St Clares Park Sandymount Dublin

[shanew147]

...Just wanted some tips really on where to look first so I can best prioritise my research as I may only get one day to run around the city looking at various archives!....

It depends a little bit on what kind of records you want to research ...

  for Civil records - the GRO Research room on Abbey Street
  for Catholic parish records - the National Library, Kildare St
  for Church of Ireland Records the Representative Church Body Library in Rathfarnham
  for lots of Dublin records - Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse St.
  and the National Archives - too many records to mention...

If you are searching for Civil records you can search the index online to save time in advance of your visit at : Irish Civil BMD Index on familysearch


Shane

[nicknobbyclark]

Thanks Shane

The GRO and the Dublin City Library seem quite close to where I'm staying so I  hope to get some results here. Perhaps looking at the Six Inch Ordnance Maps will something with regard to St Clare's Park?

Did a quick Google search on the site of the old Marlborough Barrracks (Mckee Barracks), Black Horse Avenue but not sure if they welcome vistors or not? I'll probably look into this while I'm there.

All the best
Nick

[nicknobbyclark]

Hi
I managed to get some information form my visit to Dublin. However, nothing on the location of St Clares Park as it appears on my father's birth certificate.
I am now trying to narrow down the registration districts of Donnybrook No 1 and No 2 from two birth certificates and wanted to know if these areas are some way listed either by street (ideally) or sectors on a map?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thank you
Nick Clark

[shanew147]

I have a list of the streets included in those districts.. but it was published in the 1860s

do you want me to post a run-down of the streets covered by those sub-districts at that time ?


Shane

[nicknobbyclark]

Shane

That would be great

Thanks fo your help

Nick

[shanew147]

from details published in the mid-1880s. The Superintendents Registrars District of Donnybrook had not been split at that time, but appears to include the area covers by both 1 and 2 in later years.

 Annefield, Donnybrook (town), Priesthouse, Simmonscourt
 Clonskeagh, Ballsbridge, Roebuck (part)
 Sandymount, Irishtown, Beggars Bush, Ringsend
 Fortyacres, Baggotrath, South Wall

 Large list of roads/streets in Pembroke Urban District within the townlands listed above

I think your best bet is possibly a mishearing or misunderstanding by the registrar of Claremont Road... which is right next to Sandymount village, and is listed in this district. It would be very strange for there to be no mention of the St.Clare's Park address in something over the years (maps, Thom's directories, voters registers etc.. ) unless it only had this name for a very short period and was quickly renamed.



Shane

[nicknobbyclark]

Shane

I talked to someone at the Dublin City Library and he believed that the name St Clares Park could have changed quickly if it was the name of a dwelling/house etc.

I don't think this could be a mishearing or misunderstanding by the registrar of Claremont Road as I also have a copy of a postcard addressed to a possible family member named Bernard Killeen (not found on the census) at 4 St Clare's Park Sandymount.

The reason for wanting a list of streets within the areas of Donnybrook No1 and No 2 was to narrow things down a little as 4 St Clares Park is recorded as district Donnybrook No 2 on the birth certificate. Would I be right in thinking that this covered all of the Sandymount area or did it spill into Donnybrook No 1? I have read that these areas did later amalgamate into one district.

The other location I'm interested in is 3 O’Brien’s Place, which thanks to this forum I have now found and was district Donnybrook No 1

With your previous help I was able to locate and confirm a marriage certificate at the GRO for my grandparents James H Clark and Mary Killeen at the above address for 1914.

Thanks for your continued help

Nick

[shanew147]

Unfortunately as you can see the Donnybrook sub-districts are quite large... so dont really narrow things down all that much.

what year is the postcard you mentioned dated ?



Shane

[nicknobbyclark]

Unfortunately the postcard was sent to me via email as an image and I can't see any date only the address. I am still waiting for more information from the person who sent it.

Thanks

Nick