where is or was this home

[emc100]

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.

[shanew147]

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

[shanew147]

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

[kintree]

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

[emc100]

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

[shanew147]

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

[rathmore]

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

[rathmore]

census:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie

[Kiltaglassan]

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/