Index of An Historical Guide to the City of Dublin.
An Historical Guide to the City of Dublin, Illustrated by engravings, and a plan of the city\ Second Edition, with corrections and additional articles, also…
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An Historical Guide to Ancient and Modern Dublin by Wright
Getting to Dublin - Hotels.
Packets to Dublin. STEAM-PACKETS from LIVERPOOL, viz. The city of Dublin Steam-Packet Company Office, No. 18 Water-street; the St. George Company's Office, 19…
Introduction to An Historical Guide
Preface to the Second Edition. Although reduced in bulk, by a compressed form of printing, for the purpose of enabling the publishers to offer the volume at a…
Churches of Dublin
Churches. St. Michael's Church. - In 1554, Archbishop Browne erected three Prebends in Christ-church, St. Michael's, St. Michan's, and St. John's; from which…
Roman Catholic Churches
> > Roman Catholic Chapels Though there are many chapels for the celebration of divine service according to the rites of the church of Rome, yet only three of…
Friaries, Nunneries and Seceders.
Friaries Augustinian Convent. - The friary of St. John, in John-street, on the north side of Thomas-street, is within the district of Meath-street chapel. To…
Municipal Government.
Municipal Government. As the history of the corporation of every city is intimately connected with the history of the city itself, the most important facts…
Police, Prisons, Jails and Asylums.
Police Establishment. The first institution of Police in Dublin, is supposed to have taken place in the reign of Elizabeth, but upon a very different system…
Charitable Institutions
Charitable Associations. Sick and Indigent Room-keepers. In 1791, the inhabitants in the neighbourhood of Ormond Market associated, for the purpose of…
Schools for the education of the Poor.
Schools for the Education of the Poor. Incorporated Society. - This Society, which meets at a large building in Aungier-street, was incorporated by act of…
Theatres and places of Public Amusement.
Theatres and Places of Public Amusement. In the reign of Elizabeth, plays were represented in the ball-room of the castle, by the nobility and gentry, but no…
Dublin walks and routes to Cork and Belfast.
Perambulations of Dublin Or Guide to all the Principal Public Buildings, Squares, Streets, and other objects which are deserving of the attention of Visitors…
Poor Schools and Religious Societies
Poor Schools Female Orphan-House. - About the year 1791, Mrs. Tighe and Mrs. Este formed a plan for fostering and educating female orphans, of an age not…
Public Squares and Statues.
Public Squares. No city in Europe is supplied with more spacious and beautiful public squares, or so great a number of them in proportion to its extent, as…
Private Residences
Private Residences Most of the mansions of the nobility have been converted into public offices, and have been already noticed as such. Leinster House is…
Barracks and Bridges
Barracks. The foundation of the Royal Barracks was laid in 1701, on the north side of the Liffey, near to the Park Gate: they consist of a number of large…
The Law Courts
Law Courts Previously to 1695, the courts of law in Ireland were itinerant. Carlow, Drogheda, and various town the kingdom, occasionally gave shelter to the…
Commercial Buildings
Commercial Buildings. The Royal Exchange - is situated on Cork-Hill, near the Castle gate, almost the highest ground in the city, and has in front one of the…
Public Offices
Public Offices. General Post-Office. - France may, perhaps, be considered as being the first nation that established a regular and systematic mode of…
Hospitals and Medical Institutions
Hospitals and Medical Institutions Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. - Before the year 606 there was a priory, on the south side of the city, not far from the…
Fine Arts in Dublin
Fine Arts Though Ireland has produced many eminent artists (painters particularly), yet the Arts are, comparatively speaking, almost in a state of infancy in…
Dublin Castle and Executive Government
The Castle This edifice, which was built by Henry de Loundres, Archbishop of Dublin, in 1220, was first used as a vice-regal residence in 1560, by order of…
Dispensaries
Dispensaries Of institutions of this kind, there are a great number; which with a single exception (the Talbot Dispensary) are supported by private…
History and Geography of Dublin
ANCIENT HISTORY of THE CITY OF DUBLIN. The city of Dublin anciently stood on the south side only of the river Anna Liffey, an inconsiderable stream, and not…
The Dublin Society (now the RDS)
Dublin Society. This valuable institution originated in the private meetings of a few eminent men, Dr. Prior, Dr. Madan, and others, 1781, for scientific…
The Bank of Ireland.
Bank of Ireland. This noble structure, formerly the Parliament House, but purchased after the Act of Union, by the Company of the Bank of Ireland, for…
Trinity College Dublin.
The University. Though the cultivation of learning, in Ireland, has been of very early date, yet few traces of the literary exertions of the ancient…
Various Dublin societies.
Various Societies. Farming Society. - This society was instituted in 1800, and incorporated by royal charter 1815. Its objects are the improvement of…
Cathedrals, Christ Church and St. Patrick's
Cathedrals Cathedral of St. Patrick. The Cathedral dedicated to this celebrated Apostle of Ireland, was built by John Comyn, Archbishop of Dublin, in 1190…
An Irishman's Diary on the Neighbourhood of Dublin
Ringsend, the Great South Wall and the Pigeonhouse.
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF DUBLIN (Above) O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, around the turn of the century. From an original glass plate negative.
Rathfarnham, Whitechurch, Kelly's Glen and Kilmashogue Mountain.
CHAPTER X Rathfarnham, Whitechurch, Kelly's Glen and Kilmashogue Mountain.
Harold's Grange, the Three Rock, Two Rock and Tibradden Mountains.
CHAPTER XII Harold's Grange, the Three Rock, Two Rock and Tibradden Mountains.
A Day on Mount Pelier
CHAPTER XI A Day on Mount Pelier There are few places more attractive for a ramble on a summer's day than the green, rounded hill of Mount Pelier, with the…
Cruagh, Killakee and Glendoo Mountains
CHAPTER XIII Cruagh, Killakee and Glendoo Mountains
Seechon Mountains
CHAPTER XIV Seechon or Slievebawn Mountain, Kilbride and Cloghleagh
Ranelagh, Dundrum, Enniskerry, the Scalp.
CHAPTER XVI Ranelagh and Cullenswood, Dundrum, The Scalp and Enniskerry.
Rockbrook, Glendoo and Glencullen
CHAPTER XV Rockbrook, Glendoo and Glencullen Starting from Rathfarnham, we take the road through Willbrook and Ballyboden, small hamlets in semi-ruinous…
Ranelagh, Rathgar, Templeogue, Bohernabreena.
CHAPTER XVII Rathmines and Rathgar, Templeogue and its Spa, Boharnabreena and Ballinascorney Gap.
The Battle of Rathmines and Baggotrath
CHAPTER XVIII The Battle of Rathmines and Baggotrath
Harold's Cross, Crumlin, the Green Hills, Tallaght and Oldbawn
CHAPTER XIX Harold's Cross, Crumlin, the Green Hills, Tallaght and Oldbawn
Poolbeg Lighthouse, Irishtown, Sandymount and Baggotrath
CHAPTER II The Poolbeg Lighthouse and the South Wall Extension, Irishtown, Sandymount, Beggardbush and Baggotrath.
Jobstown, Mount Seskin and the Tallaght Hills
CHAPTER XX Jobstown, Mount Seskin and the Tallaght Hills
Ballymount, Belgard, Clondalkin and the Corkagh Powder Mills
CHAPTER XXI Ballymount, the Talbots of Belgard, Clondalkin, the Corkagh Powder Mills
Saggart, Rathcoole, Newcastle and Celbridge
CHAPTER XXII Saggart, Rathcoole, Newcastle and Celbridge
Clane, Clongoweswood and Bodenstown
CHAPTER XXIII Clane, Clongoweswood and Bodenstown To visit the district described in this chapter, the most convenient route for cyclists on the outward…
Baldoyle, Portmarnock, Malahide and St. Doolagh's
CHAPTER XXVII Fingal - Baldoyle, Portmarnock, Malahide and St. Doolagh's
Glasnevin, Finglas and the adjacent district
CHAPTER XXVI Glasnevin, Finglas and the adjacent district
Mud Island, Fairview, Clontarf and the North Bull
CHAPTER XXIV Mud Island, Fairview, Clontarf and its island, Dollymount and the North Bull.
Drumcondra, Santry, Buck Jones and Clonliffe
CHAPTER XXV Drumcondra, Santry, Buck Jones and Clonliffe
Fingal - Portrane, Donabate and the Barnewalls of Turvey
CHAPTER XXIX Fingal - Portrane, Donabate and the Barnewalls of Turvey
The Rock Road: Ballsbridge to Blackrock and Monkstown
CHAPTER III The Rock Road - Ballsbridge, Merrion, Booterstown, Blackrock and Monkstown.
Fingal: Swords, Grace Dieu, Ballyboghil and St. Margaret's
CHAPTER XXVIII Fingal - Swords, Grace Dieu, Ballyboghil, Chaplemidway and St. Margaret's
Fingal - Rush, Skerries, Lusk and Baldongan Castle
CHAPTER XXX Fingal - Rush, Skerries, Lusk and Baldongan Castle
Howth - the old Mail Road, the Castle, a ramble around the Hill
CHAPTER XXXI Howth - the old Mail Road, the Castle, a ramble around the Hill
Howth - its Hills and Wilds
CHAPTER XXXII Howth - its Hills and Wilds The Howth road and the circuit of the hill have been described in the previous chapter, and it now remains but to…
The Featherbed Pass, Glencree and the Sally Gap
CHAPTER XXXV The Featherbed Pass, Glencree and its Royal Forest, Loughs, Bray, Sally Gap and Coronation Plantation
The Strawberry Beds, Leixlip, Maynooth Castle and Obelisk
CHAPTER XXXIV The Strawberry Beds, St. Catherine's, Leixlip, Maynooth Castle and Obelisk
Kilmainham, Chapelizod, Palmerston, Lucan and Esker
CHAPTER XXXIII Kilmainham, Chapelizod, Palmerston, Lucan and Esker
The Western Hills, Rathmore and Kilteel
CHAPTER XXXVI The Western Hills, Rathmore and Kilteel
Kilbride, Blessington, Poulaphuca and Ballymore Eustace
CHAPTER XXXVII Kilbride, the Three Castles, Blessington, Poulaphuca and Ballymore Eustace
The Phoenix Park, Castleknock, Clonee and Dunboyne
CHAPTER XXXIX The Phoenix Park, Castleknock, Clonee and Dunboyne
Dunleary, Kingstown and Dalkey
CHAPTER IV Dunleary, Kingstown and Dalkey Passing in succession through the various localities along the Rock Road, we enter Kingstown, known prior to 1821 as…
Glennasmole or the Valley of the Thrushes
CHAPTER XXXVIII Glennasmole or the Valley of the Thrushes
The English Pale
CHAPTER XL The English Pale After the first waves of Anglo-Norman invasion had subsided, and the new settlers had securely established themselves in Dublin…
Canals and Canal Travelling in the last century
CHAPTER XLI Canals and Canal Travelling in the last century
The Old City Water Supply
CHAPTER XLIII The Old City Water Supply Early colonists landing at the mouth of the Liffey, would naturally select as their headquarters, the highest point…
Martello Towers
CHAPTER XLII Martello Towers Martello towers, which are so plentifully studded along many portions of the English and Irish coasts, were built in Ireland by…
Ballyman Glen, Carrickgollogan, Ballycorus, Tully, and Bride's Glen
CHAPTER VI Ballyman Glen, Carrickgollogan, Ballycorus, Tully, and Bride's Glen
Tinnehinch, the Great and Little Sugar Loaf
CHAPTER IX Tinnehinch, the Great and Little Sugar Loaf, Kilmacanogue and Powerscourt
Carrickmines Castle, Shanganagh, Dalkey and Killiney
CHAPTER V Carrickmines Castle, the Vale of Shanganagh, Dalkey, Killiney and Ballybrack Hills
The Bray Road, Donnybrook, Stillorgan and Old Bray
CHAPTER VII The Bray Road, Donnybrook, Stillorgan, Loughlinstown, Old Bray and its Smugglers.
Rathdown, Greystones, Killincarrig, Delgany and the Glen of the Downs
CHAPTER VIII Rathdown, Greystones, Killincarrig, Delgany and the Glen of the Downs
Equipment For Country Walking
EQUIPMENT BOOTS, etc. - For walking in the country there is noting so comfortable as a pair of old, well-cared boots or shoes, with tick soles kept soft and…
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…
Preface: The Neighbourhood of Dublin
Preface Dublin is particularly fortunate in its surroundings. Within easy reach lies an attractive coast where in close association may be found cliff, beach…
Dublin Street Names, Dated and Explained by C.T. M'Cready
Dublin's bridges dated and explained.
Bridges A. Over the Liffey (proceeding from the mouth)
Abbey Street to Ayre's Court explained and dated.
Abbey-str. 1728. - lr. -up. 1834. -mid. 1846. -old, 1836.
Index to Dublin Street Names by C. T. M'Cready.
[It's going to be some time before I allow myself to be sucked into anything like this again. Just 145 pages took three week - it's the proofing that proved…
Bachelor to Byrne explained and dated
Bachelor's-walk. 1728. -lane, -quay, 1766. From an owner of property here named Batchelor. (Cf. Cook's-walk, Lord Galway's-walk.)
Cabbage-garden to Cutthroat-lane explained and dated.
Cabbage-garden-la (S. Kevin-str.) 1756. From its leading to the burial ground called the Cabbage Garden (which is not to be derived from Capuchins). [This…
Dalymount to Dunne explained and dated
Dalymount. (Phibsborongh.) 1834. From Mr. Peter Daly who built that terrace before 1834.
Earl to Exchequer explained and dated.
Earl-str. S. (Meath-str.) 1728. From the Earl of Meath. See Ardee-str.
Ha. to Hutton's explained and dated
Ha. (East of Montpelier-hill.) 1728. [= Barrack Hay-yd., 1756?]
Indian to Kirwan explained and dated.
Indian-al. (Meath-str.) 1730. [S. Audoen's Par. Reg.] In 1766 it is called Engine-al., q.v.
Gaelic to Gun explained and dated.
Gaelic-str. (Ossory-rd., Newcomen-br.) 1891. Gallows-hill. (Near Mespil-rd.) 1562. [Gilb. Cal. Dubl., ii. 27] See Gibbet-meadow, and cf. Hangman-la.
Lacey to Luxembourg explained and dated.
Lacy's-row. (Merrion-str. up-) 1769. = -la. 1776. Lad-la. (Baggot-str. lr.) 1824. [Thoroughfare shown, 1800.]
Nancy to Oxmantown explained and dated.
Nancy's-la. (Arbour-hill.) 1756. [Rocque's map.] Nangle-pl. or -ct. (Beresford-str.) 1829. It disappears after 1839.
Mabbot to Myrtle explained and dated.
Mabbot-str. (Talbot-str.) 1728. -la. 1798. From Gilbert Mabbot, - who, shortly before 1674, built a water-mill here, which was still standing in 1715.
Page to Pye explained and dated.
Page's (or Paget's)-al. (N. side of Corn-market. [Par. Reg.]
Sackville to Synnott explained and dated
Sackville-str. [ie., up.] 1756. la. 1766 -p1. 1836.
Union to Virginia explained and dated.
Union-la. (Abbey-str. lr.) 1756. Why so called? Also called Ferry-boat-la.
Queen's Square to Ryder's Lane
Queen's-br. See Bridges (Liffey) Queen's-sq. (Brunswick-str. gr.) 1840. [Space shown in map of 1801.]
Talbot to Tyrone explained and dated.
Talbot-inn-yd. (65-66 S. Thomas-str.) 1798 [Whitelaw]
The Gates of the City explained and dated.
Gates: A. Of the City (proceeding southward from the Old Bridge)
Quays explained and dated.
Quays: 1. On The Liffey:- (A.) North Side (proceeding from the mouth)-
Walker to York explained and dated.
Walker's-al. S. (S. Patrick's-close, N.) 1754. Wm. Walker was L.M. 1737 and 1747. John Walker was L.M. 1744.
Introduction and methodology.
Dublin Street Names Dated and Explained By the Rev. C. T. M'Cready, D.D.,
Dublin river nameds explained.
Rivers:- I. The Liffey. 'Auenelith,' 1192, - Charter of Prince John.
Streets named after saints.
Streets Named From Saints. S. Alban. [22 June.] First Martyr of Britain. 283.
Outdoor statues in Dublin (1892)
Statues, - in the Open Air. [I've updated this section to detail whether the described statues are still there. If they are gone there is definitely a note…
English As We Speak It In Ireland by P.W. Joyce
Preface and Sources of Anglo-Irish Dialect.
Preface This book deals with the Dialect of the English Language that is spoken in Ireland.
Memory of History and of Old Customs
Chapter XI. The Memory of History and of Old Customs.
Comparisons
Chapter X. Comparison. Some of the items in this chapter would fit very well in the last; but this makes no matter; for 'good punch drinks well from either…
A Variety of Phrases
Chapter XII. A Variety of Phrases. Among fireside amusements propounding riddles was very general 60 or 70 years ago. This is a custom that has existed in…
Assertion by Negative of Opposition.
Chapter III. Assertion by Negative of Opposite Assertions are often made by using the negative of the opposite assertion. 'You must be hungry now Tom, and…
Affirming, Assenting, and Saluting.
Chapter II. Affirming, Assenting, and Saluting. The various Irish modes of affirming, denying, &c., will be understood from the examples given in this short…
Idions derived from the Irish Language.
[p.23] Chapter IV. Idioms derived from the Irish language.
Chapter VI: Swearing
Chapter VI. Swearing. The general run of our people do not swear much; and those that do commonly limit themselves to the name of the devil either straight…
The Devil and his 'Territory.'
Chapter V. The Devil and his ‘Territory.’ [p.56] Bad as the devil is he has done us some service in Ireland by providing us with a fund of anecdotes and…
Grammar and Pronunciation
Chapter VII Grammar and Pronunciation. Shalt and Will. It has been pretty clearly shown that the somewhat anomalous and complicated niceties in the English…
Chapter VIII: Proverbs
Chapter VIII. Proverbs. The Irish delighted in sententious maxims and apt illustrations compressed into the fewest possible words. Many of their proverbs were…
Index to English as we speak it in Ireland.
What's in a word? This is P. W. Joyce's "English As We Speak It In Ireland." (1910). It's great for dipping into. The Irish spellings are phonetic even when…
Exaggeration and Redundancy.
Chapter IX. Exaggeration and Redundancy. I have included both in this Chapter, for they are nearly related; and it is often hard to draw a precise line of…
Vocabulary L to Q.
Leprachaun; a sort of fairy, called by several names in different parts of Ireland:- luricaun, cluricaun, lurragadaun, loghryman, luprachaun. This last is the…
Vocabulary R to Y.
\ Rabble; used in Ulster to denote a fair where workmen congregate on the hiring day to be hired by the surrounding farmers. See Spalpeen.
Vocabulary: A to K.
Chapter XIII. Vocabulary and Index. [p.209] [In this Vocabulary, as well indeed as through the whole book, gh and ch are to sound guttural, as in lough and…
General Dublin History
The Project Gutenberg eBook of About Ireland, by E. Lynn Linton.
The Project Gutenberg EBook of About Ireland, by E. Lynn Linton
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Ireland, by Charles Johnston.
Project Gutenberg's Ireland, Historic and Picturesque, by Charles Johnston
Ireland Since Parnell, by Capt. D.D. Sheehan
Project Gutenberg's Ireland Since Parnell, by Daniel Desmond Sheehan
Ireland in the New Century by Sir Horace Plunkett
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Ireland In The New Century, by Horace Plunkett
Ireland and the Home Rule Movement by Michael F. J. McDonnell
The Project Gutenberg eBook, Ireland and the Home Rule Movement, by Michael F. J. McDonnell, et al
Ireland Under Coercion, Vol. I, by William Henry Hurlbert
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888), by William Henry Hurlbert
The Story of Ireland by the Hon. Emily Lawless
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Story Of Ireland, by Emily Lawless
The Glories of Ireland, ed. Joseph Dunn and P.J. Lennox
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Glories of Ireland by Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. Lennox
The Felon's Track, by Michael Doheny.
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Felon's Track, by Michael Doheny
Ireland Under Coercion, Vol. II, by William Henry Hurlbert
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888), by William Henry Hurlbert
The Open Secret of Ireland by T. M. Kettle
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Open Secret of Ireland, by T. M. Kettle
The High Deeds of Finn by T. W. Rolleston
The Project Gutenberg eBook, The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland, by T. W. Rolleston, et al, Illustrated by Stephen Reid
The Land War in Ireland, November, 2004.
Project Gutenberg's The Land-War In Ireland (1870), by James Godkin
An Illustrated History of Ireland 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
Answers to the Dublin Place-Name Quiz
Answers to the What's in a Name? Dublin quiz, from Chapelizod and Dolphin's Barn to Glasthule, with notes on how each pun hides a place name.
Questions I've been asked &c.
Some Questions I've Been Asked &c. Q. Can I help with tracing your Dublin ancestors? A. No, but I can pass it on to someone who may be able to - free of charge.
What's in a Name? A Dublin Place-Name Quiz
A light-hearted Dublin place-name quiz in which each cryptic clue, from Church Reptile to Taxi Lingerie, hides the name of a suburb or district.
How a new word was created.
Grotesque, Unbelievable, Bizarre and Unprecedented
Derring do and death as WWI ends.
"Well, I've all but achieved one of my ambitions. I've met a Fokker and got the better of him. Yesterday I was escorting a B.E.C. on photography well the…
Advertising from 1927.
Eighteen Dublin advertisements from 1927, for toffee, hats, a picture house, Turkish baths and Ford cars, plus an early Fianna Fáil election appeal.
Poems by Arthur Griffith
Chapter II. A selection of poems and recitations by Arthur Griffith on the general topic of Dublin.
Ballyroan - Delineation and Decline.
BALLYROAN TOWNLAND: DELINEATION AND DECLINE By Kieran Swords
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.
Captain Blood gets a dressing down from the judge.
Sir James Barry’s Speech at the Trial of Captain Blood
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 the…
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 story of the Blue-Coat Hospital
The Blue-Coat Hospital This useful and ornamental building is situated in Blackhall-street, and consists of a centre and two wings. The front of the centre is…
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 the past 15 years…
Excavation at Carrickmines.
Yesterday and today, but not tomorrow. "During the whole winter after the Rebellion the County Dublin, south of the city, was in the hands of the rebels…
Iiiustrated buildings from 1835. (Dublin Penny Journal)
Views In Dublin (A Double Supplement to the Third Volume of TheDublin Penny Journal, June 1835).
Find history by Dublin area
A guide to finding the history of individual Dublin parishes, suburbs and villages on Chapters of Dublin History, arranged by part of the county.
Taking count in Dublin
Sit down and start counting Question: What is the connection between the censor and the census?
Cathedrals and Churches of Dublin
Cathedrals and Churches of Dublin By John Cooke, M.A., M.R.I.A.
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 before moving…
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-known Irish writer of…
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 councillors and Sir…
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 Prison and…
General history of Dalkey
Dalkey, County of Dublin (From - The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 11, No. 83. Feb. 15, November 21, 1834)
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 County, April 28, 1807, and…
Dean Swift attacks currency changes.
CONCERNING THE BRASS HALFPENCE COINED BY MR. WOOD. BY M. B. DRAPIER.
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 tutors and at the…
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's a much…
Riches to hard labour
Falling From Grace It was the scandal which rocked Dublin at the close of the 19th century. A family which had, over a period of 150 years, build up a…
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 no privacy, and…
The Architecture of Dublin
The Architecture of Dublin By Count Plunkett, M.R.I.A.
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.
Sketch of the History of Dublin
Sketch of the History of Dublin By C. Litton Falkiner, M.A., M.R.I.A.
Legal tales and memories of the Fourt Courts.
The Four Courts (The Dublin Penny Journal, No. 18. Vol I. October 27, 1832.)
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 consideration and…
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 working with…
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 the club and social…
Articles on old Dublin
Bits And Pieces ... Some Legal Terms. What's a catucate? A feoffment? Explanation of some words not often seen today.
Statue of George the Second
The bronze equestrian statue of King George II by John van Nost the younger, erected in St Stephen's Green in 1758 and destroyed by a bomb in 1937.
A fine poem by Oliver St. John Gogarty.
An acrostic poem attributed to Oliver St John Gogarty, posing as a patriotic welcome home for Irish yeomen while hiding a far less polite message.
Description of the Hibernian School, Phoenix Park (1835)
Hibernian Hospital In our description of the Phoenix Park in a former number, we slightly noticed this interesting institution.
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 and formed part…
History of Blackrock from circa 1892.
A short guide to Blackrock and the surrounding areas. Published circa 1892. K.F August 2002.
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, "Memories of Father Healy of Little…
The Inns of Court, Dublin.
Inns Of Court In our 18th Number will be found an accurate description of the Law or Four Courts, situated on Inns'-quay, on the north side of the river.
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.
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. [email protected]
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 French scholar. He…
Anecdotes of Keogh
William John Fitzpatrick (1830-1895.) "The modern Suetonius," as the lively writer of 'Recollections of Dublin Castle,' calls W. J. Fitzpatrick, "was," he…
From The Dublin Penny Journal, 1835
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Tales My Father Told Me. Marian Finlay. (nee Egan)
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Blackrock, Dun Laoghaire and Killiney book
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Short history and illustration of St. Patrick's cathedral
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Reminiscences of the area around St. Patrick's
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Dublin Castle from a jaundiced eye.
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Travelling west through Dublin in 1832.
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Traditional Dublin songs
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Official Account of the Trial of Lord Santry
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History of County Dublin by Dalton
Chapter 8.
Ballymun anciently parcel of the manor of Santry. Here is one of the four Roman Catholic chapels in the union of Clontarf, and near it a schol-house For…
Chapter 32.
Ballymadun, where may be seen the ruins of a church which had been dedicated to All Saints. One side of the building is perfect and thickly enveloped with…
Chapter 24.
Baldungan, a conspicuous landmark for miles around it, while the eminence itself commands an extensive prospect both by sea and land.
Chapter 26.
Balbriggan, more anciently called Ballybriggen, into which the village of Balrothery appears to glide imperceptibly.
Chapter 25.
Balrothery was an ancient manor of the Barnewalls, extending over the townlands of Balruddery, Flemington, Stephenstown, Corkean, Turkentown, BAlaston, Leyton…
Chapter 18.
The Barony of Balrothery. This maritime district, according to the survey and valuation of 1824, comprises 14 parishes subdivided into 174 townlands, and has…
Chapter 28.
Bremore, which had been the manorial seat of a branch of the Barnewall family from the commencement of the 14th century. Lord Lansdowne is now the principal…
Chapter 4.
Corballies, situated in this parish, the estate of the Barnewalls in the 14th century, afterwards that of John Burnell of Balgriffin, and in the 17th century…
Chapter 19.
Corduff, the next locality on this route worthy of notice, was anciently a manor of the Ormond family, and for four centuries the residence of that of…
Chapter 2.
The Family of Barnewall "It is a reverend thing," says Bacon, "to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and…
Fingal – History of the Ancient District
Fingal Almost all the localities enumerated in the three foregoing Excursions were included in the ancient district of Fingal, and, when it is remembered…
Chapter 14.
Fieldstown, where is a sweet seat of Mr. Bourne, intersected by a pretty rivulet, and on every side surrounded by the shadiest hedged roads. In this demesne…
Chapter 12.
Dubber, Which in 1478 was discharged from all subsidies to the state, [384] on the petition of the abbot of St. Mary's abbey, [King's MSS, p. 378.] who…
Chapter 11.
The Third Excursion Repassing through some of the localities of the last route; (the villages of Drumcondra and Cross-guns), the tourist, by a more frequented…
Chapter 9.
Glasnevin, once the residence of the celebrated Doctor Delany, where that learned divine assembled his coterie of wits in the Augustan age of Queen Anne…
Chapter 34.
Grace Dieu, the last place of interest in the course of this excursion, was once the seat of the most extensive nunnery in this county. Only the foundations…
Chapter 31.
Grallagh, where are the ruins of a church, which had been dedicated to St. Maccallin an Irishman of the 10th century, who took upon him the habit of a…
Chapter 7.
Killeigh, a little ruinous village, on an uncultivated eminence, although within seven miles of the metropolis. Were the vicinity of this spot wooded, and its…
Chapter 30.
Hollywood, the next locality on this route, was an ancient manor of the family who thence derived their name, and extended over the lands of Hollywood…
Chapter 27.
The Family of Hamilton may therefore, it is hoped, be here allowed as a tribute, which the writer will be ever rejoiced to pay where claimed by such…
Chapter 6.
Knocksedan presents the deserted remains of a once good inn and a large brick mansion, now inhabited by a Mrs. Aungier, overhanging a pretty glen watered by a…
Chapter 22.
Lambay, an island of nearly an oval form, about two miles long and a mile and a quarter. broad, comprising 1,371 acres, and accounted as part of the parish of…
Chapter 16.
Killossery, otherwise called Ashbourne-rath, and stated in an ancient document as comprising the following townlands:
Chapter 5.
Lissen-Hall next invites attention, a spacious house on the brink of a small creek.
Chapter 29.
Naul. Its grey walls, here variegated with mossy streaks, here clothed in the livery of everlasting verdure, or checquered between with those picturesque…
Chapter 20.
Lusk, where the tourist's attention is first attracted by the remains of its ancient parochial church, which, though still used for worship, are so ruinous…
Chapter 13.
Killsallaghan, where are some remains of a once extensive castle. A plain, rustic church is also there, without any monument of note either in it or the…
Chapter 23.
Loughshinny, an inlet of about a quarter of a mile square, affording, perhaps, the very best natural situation for a harbour along the whole coast of…
Chapter 33.
Palmerstown, near Greenock, the succeeding locality, presents some uninteresting remains of a church, which had been dedicated to St. James; the area…
Oxmantown and the Fourth Excursion
The Fourth Excursion Follows the magnificent line of quays that confine the Liffey, traversing
Chapter 17.
Rollestown, a neat, shady village, adjoining the residence of Mr. Stubbs.
Chapter 21.
Rogerstown, an estate of Lord Howth, having an ancient seaport, the channel of which affords good shelter and is of easy access. To go over the bar; according…
Chapter 10.
Phibsborough, where is a neat Roman Catholic church, and in the floor beneath are schools for children of both sexes. A savings'-bank was also established…
Chapter 3.
Portrane, the seat of Mr. George Evans, one of the present representatives for this county. His mansion-house is a spacious brick building, situated nearl in…
Temporary index of Dalton's "History of the Coutny Dublin."
This is a temporary working index of D'Alton's "History of the County Dublin." There are two main difficulties: - (A) One third was photocopied from an 1838…
Chapter 15.
The Family of De La Field, still indissolubly identified with this locality, notwithstanding their total estrangement from its possession, were originally…
Swords, County Dublin
Swords, a small but very ancient town, of about 330 houses, and a population of 1,727 persons, as returned in 1824. It is situated about seven Irish miles…
History of County Dublin by F. Elrington Ball
Parish of Kill-of-the-Grange
Parish of Kill-of-the Grange (Formerly called Clonkeen - i.e., Cluain Caoin, the Beautiful Meadow.)
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 and Dalkey Commons…
Parish of Monkstown
Parish of Monkstown. Formerly called Carrickbrennan - i.e., Brennan's Rock.
Parish Of Tully
Parish Of Tully (Formerly called Tolach na n-Escop, the Hill of the Bishops).
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, Hackettsland, and…
Parish of Kilmacud
Parish of Kilmacud. The Parish is now divided into the Townlands of Kilmacud East and Kilmacud West.
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 Stillorgan, North…
History and Archaeology
The Environs of Dublin By F. Elrington Ball, M.R.I.A.
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 times. In the 18th…
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 performed with credit…
Parish of Rathfarnham
Parish of Rathfarnham. (i.e., Rath-Fearannain or Farnan's Rath
Parishes of Donnybrook,
Parishes of Donnybrook, Booterstown, & St Bartholomew,
Portion of the Parish of St Peter, Dublin
Portion of the Parish of St Peter, Dublin. (Former1y part of the Parish of St. Kevin.)
Parish of Taney
Parish of Taney. (Commonly called Dundrum~i.e., Dundroma, or the Fort on the Ridge.)
Parish of Tallaght.
The Parish of Tallaght (i.e., Taimhleacht, or the Plague Monument)
Parish of Kilgobbin
Parish of Kilgobbin (i.e. the Ghurch ol St. Gobban)
Parish of Newcastle
Parish of Newcastle. This parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the townlands of Newcastle, Colmanstown, Athgoe, Tobberbirde…
Parish of Cruagh
Parish of Cruagh (Formerly called Creevagh, and derived from Craobhach, a bushy place.)
Parish of Whitechurch
Parish of Whitechurch. In the seventeenth century the parish appears as containing the townlands of Grange, Edmondstown, and Kilmashogue.
Parish of Saggart
Parish of Saggart. (Formerly called Tasagart, i.e., Teach Sacra yr Sacra's House).
Parish of Rathmichael
Parish of Rathmichael (or the Rath of Michael). This parish appears in the seventeenth century as containing the townlands of Shanganagh, Shankill, and…
Parish of Kiltiernan
Parish of Kiltiernan (i.e., The Church of Tiernan).
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, and…
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 are situated in…
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, Westmanstown…
Parish of Clonsilla
Parish of Clonsilla (i.e., Cluam-saileach or the meadow of sallows).
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 and Gallanstown.
Parish of Crumlin
Parish of Crumlin (i.e., Cruimghlinn or the curved glen).
Parish of Clondalkin
Parish of Clondalkin (i.e., Dolcan's 'meadow). This Parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the townlands of Blundelstown, Ballybane…
Parish of Drimnagh
Parish of Drimnagh (i.e., Druimneach or the ridgedd lands).
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.)
Portions of the Parishes of St Catherine and St Nicholas Without
Portions of the Parishes of St Catherine and St Nicholas Without
Phoenix Park – Origins and Historical Development
The Phoenix Park (i.e., Fionnuisge or clear water).
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 is the tower…
Part of Parish of Leixlip
Part of Parish of Leixlip (i.e., Lax-hlaup or salmon leap).
Parish of Lucan
Parish of Lucan (i.e., Leamhcan or a place abounding in marsh mallows).
Parish of Aderrig
Parish of Aderrig (i.e., Athdearg or the red ford).
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 Kilbride
Parish of Kilbride (i.e., the Church of St. Bridget).
Parish of Esker
Parish of Esker (i.e., Eiscir, or the sandy ridge).
Parish of Kilmahuddrick
Parish of Kilmahuddrick (i.e., the Church of Cudrick or Cuthbert).
Introduction
CHAPTER 1. Introduction. The peninsula of Howth, which is about three miles long, forms the extremity of the north-eastern boundary of Dublin Bay. It rises…
Parish of Palmerston
Parish of Palmerston. This Parish is returned in the seventeenth century as containing the Townlands of Irishtown and Palmerston.
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 the rest of the…
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 possession of Howth. He bore…
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, and of his ransom…
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 history of the owners…
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 regarded he great…
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 history of its…
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 Celtic panegyrists of…
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 urged on the twofold…
Southern Fingal, Castleknock
Southern Fingal The Parish of Castleknock (Or the Fort of Cnucha)
Preface to Volume 5.
PREFACE The Council desires to preface this volume with the following explanation.
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, Buzzardstown…
The Parish of Clonturk
The Parish of Clonturk (i.e. The Meadow of the Swine)
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 townlands of Ballycoolen…
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 Ballyboggan, Ballygall…
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, Phepockstown…
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, Harristown…
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. Mary's Abbey.
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 of the Holy…
The Parish of Glasnevin
The Parish of Glasnevin. (Or Naeidhe’s Streamlet.)
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."
A History of the County Dublin: Contents
A History of the County Dublin The people, parishes and antiquities from the earliest times to the close of the 19th century.
History of Tallaght by Handcock
master page
Preface to the Second Edition. At the request of many friends, I venture to lay a new edition of my uncle's History of Tallaght before the public. It is an…
Handcock chapter notes
Appendices. Appendix A. In Memoriam - William Domville Handcock, M.A.
Outline of the history of Tallaght
History of Tallaght The earliest notice we have of Taimhleacht, or Tallaght, [Tallaght is an inland village and parish in the barony of Uppercross, County…
Orlagh, near Tallaght
Orlagh. This house was built and the woods planted about 1790 by Lundy Foot. He was the eldest brother of Geoffrey Foot, then the head of the celebrated firm…
Mont Pelier
Mont Pelier. Leaving this ancient valley at Friarstown, and crossing over by Piperstown, we come to Mont Pelier, or Mount Pelia, as the country people call…
Fir-House, Firhouse
Fir-House The small, dirty village of Fir-House [Mr. Handcock says that the house of this name was bought in 1800 by Mr. James Johnson. He sold it to Mr…
Sally Park
Sally Park. At the opposite side of the road is Sally Park, purchased in 1796 by my grandfather. The house is very old. Apparently about half of it was first…
Spawell and Templeogue
Spawell. Below the paper-mills is Spawell, an old-fashioned house of three stories, surrounded by a few trees, and close to the bank of the Dodder. The old…
Kilvare, near Tallaght
Kilvare. The next place to Spawell is Kilvare, now in possession of Mr. Roche. The demesne is surrounded on three sides by the river; the Tallaght road bounds…
Cypress Grove
Cypress Grove. Adjoining Templeogue Demesne is Cypress. Grove, so called from some fine old cypress trees, which still flourish. About 1795, it belonged to…
The River Dodder
The River Dodder. The River Dodder has its sources in the chain of hills bounding the south of the County of Dublin. This chain separates it from Wicklow, and…
Tallaght Castle and Town
Tallaght Castle and Town. In 1310 the bailiffs of Tamelag, or Tallaght, had a royal grant in aid of enclosing their town. In 1324 Archbishop Alexander de…
The Battle of Tallaght
The Battle of Tallaght. I should not close this History without giving an account of the Fenian Battle of Tallaght as it was called, though it was unworthy of…
The Church of Tallaght
The Church of Tallaght. The present Church of Tallaght stands about eight yards from the site of a former one, and parallel to it, though much larger. It was…
Antiquites of Tallaght
Antiquities The Tallaght hills were formerly covered with the rude burial-places of the prehistoric races of Ireland. These were circles of stones, mounds…
Holy Wells
Holy Wells. On Tallaght Hill [The proverb "Tallaght Hill Talk" appears to have arisen from the circumstance that brawlers and rioters, who had been confined…
Tymon Castle
Tymon Castle. On the right-hand side of tile old road from Balrothery to the Greenhills, about half-way between the two villages, stands the old Castle of…
Belgard, near Tallaght
Principal Places in the Parish. Belgard. Belgard, a hill close to Tallaght, was formerly the property of the Talbots, an ancient and noble family, whose…
Old Bawn, near Tallaght
Old Bawn. Old Bawn, about 100 years ago, was described as a large old house, with old-fashioned leaded windows. In the centre there was a small cupola…
Kilnamanagh
Kilnamanagh. About a mile to the west of Tymon lies Killyman, or Kilnamanagh, where were the ruins of an old monastery. [The Monastery of Kilnamanagh, or…
Index of Handcock's History of Tallaght
This book was kindly supplied by Kieran Swords. The Preface to the Second Edition is succinct and accurate in describing it as an "unpretentious record." It…
History of the Dublin Catholic Cemeteries
Catholic problems with burial in Protestant graveyards - for a price.
Chapter I. The ivy-mantled walls of the ruined churches of Ireland, which form familiar and picturesque objects throughout the country, serve to fix the…
Lord Mayor dies in office, Surgeon O'Reilly, Fr. Doran drowned.
Chapter XII. Denis Phelan, M.D., Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, who was buried at Glasnevin on May 23rd, 1871, is described by Sir John Gray, M.D., as "a…
Cholera of 1876, William Dargan, O'Connell Crypt.
Chapter X One of the heaviest years for burials was 1867, during the cholera epidemic, when in the month of January alone, 969 bodies were given to the earth…
Thomas Meagher, Renewal of Hostilities.
Chapter XIII. Thomas Meagher, M.P., Waterford, who died February 28th, 1874, was as remarkable for being a man of few words, as his son was famed for…
Conspiracy against the cemetery.
Chapter XI. The blow successfully dealt against Golden Bridge Cemetery in 1869 was followed a few months later by another aimed at the younger necropolis of…
Michael Angelo Hayes, RHA, Sheehan and the Mail.
Chapter XIV. Some previous details have been necessarily tinged with a sombre hue; and the search-light may not come amiss in such further explorations as…
Assassination of Thomas H. Burke, Under Secretary for Ireland.
Chapter XV. In April, 1882, Ireland was the poorer by what she could ill spare - a man of genius; her greatest poet (Moore alone excepted), ceased his…
The O'Gorman Mahony, Barry Sullivan and C. S. Parnell
Chapter XVIII. "The banshee must have wailed last night in historic Clare; a chieftain of the high Milesian race has fallen," wrote a journalist in announcing…
Edmund Dwyer Gray, M.P., Mr. Justice O'Hagan, Alderman Dennehy.
Chapter XVII. On 31st March, 1888, the remains of Edmund Dwyer Gray - one of the Members of Parliament for Dublin - were consigned to Glasnevin Cemetery…
More famous names from the toll of the dead.
Chapter XVI. Few men were more prominent than Peter Paul MacSwiney, twice Lord Mayor of Dublin, Knight of St. Gregory the Great, and Chevalier of the Legion…
New Offices, Additional Ground and Heavy Taxation
Chapter XX. The tenure of the old offices on Ormond Quay, in which space was very limited, having only a few years to run, and accommodation being urgently…
De Blaquiere Family, Delia Parnell, Sir John T. Gilbert
Chapter XIX. Several members of the De Blaquiere family were buried at Glasnevin. They were amongst the nearest relatives of Lord de Blaquiere. As Sir John…
Lord Wellesley insulted by Orangemen. Penal Days..
Chapter II. On 17th May, 1824, O'Connell censured, in characteristically caustic terms, the conduct of Archbishop Magee with respect to Catholic burials. He…
More ground needed, purchase of ground at Glasnevin.
Chapter III. So great had been the demand for admission to Golden Bridge Cemetery as a last resting place, that O'Connell suggested the necessity of providing…
Burial of Curran, Sir Robert Peel, "Watty" Cox.
Chapter IV. Curran fell with the leaves in October, 1817, and passed away in the bitter blasts which swept over the graveyard. "I fear you cough with more…
Con Lyne, Thomas Kennedy and the Funeral of O'Connell
Chapter V. Con Lyne, who had taken an active part in the final interment of Curran's remains and enjoyed life with a zest but slightly shared by his…
"Zozimus", cholera epidemic, Captain Quill, Thomas Moore.
Chapter VI. Glasnevin Cemetery is somewhat cosmopolitan. The Italian and the Russian, the Gaul and the citizen of the world, are equally included. Father…
The Straffan Railway Accident and John Finlay, LL.D.
Chapter VII. On May the 24th, 1853, the right band of Frederick William Conway lost its cunning, and "the ablest man ever connected with the Irish Press,"…
92nd Highlanders, South Dublin Union and War Office Demands
Chapter IX. One day, during the autumn of 1866, the Committee were surprised to receive from the quarters of the 92nd Highlanders, the following letter
Gallagher the Ventriloquist and "The Harmonious Blacksmith"
Chapter VIII. On April 6, 1861, Dublin was agitated by a great tragedy The Rathmines omnibus, heavily laden, was about to ascend Portobello Bridge, when the…
Contents of "History of the Dublin Catholic Cemeteries."
History of the Dublin Catholic Cemeteries By William J. Fitzpatrick, LL.D. Continued and Edited by his Son, under the direction of a Sub-Committee of the…
Letters and Leaders of My Day by T.M. Healy
Early Days (1862-72)
Chapter I Early Days (1862-72) In 1862 (when I was seven) my father left Bantry, Co. Cork, on being appointed Clerk of Union at Lismore, Co. Waterford. The…
Parnell in Prison (1881-2)
Chapter X Parnell in Prison (1881-2) The House of Lords gave the Land Bill a reception as hostile as that which it had accorded the year before to the Irish…
Monaghan Election (1883)
Chapter XIV Monaghan Election (1883) A week after my release from prison in June, 1883, a vacancy occurred in the representation of Monaghan because of the…
Journeys in America (1881-2)
Chapter XI Journeys in America (1881-2) When I started from Galveston for California the Southern Pacific Railway had only been opened a week. The train was…
A Triple Imprisonment (1883)
Chapter XIII A Triple Imprisonment (1883) Proceedings by the Crown against Davitt, Quinn and myself, for speeches in different counties, were begun in…
The Phoenix Park Murder (1882)
Chapter XII The Phoenix Park Murders (1882) On Saturday, 6th May, 1882, the incoming Chief Secretary for Ireland, Lord Frederick Cavendish, arrived in Dublin…
Legal Memories (1884-5)
Chapter XVII Legal Memories (1884-5) I was called to the Irish Bar in November, 1884. The learning of its members astonished me. One of them, Edward Cuming…
Ireland and the Vatican (1885)
Chapter XVIII Ireland and the Vatican (1885) In October, 1885, I went to Kerry, as Lord Randolph Churchill asked, with William O'Brien. O'Brien possessed the…
Devices of Parliamentarians (1883-4)
Chapter XV Devices of Parliamentarians (1883-4) In 1884, Gladstone's Bill to extend the franchise included Ireland, despite Forster's hostility, and Irish…
Liberal Hari-Kari (1885)
Chapter XVI Liberal Hari-Kari (1885) After the Franchise crisis had been shelved, a large unsettled question affecting Ireland loomed up.
Butt Demands Home Rule (1872-4)
Chapter II Butt Demands Home Rule (1872-4) In March, 1872, 1 went to England to stay with John Barry, in Manchester. There unrest, racial and religious…
Captain O'Shea, Nationalist or Liberal (1886)
Chapter XIX Captain O'Shea, Nationalist or Liberal? (1886)
First Home Rule Bill (1886)
Chapter XX First Home Rule Bill (1886) The Irish Party had been strengthened by able recruits after 1880. John Redmond in 1881, M. J. Kenny in 1882, O'Brien…
Collapse of Pigott (1888-9)
Chapter XXIII Collapse of Pigott (1888-9) I used to take my family in summer to Biggar's castle, Butlerstown, Co. Waterford (bequeathed to him by a relative…
Parnell's Triumph (1889)
Chapter XXIV Parnell's Triumph (1889) In the 63rd day of the Forgery Commission Sir Charles Russell, rising to address it for the defence, avowed that "the…
The Pigott Forgery (1887)
Chapter XXI The Pigott Forgery (1887) In October, 1886, United Ireland published an article styled "The Plan of Campaign," signed by Tim Harrington, M.P…
Parnellism and Crime (1887-8)
Chapter XXII "Parnellism and Crime" (1887-8) By the time I was able to return to London the situation had been straightened out. Arthur Balfour had refused to…
Parnell's Downfall (1890)
Chapter XXV Parnell's Downfall (1890) Before the debates began in Room 15 on Parnell's deposition I sketched to my wife in shorthand the situation in the Party.
The Party Split (1890-1)
Chapter XXVI The Party Split (1890-I) Parnell's behaviour as chairman in Room 15 in interrupting and making rulings in his own favour was till then…
Parnell Dies at Brighton (1891)
Chapter XXVIII Parnell dies at Brighton (1891) Parnell's campaign against the Party lasted ten months. His marriage repelled his followers, some of whom had…
Journalism and Litigation (1891)
Chapter XXVII Journalism and Litigation (1891) On the 7th March, 1891, the National Press appeared. Until then the Irish public was left at the mercy of the…
Newspaper Rivalry (1891-2)
Chapter XXIX Newspaper Rivalry (1891-2) When proposals came from the Gray family (chief owners of the Freeman) for an amalgamation with the National Press we…
Second Home Rule Bill (1892-5)
Chapter XXX Second Home Rule Bill (1892-5) On 12th August, 1892, the Tory Government was ousted on a vote of "No Confidence" moved by Asquith, then a young…
Rosebery Government Defeated
Chapter XXXII Rosebery Government Defeated On the 14th August, 1894, the Lords rejected the Evicted Tenants Bill by 249 votes to The Redmondites gave no help…
The Home Rule Struggle (1893)
Chapter XXXI The Home Rule Struggle (1893) My absence from Dublin at the Meath petitions for three weeks lost me the control of the Freeman. This is touched…
The House of Commons in 1874
Chapter III The House of Commons in 1874 At 19 years of age I saw the House of Commons for the first time, on the 30th June, I went to London from…
Changed Tory Policy Towards Ireland (1896-9)
Chapter XXXIII Changed Tory Policy towards Ireland (1896-9)
Lord Chief Justice O'Brien
Chapter XXXIV Lord Chief Justice O'Brien Work at the Bar often furnished distraction from anxieties of larger concern. At the Kildare Assizes I defended a…
Tory Collapse (1904-9)
Chapter XXXVI Tory Collapse (1904-9) When Wyndham's Land Purchase Act (1903) became law, the Freeman and Dillon launched what Davitt described as "a…
George Wyndham in Dublin Castle (1899-1903)
Chapter XXXV George Wyndham in Dublin Castle (1899-1903)
Two Dissolutions in Twelve Months (1910-11)
Chapter XXXVII Two Dissolutions in Twelve Months (1910-11)
Third Home Rule Bill (1912-13)
Chapter XXXVIII Third Home Rule Bill (1912-13) I took a motor trip to France with Lord Devonport in 1912, and wrote Maurice:
The Outbreak of War (1914)
Chapter XLI The Outbreak of War (1914) The landing of German guns for the Orangemen at Lame by the Fanny on 24th April, 1914 (with the connivance of the…
Treasury Precedents Defied (1913)
Chapter XXXIX Treasury Precedents Defied (1913) The Cabinet dissensions over Imperial politics reacted on Ireland. I wrote Maurice:
Uprise of Parnell (1879)
Chapter IV Uprise of Parnell (1875-8) Parnell's uprise in 1875 came a year after Biggar's election for Cavan, He was an unlooked-for meteor in the Irish sky…
Belfast Threats (1913)
Chapter XL Belfast Threats (1913-14) My book on the Lough Neagh fraud was too "legal" for the popular palate. I spent two years in the Record Offices and…
The Easter "Rising"
Chapter XLII The 1916 "Rising" On Easter Monday, 24th April, 1916, a bolt from the blue fell on Dublin. Pearse and Burgess (latter styled Cahal Bru) led a…
Truce and Treaty (1920-22)
Chapter XLV Truce and Treaty (1920-22) In December; 1920, Archbishop Clune, of Australia, was sent to Dublin by Lloyd George, with a guarantee from the…
North and South in Ferment (1920)
Chapter XLIV North and South in Ferment (1920) Rioting was now rife in the North. I wrote Maurice:
Peace - but not for Ireland (1918-20)
Chapter XLIII Peace - but not for Ireland (1918-20)
A Sunburst and Clouds (1922)
Chapter XLVI A Sunburst and Clouds (1922) The outgoing British garrisons, embarrassed by this civil strife, unintentionally bred trouble for the Free State…
Butt's Decline and Death (1879)
Chapter V Butt's Decline and Death (1879) In April, 1878, Mitchell Henry, M.P. for Galway, a well-meaning Lancashire man (who spent a million on a residence…
Parnell's American Mission (1880)
Chapter VI Parnell's American Mission (1880) Ireland simmered for weeks over the "papist rats" episode. Gray was a Protestant who had turned Catholic. He had…
Gladstone's Land Act (1881)
Chapter IX Gladstone's Land Act (188I) On the 7th April, 1881, Gladstone introduced his Land Bill. Ireland was on the tenterhooks of expectation, and Philip…
General Election (1880)
Chapter VII General Election (1880) On the voyage home, Parnell, always temperate and economical, surprised me by ordering champagne for dinner on St…
Parliament in 1881
Chapter VIII Parliament in 1881 When I took my seat in the House of Commons in January, 1881, the Irish M.P.'s of note were Biggar, Parnell, Justin MacCarthy…
Contents of "Letters and Leaders of My Day" by T. M. Healy
Tim Healy had Pitman shorthand and so, I believe, did his brother, Maurice. They communicated, sometimes on a more than daily basis, but Tim preserved nothing…
Memoirs of Buck Whaley
Raising hell in France.
Chapter I. Introduction - My Birth - My Mother's Character - My Own - A Journey to France - To Auch - The House Establishment of an Englishman in Foreign…
Notes on the life of Buck Whaley.
Appendix. Extracts from Capt. Moore's MS. Journal [Begins] The following sheets, written on board ship, are not to be consider'd as a Composition deliberately…
Jerusalem.
Chapter I. Departure from Nazareth - Genia [? Jenin] - Its Governor - Napolosa - Its Ruins - Jerusalem - Its History - Conquered by King David - By…
The wager completed. Written proof.
CHAPTER II. Jerusalem continued - The Temple of the Resurrection - The Holy Sepulchre - The House of Pontius Pilate - The House of Herod - The Armenian…
Character of the Greeks. Crete. Dublin. Revolutionary Paris.
Chapter V Departure from Cyprus - Character and Manners of the Modern Greeks - Crete - Arrival at Marseilles - The Lazaretto - Paris - Dublin - Brighton…
Cyprus. Character of the Cypriots.
Chapter IV Departure from Acre - Cyprus - Its General History - Character of its present Inhabitants, etc.
Attacked by Arabs. Character of the Arabs.
Chapter III. Departure from Jerusalem - Attacked by Arabs - Napolosa [Neapolis] - Its Governor - Its Various Names and Revolutions - Origin of the Samaritans…
Switzerland. Character of the Swiss. Milan, Florence, Rome.
Chapter VI. A Journey to Switzerland - Lausanne - The Glaciers - Mr. B.-Some Observations on the Swiss - Their Candour - Their Bravery - Their Honesty…
The King's Trial. His Death.
Chapter VII. My Return to Paris - The Valois Club - The King's Trial - His Death - The Duke of Orleans - A Duel - Egalité - Lisle - Brussels-The Theatre…
The wager. Gibraltar explored.
Chapter II My Return to Dublin - An Extraordinary Wager - A Sea Journal - Description of an Albacore - The Moorish Fleet - Gibralter - The Grand Battery - St…
Sicily. Caravan. Mosque and Turkish Bath
Chapter III. The Sea Voyage resumed - The Island of St. Peter - Sicily - Mount Olympus - A Storm - Smyrna - A Tendour - L'Avant Souper - The Custom-House - A…
Constantinople (Istanbul).
CHAPTER IV. Constantinople - Pera - Dancing Boys - The Grand Signior's Procession to St. Sophia - View of Constantinople - The Grand Signior's Barges - Mosque…
The character of the Turks. Slave Market.
Chapter V Constantinople, continued - Pera - Its Antiquities - Obelisks - Cistern of Basilica - The Slave Market - The Coffee Manufactory - The Watch-Tower…
Dardanelles, Troy, Ephesus, Patmos, Nazareth.
Chapter VI. Departure from Constantinople - The Dardanelles - Ancient Troy - Return to Smyrna - Homer's Cavern - Population of Smyrna - Ephesus - The River…
Buck admits to being a bad, bad boy.
Conclusion. As I committed many of the preceding events to paper, I frequently paused to compare my present mode of thinking with the notions of life and…
Index of Whaley Memoirs.
Buck Whaley will always be remembered in Dublin as the man who, for a bet, played handball against the walls of Jerusalem. I've known the bare bones of the…
Whaley introduces himself to the reader.
Notice I am apprehensive that I shall be accused both of presumption and singularity in thus obtruding myself on the notice of my friends and the public…
Introduction to Buck Whaley
Buck Whaley's Memoirs Including His Journey to Jerusalem
North Dublin by Dillon Cosgrave
West of Church St. and the Finglas Road.
CHAPTER I. West of Church Street and the Finglas Road
The New Road to the Sea
CHAPTER XI. The New Road to the Sea. Starting from the Custom House, the new road to the sea runs by Store Street, Amiens Street and the North Strand, and…
North Wall, North Lotts
CHAPTER XII. The North Wall and the North Lotts. Custom House Quay dates from 1791 when the new Custom House was built. (The name Custom House Quay had been…
Between the Old and New Road to the Sea.
CHAPTER X. Between the Old and the New Roads to the Sea
Clontarf Island.
CHAPTER XIII. CLONTARF ISLAND It is hard to realise now, when three or four miles, of land occupy a space where once the sea flowed, what an important and…
Fairview and Marino.
CHAPTER XIV. Fairview and Marino Passing beyond the old city boundary at Ballybough Bridge, one of the first objects of interest is the Catholic parish Church…
Chapter XVI: Clontarf
CHAPTER XV1. Clontarf The last highway from the north side of the city is that which leads by the seashore to Clontarf and Howth, a district with the cheerful…
Malahide Road.
CHAPTER XV. The Malahide Road. Malahide Road, which is skirted by the wall of Marino, is one of the most cheerful highways near Dublin. Firstly, it passes in…
Chapter XVII: Howth
CHAPTER XVII. Howth We have now reached the district of Sutton, the threshold of Howth. Sutton Railway Station is situated at the narrowest point of the…
Phoenix Park. The Tyrells.
CHAPTER II. The Phoenix Park and the Barony of the Tyrells (Castleknock)
Tolka, Glasnevin, Naul Road.
CHAPTER III. The Tolka, Glasnevin and the Naul Road.
Grattan Bridge, Old Essex Bridge.
CHAPTER IV. Grattan Bridge, Old Essex Bridge and the Pill.
East of the Great North Road.
\ CHAPTER VI. East of the Great North Road. Proceeding once more from Grattan or old Essex Bridge, there are many interesting memorials on the eastern or…
West of the Great North Road.
CHAPTER V. West of the Great North Road. Westward of Capel Street we find Chancery Place, (1825) formerly called Mass Lane, from a Church of the Jesuits…
Centre of the North City
CHAPTER VIII The Centre of the North City. Having disposed of the great northern highway the next thoroughfare to be traversed in the northern half of Dublin…
Great North Road and Fingal.
CHAPTER VII The Great North Road and Fingal Those who travel by the main roads on the north side of Dublin may remark that the country proper is more…
The Old Road to the Sea.
CHAPTER IX. The Old Road To The Sea Great Britain Street, Summer Hill and Ballybough Road are a very old thoroughfare, but were quite rural until about the…
North Dublin
North Dublin By Dillon Cosgrove. Originally published in 1909.
Old Dublin
Echoes of past centuries in its streets and institutions.
Dedication To Sir Charles A. Cameron CB, MD, DPH, CAMB, FRCS, FRCP,
First Hospital in Dublin
CHAPTER X. First Hospital in Dublin - Poor Relief in former days - The Foundling Hospital and its Founders - Dublin's First Workhouse - House of Industry…
The street of the Cooks
PART II. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS OF COOK STREET. CHAPTER I.
Old Wooden Houses, Jesuits in Dublin.
CHAPTER XIV. Old Wooden Houses - The Jesuits in Cook Street - Their Chapel and University - Father Austin, S. J. - His Schools and Burial Place - List of Mass…
Rewards for capture of priests and bishops.
CHAPTER XIII. The Dominicans in Cook Street - Rewards for Capture of Priests and Bishops - St. Audeon's Arch and Church - The Lucky Stone - The Carmelites and…
Trial, Torture and Execution of Archbishop O'Hurley.
CHAPTER XV. The Trial, Tortures, and Execution of Archbishop O'Hurley - Papal Commission preparatory to his Canonization - Father Betagh's Schools - Old Irish…
Four Masters. Execution of Lord Conor MacGuire.
CHAPTER XII. The Four Masters - Capture, Trial, and Execution of Lord Conor MacGuire - Introduction of Quakerism into Dublin.
Three Centuries of Dublin Printing
PART III. THREE CENTURIES OF DUBLIN PRINTING. First Book printed in Dublin - Printing in Dublin before and after the Union - Old Magazines and Newspapers…
Memories of Isaac Butt QC
PART IV. REMINISCENCES OF A GREAT TRIBUNE. Kilmainham Jail - Mr. Butt and General T. F. Burke - The Shooting of Talbot - Mr. Butt's College Address - Mr. Butt…
Mary Street. Escape of Hamilton Rowan.
CHAPTER IV Mary Street - St. Mary's Church - Escape of Hamilton Rowan - Old Sheriffs Prison - Green Street Courthouse - Newgate Jail - Oliver Bond and Pill…
In and around Capel Street
CHAPTER III. In and around Capel Street - Mint House of King James II. - Lottery Offices - Sir William Newcomen and the Union-Religious Associations of the…
18th century reports on Dublin 'Mass Houses'
CHAPTER II. 18th Century Reports on City "Mass Houses" - Schools in Mary's Lane - In and Around Bolton Street - The Linen Hall - Ormond Quay-The Coming of the…
Jervis Street Hospital. Wolfe Tone.
CHAPTER V. Jervis Street Hospital - Birth-place of Theobald Wolfe Tone - The Fate of Luttrell - St. Michan's Roman Catholic Chapel - The Jesuits in St…
Robin Hood and Little John in Dublin.
CHAPTER VI. Robin Hood and Little John in Dublin - Old Law Courts on Michael's Hill - The Thingmote - Irish Secret Service Records - Location of "The…
Contents of 'Life in Old Dublin'.
'Life In Old Dublin' was published in 1913 by James Duffy and Co. Ltd., 38 Westmoreland Street. Written by James Collin it is a curious volume which appears…
Billy in the Bowl
CHAPTER VIII. Historic Associations of Oxmantown - One of the Roads to Tara - Its Mayday Festivals - Its Convents and Orphanages - "Fair Fanny Jennings"…
Fenian Prisoners of '65 and '67
CHAPTER VII. Waterford and Dublin - Lord Clonmel and the Rev. William Jackson - Montpelier Hill - Arbour Hill Prison - Emmet's Poems - John Boyle O'Reilly…
King James II. and the Benedictine Nuns.
CHAPTER IX. King James II. and the Benedictine Nuns - Founding of Convent in Channel Row - Lady Butler and the Duke of Ormond Convent in "Sheep" Street - Dame…
Personal Recollections of Lord Cloncurry
London. Irish Refugees. Duel. Arrests.
Chapter IV. 1798-1798. Take up my abode in London - Irish Refugees - Their Appeals to their Fellow-countrymen - The Free-quarters System - The United Irish…
Growing up. Switzerland. Irish Brigade.
Chapter I. 1773-1795. Introduction - Birth in 1773 - School Friends - Dublin Schools in 1785-6 - College - House-property in Dublin, in 1791 and in 1801 - The…
How to write yourself into prison.
Appendix The following paper was my first essay in pamphleteering, and was also, I believe, one of the earliest published protests against the project of…
Administration and misadministration of Justice in Ireland.
Chapter X. Improvements in the Administration of Justice - Petty Sessions - Origin of the System at Celbridge - A Case of Appeal - The stipendiary Magistracy…
Second marriage. George IV.
Chapter XI. 1807-1825. Viceroyalty of the Duke of Richmond - My second Marriage - Domestic Circle and Occupations - Associates - Mr. Kirwan, the Geologist…
Memory lane. Ship Canal from Dublin to Galway.
Chapter XII. Waifs and Strays of Memory - A pregnant Question from Sir Francis Burdett - Mr. Peel's Opinions on Irish Distress and Government Interference in…
The Catholic Question. Daniel O'Connell.
Chapter XIII. The Three Irish Political Questions of the 19th Century - Their real Value - The Catholic Question - Kildare Meeting in 1811 - Wariness of its…
The Education Question.
Chapter XV. The Education Question - Restrictions upon the Education of the Catholics - Evasion by the Protestant Clergy of their obligation to establish…
Anglesey, Wellington, O'Connell.
Chapter XVI. 1829-1831. The First Recall of Lord Anglesey - Reasons assigned by the Duke of Wellington - His Attack upon Myself - Lord Anglesey's Reply…
Payment of the Catholic Clergy. Church and State.
Chapter XIV. The Church Question - The Church Establishment a Citadel for the English Garrison - its Failure as an Ecclesiastical Institution - Its Use as a…
Parliamentary Reform.
Chapter XVII. 1831-1833. Renewed Agitations and Party Struggles - The Parliamentary Reform Question - Negociations for a Peace with Mr. O'Connell - Letters…
The Grey Ministry. Wellington Dictatorship.
Chapter XVIII. 1834-46. Abandonment of Lord Anglesey's Policy - Statesmanship on the Whig Model - Its results in the Demoralization of the People - Testimony…
The Potato Failure. Ruination of the Gentry.
Chapter XIX. The Moral of the Tale - Hope for Ireland - Its Foundation - Over-success of the Policy of the Unionists - The Irish Burthen upon England…
1795. United Irishmen. Religious Discord.
Chapter II. 1795. Ireland in 1795 - My Father's Settlement in France - Honours of the Church there - His Return to Ireland - Position of the Catholics - An…
A Student. Projected Union. Murder of Dixon.
Chapter III. 1795-1797. Become a student of the Middle Temple - Hear of the Projected Union from Mr. Pitt - Consequent Essay in pamphleteering - London…
Espionage. Arrest. Tower of London.
Chapter V. 1799. Disengagement from Politics - Hostile intentions of the Government towards me - Their unsuccessful Efforts to procure Evidence - Proposition…
Lord Edward Fitzgerald. The Great Seal. Lattin. Browne.
Chapter VII. Changes observable on my Return to Ireland - Reminiscences of Friend - Lord Edward Fitzgerald - His Affectionate and Enthusiastic Character - The…
Prison. Peerage. Complaints. Freedom.
Chapter VI. 1800-1801. Continued Imprisonment - Accession to the peerage - Communication of the fact of my Detention to the Irish House of Lords - Their…
Travels in Europe.
Chapter VIII. 1802-1805. Effects of my Imprisonment upon my Health and Fortune - Difficulties in Repairing the Latter - A Pugnacious Middleman - Begin my…
Ireland before and after the Union.
Chapter IX. 1806. Ireland after the Union - Insincerity of the English Government \- Disappointment of the Catholics - New Enlistment of the Protestant…
Lord Cloncurry's Memoirs.
\[Lord Cloncurry was very much a "nearly" man. He nearly got himself into trouble in 1798 and 1803. However, since the Government had thoughtfully thrown him…
Personal Sketches and Recollections by Jonah Barrington
Landlord and tenantry in 1760, Hanged on his own gate.
Chapter I. Personal Sketches &c., &c. Family mansion described - Library - Garden - Anecdotes of my family - State of landlord and tenant in 1760 - The gout…
Promulgation of the French Constitution. Napoleon. Fouche.
Chapter LVII. Promulgation of the Constitution. Apathy of the people - Temporary building in front of the Hotel des Invalides - Pont de Jena - Policy of…
A Dublin Boarding-house.
Chapter X A Dublin Boarding House. Sketch of the company and inmates - Lord Mountmorris - Lieut. Gam Johnson, R. N. - Sir John and Lady O'Flaherty - Mrs…
Fatal duel of my brother. General Gillespie tried for murder.
Chapter XIV Fatal Duel of my Brother. Duel of my brother, William Barrington, with Mr. M'Kenzie - He is killed by his antagonist's second, General Gillespie…
Irish Inns. Objections made to them. A near-fatal accident.
Chapter XIII Irish Inns. Their general character - Objections commonly made to them - Answer thereto - Sir Charles Vernon's mimicry - Moll Harding - Accident…
Patricians and Plebians. Irish poets. Misdirection of travellers.
Chapter XII Patricians and Plebians The three classes of gentlemen in Ireland described - Irish poets - Mr. Thomas Punter and D. Henesey - The bard…
Irish Beauties. Lady M--- married against her will.
Chapter XI Irish Beauties. Strictures on change of manners - Moral influence of dress - The three beauties - Curious trial respecting Lady M--- - Termination…
Singular Customs of the Irish Parliament.
Chapter XVI Singular Customs of the Irish Parliament.
Entrance into Parliament. Attack on Grattan and Curran
Chapter XV Entrance into Parliament. My first entrance into the Irish House of Commons \- Dinner at Sir John Parnel's - Commencement of my intimacy with…
Entrance into Office. Lord Clare. Earl of Ormonde.
Chapter XVIII Entrance into Office. The Author first placed in office by Lord Westmoreland - Made King's Counsel by Lord Clare - Jealousy of the Bar…
Stuart Hamilton, Richard Musgrave, Boyle Roche and Others
Chapter XVII The Seven Baronets Sir John Stuart Hamilton - Sir Richard Musgrave - Sir Edward Newnham - Sir Vesey Colclough - Sir Frederick Flood - Sir John…
Dublin Corporation, riding the Fringes (Franchises)
Chapter XXI. Procession of the Trades Dublin Corporation anecdote - Splendid triennial procession of the Dublin Corporation, called Fringes (franchises)…
Dr. Achmet Borumborad. Metamorphosis of the Turk.
Chapter XIX Dr. Achmet Borumborad Singular anecdotes of Dr. Achmet Borumborad - He proposes to erect baths in Dublin in the Turkish fashion - Obtains grants…
Orangemen. United Irishmen. Aldermen of Skinner's Alley.
Chapter XX Aldermen of Skinner's Alley. The institution of Orangemen - United Irishmen - Protestant ascendancy - Dr. Duigenan - Origin, progress, and customs…
Rebellion in 1798.
Chapter XXII. Irish Rebellion Rebellion in Ireland in 1798 - Mr. Waddy's Castle \- A priest cut in twoby the portcullis and partly eaten by Waddy - Dinner…
Great-aunt Elizabeth. My uncle seized and hanged.
Chapter II Elizabeth Fizgerald. My great-aunt Elizabeth - Besieged in her castle of Moret - My uncle seized and hanged before the walls - Attempted abduction…
Wolf Tone. Trial. Attempt at Suicide.
Chapter XXIII. Wolf Tone. Counsellor Theobald Wolf Tone - His resemblance to Mr. Croker - He is ordered to be hanged by a military court - General Craig…
Getting elected in Dublin.
Chapter XXIV. Dublin Election My contest for Dublin city - Supported by Grattan, Ponsonby, Plunkett, and Curran - Singularity of a canvass for Dublin - The…
Election for County Wexford.
Chapter XXV. Election for County Wexford Mr. Richard Brinsley Sheridan's contest for County Wexford omitted by all his pseudo-biographers - Duel of Mr. Alcock…
Duek of Wellington and Marquess of Londonderry.
Chapter XXVII. Duke of Wellington, and Marquess of Londonderry.
Lord Norbury. House of Commons. Toler.
Chapter XXVIII. Lord Norbury Quarrel between Lord Norbury and the author in the House of Commons - Curran's bon-mot - Dinner at Lord Redesdale's, who attempts…
Wedded life. Lord Clonmell. Lord Tyrawley.
Chapter XXVI. Wedded Life Lord Clonmell, Chief Justice of the Irish Court of King's Bench - His character - Lady Tyrawly's false charge against him…
Henry Grattan. The guillotine. Colonel Burr.
Chapter XXIX. Henry Grattan Mr. Grattan in his sedan-chair - The point of honour - Mr. Egan's gift of second sight - The guillotine and executioner - Colonel…
John Philpott Curran.
Chapter XXXI. John Philpott Curran Sketch of his character - Personal description - Lodgings at Carlow - Mr. Curran and Mr. Godwin - Scenes in the "Cannon"…
Lord Aldborough sentenced to Newgate prison. Mr. Knaresborough.
Chapter XXX. High Life in Newgate Lord Aldborough quizzes the Lord Chancellor - Voted a libeller by the House of Peers - His spirited conduct - Sentenced to…
Attachment of the lower orders to the gentry.
Chapter III Irish Gentry and their Retainers. Instances of attachment formerly of the lower orders of Irish to the gentry - A field of corn of my father's…
Dean Kirwan, Sheridan, Curran and Grattan contrasted.
Chapter XXXIII. Pulpit, Bar, and Parliamentary Eloquence
The law of Libel - nothing ever changes [KF, I should know!]
Chapter XXXII. The Law of Libel. Observations on the law of libel, particularly in Ireland - Hoy's Mercury - Messrs. Van Trump and Epaphroditus Dodridge…
Queen Caroline. The Thames.
Chapter XXXIV. Queen Caroline. Reception of the late Queen Caroline, then Princess of Wales, at the drawing-room held after the "Delicate Investigation" - Her…
Sketch of three Irish barristers. Yelverton, Fletcher and Egan.
Chapter XXXV. Lord Yelverton and the Bar. Characteristic and personal sketches of three Irish barristers - Mr. William Fletcher, afterwards Chief Justice of…
Irish Judges. Lord Kilwarden. Robert Emmet.
Chapter XXXVII. Anecdotes of Irish Judges. Baron Monckton - Judge Boyd-Judge Henn - Legal blunder of a judge, and Curran's bon-mot thereon - Baron Power - His…
Mr. Norcutt's attempt at suicide. The faithful valet.
Chapter XXXVI. Mr. Norcott's Attempt at Suicide The hollowness of interested popularity illustrated in the example of Mr. Norcot - The dilemma of a gamester…
Early education. Rev. P. Crowley.
Chapter IV My Education. My godfathers - Lord Maryborough - Personal description and extraordinary character of Mr. Michael Lodge - My early education - At…
Hamilton Rowan and the Bar.
Chapter XLI. Hamilton Rowan and the Bar. Sketch of the character of Mr. Hamilton Rowan - His Quixotic spirit of philanthropy - Case of Mary Neil taken up by…
The Fire-Eaters. Rules and Regulations.
Chapter XXXVIII. The Fire-Eaters. Passion for duelling in Ireland - ancient duel before the judges and law authorities, &c., at the Castle of Dublin - List of…
Duelling Extraordinary.
Chapter XXXIX. Duelling Extraordinary Frequency of election duels - Ludicrous affair between Frank Skelton and an exciseman - Frank shoots the exciseman and…
Curious and tragic history of George Hartpole.
Chapter XL. George Hartpole Curious fatality in the Hartpole family - Characteristic sketch of the last of the name - Description of Shrewl Castle - The…
Self-decapitation - by mistake. His reputed ghost.
Chapter XLII. Self-Decapitation An Irish peasant cutting his own head off by mistake - His reputed ghost - Natural deaths of the Irish peasantry - Reflections…
Father O'Leary. Mistaken notion respecting Ireland.
Chapter XLIII. Father O'Leary. Humorous story of Father O'Leary and a bear - Mistaken notions respecting Ireland on the Continent - Lord Ventry and his…
Lady Morgan. Maria Edgeworth. Jonathan Clerk. Thomas Moore.
Chapter XLV. Memoranda Critica. Remarks on Lady Morgan's novel of The Wild Irish Girl, &c. - Prince O'Sullivan at Killarney - Miss Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent…
Death of Lord Rossmore. Belief in ghosts.
Chapter XLIV. Death of Lord Rossmore. Strictures on Dr. Johnson - his biographer, Boswell - False definitions and erroneous ethics - Superstition…
Early visits to the Theratre. College Pranks.
Chapter XLVII. Theatrical Recollections The author's early visits to Crow Street Theatre \- Interruption of the University men - College Parnks - Old Mr…
Memoranda Poetica.
Chapter XLVI. Memoranda Poetica. Poets and Poetasters - Major Roche's extraordinary poem on the battle of Waterloo - Tears of the British Muse - French climax…
Mrs. Jordan - her life.
Chapter XLIX. Mrs. Jordan. Public mis-statements respecting that lady - The author's long acquaintance with her - Debut of Mrs. Jordan at the Dublin Theatre…
Irish Dissipation in 1778. A cow and hogshead consumed by the party.
Chapter V. Irish Dissipation in 1778 The Huntsman's cottage - Preparations for a seven days' carousal - A cock-fight - Welsh main - Harmony - A cow and a…
Mrs. Jordan in France. A lonely life.
Chapter L. Mrs. Jordan in France Decline of Mrs. Jordan's health - Description of her cottage and grounds at Boulogne-sur-Mer - Madame Ducamp and her servant…
Poilitical conduct of the author.
Chapter LII. Political Conduct of the Author. Letter from the author to Mr. Burne relating to the political conduct of the former at the period of the Union…
Memory. How to avoid ennui.
Chapter LI. Memory. Diversity of the author's pursuits - Superficial acquirements contrasted with solid - Variety and change of study conducive to health…
Return of the Emperor Napoleon. Le Havre.
Chapter LIII. Scenes at Havre De Grace Peace of 1814 - The Bourbons and émigrés generally \- Motives of the author in visiting the Continent - His departure…
Arrival in Paris. Treasonable garments.
Chapter LIV. Commencement of the Hundred Days. A family council - Journey from Havre to Paris - Attention of the French officers to the author and his party…
The English in Paris. General Arthur O'Connor. Mr. Hobhouse.
Chapter LV. The English In Paris. Dr. and Mrs. Marshall - Colonel Macirone, aid-de-camp to Joachim Murat whilst King of Naples - General Arthur O'Connor…
Inauguration of the Emperor Napoleon.
Chapter LVI. Inauguration of the Emperor. The peer's and deputies summoned for the 8th of June - Abduction of the regalia by the royalists - Author obtains a…
My Brother's Hunting-lodge. Stuck to a wall.
Chapter VI My Brother's Hunting-Lodge Waking the piper - Curious scene at my brother's hunting-lodge - Joe Kelly's and Peter Alley's heads fastened to the…
Last days of Napoleon's Government.
Chapter LV. Last Days of the Imperial Government. Rejoicings on Napoleon's victory over Blucher and surprise of Lord Wellington - Bulletin issued at St. Cloud…
Capitulation of Paris.
Chapter LXII. Capitulation of Paris Retirement of the army of Vilette behind the Loire - Occupation of the French capital by the Allies - Thoughts on the…
Napoleon bottles out.
Chapter LX. Projected Escape of Napoleon. Attack on the bridge of Charenton by the Russians - Fouché's arrangements for the defence of Paris - Bonaparte's…
Battle of Sevres and Issy.
Chapter LXI. Battle of Sevres and Issy. Afternoon ramble on the Boulevard Italien - Interrupted by the report of artillery - Sang froid of the fair sex…
Remarks on Waterloo. Detention at Vilette.
Chapter LIX. Detention at Vilette. Negotiation between the Provisional Government of Paris and the Allies -Colonel Macirone's mission - The author crosses the…
The Catacombs and Pere La Chaise.
Chapter LX. The Catacombs and Pere La Chaise The Catacombs of Paris - Ineffective nature of the written description of these as compared with the reality…
Jonah tries to find out who he is.
Chapter LXIV Pedigree Hunting. The author's efforts to discover the source of his name and family - The Irish herald-at-arms - Reference made by him to the…
The Irish Volunteer. The Church. The Law.
Chapter VII Choice of Profession. The Army-Irish Volunteers described - Their military ardour - The author inoculated therewith - He grows cooler - The Church…
Adoption of the Law. Female attractions.
Chapter IX Adoption of the Law. Marriage of my eldest brother - The bride'smaid, Miss D. W. - Female attractions not dependent on personal beauty - Mutual…
Index to Personal Sketches of Sir Jonah Barrington
Personal Sketches of Jonah Barrington. I've read about how books degrade over time, but this is the first time I've had to deal with it - this book had a case…
Murder of Captain O'Flaherty.
Chapter VIII Murder of Captain O'Flaherty. Murder of Captain O'Flaherty by Mr. Lanegan, his son's tutor, and Mrs. O'Flaherty - The latter, after betraying her…
Jonah Barrington introduces himself.
Preface. The compilation by me of a medley of this description may appear rather singular. Indeed, I myself think it so, and had got nearly half way through…
Picturesque Dublin
Picturesque Dublin Old and New
Picturesque Dublin Old and New. Written by Frances Gerard with illustrations by Rose Barton ARWS and reproductions of old engravings. Published in 1898 by…
Kilmainham Hospital
Kilmainham Hospital Kilmainham. - Ancient History. - Vicissitudes. - Old Man's Hospital. - Lord Carhampton. - Sir Edward Blakeney. - Lady Blakeney.- Lord…
Phoenix Park – Duels, Garden Parties and the 1882 Tragedy
The Phoenix Park Phoenix Park. - Its Beauties. - Viceregal Lodge. - Pleasant Associations. - Chief Secretary's Lodge. - Lady Emily Peel. - Theatricals…
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle Castle of Dublin. - Ancient History. - The Worst Castle in Christendom. - Upper and Lower Castle Yards. - Curious Trial by Combat. - Higher…
Luttrellstown, Chapelizod, Etc.
Luttrellstown, Chapelizod, Etc. Luttrellstown. - The Luttrells. - Castle Knock. - Chapelizod. - La Belle Iseult. - Brass Castle. - Lucan. - Mrs. Agmonisham…
Rathmines, Ranelagh, Rathfarnham
\ Rathmines, Ranelagh, Rathfarnham, etc. Rathmines. - Portobello. - Canal Travelling. - Lord Edward FitzGerald. - Mrs. Di1lon. - Ranelagh Gardens…
Clontarf, Marino and Howth
\ Clontarf, Marino, etc. Clontaff. - Marino. - Howth Castle. - The Hill of Howth. - The Traditions of the Howth Family. - Miss Stokes.
Society In Dublin City
\ Society In Dublin City. Dublin Society as it is. - Changes. - Social Entertainments. - Music. - Theatricals. - Leaders of Society, etc.
Blackrock, Frescati, Dalkey
\ Frescati, Maritimo, Dalkey, etc. Blackrock. - Frescati. - Pamela. - Lord Edward FitzGerald. - Mantimo. - Lady Cloncurry. - DaIkey. - The King of Dalkey.
Delville At Glasnevin
\ Delville At Glasnevin Glasnevin. - Delville. - Addison. - Tickell. - Dean Swift. - Dr. Delany. - Mrs. Pendarves, afterwards Mrs. Delany. - Stella.
A Viceroy's Life
A Viceroy’s Life Is Not A Happy One. Political role of the Castle.- Wraxhall’s Definition - Political Squibs:- "A List of the Pack;" "The Poor Be-devilled…
The Bank And College Green
The Bank And College Green. The Parliament House. - Vexed Question of the Architect. - House of Imbeciles. - Members of the Old Houses of Parliament. - Daly's…
The Fringes and Liberties of Dublin City
The Fringes and Liberties of Dublin City Castle Street. - Cage-House of Sir Daniel Bellingham. - Hoey's Court. - Eede's Coffee-House. - The Procession of the…
Stephen's Green
Stephen's Green Stephen's Green - Indian Jungle. - Crusaders. - Lazar-House. - Sir Walter Scott. - The Beaux' Walk. - George II.'s Statue. - Mrs. Pendarves…
The Quays, Bridges and the Four Courts
The Quays, Bridges, and the Four Courts. Foreign Air of the Quays. - Thackeray's Admiration. - Ormond Quay. - Arran Quay. - Smoke Alley. - Skynners' Row…
House with Traditions 2
House with Traditions (Continued) Aldborough House. - Eccentric Conduct of Edward, Second Earl. - Building of Stratford House and Aldborough House. - Fate of…
Houses With Traditions
Houses With Traditions Belvedere House. - Lady Belvedere's Story. - Kenmare House. – Major Swan. - Lord Edward FitzGerald and Dagger. - Henrietta Street. \…
The Squares Of Dublin
The Squares Of Dublin Earl of Barryrmore. - Earl of Llandaff. - Eccentricities. - Luke White. - Honourable Julia White. - Sir Thomas Staples. - Antrim House…
Seventy Years of Irish Life by W.R. Le Fanu
Preface and early days.
PREFACE It requires no ordinary amount of courage, even in an author of established fame, to come before the public when he has long passed the age of three…
Lord Edward's Dagger, John Sheares, Ilchester Pak.
Chapter II Lord Edward Fitzgerald's dagger - United Irishmen: the Apologia of John Sheares - Doctor Dobbin's kind deeds - The story of the Ilchester oak - An…
Faction fighting. Battles of the burying. Fairy Doctors.
Chapter III Faction fights: the Reaskawallahs and Coffeys - Paternal chastisement - A doctor in livery - I bear the Olive branch -Battles of the buryings…
Trinity College, a miser, Whately, Charles Lever.
Chapter VI The pleasures of coaching - I enter at Trinity College, Dublin - A miser Fellow: Anecdotes about - Whately, Archbishop of Dublin, and his legs…
The peasantry before 1831, old servants and their theories.
Chapter IV Good will of the peasantry before 1831 - A valentine - A justice's bulls - A curious sight indeed - Farms to grow fat on - Some cooks- "What the…
Peasants after the famine, Superstitions, Blarney Stone.
Chapter VIII Peasant life after the famine of 1847 - An aged goose - Superstitions and Irish peculiarities - The worship of Baal - The Blarney stone - The…
Killing or murder? "Shamus O'Brien, Samuel Lover.
Chapter IX Mitchelstown remembered - A Night on the Galtees - The weird horse - Killing, or murder? - The ballad of "Shamus O'Brien" - A letter from Samuel…
Anthony Trollope, Railway adventures, Irish repartees.
Chapter XIV Anthony Trollope: his night encounter - A race for life on an engine - Railway adventures - I become Commissioner of Public Works - Some Irish…
The "Charleys", Phaudrig Crohoore, The Dublin Magazine.
Chapter VII The "Charleys"' life was not a pleasant one - Paddy O'Neill and his rhymes - "With my rigatooria" - Too far west to wash - On the coast at Kilkee…
Tithe war 1831, Boycotting.
Chapter V The tithe war of 1831: the troops come to our village - A marked man - "Push on; they are going to kill ye!" - Not his brother's keeper - Boycotting…
A duel, sketch of my brother's life, murderous Grand Jury.
Chapter X A determined duel - I act the peasant, and am selected for the police force - Death of my sister - Sketch of my brother's life - Dan O'Connell's…
Tory Island, William Dargan, Bianconi, Sheridan Knowles.
Chapter XV Tory Island: its king, customs, and captive - William Dargan: his career and achievements - Agricultural and Industrial experiments - Bianconi, the…
Sergeant Murphy, Pat Costello, Thackeray, Dan O'Connell.
Chapter XI The power of the people - Sergeant Murphy; his London manners - Pat Costello's humour - I meet Thackeray - Paddy Blake's echo - Dan O'Connell's…
Religious intolerance, true faith, railway maniam 1846 Famine.
Chapter XII A proselytizing clergyman - Some examples of religious intolerance - An inverse repentance - The true faith - The railway mania - Famine of 1846…
Smith O'Brien's Rebellion, married by mistake, fooling the English.
Chapter XIII Smith O'Brien's rebellion - Louis Philippe's interview with the Queen, as seen by the Boy Jones - Plain fare and pleasant -Married by mistake - A…
Hypnotism, experiments and lessons, a dangerous power.
Chapter XIX The science of hypnotism - Early experiments and lessons \- A drink of cider - I convert Isaac Butt - All wrong - A dangerous power.
Irish bulls, Sir Boyle Roche, Clerical anecdotes.
Chapter XVI Irish bulls - Sayings of Sir Boyle Roche - Plutarch's Lives -A Grand Jury's decision - Clerical anecdotes and biblical difficulties - A harmless…
Shooting and fishing, fishing anecdotes.
Chapter XVII Shooting and fishing - Good snipe grounds - Killarney and Powerscourt - My fishing record - Playing a rock - Salmon flies - Salmon and trout…
Catholic emancipation, tithe war, famine of 1846, Fenian agitation.
Chapter XX Catholic emancipation, 1829 - The tithe war of 1832 - The great famine of 1846 - The Fenian agitation of 1865 - France against England…
Contents of "Seventy Years of Irish Life."
Seventy Years of Irish Life Being Anecdotes and Reminiscences By W. R. Le Fanu New Edition Edward Arnold 37 Bedford Street. New York, 70 Fifth Avenue 1896.
Illicit stills, poteen, marriage and language.
Chapter XVIII Illicit stills - Getting a reward - Poteen -- Past and present - Dress and dwellings - Marriage and language - Material improvement since 1850.
The Chancellors of Ireland
Life of Lord Chancellor Cranley
CHAPTER V. Life Of Lord Chancellor Cranley. This distinguished Chancellor was of English birth, born in the year 1337, and rose high in fame and fortune in…
Life of Lord Chancellor Talbot Continued
CHAPTER VII. Life Of Lord Chancellor Talbot Continued.
Life of Lord Chancellor Talbot
CHAPTER VI, Life Of Lord Chancellor Talbot From His Birth To His Refusal To Surrender The Great Seal In 1432.
Lives of the Lord Chancellors
Chapter I. Of the Lord Chancellors of Ireland from the reign of Henry III. to the reign of Edward II.
Chancellors during Henry VII's Reign.
CHAPTER X. Of The Chancellors Of Ireland During The Reign Of Henry VII.
Life of Archbishop Alen, Chancellor.
CHAPTER XII. Life Of Lord Chancellor Archbishop Alan, Chancellor.
Chancellors during the reign of Richard II.
CHAPTER IV. Of the Lord Chancellors of Ireland during the reign of King Richard II.
Lord Chancellors during Henry VIII's reign.
CHAPTER XI. Lord Chancellors Of Ireland During The Reign Of King Henry VIII.
More Henry VIII Chancellors.
CHAPTER XIII. Lord Chancellors Of Ireland During The Reign Of Henry VIII. - Continued.
Sir John Alan, Lor Chancellor.
CHAPTER XIV. Life Of Sir John Alan, Lord Chancellor Of Ireland.
Life of Chancellor Cusack - concluded.
CHAPTER XVI. Life Of Lord Chancellor Cusack - Concluded.
Life of Sir Thomas Cusack.
CHAPTER XV. Life Of Sir Thomas Cusack To The Death Of Henry VIII.
Life of Lord Chancellor Archbishop Curwen
CHAPTER XVII. Life Of Lord Chancellor Archbishop Curwen.
Life of Lord Chancellor Weston.
Chapter XXVIII. Life of Lord Chancellor Weston. When Archbishop Curwen resigned the Irish Seals, in 1567, the Queen selected as his successor Doctor Weston…
Life of Lord Chancellor Loftus.
Chapter XIX. Life of Lord Chancellor Loftus, from his birth to the Foundation of the University Of Dublin.
Lord Chancellor De Bicknor
CHAPTER II. Life Of Lord Chancellor De Bicknor. \ There appears some uncertainty as to the time the Great Seal of Ireland was intrusted to Alexander De…
Life of Lord Chancellor Loftus - concluded.
Chapter XX. Life Of Lord Chancellor Archbishop Loftus - Concluded.
Life of Lord Chancellor Sir William Gerard.
Chapter XXI. Life of Sir William Gerard, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Life of Lord Chancellor Thomas Jones.
Chapter XXII. Life Of Thomas Jones, Archbishop Of Dublin And Lord Chancellor Of Ireland.
Custody of the Great Seal during the Commonwealth.
Chapter XXV. Custody Of The Great Seal During The Commonwealth.
Life of Lord Chancellor Lord Loftus.
Chapter XXIII. Life Of Lord Chancellor Lord Loftus.
Life of Sir Maurice Eustace.
Chapter XXVI. Life Of Sir Maurice Eustace, Lord Chancellor Of Ireland.
Life of Lord Chancellor Sir Richard Bolton.
Chapter XXIV. Life Of Sir Richard Bolton, Knight, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Life of Lord Chancellor Porter.
Chapter XXVIII. Life of Lord Chancellor Porter From His Birth Till His Removal By King James II.
Life of Lord Chancellor Sir Alexander Fitton, Lord Gatsworth.
Chapter XXX. Life of Lord Chancellor Sir Alexander Fitton, Lord Gatsworth.
Lord Chancellor Boyle.
Chapter XXVII. Lord Chancellor Boyle, Archbishop of Ireland.
Life of Lord Chancellor Porter - continued.
Chapter XXIX. Continuation of the Life of Lord Chancellor Porter From His Appointment by Wing William III. till his Death.
Chancellors during Edward II's reign.
CHAPTER III. Of The Chancellors From The Reign Of Edward II. To The Death Of Chancellor De Wickford.
Life of Lord Chancellor Methuen.
Chapter XXXI. Life of Lord Chancellor Methuen. THE Methuens,. or Methvens, derive their name from the Barony of Methven, in Perthshire, granted by Malcolm…
Life of Lord Chancellor Freeman
Chapter XXXIV. Life of Lord Chancellor Freeman. It is seldom, indeed, that the life of a mere lawyer who has never been much of a politician, whose years were…
Life of Lord Chancellor Sir Richard Cox.
Chapter XXXII. Life of Lord Chancellor Sir Richard Cox, Bart., from his birth to his appointment as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
Life of Lord Chancellor Sir Richard Cox - continued.
Chapter XXXIII. Conclusion of the life of Lord Chancellor Sir Richard Cox.
Life of Lord Chancellor Sir Constantine Phipps
Chapter XXXV. Life of Lord Chancellor Sir Constantine Phipps.
Life of Lord Chancellor West
Chapter XXXVIII. Life of Lord Chancellor West I have found considerable difficulty in tracing the life of Lord Chancellor West from the many meagre records of…
Brodrick, Viscount Midleton, birth to Test Act 1717
Chapter XXXVI. Life of Lord Chancellor Brodrick, Viscount Midleton, from his birth until the attempt to repeal the Test Act in 1717.
Life of Lord Chancellor Midleton - concluded
Chapter XXXVII. Life of Lord Chancellor Midleton - Concluded.
Lord Chancellor Lord Wyndham
Chapter XXXIX. Life of Lord Chancellor Lord Wyndham.
Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn.
Chapter XL. Life of Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Lord Chancellor Bowes
Chapter XLI. Life of John, Lord Bowes, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, from his birth to the rumours of French Invasion in 1759.
Lord Chancellor Bowes concluded.
Chapter XLII. Conclusion of the life of Lord Chancellor Lord Bowes.
Life of Lord Lifford
Chapter XLIII. Life of Lord Lifford, Lord Chancellor from his birth to the enrolment of the Irish Volunteers.
Life of Lord Lifford, concluded
Chapter XLIV. Life of Lord Chancellor Lord Lifford, Concluded.
Lord Chancellor, Earl of Clare
Chapter XLV. Life of Lord Chancellor Earl of Clare, from his birth to his taking his seat in Parliament.
Lord Chancellor, Earl of Clare, even more...
Chapter XLVII. Life of Lord Chancellor Earl of Clare, Continued.
Lord Chancellor, Earl of Clare, still going...
Chapter XLVIII. Life of the Earl of Clare, Lord Chancellor, Continued.
Lord Chancellor, Earl of Clare, continued
Chapter XLVI. Life of Lord Chancellor Earl of Clare, Continued.
Chancellors during the Wars of the Roses - Continued
CHAPTER IX. The Lord Chancellors Of Ireland During The Wars Of The Roses - Continued.
Lives of the Lord Chancellors of Ireland: Index
Index to O'Flanagan's two-volume Lives of the Lord Chancellors of Ireland (1870), tracing the office from the reign of Henry III to Queen Victoria.
Chancellors during the Wars of the Roses
CHAPTER VIII. Of The Chancellors Of Ireland During The Wars Of The Roses.
The Chancellors of Ireland: Contents
Contents of J. Roderick O'Flanagan's The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of Ireland (1870), linking every chapter of both volumes.
Lord Chancellors of Ireland - Introduction.
Introduction. OF THE LEGAL TRIBUNALS OF THE IRISH, PREVIOUS TO THE INTRODUCTION OF ENGLISH LAWS, WITH THE APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF LORD CHANCELLOR IN THAT…
The History and Antiquities of Dublin by Harris
Antuiquity, name and inhabitants of Dublin
The History of the City of Dublin. Chap. I. Of the antiquity, name, and inhabitants of the city of Dublin, before the year 1171, when it became subject to the…
Cathedrals and Parish-churches.
APPENDIX. Of the Cathedral, Parish-Churches, &c. SECT. I.
University and Parliament.
Sect. III. Of the University. Some writers have held that there were schools of literature in Ireland in the times of paganism, and that they were established…
Public buildings of Dublin
SECT X. Of the Tholsel. This pile was reared in the year 1683 at the charge of the city. It has it's name from the old word toll-stall i.e. a stall or seat…
Further hospital histories.
SECT. III. Of the Work-house of the City of Dublin.
Histories of the Hospitals of Dublin.
Appendix III. Of the Hospitals, Infirmaries, and other charitable and useful foundations.
Annals from 1169 to 1173, list of adventurers.
CHAP X The history of the city of Dublin continued, from the arrival of the English in 1169, to the settlement of it under that power in 1173.
Annals of Dublin from 1173 to 1500
CHAP. XI Fasti Dublinienses: Or, a short chronicle of the remarkable actions done from time to time by the citizens of Dublin in defence of the state…
Annals from 1504 to 1639.
A. D. 1504. Some of the degenerate English colonies, and particularly Ulick Burke, chieftane of Clanricard, commonly called Mc. William Burke; and Turlogh…
The castle of Dublin.
CHAP. II. A short description of the castle of Dublin
Annals from 1640 to 1704.
A. D. 1640, April 3. Sir Christopher Wandesford left lord deputy
Ancient walls, castles and towers of Dublin.
CHAP. III. Of the antient walls, castles, and towers of the city of Dublin
Riding the boundaries of the city.
CHAP. VI. Of the manner how the citizens of Dublin rode their franchises in antient and modern times.
The city guilds at play.
CHAP VII Of the interludes and plays antiently represented on the stage by the several corporations of the city of Dublin.
The city outside the walls.
Chap. V. Of the growth and increase of the city of Dublin without the walls.
List of the streets of Dublin
CHAP. IV Some observations on the antient buildings, streets, lanes, and alleys within the walls of the city of Dublin; and what alterations they have…
Forces, muster and military discipline of the city.
CHAP VIII. Of the forces, musters, and military discipline of the city of Dublin, according to antient constitutions, customs and usages.
Annals of Dublin from 448 to 1169
CHAP IX. Brief annals of the city of Dublin from the year 448 to the year 1169, when it was first invaded by the English, during which period the Ostmen or…
Index for History and Antiquities of Dublin
Introduction and Preface Chapter I. Of the antiquity, name and inhabitants of the city of Dublin before the year 1172, when it became subject to the power of…
Introduction to History and Antiquities of Dublin
It has taken me about three months - about two hours a day - to scan and proof this book. It was an absolute pig and I am surprised that I persevered - there…
Kings of Ireland and Dublin
A Synchronical Table of the Kings of Ireland, and the Kings of the Ostmen of Dublin.
The Irish Parliament
Appendices to Irish Parliaments.
Appendices. Appendix I. The Parliament House - The Exterior - Anecdote of the Statues - A New Order of Architecture - Interior - The Houses of Lords and…
Anglo-Normans arrive., Henry II. The Pale.
Chapter I. 1172-1275. The Anglo-Normans settle in Ireland - Council at Cashel - Henry II. acknowledged Sovereign of Ireland - How he became popular…
Index of Annals, Anecdotes, etc., of the Irish Parliament.
Annals, Anecdotes, Traits and Traditions of the Irish Parliaments,
Irish Parliaments 1706-1713.
Chapter X. 1706-1713. On the Mode prescribed to appoint a Lord Justice - Statute 33 Henry VIII. - Contradictory Opinions thereon - How disposed of…
Addison. George I. Dean Wfit. Drapier's Letter.
Chapter XI. 1713-1759. Anecdote of Addison - Parliament in 1713 - George 1. - The Court of Appeal - Statute 6 George I. to bind Ireland - Effect of Statute of…
Anti-Union riots in Dublin.
Chapter XII. 1759-1760. Anti-Union Riot in Dublin - Peers compelled to swear against a Union - The Desire in the House - Danger of the Commons' Journal…
Henry Flood (1740-1791)
Chapter XIV. 1767-1791. Henry Flood, born in 1740 - Member for Kilkenny - Equals Lucas in most eminent Parliamentary Talents - Accepts Office - Anger of the…
Lucas, Flood, Grattan and Burgh.
Chapter XIII. 1760-1767. Protestant Parliamentary Patriots - Lucas, Flood, Grattan, and Burgh - Charles Lucas born 1713, died 1771 - Makes Charges in Supply…
Henry Grattan (1746-1820)
Chapter XV. Henry Grattan. Born 1746; Died 1820. Born in 1746 - Recorder Grattan opposed to his Son's Politics - Is disinherited - A Law Student - Encounter…
Right Honourable Walter Hussey Burgh. Born 1743; Died 1783
Chapter XVI. Right Honourable Walter Hussey Burgh. Born 1743; Died 1783.
Viceroyalty of Earl FitzWilliam.
Chapter XVII. 1792-1795. Viceroyalty of Earl FitzWilliam - Administration of Earl FitzWilliam - Promise not to oppose the Catholic Relief Bill - In 1795, the…
The French land in Bantry - Ballinamuck.
Chapter XIX. 1795-1798. Viceroyalty of Marquis Camden and Marquis Cornwallis - Lord Camden Viceroy in March 1795 - Triumph of the Protestant Ascendancy Party…
Change of Viceroy in 1778 - the Proposed Regency.
Chapter XVIII. Change of Viceroy in 1778 - The Proposed Regency.
Wogan's Parliament, Earl of Desmond, "Butcher of England."
Chapter II. 1275-1478. Wogan's Parliament - The Statute of Kilkenny - The Viceroyalty of the Duke of York - His Popularity - Birth of the Duke of Clarence in…
The end of the Irish Parliament.
Chapter XX. 1798-1800. Marquis Cornwallis Viceroy - His Qualification for Office - Dialogue with Mr. Howard of Corby - Ignorance of the British Ministry…
Last sitting of the Irish Parliament.
Chapter XXI. 1800\. Hopes of Popular Dissent rejected - Viceroy's Efforts to procure Public Approval - His abortive Efforts to obtain Public Approval - The…
Henry VIII., Dr. Browne, Cromwell, Viceroy Grey
Chapter IV. 1534 - 1537. Henry VIII. Head of the Church - Dr. Brown, Archbishop of Dublin - Irish refuse to renounce the Pope - The Archbishop's Letter to…
Dean Cobbe, Lambetr Simnel, Henry VII, Poynings.
Chapter III. 1478-1534. State of the Anglo Norman Colony, A. D. 1478 - Riva1 Viceroys summon Parliament - Anecdote of Dean Cobbe - State of Religion in 1484…
Edward VI., Mary and Elizabeth. Plantations.
Chapter V. 1537-1603. Reigns of Edward VI, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth - Mary's Efforts to restore the Catholic Religion - The Queen requests the Pope to…
James II. Sir William Petty. Forfeited Estates. William III.
Chapter VIII. 1685-1690. James II. King - Visits Ireland in 1688 - Summons a Parliament - The King's Speech - Titles of Statutes - Sir William Petty…
Confiscation of Ulster, Serjeant Eustace. Impeachment.
Chapter VI. 1603-1644. Bolton's Statutes - Heads of Bills - Accession or James 1. - Disappointed Hopes - Confiscation of Ulster - Parliament in 1613 - Contest…
Confederation of Kilkenny. Cromwell. Adventure Act. Treasonable Plots.
Chapter VII. 1644-1685. Bolton's Treatise - The Catholic Confederation of Kilkenny in 1642 - Cromwell in Ireland - Parliament in Chichester House - Sir Audley…
Preface to Annals, Anecdotes, etc., of the Itish Parliament.
Preface As the General Election has once more placed Mr. Gladstone as Prime Minister, and that great statesman having already shown his desire to restore to…
Lord Sydney. Oaths exclude Catholics. Treaty of Limerick.
Chapter IX. 1690-1713. Lord Sydney, Viceroy - Parliament in 1692 - Oath excluding Catholics - Viceroy desires to maintain the Treaty of Limerick - Lord…
The Irish Sketch Book by W.M. Thackeray
Arrival in Dublin.
The Irish Sketch Book of 1842. By W. M. Thackeray A Summer Day in Dublin, or there and thereabouts.
Killarney, the Races, Muckross.
Chapter XII. Killarney - The Races - Muckross. The races were as gay as races could be, in spite of one or two untoward accidents that arrived at the close of…
Killarney, stag-hunting on the Lake.
Chapter XI. Killarney - Stag-hunting on the Lake. Mrs. Macgillicuddy's house is at the corner of the two principal streets of Killarney town, and the…
From Glengariff to Killarney.
Chapter X. From Glengariff to Killarney The Irish car seems accommodated for any number of persons: it appeared to be full when we left Glengariff, for a…
Tralee, Listowle, Tarbert.
Chapter XIII Tralee - Listowel - Tarbert. I made the journey to Tralee next day, upon one of the famous Bianconi cars - very comfortable conveyances too, if…
Galway, an evening with Captain Kenny.
Chapter XV. Galway - "Kilroy's Hotel - Galway Nights' Entertainments - First Night: An evening with Captain Kenny.
Chapter XIV: Limerick
Chapter XIV. Limerick. A capital steamer, which on this day was thronged with people, carried us for about four hours down the noble stream and landed us at…
Clifden to Westport.
Chapter XIX. Clifden to Westport. Ox leaving Ballinahinch (with sincere regret, as any lonely tourist may imagine, who is called upon to quit the hospitable…
Rainy Galway, a walk, entertainment.
Chapter XVI. More rain in Galway - A walk there - and the second Galway Night's Entertainment.
From Galway to Ballinahinch.
Chapter XVII. From Galway to Ballinahinch. The Clifden car, which carries the Dublin letters into the heart of Connemara, conducts the passenger over one of…
Roundstone Petty Sessions.
Chapter XVIII. Roundstone Petty Sessions. "The temple of august Themis," as a Frenchman would call the sessions-room at Roundstone, is an apartment of some…
Chapter XX: Westport
Chapter XX. Westport. Nature has done much for this pretty town of Westport; and after Nature, the traveller ought to be thankful to Lord Sligo, who has done…
The Pattern at Croaghpatrick.
Chapter XXI. The Pattern at Croaghpatrick. On the Pattern day, however, the washerwomen and children had all disappeared-nay, the stream, too, seemed to be…
A country-house in Kildare. Sketches of an Irish family and farm.
Chapter II. A Country-house in Kildare - sketches of an Irish family and farm.
From Westport to Ballinasloe.
Chapter XXII From Westport to Ballinasloe The mail-coach took us next day by Castlebar and Tuam to Ballinasloe, a journey of near eighty miles. The country is…
Ballinasloe to Dublin.
Chapter XXIII. Ballinasloe to Dublin. During the cattle-fair the celebrated town of Ballinasloe is thronged with farmers from all parts of the kingdom - the…
Chapter XXVI: Dundalk
Chapter XXVI Dundalk. The stranger can't fail to be struck with the look of Dundalk, as he has been with the villages and country leading to it, when…
Newry, Armagh, Belfast - Dundalk to Newry.
Chapter XXVII Newry, Armagh, Belfast - from Dundalk to Newry.
Country Meetings in Kildare, Meath, Drogheda.
Chapter XXV. Country Meetings in Kildare - Meath - Drogheda.
Belfast to the Causeway.
Chapter XXVIII Belfast to the Causeway. The Lough of Belfast has a reputation for beauty almost as great as that of the Bay of Dublin; but though, on the day…
Peg of Limavaddy.
Chapter XXX. Peg of Limavaddy. Between Coleraine and Derry there is a daily car (besides one or two occasional queer-looking coaches), and I had this vehicle…
From Carlow to Waterford.
Chapter III. From Carlow to Waterford The next morning being fixed for the commencement of our journey towards Waterford, a carriage made its appearance in…
Two Days in Wicklow.
Chapter XXIV. Two Days in Wicklow. The little tour we have just been taking has been performed, not only by myriads of the "car-drivingest, tay-drinkingest…
The Giant's Causeway, Coleraine, Portrush.
Chapter XXIX. The Giant's Causeway - Coleraine - Portrush.
Templemoyle - Derry.
Chapter XXXI. Templemoyle - Derry From Newtown Limavaddy to Derry the traveller has many wild and noble prospects of Lough Foyle and the plains and mountains…
From Waterford to Cork.
Chapter IV. From Waterford to Cork The view of the town from the bridge and the heights above is very imposing; as is the river both ways. Very large vessels…
Dublin at last.
Chapter XXXII. Dublin At Last A wedding-party that went across Derry Bridge to the sound of bell and cannon, had to flounder through a thick coat of frozen…
Cork, the Agricultural Show, Fr. Mathew.
Chapter V. Cork - the Agricultural Show - Father Mathew
Cork, the Ursuline Convent.
Chapter VI Cork - The Ursuline Convent. There is a large Ursuline convent at Blackrock, near Cork, and a lady who had been educated there was kind enough to…
Chapter VII: Cork
Chapter VII. Cork. Amidst the bustle and gayeties of the Agricultural meeting, the working-day aspect of the city was not to be judged of: but I passed a…
Rainy days at Glengariff.
Chapter IX. Rainy Days at Glengariff. A smart two-horse car takes the traveller thrice a week from Bantry to Killarney, by way of Glengariff and Kenmare…
Cork to Bantry, Skibbereen.
Chapter VIII From Cork to Bantry; with an account of the city of Skibbereen.
Index to The Irish Sketch Book (1842.)
William Makepeace Thackeray enjoyed a leisurely visit to Ireland in 1842. He had a fine time and left a very readable account. He's highly opinionated and…
The Lucania
Clondalkin Parish.
Lucan I. - Clondalkin Parish. In the County Dublin there is not a fairer spot than Lucan and its surroundings.
St. Catherine's, Owen Roe O'Neil.
X. - St. Catherine's, Owen Roe O'Neill and Cardinal Rinuccini.
Murder of Dr. Allen, Archbishop of Dublin.
XII. - Murder of Dr. Allen, Archbishop of Dublin. On the committal of the Earl of Kildare to the Tower the enemies of the Geraldines used every means to…
Leixlip and St. Catherine's. Silken Thomas.
XI. - Leixlip and St. Catherine's. Silken Thomas. Leixlip is another boundary of Lucan. A gate lodge of the Castle is the last house on this side of the…
St. Catherine's Well. Suppression of Holy Wells.
XIII. - St. Catherine's Well. Suppression of Holy wells.
Chapter XIV: Confey
XIV. - Confey. Confey is another boundary line between the Lucan and Leixlip districts. It joins Lucan at "Pass-if-you-can," the lands of which are in the…
Chapter XV: Luttrellstown
XV. Luttrellstown. Is another of the Lucan boundaries. It is now called Woodlands, and is the property of Lord Annally. It is one of the most beautiful…
Donoughmore House, Palmerstown.
XVI. - Donoughmore House, Palmerstown, Now the Stewart Institution for Imbeciles.
Visits of Archbishop Walsh.
XVII. - Visits of His Grace, the Most Rev. Dr. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, to Lucan.
Lucan Parochial District.
II. - Lucan Parochial District. The Parochial District of Lucan is bounded on the North by Coldblow and Pass-if-you-can on the frontiers of the County Meath…
Lucan a Sanatorium.
III. - Lucan, A Sanatorium. One of the chief attractions of Lucan is its Spa." The Old Spa is right opposite the Catholic Church. In the last century it was…
Murder of Father MCCarthy.
IV. - Murder of Fr. M'Carthy (MacCartney?), Trial of the Murderers.
Palmerstown.
V. - Palmerstown. Lord Palmerston died on the 18th October, Up to his death he was Prime Minister of England. He was an Irish Peer. He sat for the borough of…
Chapter VI: Esker
VI. - Esker Esker, "a ridge of hills," is so called from being part of the Great Causeway which, in the third century, was constituted between Dublin and…
Archbishop Lynch.
VII. Archbishop Lynch. Not the least of Lucan's glories is that here the future Archbishop of Toronto said his first prayers, learned his first lessons…
Vindication of Sarsfield.
IX. - Vindication of Sarsfield. The reputation of Sarsfield did not escape the lash of the bigot. Lord Macaulay, with an ingenuity peculiar to himself…
The Sarsfields.
VIII. - The Sarsfields. The name of the glorious Sarsfield, Earl of Lucan, is inseparably connected with the history of the district. Lucan is his birthplace…
Lucania: Contents
XV. Luttrellstown. XVI. Donoughmore House. Stewart Institution.
The history of Lucan.
This is a deeply flawed book which deliberately confuses local history with the history of the Roman Catholic Church in the area. The final chapter is hardly…
The Sham Squire and the Informers of 1798
Who's who in "Baratariana."
Baratariana This book has always possessed peculiar interest for historic students of the period to which it refers; and several communications have appeared…
Tales of Jonah Barrington.
Sir Jonah Barrington Sir Jonah Barrington, whose name we have frequently mentioned, published a work entitled "Personal Sketches," containing many anecdotes…
Bequests of the Sham Squire
The Sham Squire's Bequests. After several letters of inquiry on the subject appeared, it was urged by the Irish Times, in a voluminous leading article, that a…
An equally base Englishman.
Cockaigne, the English Spy. So many examples of treachery, perpetrated and prompted by Irishmen, have been given in the foregoing pages, that it will prove…
The secrets of the Castle revealed.
Abstraction of Papers from the Castle Archives. We have received from Mr S. Redmond, a respectable gentleman connected for many years, first with the Irish…
Jephson punished, Jebb rewarded.
How Lord Buckingham Punished Jephson and Purchased Jebb.
A treacherous priest
Projected Rebellion in Cork - Secret Services of Fr. Barry.
Documents relating to the Sham.
Deeds Relating to Higgins, Magan, and Others. (See Chapter 6)
Informers in history
Informers not confined to Ireland Conspirators and informers will co-exist until the crack of doom, and the wider the conspiracy the greater is the certainty…
Duggan gives his account..
Duggan the Informer The allusion to Duggan and M'Guickan in the foregoing letter reminds us that of both we have something curious to tell.
Death of Lord Kilwarden
Emmet's Insurrection. Emmet's revolt exploded on the evening of July 23, 1803. Mr Phillips, in "Curran and his Contemporaries," writes:-
A human bloodhound.
Jemmy O'Brien. O'Brien, to whom Mr Macready refers, had obtained an unenviable notoriety for murder, burglary, and general chicane, when Major Sirr enlisted…
Unscrupulous and wily
John Pollock (See Chapter 6)) In the "Memoirs and Correspondence of Marquis Cornwallis," (vol. iii., p. 320,) a letter appears, addressed by Mr Secretary…
General Lawless makes his escape.
General Lawless (See Chapter 5) Having some reason to doubt the accuracy of the account given on hearsay by the late Lord Cloncurry, and quoted by Dr Madden…
Burial of Lord Edward?
Lord Edward Fitzgerald. A late eminent writer, Mr Daniel Owen Maddyn, author of "Ireland and its Rulers," "Revelations of Ireland," "The Age of Pitt and Fox,"…
A matter of judgement.
Judge Robert Johnson. The history of Judge Johnson, whose name occurs in a previous page as counsel for the Sham Squire, discloses some curious features.
Where was Emmet buried?
The Mystery Enshrouding Emmet's Grave Robert Emmet, when asked if he had anything to say why sentence of death should not be pronounced upon him, delivered an…
Details of the period of the Rebellion.
Mr. Macready's Statement. [After we had received from Mr Macready a verbal statement of the facts recited (Chapter 5), he was good enough to commit to writing…
Rebellion in Kildare
The Rebellion in Kildare. We are indebted to the Rev. John O'Hanlon, the able biographer of Archbishops O'Toole and O'Morghair, for the following traditional…
MacNally the betrayer.
MacNally and Turner. (See Chapter 6) The "Cornwallis Correspondence," published in 1859, confirms the allegation that Leonard MacNally, the confidential…
O'Connell gets carried away.
O'Connell "A United Irishman". The uncompromising attitude of hostility maintained by O'Connell towards the advocates of physical force, specially evidenced…
Some odd memories of the Rebellion.
Reminiscences of the Rebellion. The same hand which conveyed the foregoing traditional details from the Rev. S. F. Shearman, also brought to us from a…
Rebellion in Wicklow
The Rebellion in Wicklow - Fusilade at Dunlavin. The Rev. John F. Shearman, late of Dunlavin, and now of Howth, has obligingly sent to us, since the…
Satires on the Sham Squire and his Friends.
Slang Satires on Shamado and his Friends. By desire of the Publisher and others, we give, unabridged, in this Appendix the songs from which in the main volume…
An enemy of the cause.
Reynolds the Informer, and Mr. William Cope. The following remarks have been addressed to us by Sir William H. Cope, Bart., in vindication of the consistency…
The Annesley Trial and the Early Struggles of the Sham Squire
CHAPTER I. The great Annesley Trial. - Wonderful Adventures. - Murder of Patrick Higgins. - Early Struggles and Stratagems of the Sham Squire. - How to Catch…
The Duke of Wellington on Bribing the Press.
CHAPTER II. Peculation. - The Press Subsidised and Debauched. - How to get up an Ovation for an Unpopular Viceroy. - Lord Buckingham. - Judges Revel at the…
Juggling Judges. Inefficiency of the Police.
CHAPTER III Lord Clonmel and the Fiats. - Richard Daly. - Persecution of Magee. \- A Strong Bar. - Caldbeck, Duigenan, and Egan. - The Volunteers to the…
Magee's Vengeance on Lord Clonmel. More Turpitude.
CHAPTER IV Magee's Vengeance on Lord Clonmel. - Hely Hutchinson. - Lord Clare. - The Gods of Crow Street. - Renewed Effort to Muzzle Magee. - Lettres de…
Escape of Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Major Sirr. Death of Lord Edward.
CHAPTER V. Hairbreadth Escapes of Lord Edward Fitzgerald. - Testimony of Lords Holland and Byron. - A Dark Picture of Oppression. - Moira House. - Presence of…
Secret Service Money. Shrouded Secrets Opened.
CHAPTER VI. A Secret well Kept. - The "Setter" of Lord Edward Traced at Last. - Striking in the Dark. - Roman Catholic Barristers Pensioned. - A Lesson of…
Lives and deaths of the brothers Sheares
John and Henry Sheares The Brothers Sheares were natives of Cork, whither the younger had proceeded, early in May 1798, for the purpose of organising that…
A Dark and Painful Mystery: Lord Edward Fitzgerald
CHAPTER VII. Was Higgins Guiltless of Oliver Bond's Blood? - Walter Cox - Reynolds the Informer - William Cope. - Insatiable Appetite for Blood-money. - A…
Death of the Sham Squire. His tomb attacked.
CHAPTER VIII Effort of Conscience to Vindicate its Authority- Last Will and Testament of the Sham Squire. - A Tempest Roars Round his Death-bed. - Kilbarrack…
Introduction to The Sham Squire.
The Sham Squire and The Informers of 1798 with a view of their contemporaries.
The men at the top.
"The Step-Ladder, or a picture of the Irish Government as it was before Lord Cornwallis's arrival, and during the System of Terror, etc.
Index to the Sham Squire. 1798 in Dublin and Ireland.
So who really informed on Lord Edward? Just about everyone did, could or would have if they'd been offered the money. Extremely popular when published it went…
And finally ...
Supplemental Note We have received from an ex-member for Limerick an interesting letter suggesting a few additional details at p. 167, which he is so good as…
No law but martial law.
The Reign of Terror in Ireland. Exception has been taken to impressions of the reign of terror in Ireland, whether derived from traditional sources which…
Hard drinking and some verses about it.
Toping Seventy Years Ago. It did not need the example of the Duke of Rutland to make hard drinking the fashion in Ireland. The anecdote, "Had you any…
Keeping Ulster quiet.
Treason in Ulster \- Houlton. (See Chapter 2) The repeated mention of Houlton's name in the history of the Sham Squire leads to the query whether the…
Seduction of a patriot.
Walter Cox. (See Chapter 6) The seduction of the once-indomitable patriot Watty Cox, who was eventually bought up by the Richmond government, was also due to…
The Yeomanry in 1798.
The Irish Yeomanry in 1798. (See Chapter 5.) The connivance of Dempsey, the yeoman, at Lord Edward's escape is the more singular, when we remember that he…
The Story of Dublin by D.A. Chart
Nassau and Kildare Streets, Museum, Gallery and Merrion Square
SECTION XI Nassau Street, Kildare Street, The Museum, National Gallery, and Merrion Square
Liberties and Coombe
SECTION XII The Liberties - South Great George's, Aungier, Kevin Streets and the Coombe
Christ Church Cathedral
PART II The City SECTION I Christ Church Cathedral
Grafton, Dawson Streets, Stephen's Green
SECTION X Grafton Street, Dawson Street, and Stephen's Green
O'Connell Bridge to Kingsbridge
SECTION XIII The Southern Quays - O' Connell Bridge to Kingsbridge
O'Connell Bridge to Parkgate Street
SECTION XIV The Northern Quays - O' Connell Bridge to Parkgate Street
Phoenix Park – A Walk Through its Landmarks and Scenery
SECTION XVII The Phoenix Park Very few cities can boast of a pleasure-ground so extensive and so little spoilt by artificiality as the Phoenix Park. It is a…
O'Connell Bridge to Ringsend and Sandymount
SECTION XVI The Port of Dublin - O'Connell Bridge to Ringsend and Sandymount
Cabra, Drumcondra, Glasnevin, North Strand.
SECTION XVIII The Northern Suburbs - Cabra, Drumcondra, Glasnevin, North Strand
Sackville, Henry, Marlborough, Dominick and Henrietta Streets.
SECTION XV The North City - Sackville, Henry, Marlborough, Dominick and Henrietta Streets
The Castle
SECTION II The Castle "A palace and a prison on each hand." - Byron.
Clontarf, North Bull, Sutton, Howth.
SECTION XX The North Shore of the Bay - Clontarf, The North Bull, Sutton, Howth
Kilmainham, Clondalkin, Rathmines and Rathfarnham
SECTION XIX The Southern Suburbs - Kilmainham, Clondalkin, Rathmines, Rathfarnham, Ranelagh and Donnybrook.
Kingstown, Monkstown, Dalkey, Killiney.
SECTION XXI The South Shore of the Bay - Kingstown, Monkstown, Dalkey, Killiney
The Old Parliament House
SECTION IV The Old Parliament House Here, where old Freedom once was wont to wait
Trinity College
SECTION III Trinity College ". . . Provost and Fellows of Trinity
College Green, Dame Street
SECTION VII College Green and Dame Street As centuries go by, place names that were once highly descriptive lose their appropriateness. So it is with College…
St. Patrick's Cathedral
SECTION V S. Patrick’s Cathedral "An instinctive taste teaches men to build their churches in flat countries with spire steeples, which, as they cannot be…
City Hall to Christ Church Place
SECTION VIII From the City Hall to Christ Church Place
Royal Hospital
SECTION VI The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay,
Chart List
The Story of Dublin By D. A. Chart, M.A. Illustrated by Henry J. Howard. (J. M. Dent & Co., London. 1907).
Christ Church to Kilmainham
\ SECTION IX Christ Church Place to Kilmainham At its western end, Christ Church Place contracts suddenly into a narrow and crowded thoroughfare, the ancient…
Viking Dublin 150-1169AD.
CHAPTER I The Viking Stronghold 150-1169 AD. "Thirty men they each commanded,
Protestant Ascendancy. 1702-1760.
CHAPTER X Protestant Ascendancy and Commercial Restriction
Volunteers, United Irishmen. 1760-1803
CHAPTER XI The Volunteers and the United Irishmen 1760-1803
Progress and Conciliation. 1803-1906
CHAPTER XII Gradual Progress and Conciliation 1803-1906
Coming of the Norman. 1169-76.
CHAPTER II The Coming of the Normans 1169-1176 "For why? because the good old rule
Dublin 1176-1316.
CHAPTER III From Strongbow's Death to the Scottish Invasion
War of the Roses. 1399-1485
CHAPTER V The Wars of the Roses 1399-1485 "Bella, horrida bella." - Virgil.
Fall of the Geraldines. 1485-1558
CHAPTER VI The Fall of the Geraldines 1485-1558 "Ye Geraldines! ye Gerald ines! how royally ye reigned
English Decline. 1318-1399.
CHAPTER IV The Decline of English Power 1318-1399 "Perchance it is the chastisement of God, whereby these lands are suffered to struggle continually one with…
Last Struggles of the Clans. 1558-1603.
CHAPTER VII The Last Struggle of the Irish Clans 1558-1603
Royalist, Roundhead and Catholic. 1603-1660
CHAPTER VIII A Triangular Duel - Royalist, Roundhead and Catholic - 1603-1660
Preface: The Story of Dublin
The seat of this citie is of all sides pleasant, comfortable and wholesome. If you would traverse hills, they are not far off. If champaign ground, it lieth…
Williamite and Jacobite. 1660-1702
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