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
Genealogy Day – Saturday, 14 June
The Kilmacud Stillorgan Local History Society and the Genealogical Society of Ireland are co-hosting a FREE Genealogy Day in Kilmacud on Saturday, 14 June from 11am until 4pm.
read moreJudge ‘Long Jack’ Doherty of Seamount (St Helen’s)
The May meeting of the Mount Merrion Historical Society includes a talk by Frank Cogan on John Doherty (1785-1850), otherwise known as “Long Jack” or “The Butcher of Borrisokane,”. He was the owner of Seamount, now the Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel.
read moreThe Martello Towers of Dublin
The next meeting of the MMHS takes place on Thursday 3 April at 8:00 pm in the Community Centre. Rob Goodbody will present a talk on the history of Dublin’s iconic martello towers.
read moreIreland’s Revolutionary Diplomat: Leopold Kerney
The March meeting of the MMHS takes place on Thursday 6 March at 8:00 pm in the Community Centre. Declan Kerney tells the story of his grandfather, Leopold Harding Kerney, one of Ireland’s first diplomats.
read moreHistory of Glendalough
The first MMHS meeting of the new year will include a talk on the History of Glendalough, presented by Frank Tracy. 8pm, Thursday 16 January, 2025 in the Community Centre.
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