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The Project Gutenberg eBook of Ireland In The New Century, by The Right Hon. Sir Horace Plunkett.

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Ireland In The New Century, by Horace Plunkett This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with ...

The Project Gutenberg eBook of About Ireland, by E. Lynn Linton.

The Project Gutenberg EBook of About Ireland, by E. Lynn Linton This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no rest...

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Ireland and the Home Rule Movement, by Michael F. J. McDonnell, et al

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Ireland and the Home Rule Movement, by Michael F. J. McDonnell, et al This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere...

Ireland Since Parnell, by Capt. D.D. Sheehan

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The Project Gutenberg eBook of Ireland Under Coercion (v2) by William Henry Hurlbert

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888), by William Henry Hurlbert This eBook is for the use of anyone ...

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Open Secret Of Ireland, by T. M. Kettle.

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Open Secret of Ireland, by T. M. Kettle This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with alm...

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland, by T. W. Rolleston, et al

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland, by T. W. Rolleston, et al, Illustrated by Steph...

The Land War in Ireland, November, 2004.

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The Project Gutenberg eBook of An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800, by Mary Frances Cusack

The Project Gutenberg eBook, An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800, by Mary Frances Cusack, Illustrated by Henry Doyle This eBo...

Guess the suburb

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Cloncurry continued

What's in a name. This one has been around for a long time but I've done some interfering. Work out the clue and find the Dublin area - a basi...

How a new word was created.

Grotesque, Unbelievable, Bizarre and Unprecedented In 1982 Ireland was gripped by the unfolding tale of a desperate killer who had callously b...

Questions I've been asked &c.

Some Questions I've Been  Asked &c.

Derring do and death as WWI ends.

"After manoeuvring round each other for a few seconds, I climbed up to him, holding my fire, but keeping so he could not fire at me. He had a synchronised gun firing through his propeller. At last I was able to outclimb him, and then, after a quick bit of turning, got in behind his tail. (I was simply chortling with glee - different to when the fight started.) Then I gave it him. I fired over 100 rounds into him, and, although he dodged, he couldn't get me off his tail. Then suddenly he went down like a stone. I thought I had got him all right; but after going down about 7,000 feet he gradually flattened out and, I think, landed.

Advertising from 1927.

The Power of Advertising A selection of Dublin ads from 1927. Fianna Fail, Ford and Dublin Corporation are still going, the rest are but ...

Poems by Arthur Griffith

Chapter II. A selection of poems and recitations by Arthur Griffith on the general topic of Dublin. Twenty Men from Dublin Town By Arthu...

Ballyroan - Delineation and Decline.

BALLYROAN TOWNLAND: DELINEATION AND DECLINE By Kieran Swords INTRODUCTION The townland of Ballyroan has given its name to the Catho...

History of the Barrack Bridge and the Military Gate

Barrack Bridge and the Military Gate. (from the Irish Penny Journal, No. 34. Saturday, February 20, 1841. ![barrack Bridge1.gif (2445...

Brian Boru, the Danes, and the battle of Clontarf in 1014

The Battle of Clontarf. (The Dublin Penny Journal, Vol I, No. 17. October 20, 1832) The following account of the battle of Clontarf, is tra...

Benjamin Franklin In Dublin

Benjamin Franklin In Dublin Benjamin Franklin, in a letter written in January, 1772, to Thomas Cushing, gave the following account of a visit to t...

The story of the Blue-Coat Hospital

The Blue-Coat Hospital This useful and ornamental building is situated in Blackhall-str...

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Captain Blood gets a dressing down from the judge.

Sir James Barry’s Speech at the Trial of Captain Blood Sir James Parry of High Street, Dublin (Gilbert's' Hist.'), born 1603, became very e...

Iiiustrated buildings from 1835. (Dublin Penny Journal)

Views In Dublin (A Double Supplement to the Third Volume of TheDublin Penny Journal, June 1835). ![irishparl.jpg (29564 bytes)](../Images...

Excavation at Carrickmines.

Yesterday and today, but not tomorrow. "During the whole winter after the Rebellion...

Who was Thomas Carter?

A Tale of Two Carters When Jill Kamp found this site she promptly searched for "Thomas Carter" - a composer she’s has been researching for t...

Taking count in Dublin

Sit down and start counting Question: What is the connection between the censor and the census? Answer: In Imperial Rome, the duty of the cen...

Cathedrals and Churches of Dublin

Cathedrals and Churches of Dublin By John Cooke, M.A., M.R.I.A. [](../Images/cathed...

Impressions of Dublin Bay and Clontarf

This is a chapter from "The Fair Hills of Ireland" by Stephen Gwynn, published in 1906. It gives a gentle introduction to the beauty of Dublin be...

Trinity College in the time of the United Irishmen.

JOHN EDWARD WALSH. (1816-1869.) John Edward Walsh, the author of 'Ireland Sixty Years Ago,' was the son of the Rev. Robert Walsh, a well-kn...

Dublin in the 20th Century

An extract from "Labour in Ireland" by James Connolly. Within two years he was among the leaders of the 1916 Rising. Dublin Corporation councillo...

General history of Dalkey

Dalkey, County of Dublin (From - The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 11, No. 83. Feb. 15, November 21, 1834) The Island of Dalkey, of which the f...

Memories of life in Mountjoy Prison.

Prisoner D 83222, a gambler who had  was sentenced to three years in the early 1940s for theft/embezzlement, spent some of his time in Mountjoy P...

The Liberator in prison and without.

William Joseph O’Neill Daunt (1807-1894.) William Joseph O’Neill Daunt, the able historical writer, was born at Fullamore, King's Count...

Capture and death of Wolfe Tone

R. Barry O’Brien (1847--) Richard Barry O’Brien, the historian, was born at Kilrush, County Ciare, in 1847. He was educated by private tuto...

Dean Swift  attacks currency changes.

CONCERNING THE BRASS HALFPENCE COINED BY MR. WOOD. BY M. B. DRAPIER. From 'The Drapier Letters.' Letter 1. To the Tradesmen, Shopkeepers...

The Life and Times of Davy Stephens, newsman!

A long time ago Andy McGlynn, who, having retired from the hotel industry because of a heart condition, became a photographer with Southside (there...

Riches to hard labour

Falling From Grace

Housing Commission Report. James Connolly.

Report of Housing Commission We fully endorse the evidence given by witnesses that the surroundings of a tenement house, in which there can be...

The Architecture of Dublin

The Architecture of Dublin By Count Plunkett, M.R.I.A. (From the 'Handbook to the Dublin District', British Association, 1908) The qualities of ...

Sketch of the History of Dublin

Sketch of the History of Dublin By C. Litton Falkiner, M.A., M.R.I.A. (From the Handbook to the Dublin District, British Association, 1908)...

Re-examination of a famous Dublin murder trial.

The Ireland's Eye Tragedy. This case is commonly referred to as the Ireland's Eye murder. I cannot adopt that phrase. On a most careful cons...

Legal tales and memories of the Fourt Courts.

The Four Courts (The Dublin Penny Journal, No. 18. Vol I. October 27, 1832.) To the ...

A poem about Arbor Hill

Lines By Robert Emmet. ON ARBOUR HILL BURYING-GROUND, DUBLIN, WHERE THE BODIES OF INSURGENTS SHOT IN 1798 WERE INTERRED. No rising colu...

Swift, Inns, Prices, Conciliation Hall, O'Connell.

Old Dublin Inns A. Peter (1927) In the olden days Dublin had no lack of inns or taverns. In those days the tavern or inn was in many cases ...

Frank Corcoran looks back on Bloody Sunday

Working on a small local paper brings you into contact with a great variety of people. One of the most pleasant individuals I had the pleasure of...

Articles on old Dublin

Some Legal Terms. What's a catucate? A feoffment? Explanation of some words not often seen today.

A fine poem by Oliver St. John Gogarty.

A poem by Oliver St. John Gogarty. It's completely innocent - or is it? ‘The gallant Irish yoeman Home from the war has come. Each victory gaine...

Statue of George the Second

Statue of George the Second. This statue, which stands in Stephen's Green, posse...

Description of the Hibernian School, Phoenix Park (1835)

Hibernian Hospital In our description of the Phoenix Park in a former number, we slig...

Sketches by Veronica Heywood

Veronica's Dun Laoghaire I'm a particular fan of Veronic Heywood's line drawings but she prefers watercolours. These drawings date from 1990...

The life and times of Fr. James Healy

Fr. Healy turns up as a minor character  in a number of the books I have scanned. Unfortunately, as Cameron points out...

History of Blackrock from circa 1892.

A short guide to Blackrock and the surrounding areas. Published circa 1892. K.F August 2002. Hill's Guide to Blackrock. With A descrip...

The Inns of Court, Dublin.

Inns Of Court In our 18th Number will be found an accurate description of the Law...

A selection of poems,speeches and recollections.

A selection from "Irish Readings," edited by A. M. Sullivan, M.P., and T. D. Sullivan, M.P, published by H. H. Gill & Son, Dublin, 1895. O'Conn...

Dublin exploits of Jack Hinton

Two sample chapters from "Jack Hinton", by Charles Lever, first published in 1843. Let me know if you want more. [kfinlay@indigo.ie](mailto:kfinlay...

Gentle tales and observations by John O'Keefe.

John O’Keefe (1747-1833.) John O’Keefe was born in Dublin, June 24, 1747. He was educated by Father Austin, and became a good classical and...

The atory of Kildonan Aerodrome, Finglas.

Kildonan Aerodrome Reproduced by permission of the author, John Haughton, and Aidan Kelly, Editor of "Finglas - A Celebration". First issued in 1999 by Finglas Environmental Heritage Project it will be re-published shortly with additional material. Queries about this page to a.kelly@dublinpeople.com

From The Dublin Penny Journal, 1835

From The Dublin Penny Journal, November 31, 1835 The illustration (right) is a cor...

Kilmainham and the Royal Hospital.

Kilmainham Kilmainham and its vicinity was for centuries a place of great notorie...

Anecdotes of Keogh

William John Fitzpatrick (1830-1895.) "The modern Suetonius," as the lively writer of 'Recollections of Dublin Castle,' calls W. J. Fitzpatri...

Ghost stories of Chapelizod

Ghost Stories of Chapelizod by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873). Take my word for it, there is no such thing as an ancient village, es...

The winners make the laws.

Ireland. CONSTITUTION I. The Crown in Ireland. II. Irish Parliament until Reign of James I. III. Number of Members at various Periods. ...

The House by the Churchyard.

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard Le Fanu (1814-1873) is known, in so far as he is known at all, for some chilling vampire ...

Some Legal Phrases

Some Legal And Exotic Words And Phrases. A few of these ancient anachronisms will be found cropping up with regularity – particularly in ‘Ball’. T...

The Sinking of RMS Leinster

The Sinking of the Leinster Commander Michael Giorgino, USS John F. Kennedy, presents (July 2nd, 1996) Philip Sm...

Those on board the RMS Leinster.

Leinster People In June 2002 Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council launched a plaque and a photograph in County Hall, Marine Road, Dun Laogh...

Funny story by Percy French

William Percy French (1854 -1920) William Percy French was born at Clooniquin, County Roscommon, May 1, 1854, and was graduated at Dublin U...

The Lock-out, Dublin 1913

The Lock-Out - Dublin 1913 "In recent years Dublin has been happy in having no history, and its chronicles for the last quarter of a century...

Dublin, Tom O’Flaherty , A Reminiscence of the Peninsula.

Confessions of Harry Lorrequer CHAPTER XII Dublin – Tom O’Flaherty – A Reminiscence of the Peninsula. Dear, dirty Dublin- "Io te salute" - how m...

Harry meets the Duke of Wellington

CHAPTER XX. A DAY IN DUBLIN. On the third day of my residence at Curryglass, arrived my friend, Mortimer, to replace me, bringing my leave ...

Dublin - The Boarding-House - Select Society

CHAPTER XIII Dublin - The Boarding-House - Select Society. Punctual to my appointment with O'Flaherty, I found myself a very few minutes after si...

The Chase To Naas.

CHAPTER XIV The Chase On the morning after my visit to the boarding-house, I received a few hurried lines from Curzon, informing me that no time ...

You can fool some of the people, etc.

Chapter XX1 A Night At Howth "And must you really leave us so soon," said Tom as we issued forth into the Street; "why I was just planning a whol...

Harry finally leaves Dublin

CHAPTER XXIII The Journey When I did at last venture upon deck, it was with a costume studiously accurate, and as much of manner as I could ...

The history of Malahide Castle

Malahide Castle, County of Dublin (from the Irish Penny Journal, No. 20. Saturday, November 14, 1840. ![malahide1.gif (30811 bytes...

Marino Casino

The Cassino Sketched by Mr. E. Hayden, engraved by Bruce. This elegant memorial of the classic...

The history of Dublin's old Red Light district

Madams and Murder Terry Fagan is not your typical folklorist. But then again Dublin’s Monto a...

Life in rural Galway.

Tales My Father Told Me. Marian Finlay. (nee Egan) According to the date on his headstone, my grandfather Patrick Egan, was born in 183...

Remembering Noel Purcell.

Dublin Can Be Heaven Remembering Noel Purcell In 1979, just starting out in th...

The Walls of Dublin (map)

The Walls of Dublin from all available sources. By Leonard R. Strangways, M.A., M.R.I.A.,...

Blackrock, Dun Laoghaire and Killiney book

As of October 2003 my book "Blackrock, Dun Laoghaire and Dalkey - along the Coast from Booterstown to Killiney," is now published - read all about it below!

The Times accuses Parnell.

An extract from Justin McCarthy's "History of Our Own Times." 'Parnellism and Crime.' On April 18, 1887, the world was startled by an extraor...

Stamp collecting can be dangerous to your wealth.

Stamp of Disapproval Stamp collecting is generally thought of a harmless, even educational pursuit. But even today the thought of stamp collec...

Dublin books by Peter Pearson

An interview with Peter Pearson, author of the recently published "The Heart of Dublin", one of the best books ever written about the centre city...

Salem travels abroad.

Chapter III WE SIGHT A DERELICT 'O Bay of Dublin, how my heart you’re troublin’, Your beauty haunted me like a fever dream.' Lady Du...

Stephen's Green and more

Chapter IV ENTER BENELLA DUSENBERRY 'A fair maiden wander'd All wearied and lone, Sighing, "I 'm a poor stranger, And far from my own. We inv...

Queen Victoria visits Dublin.

Chapter V THE WEARING OF THE GREEN Sir Knight, I feel not the least alarm, No son of Erin will offer me harm- For tho' they love woman an...

A night at Dublin Castle.

Chapter VI DUBLIN, THEN AND NOW 'I found in Innisfail the fair, In Ireland, while in exile there, Women of worth, both grave and gay men,...

Dublin Defence

In Defence of Dublin (From the Dublin Penny Journal, 1832) A few years ago, at a public meeting in the city of Glasgow, a worthy old man who ...

Account of the Pigott Forgeries trial in the wake of the Phoenix Park Murders.

THE FORGERIES COMMISSION Early in the year 1887, The Times newspaper published, under the heading, Parnellism and Crime, a short pamphle...

The Phoenix Park Murders

The Phoenix Park Murders Excerpt from "Random Records of a Reporter" by J. B. Hall. Perhaps the most vivid of my random recollections is cent...

The unluckiest man in Dublin.

Where's St. Patrick when you need him? By Sue Greene. sueg-97@xtra.co.nz When we start our family history...

A man, a bike, a diatribe!

Chapter XVII Through Dublin and Wicklow - A ride to Luggala - Killiney - The Vale of Shanganagh - The self-glorification of John Maupas, dece...

Roll of the Honorary Freedom of the City of Dunlin

Roll of the Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin (1876-1999) Isaac Butt, Q.C. 4th Sept., 1876 Irish lawyer and Home Rule leader. Rig...

Was it murder? Trial of Lord Santry.

James Roderick O’Flanagan (1814- ) James Roderick O’Flanagan was born in Fermoy, Sept. 1, 1814, and was educated there. After a lengthened ...

Dun Laoghaire shelters on the move.

In Search of Shelter The Parks' Department of Dun Laoghaire Rathdow...

Sarsfield is the name ...

Sarsfield's Ride. From " The Story of Ireland." By A. M. Sullivan. Early on the 9th of August, 1690, William drew from his encampment at Cahe...

Joke Press Releases.

Just Having Fun. In recent months someone has been having fun at the expense of journalists who are either too busy, or (perish the thought!) ...

Short history and illustration of St. Patrick's cathedral

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin The Cathedral of St. Patrick, Dublin, is situated in the ...

The Vaults Of St. Michan's

The Vaults Of St. Michan’s Dublin TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN PENNY JOURNAL. (1832) SIR - It is not easy after all for an idle man - ...

Reminiscences of the area around St. Patrick's

In the Shadow of St. Patrick's. A Paper read before the Irish National Literary Society, April 27, 1893, by P. J. McCall. Introduction...

Margaret Skinnider remembers 1916.

An abridged excerpt from "Doing My Bit For Ireland," by Margaret Skinnider (1893-1971), published by the Century Co., New York, in 1917. During the...

St. John's, Monkstown, and neighbouring churches

St. John's Monkstown: the story of an Irish church. Ralph William Harden, B.A. Our Neighbourhood I am to tell the story of the Church ...

Dublin Castle from a jaundiced eye.

ON DUBLIN CASTLE. By Richard Dowling in "Zozimus." Dublin Castle is in the city of Dublin, and stands on the south side of the River Liffey...

Travelling west through Dublin in 1832.

A Tour To Connaught (The Dublin Penny Journal, No. 14. Vol. I. September 29, 1832) Letter 1. To the Editor of the DublinPenny Journal Sir -...

Traditional Dublin songs

The Cruise of the Calabar Come all ye dry-land sailors bold and listen to my song. It's only 40 verses long and I won't detain you long. 'Ti...

Official Account of the Trial of Lord Santry

Official Account of the Trial of Lord Santry. In an interval of the meetings of Parliament in 1739, the House of Commons, Dublin, was assigned as ...

The sinking of HMS Vanguard.

The Death of the Vanguard There wasn't much that a 6,000 ton ship powered by 5,812 hors...

Dubliner Wins WWII VC.

The 'Emergency' Warriors Ireland was officially neutral during WWII - while the rest of the world fought the Republic had the 'Emergency' - but mo...

Extracts from "Irish Varieties" by Gaskin, 1869.

Kingstown (Formerly Dunleary.) Historical and Political Associations, etc. This highly favoured seaport, fashionable watering-place, and ren...

Queen Victoria's visit to Dublin.

An excerpt from "Five Years in Ireland, 1895-1900" by Michael J. F. McCarthy. The photo below is of a mock castle erected at Grand Canal Bridge, ...

Statue of the Blessed Virgin in Dublin

Statue of the Blessed Virgin in Dublin There is preserved in the Carmelite Church, in Whitefriar-street, Dublin, a very interesting sample ...

The names's Scott - Walter Scott.

Sir Walter Scott's Visit To Ireland "The Dublin Penny Journal", December 15, 1832. ![walterscott.gif (18900 bytes)](../Images/walterscott.gif...

Memoir of Zozimus

One of the smartest people I ever knew was Jim Delaney. He, like me, was repeating his Leaving Cert (we were smart enough to know that we didn't wa...

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In the wake of 1916. Tim Healy remembers.

Asquith went to Dublin in May, 1916, to stop the further execution of Sinn Fein prisoners. All the Commandants of the Rising, save one, had then be...

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Wright, History of Ireland

Mr. Hume, having directed much of his attention to the affairs of Ireland, embodied one of his plans, in the course of the present session, in four...

The Germ of an Idea!

As a Dubliner (The picture is how I sometimes think of myself - particularly after a hard night of scanning) with an interest in the history of the city (largely latent until recently) I started this project after searching for historical information about Dublin on the Web and finding that I was getting a very general picture - and, sometimes a distorted one.

The Germ of an Idea!

What's Included - And Why. As a Dubliner (The picture is how I sometimes think of myself - partic...

The history of Dublin, Ireland, in books and pictures

Extensive history of Dublin site, with on-line books and pictures.

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James Joyce - his life and works

Bob Williams has provided this fine article on James Joyce - his life and works. Canadian artist Robert Amos has kindly supplied the images (click for a larger view). James Joyce: The Life

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