasant country." Even at an earlier date this road was regarded as such an important thoroughfare that in a Chancery Roll of 1450 it is styled "The Royal Way." It became the mail road from Dublin to the North after the route via Finglas, Ashbourne, and Duleek had been abandoned, and was traversed daily by a number of mail and passenger coaches in the early part of the last century. The milestones were placed on it in 18 12 at a cost of 50s. each, and in 1823 the footpath along it was constructed as far as Swords.
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Internet Archive neighborhoodofdu00joyc, Chapter 117

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Somewhere around here, the road you are on has been one of the principal highways leading out of Dublin for hundreds of years. A Chancery Roll of 1450 styled it "The Royal Way," marking it as an important thoroughfare even then. A traveller once described it as "as dainty a fine way as ever I rode, and a most pleasant country." After the route through Finglas, Ashbourne, and Duleek was abandoned, this became the mail road from Dublin to the North, travelled daily by mail and passenger coaches. The milestones were placed on it at a cost of 50 shillings each, and in 1823 a footpath was constructed as far as Swords.

The neighborhood of Dublin : its topography, antiquities and historical associations

The stories, best first

Carpenter imprisoned for stealing timber from Glencree forest, 1305

Castleknock Castle founded by Hugh Tyrrell

Conway's Tavern and the annual melon feast

Cork Hill as site of primitive stronghold of Dublin

De Gomme's proposed pentagonal fortress near Ringsend

Dublin citizens ambushed by O'Tooles near Kilmainham Bridge, 1534

Dunboyne damaged in 1798 Rebellion

Earl of Desmond's escape from custody at Feltrim

Fatal cycling accident at a bridge in Glendoo

Glencree Reformatory, formerly a military barrack to subdue Wicklow

Locomotive Hibernia's first trip to Salt Hill station

Poulaphuca named for the Pooka goblin

Ptolemy's ancient map depicts Howth as an island

Robber shot dead and buried in Santry churchyard

Sir Christopher Barnewall's death and monument at Lusk

Stillorgan Obelisk built to relieve poverty in hard winter of 1741

Tibradden's ancient cairn, beehive burial place and urn

Vanessa's Bower at Celbridge Abbey

Ancient sepulchral chamber discovered at Stillorgan

Ballycorus lead mines and smelting works

Barnewall monument at Lusk church

Building of Dalkey Island Martello Tower

Dancing and fighting at Barley O'Toole's grave

Dodder watercourse constructed from Firhouse to supplement Poddle

Dublin citizens flee plague to Dalkey Island, 1575

Finglaswood House, ruin known as King James's Castle

Fionn-uisge spa cures and society visits, Phoenix Park

Fraudulent goshawk rent at Dalkey, 1369

Irish language service recorded at Bray church in 1615

Jefferys' account of the Long Coach from the Pigeonhouse

Jones deploys troops at Lowsy Hill (Townsend Street)

Kilteel Castle tower and courtyard on the limits of the Pale

King of Bregia slain in Danish raid on St. Nessan's Church

King William III's residence at Chapelizod's King's House, 1690

Lord Molesworth's insult to Convocation at Brackenstown

Notable landings at Bullock: Prince Thomas of Lancaster and Earl of Sussex

Opposition to the Dublin and Kingstown Railway proposal

Rapparee raid near Tallaght, 1691

Ringsend's decline from a fashionable bathing resort

Sandymount as fashionable but socially divided bathing resort

St Marnock's Well and its venerated willow tree

Swift's temple motto at Delville commemorating Stella

The Ancient Cross of Blackrock and Boundary Ritual

The Bleeding Horse inn near Camden Street, associated with Battle of Rathmines era

The Florists' Club met at the Rose Tavern, Drumcondra Lane

The stone cross marking Beahs's death in the 1804 snowstorm

The Wart Stone bullaun near Clane Abbey

Vandalised tombstone of Father MacCartan

Wingfield family's rise to Barons of Powerscourt

Abbot of St. Mary's Abbey caught poaching in Glencree forest, 1291

Booterstown's Fashionable Bathing Strand

Brazeel House, residence of Lord Chancellor Bolton

Bridge over the Dodder swept away by flood

Challoner's 16th century fortification ditch on Lambay

Charles II orders Royal Hospital at Kilmainham, 1680

Clondalkin Round Tower and Ancient Church

Devastation of Tallaght by the O'Tooles, 1540

Discovery of Archbishop Patrick Russell's coffin-plate at Lusk

Dodder flooding and destruction of Ringsend bridge

Drumcondra Lane called 'The Royal Way' in 1450