Notes on Malahide, County Dublin

Notes on Malahide, County Dublin

Delving into its ancient roots with Viking refugees, Roman artefacts, and the Talbot dynasty at Malahide Castle, as well as pivotal figures like the regicide Myles Corbet, the heroic Tom Kettle and the Barings of Lambay. The article also explores connections to Canada...
Notes on the Grand Canal Docks

Notes on the Grand Canal Docks

The Grand Canal Docks, opened in 1796, were Dublin’s largest docks, linked to rivers Shannon and Barrow. Key figures include Éamon de Valera (1916 Easter Rising), U2 (formed nearby), Paddy O’Connell (football manager), Samuel Beckett and Aeneas Coffey (whiskey...
Notes on Donabate, Turvey and Portrane, County Dublin

Notes on Donabate, Turvey and Portrane, County Dublin

Highlighting friendships between George Harrison and Jim Fitzpatrick, U2’s spiritual journey while composing their album “October,” and the influential work of Frances Power Cobbe in animal rights and women’s suffrage. It also recounts the dramatic romance of Mabel...
Notes on Harmonstown, Artane & Coolock

Notes on Harmonstown, Artane & Coolock

See here for more stories from Dublin   The Drummer’s Kitchen   60 Rosemount Avenue, Haromonstown, was the childhood home of U2’s co-founder and drummer Larry Mullen. Born in Artane in 1961, he learned how to drum with the Artane Boys Band but quit after 3 weeks when...