The Neighbourhood of Dublin
'The Neighbourhood of Dublin' by Weston St. John Joyce (third and enlarged edition 1920). Joyce, a keen walker and cyclist, though sometimes recommending a motor car, avoids the centre of Dublin and describes the suburbs and outskirts of the city, quite often venturing into the neighbouring counties of Wicklow and Kildare. He's a chatty writer, fond of a good story (both historical and from legend) and a man who delights in flora and fauna. Although many of the places he describes have changed beyond recognition, much still remains. He assumes that the recent history of the places he visits is of no interest - he was, after all, writing a history. 'The Neighbourhood of Dublin' has been scanned in from an original edition and all text is included. Some small revisions have been made where language has changed. Whatever mistakes you find are mine, what you enjoy is pure Weston St. John Joyce. It has not been possible to scan the original photographs from the pages as the quality is not good enough. The illustrations used are either my own, those I have collected, or from old postcards and miscellaneous publications. Above all, this is an excellent read - enjoy!
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'The Neighbourhood of Dublin' by Weston St. John Joyce (third and enlarged edition 1920). Joyce, a keen walker and cyclist, though sometimes recommending a motor car, avoids the centre of Dublin and describes the suburbs and outskirts of the city, quite often venturing into the neighbouring counties of Wicklow and Kildare. He's a chatty writer, fond of a good story (both historical and from legend) and a man who delights in flora and fauna. Although many of the places he describes have changed beyond recognition, much still remains. He assumes that the recent history of the places he visits is of no interest - he was, after all, writing a history. 'The Neighbourhood of Dublin' has been scanned in from an original edition and all text is included. Some small revisions have been made where language has changed. Whatever mistakes you find are mine, what you enjoy is pure Weston St. John Joyce. It has not been possible to scan the original photographs from the pages as the quality is not good enough. The illustrations used are either my own, those I have collected, or from old postcards and miscellaneous publications. Above all, this is an excellent read - enjoy!
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‘The Neighbourhood of Dublin’ by Weston St. John Joyce (third and enlarged edition 1920). Joyce, a keen walker and cyclist, though sometimes recommending a motor car, avoids the centre of Dublin and describes the suburbs and outskirts of the city, quite often venturing into the neighbouring counties of Wicklow and Kildare. He’s a chatty writer, fond of a good story (both historical and from legend) and a man who delights in flora and fauna. Although many of the places he describes have changed beyond recognition, much still remains. He assumes that the recent history of the places he visits is of no interest - he was, after all, writing a history. ‘The Neighbourhood of Dublin’ has been scanned in from an original edition and all text is included. Some small revisions have been made where language has changed. Whatever mistakes you find are mine, what you enjoy is pure Weston St. John Joyce. It has not been possible to scan the original photographs from the pages as the quality is not good enough. The illustrations used are either my own, those I have collected, or from old postcards and miscellaneous publications. Above all, this is an excellent read - enjoy!
Ken Finlay, August 1999.
The Neighbourhood of Dublin
Chapter 15. Rockbrook, Glendoo and Glencullen
Chapter 30. Fingal - Rush, Skerries, Lusk and Baldongan Castle
Chapter 1. Ringsend, the Great South Wall and the Pigeonhouse
Chapter 16. Ranelagh and Cullenswood, Dundrum, the Scalp and Enniskerry
Chapter 31. Howth, the Old Mail Road, the Castle - a ramble around the Hill
Chapter 2. The Poolbeg Lighthouse and the SouthWall Extension, Irishtown, Sandymount, Beggarsbush and Baggotrath
Chapter 17. Rathmines and Rathgar, Templeogue and its Spa, Bohernabreena and Ballinscorney Gap
Chapter 32 - Howth - its Hills and Wilds.
Chapter 3. The Rock Road - Ballsbridge, Merrion, Booterstown, Blackrock and Monkstown
Chapter 18. The Battle of Rathmines and Baggotrath
Chapter 33. Kilmainham, Chapelizod, Palmerston, Lucan and Esker
Chapter 4. Dunleary, Kingstown and Dalkey
Chapter 19. Harold’s Cross, Crumlin, the Green Hills, Tallaght and Oldbawn
Chapter 34. The Strawberry Beds, St. Catherine’s, Leixlip, Maynooth Castle and Obelisk
Chapter 5. Carrickmines Castle, the Vale of Shanganagh, Dalkey, Killiney and Ballybrack Hills
Chapter 20. Jobstown, Mount Seskin and the Tallaght Hills
Chapter 35. The Featherbed Pass, Glencree and its Royal Forest, Loughs Bray, Sally Gap and Coronation Plantation
Chapter 6. Ballyman Glen, Carrickgollogan, Ballycorus, Tully, and Bride’s Glen
Chapter 21. Ballymount, the Talbots of Belgard, Clondalkin, the Corkagh Powder Mills.
Chapter 36. The Western Hills, Rathmore and Kilteel
Chapter 7. The Bray Road, Donnybrook, Stillorgan, Loughlinstown, Old Bray and its Smugglers
Chapter 22. Saggart, Rathcoole, Newcastle and Celbridge
Chapter 37. Kilbride, the Three Castles, Blessington, Poulaphuca and Ballymore Eustace
Chapter 8. Rathdown, Greystones, Killincarrig, Delgany and the Glen of the Downs
Chapter 23. Clane, Clongowes and Bodenstown
Chapter 38. Glenasmole or the Valley of the Thrushes
Chapter 9. Tinnehinch, the Great and Little Sugar Loaf, Kilmacanogue and Powerscourt
Chapter 24. Mud Island, Fairview, Clontarf and its Island, Dollymount and the North Bull
Chapter 39. The Phoenix Park, Castleknock, Clonee and Dunboyne.
Chapter 10. Rathfarnham, Whitechurch, Kelly’s Glen and Kilmashogue Mountain
Chapter 25. Drumcondra, Santry, Buck Jones and Clonliffe
Chapter 40. The English Pale
Chapter 11. A Day On Mount Pelier
Chapter 26. Glasnevin, Finglas and the adjacent district
Chapter 41. Canals and Canal travelling in the last century
Chapter 12. Harold’s Grange, the Three Rock, Two Rock and Tibradden Mountains
Chapter 27. Fingal - Baldoyle, Portmarnock, Malahide and St. Doolagh’s
Chapter 42. Martello Towers
Chapter 13. Gruagh, Killakee and Glendoe Mountains
Chapter 28. Fingal - Swords, Grace Dieu, Ballyboghil, Chapelmidway and St. Margaret’s
Chapter 43. The Old City Water Supply
Chapter 14. Seechon or Slievebawn Mountain, Kilbride and Cloghleagh
Chapter 29. Fingal - Portrane, Donabate and the Barnewalls of Turvey