Clondalkin Parish.
Lucan I. - Clondalkin Parish. In the County Dublin there is not a fairer spot than Lucan and its surroundings.
The Lucania
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…