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Mount Merrion – its history
What (or indeed where ) is Mount Merrion?
To those of us who live there it is home – the place where we have grown up or where we have brought up our children. To others it may be a slightly puzzling place, an ill-defined residential area confused with, but separate from the Merrion of the Merrion Road and the Merrion of Dublin Bay. Mount Merrion is a region of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County, a county which rejoices in the motto of “O cuan go sliabh” (“From the harbour to the mountain)”. Mount Merrion rises from the coast – hence its name. But being neither on the coast or in the hills it somehow doesn’t feature large in the accounts of the area. Until now, it has been largely overlooked. As a locality, Mount Merrion doesn’t have a clearly defined village centre which many would consider essential to give it a focus. Moreover, it has an image of being that worst kind of residential development, a dormitory suburb. Yes – Mount Merrion was established as a dormitory suburban residential development to provide for the growing population of Dublin in the middle third of the twentieth century. But in a unique way it helped to define the suburban growth of Dublin just as had the establishment of what are now the inner suburbs of the city, established in the previous century.……..
The paragraph above is clipped from the website of the Mount Merrion Historical Society. If you would like to know more about Mount Merrion and its history from 1711 to current day then follow the link to read the full article and to read about the Fitzwilliams, Titania’s Palace, Housing Development including Kenny built houses, and much more. read on >>>
History notes and articles
Mount Merrion Historical Society
Due to the prevailing circumstances the Annual Summer Tour will not be held this year. April and May Monthly Talks have been cancelled. We will keep you posted on dates for MMHS 2020-21 Season Talks.
read moreGrass seeds on the Verges
It’s great to see fresh grass seeds on our Grass Verges after the wet winter weather of mud.
read moreProtect our Green Grass Verges
Grass Verges are an integral component of the streetscape of Mount Merrion Demense. The recent bad weather has made the soil very wet, soft and vulnerable. To add to the situation a number of vehicles, both Commercial and Personal have combined to seriously damage the grassed areas by unnecessarily parking on the grass.
It is the responsibility of each householder to protect and maintain these beautiful areas. That responsibility extends to damage done to the grassed areas by contractors, repair, maintenance, delivery, workers visiting the homeowner.
Please protect our amenities and refrain from parking, damaging and destroying our Green Grass Verges.
read moreHistorical Society Talk 5th March: The Untold Story of Richard Hayes: Codebreaker
read moreMM Historical Society Talk: February 6th 8pm – The end of the Fitzwilliam era after 600 years
This talk centres on the last three Viscounts and covers their influence in developing Mount Merrion, Mount Merrion Avenue, Cross Avenue, Merrion Square, Fitzwilliam Square and other Georgian Dublin Streets
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