A History of the County Dublin:: Donnybrook, Booterstown, St. Bartholomew, St. Mark, Taney, St. Peter, and RathfarnhamAlex. Thom & Company (Limited), Abbey-St., 1903 - Dublin (Ireland : County) |
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Adam Loftus afterwards amongst appointed Austin Cooper Baggotrath Balally Ball and Hamilton's Baron Battle of Rathmines became Bishop Blacker's Sketches Blackrock Booterstown Carte Papers County Dublin Crown curate daughter death demesne Depositions of 1641 Dictionary of National died Dodder Donnybrook Dublin Chronicle Dublin Journal Dundrum Earl Edward eighteenth century eldest English erected Exchequer father Fitz held Henry History horses Ireland James Justice Kimmage King lands later Leases in Registry Lodge's Peerage Lord Chancellor Lord Fitzwilliam married mentioned mill Milltown Mount Merrion National Biography occupied owner Parish of Taney Parliament Patrick's Cathedral portion possession preserved Pue's Occurrences Rath Rathfarnham Castle Rathgar Rathmines Rebellion Registry of Deeds residence Richard Fitzwilliam Rideleford Ringsend river Dodder Robert Roebuck Rolls Royal Irish Academy Simmonscourt Sir Adam Loftus Sir John Stillorgan subsequently succeeded Sweetman's Calendar tenants Terenure Thomas Fitzwilliam Thorncastle Townlands village Viscount Fitzwilliam Walter Wicklow wife William Fitzwilliam
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Page 133 - O'Callaghan's, who lent him his house, upon being called away to another part of the kingdom, dined with him that day. Soon after dinner the conversation happened to turn on the weather, and one of them observed that the wind was easterly. The doctor upon this said, " Let it blow east, west, north, or south, the immortal soul will take its flight to the destined point.
Page 70 - Dobson is a great Dissenter, but his pretence to Religion does not make him a jot precise. He values no man for his starched looks or supercilious gravity, or for being a Churchman, Presbyterian, Independent, &c. provided he is sound in the main points, wherein all good men are agreed.
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Page 4 - Rajmahal hills, which I myself have seen in a state of nature, has assumed an appearance of universal fertility. The remote advantages will be more considerable, should the continuance of the same plan of civilization increase the intercourse which has so lately been established between the inhabitants of the hills, and those of the low lands. At all events, the Company have acquired a large accession of new subjects, who are not only peaceable in themselves, but have been successfully employed in...
Page 130 - Chetwynd, it was sold for £62,000 to the Right Hon. William Conolly, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons (1).
Page 23 - On condition that the castle was completed within four years, and that it was placed under the supervision of the Treasurer of Ireland, the prayer of his petition was granted. The building did not progress rapidly, and in 1449, when Philip Fitzwilliam was given a remission of all arrears of rent and permission to hold rentfree for life, it had only been begun. It was, however, subsequently completed, and vaults belonging to it are said to be incorporated in the house which stands upon its site, as...
Page 35 - ... storm the ships run great hazards to be carried away from their anchors, and driven into the sea; which more than once hath come to pass, and, particularly in the beginning of November, An. 1637, when in one night, ten or twelve barks had that misfortune befaln them, of the most part whereof never no news hath been heard since.
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Page 154 - In the adjoining cemetery are deposited the mortal remains of BARRY, VISCOUNT AVON-MORE, late Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, who departed this life on the 19th day of August, in the year of our Lord 1805, aged ( ) years.