News from County Dublin

Finding your ancestors' dwelling places

When: Monday, 14 November, 2016

For instance, on Thomas Court, the map ends at 43 Thomas Court, and yet city directories such as 1836 show 44 Thomas Court Michael Kelly, grocer and spirit dealer.

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Former Brewery and Distillers

When: Monday, 14 November, 2016

Did you know that, in what some consider to have been the family's ruthless climb to the top, they bought up, or put out of business, a number of other parallel enterprises, some of which were associated with St. Catherine's civil parish. These included:

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Charities and Institutions circa 1884

When: Monday, 14 November, 2016

Historical summaries from The Charities of Dublin, concerning St. Catherine's district. The contents of the book itself in whole is quite lengthy, herein extracted from the original compiler editor and author R.M. Barrett 1884. See details below.

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Site of the former Meath Charitable Loan Society Office 1832 1862

When: Monday, 14 November, 2016

It was an innovator in banking practices, being the first to provide loans to Minors and married Women. The life span of the company, history, and expansion to possibly eighteen offices is under investigation, and your input or expertise is welcome.

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St James Gate Guinness Manager circa 1900 courtesy Failte Ireland

Volunteers in Dublin Needed

When: Thursday, 11 February, 2016

The St.Catherines district of west Dublin as represented on the Ireland Reaching Out charity website is seeking volunteers in the district or nearby Dublin to photograph some new public domain snapshot images with digital camera or phone of some sites in the Liberties area and Guinness Brewery ad

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