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Parish of Monkstown

Parish of Monkstown. Formerly called Carrickbrennan - i.e., Brennan's Rock. The Parish of Monkstown is shown on the Down Survey, which wa...

Parish of Dalkey

Parish of Dalkey. This parish which in the seventeenth century was included in the barony of Newcastle consists of the townlands of Dalkey a...

Parish of Kill-of-the-Grange

Parish of Kill-of-the Grange (Formerly called Clonkeen - i.e., Cluain Caoin, the Beautiful Meadow.) This parish is shown on the Down ...

Parish of Killiney

Parish of Killiney. The Parish of Killiney is shown on the Down Survey Maps of 1657, as consisting of the Townlands of Killeney, Hackettslan...

Parish Of Tully

Parish Of Tully (Formerly called Tolach na n-Escop, the Hill of the Bishops). This parish is shown on the Down Survey Map, made in 165...

Parish of Stillorgan

Parish of Stillorgan Stillorgan (or Tigh Lorcain, the house of Lorcan), as shown on the Down Survey Map, comprised the modern townlands of S...

Parish of Kilmacud

Parish of Kilmacud. The Parish is now divided into the Townlands of Kilmacud East and Kilmacud West. Kilmacud. The lands of ...

History and Archaeology

The Environs of Dublin By F. Elrington Ball, M.R.I.A. The beauty of the surrounding country, combined with its maritime position, give to the ...

Introduction to Volume 1.

Introduction To The First Part The parishes, which have been grouped in the present part of this history were closely connected in past time...

Preface to Vol. 1.

Preface To The First Part Some explanation is, I feel, needed of the reasons which have led me to attempt a task which has already been performe...

Parish of Taney

Parish of Taney. (Commonly called Dundrum~i.e., Dundroma, or the Fort on the Ridge.) The Parish of Taney is shown on the Down Survey Map, wh...

Portion of the Parish of St Peter, Dublin

Portion of the Parish of St Peter, Dublin. (Former1y part of the Parish of St. Kevin.) The portion of the Parish of St. Peter lying ou...

Parishes of Donnybrook,

Parishes of Donnybrook, Booterstown, & St Bartholomew, AND PART OF THE Parish of ...

Parish of Rathfarnham

Parish of Rathfarnham. (i.e., Rath-Fearannain or Farnan's Rath The Parish of Rathfarnham in the seventeenth century appears as conta...

Parish of Tallaght.

The Parish of Tallaght (i.e., Taimhleacht, or the Plague Monument) The Parish of Tallaght appears in the seventeenth century as contain...

Parish of Newcastle

Parish of Newcastle. This parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the townlands of Newcastle, Colmanstown, Athgoe, Tobberbir...

Parish of Cruagh

Parish of Cruagh (Formerly called Creevagh, and derived from Craobhach, a bushy place.) The parish of Cruagh in the seventeenth centur...

Parish of Whitechurch

Parish of Whitechurch. In the seventeenth century the parish appears as containing the townlands of Grange, Edmondstown, and Kilmashogue. ...

Parish of Kilgobbin

Parish of Kilgobbin (i.e. the Ghurch ol St. Gobban) The parish appears in the seventeenth century as containing the townlands of Kilgobbin,...

Parish of Kiltiernan

Parish of Kiltiernan (i.e., The Church of Tiernan). The parish was stated in the seventeenth century to contain the townland...

Parish of Saggart

Parish of Saggart. (Formerly called Tasagart, i.e., Teach Sacra yr Sacra's House). This parish appears in the seventeenth century as contain...

Parish of Rathmichael

Parish of Rathmichael (or the Rath of Michael). This parish appears in the seventeenth century as containing the townlands of Shanganagh, ...

Parish of Old Connaught

Parish of Old Connaught This parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the townlands of Little Bray, Ballyman, Connaught, Cork...

Introduction to Volume 3.

Introduction To The Third Part. The parishes included in this part of the history form the southern border of the metropolitan county. They ...

Parish of Rathcoole

Parish of Rathcoole (i.e., Cumhall's Rath). This parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the townlands of Rathcoole, We...

Parish of Clonsilla

Parish of Clonsilla (i.e., Cluam-saileach or the meadow of sallows). The Parish of Clonsilla in the seventeenth century is stated to have c...

Parish of Ballyfermot

Parish of Ballyfermot (i.e., Dermot's town). This Parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the townlands of Ballyfermot ...

Parish of Clondalkin

Parish of Clondalkin (i.e., Dolcan's 'meadow). This Parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the townlands of Blundelsto...

Parish of Drimnagh

Parish of Drimnagh (i.e., Druimneach or the ridgedd lands). This parish consisted in the seventeenth century of the townland of Drimnagh. I...

Portions of the Parishes of St Catherine and St Nicholas Without

Portions of the Parishes of St Catherine and St Nicholas Without The portions of the parishes lying outside the City or Dublin include the town...

Portions of the Parishes of St James and St Jude

Portions of the Parishes of St James and St Jude. (Formerly included in an extinct Parish called St. John of Kilmainham.) These parishes c...

Parish of Crumlin

Parish of Crumlin (i.e., Cruimghlinn or the curved glen). This parish contained in the seventeenth century the townlands of Commons, Crum...

Parish of Chapelizod

Parish of Chapelizod. This parish contains the townland of Chapelizod, and portion of the Phoenix Park. The only object of antiquarian interest ...

The Phoenix Park

The Phoenix Park (i.e., Fionnuisge or clear water). With the exception of a cromlech near the village of Chapelizod, there is not any objec...

Parish of Lucan

Parish of Lucan (i.e., Leamhcan or a place abounding in marsh mallows). The Parish of Lucan appears in the seventeenth century as containin...

Part of Parish of Leixlip

Part of Parish of Leixlip (i.e., Lax-hlaup or salmon leap). The following townlands are included in the portion of Leixlip parish within th...

Parish of Aderrig

Parish of Aderrig (i.e., Athdearg or the red ford). The Parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the townlands of Aderri...

Parish of Kilmactalway

Parish of Kilmactalway (i.e., Kilmactalewi, the Church of Mactalewi, a Leinster chieftain, or Kilmactalmach, the Church of the son of Talmach)....

Parish of Kilmahuddrick

Parish of Kilmahuddrick (i.e., the Church of Cudrick or Cuthbert). This Parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the town...

Parish of Kilbride

Parish of Kilbride (i.e., the Church of St. Bridget). This Parish is returned in the seventeenth century as consisting of the townlands of B...

Parish of Palmerston

Parish of Palmerston. This Parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the Townlands of Irishtown and Palmerston. It now conta...

Parish of Esker

Parish of Esker (i.e., Eiscir, or the sandy ridge). This Parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the Townlands of Bally...

Introduction

CHAPTER 1. Introduction. The peninsula of Howth, which is about three miles long, forms the extremity of the north-eastern boundary of Dublin ...

In Plantagent and Tudor Times.

CHAPER IV In Plantagent And Tudor Times. The period covered by this chapter was a critical one for the Anglo-Irish, and eventful in the histor...

The Middle Ages.

CHAPTER III. The Middle Ages It was under he Anglo-Norman settlement that the founder of tire house of St. Lawrence entered into possessio...

In Early Times.

CHAPTER II. In Early Times The size of the cromlech which lies within the demesne of Howth, and the absence of megalithic monuments from t...

Under Elizabeth.

CHAPTER V. Under Elizabeth A story of an heir of the house of Howth having been carried off by a Sea Queen to the western shores of Ireland, a...

In Jacobean Times.

CHAPTER VI. In Jacobean Times. The Jacobean age has left little mark on the county of Dublin, either in regard to its buildings or the his...

In the time of Swift and Grattan.

CHAPTER VIII. In The Time Of Swift And Grattan Some use has already been made of the descriptive talent of an English rival of the Ce...

Howth - Packet Station and after.

CHAPTER IX. As A Packet Station And After At the opening of the 19th century the provision of shelter for ships on the Dublin coast was ur...

The Commonwealth and the Restoration.

CHAPTER VII. The Commonwealth and the Revolution. Nothing is more remarkable in the history of Howth than the serenity with which its owners r...

Preface to Volume 5.

PREFACE The Council desires to preface this volume with the following explanation. Howth and its Owners, published as an Extra Volume by the Ro...

The Parish of Mulhuddart

The Parish of Mulhuddart The townlands comprised in the parish of Mulhuddart in the seventeenth century are stated to have been Belgree, Buzzard...

The Parish of Cloghran

The Parish of Cloghran (i.e.., The stony place). The parish of Cloghran, is stated in the seventeenth century to have comprised the townland...

Southern Fingal, Castleknock

Southern Fingal The Parish of Castleknock (Or the Fort of Cnucha) The parish of Castleknock is stated to have comprised in the seventee...

The Parish of Clonturk

The Parish of Clonturk (i.e. The Meadow of the Swine) The Parish of Clonturk is stated in the 17th century to have contained the townlands of ...

The Parish of Finglas

The Parish of Finglas (i.e. The Clear Stream.) The Parish of Finglas is stated in the 17th century to have contained the townlands of Ballybog...

The Parish of Glasnevin

The Parish of Glasnevin. (Or Naeidhe’s Streamlet.) Tun parish of Glasnevin is stated in the seventeenth century to have contained the followin...

The Parish of Ward

The Parish of Ward The parish of Ward is stated in the seventeenth century to have contained the townlands of Gallanstown, Irishtown, Phepocksto...

The Parish of St. Margaret

The Parish of St. Margaret. The parish of St Margaret is stated to have comprised in the seventeenth century the townlands of Dunbro, Dunsoghly,...

Part of the Parish of St. George.

Part of the Parish of St. George. The city parish of St. George contains lands which were in mediaeval times part of the possession of St. M...

Part of the Parish of Grangegorman

Part of the Parish of Grangegorman. This parish, which is mainly a city one, contains land which formed in mediaeval times a manor of the Priory...

Introduction to Volume 6

Preface The Council has the pleasure to issue the second instalment of the completion of Dr. Ball's "History of County Dublin." When "Howth an...

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The people, parishes and antiquities from the earliest times to the close of the 19th century.