Parish of Kill-of-the-Grange
Parish of Kill-of-the Grange (Formerly called Clonkeen - i.e., Cluain Caoin, the Beautiful Meadow.)
History of County Dublin by F. Elrington Ball
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.