Category Archives: History

Description of Bray 1869 (Thom’s)

Posted on 22 December 2014 by Shane

BRAY, a maritime town in the barony of Rathdown, twelve miles S.E. from the General Post Office, partly in county Dublin, partly in county Wicklow, the river of Bray, here crossed by a stone bridge, being the boundary between the … Continue reading →

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Advert for The Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Posted on 2 December 2014 by Shane

From ‘1913 – Directory of Kingstown (Monkstown, Dalkey & Killiney) and District’ published by Talbot Coall & Son, Auctioneers, Estate Agents, Kingstown. (printed by Corrigan & Wilson, Sackville place Dublin)

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RC to Civil Parish Links and Maps

Posted on 20 October 2014 by Shane

The Chapel mapping and civil parish link system contains details for the Catholic parishes listed in the 1848 directory listing, with mapping details for just over 2,600 churches and chapels and over 3,300 cross-links to civil parishes. This aim of … Continue reading →

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A View from Beggar’s Bush in 1744

Posted on 3 September 2014 by Shane

from ‘History of County Dublin’ (part 2) by F.E. Ball – 1903, from an engraving drawn by William Jones. (See below for map key which gives names of numbered locations) (Click on image for a full sized version) 1. Ringsend … Continue reading →

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Catholic Parishes – 1848

Posted on 26 June 2014 by Shane

Search for Catholic Parishes and their diocese and post-towns. The transcripts link to the directory images which also show the name of the Parish Priest and any curates assigned to the parish in 1848, along with the names of Bishops … Continue reading →

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