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Title: where is or was this home
Post by: emc100 on Monday 17 August 09 23:17 BST (UK)
my grandparents margaret and patrick keogh lived at hollyfield buildings upper rathmines dublin in the early 1910s. does anyone know what road this may have been on, i dont imagine it is still there. they married at the three patrons church. .would love to google earth it and get some idea of area.
heres hoping.
Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: shanew147 on Tuesday 18 August 09 08:32 BST (UK)
it is listed in Thom's on 1914 as :

  Hollyfield - buildings
   Upper Rathmines.
    Artisans' Dwellings.
      120 small houses

   (no occupant details included)

I'll see if I can work out a more detailed location..

   

Shane
Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: shanew147 on Tuesday 18 August 09 09:18 BST (UK)
Hollyfield buildings was between Frankfort Ave and Maxwell road on Rathmines Rd upr. The closest location on a current map is Rathmines Close.

google map : http://www.rootschat.com/links/06x6/

The 1914 street listing for upper Rathmines includes -

..Frankfort Ave
75 & 76Joseph Hanley, garage & Taxis
77Mrs. M. Free, station & postoffice
....
91Mrs. J  M'Donnell, family grocer
..Tranquilla National Schools
..Hollyfield Buildings
99Mrs. Riddick
..
105John R. Gahan
..Maxwell Road
106Mrs. Daly, Salem House

I am not certain which side of the road the buildings were on - I know that Tranquilla School is on the east and both Maxwell Rd and Frankfort Ave are on the West

The buildings were tenements by the 1960s and 70s and in very bad condition - I suspect they were demolished soon after. See Daíl Eireann debates :

   http://www.rootschat.com/links/06x4/
   http://www.rootschat.com/links/06x7/

update : they were demolished and have replaced with Council houses (thanks to jeangenie on Dublin.ie).


Shane
Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: kintree on Tuesday 18 August 09 10:13 BST (UK)
Good work, Shane

OS maps of the period show that Hollyfield Buildings was indeed on the W side of Upper Rathmines Road, slightly north of a point opposite Tranquilla.

Adrian
Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: emc100 on Tuesday 18 August 09 17:51 BST (UK)
Thanks for the replies. The family lived at no. 15  Hollyfield buildings until at least 1920s. Margarets father Robert McVeeney passed away there 1921.  What is Thoms you mentioned - can anyone look at it? Thanks again i'll have a look at map. Cheers Edith
Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: shanew147 on Tuesday 18 August 09 18:24 BST (UK)
Thom's is a commercial directory which also includes a street listing section which includes businesses and householders, I have a few a the original Book editions . They are available in the National Library in Dublin and in some other libraries. Part of the 1862 edition is available online at the Library Ireland website - http://www.libraryireland.com/Dublin-Street-Directory-1862/Home.php Eneclann have a few available foe sale on CD. (1877,1880,1884)


Shane
Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: rathmore on Monday 24 February 25 13:29 GMT (UK)
census of Ireland 1911

6.23 in Hollyfield Building

Patrick Koegh aged 33
Winifred aged 35
Patrick aged 8
Bridget aged 5

http://www.census.nationalarchive.ie


Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: rathmore on Monday 24 February 25 13:31 GMT (UK)
census:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie
Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Tuesday 25 February 25 07:20 GMT (UK)

Quote
Patrick Koegh aged 33
Winifred aged 35
Patrick aged 8
Bridget aged 5

URL Link-

Keogh in 1911 census.
House 6.23 in Hollyfield Buildings (Rathmines & Rathgar West, Dublin)
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Rathmines___Rathgar_West/Hollyfield_Buildings/65827/
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000151284/

Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: LH on Wednesday 26 February 25 07:19 GMT (UK)
A good find Rathmore.

Regards
Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Wednesday 26 February 25 07:41 GMT (UK)
Quote from: LH on Wednesday 26 February 25 07:19 GMT (UK)
A good find Rathmore.

...including the spelling mistake!  :D


Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: LH on Wednesday 26 February 25 17:38 GMT (UK)
Hi

No need to be RUDE.  This is a Genealogy website - not a Spelling Test.

Regards

Title: Re: where is or was this home
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Wednesday 26 February 25 18:02 GMT (UK)

What was rude about my reply?
Just stating a fact!!   ;) ;)