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Mallet's Folly: the original white elephant of Phibsboro
Newspaper reports of the tragedy recorded that the accident occurred close to the landmark mills that everyone knew as ’Mallet’s Folly’
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Apr 19, 20237 min read
Number 2 Fitzwilliam Square
It was home to several high-profile entrepreneurs who scaled financial heights only to suffer loss of fortune in the autumn of their lives
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Feb 12, 20231 min read
Preston Street, Dublin: in the Shadow of the Railway
Preston Street lies in the civil parish of St. Thomas and was built between 1810 and 1817 in the northeast outskirts of Dublin City
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Aug 16, 20212 min read
Ancestry of a Tinseltown Trail blazer
Maureen O’Hara, one of the most successful Irish women in Hollywood, was born Maureen Fitzsimons, at Ranelagh, on the 17th August 1920
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Jul 24, 20211 min read
Family Tree of Composer Frederick May
This year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Frederick May in Dublin. Historyeye looks into his family tree
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Jul 24, 20211 min read
Tour of Dublin locations from Joyce's Dubliners
Historyeye tours key locations from five of James Joyce's stories:
An Encounter, A Painful Case, Araby, A Boarding House, & The Sisters.
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Feb 9, 20214 min read
Brendan Behan's Paternal Ancestors
Writer Brendan Behan (born on this day 98 years ago) was nothing if not a proud Dubliner. He was particularly proud that the Behans had...
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Feb 18, 20202 min read
Herbert Hill Dundrum
James Robinson was the owner of Dublin’s Herbert Hill, one of the last large-scale demesne sites in Dundrum to be developed recently
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Feb 9, 20201 min read
Harry Clarke Dublin Tour
Dublin is lucky to be the hometown of Irish stained glass artist, Harry Clarke (1889-1931). Here is a suggested tour of Harry Clarke sites.
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