Category: Echo Rewind

Oral Folk History of Tallaght: The Memoirs of Andy Mulvaney

Oral Folk History of Tallaght: The Memoirs of Andy Mulvaney

Echo Rewind

The following memoir featured in ‘Since Adam was a Boy: An Oral Folk History of Tallaght’ published in 1999 by local historian ...

Oral Folk History of Tallaght: Since Adam was a boy

Oral Folk History of Tallaght: Since Adam was a boy

Echo Rewind

The following memoir featured in ‘Since Adam was a Boy: An Oral Folk History of Tallaght’ published in 1999 by local historian ...

Local history with Monica McGill: An Chluain sculpture redolent of past and ‘fish-rich’ Camac

Local history with Monica McGill: An Chluain sculpture redolent of past and ‘fish-rich’ Camac

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Clondalkin locals know that the highest area in the district includes the place where Monastery Road meets Woodford Hill. Here, a grassy ...

Oral Folk History of Tallaght: The Memoirs of Christy Keeley

Oral Folk History of Tallaght: The Memoirs of Christy Keeley

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The following memoir featured in 'Since Adam was a Boy: An Oral Folk History of Tallaght' published in 1999 by local historian ...

Local history with Monica McGill: Heritage Council has a wide and complex list of duties

Local history with Monica McGill: Heritage Council has a wide and complex list of duties

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This year’s recent Annual Joe Williams Lecture concerned the Heritage Council (HC). The talk was presented by the HC’s spokesperson, Dr Eoin ...

Local history with Monica McGill: River Camac can’t cope with what may be ahead

Local history with Monica McGill: River Camac can’t cope with what may be ahead

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CLIMATE change is causing more frequent and larger floods, affecting Ireland’s rivers, low-lying areas and coastal regions. In recent years particularly, higher ...

History with Monica McGill: Councillors’ powers are limited and still remain so

History with Monica McGill: Councillors’ powers are limited and still remain so

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AMONGST other matters requiring our votes, there’s a Local Election to our County Council (SDCC) on June 7. Voters are the backbone ...

History with Monica McGill: Tully’s Castle built to protect against unwelcome incursions

History with Monica McGill: Tully’s Castle built to protect against unwelcome incursions

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LEAVE Clondalkin’s Main Street behind and walk up Monastery Road.  Opposite Castle Park roadway there’s a square tower - Tully’s Castle.  It’s ...

History with Monica McGill: Residents caring about our built heritage are dismayed

History with Monica McGill: Residents caring about our built heritage are dismayed

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“WHAT we have here is failure to communicate.” - a famous line from the 1967 American film “Cool Hand Luke”. Actor Martin ...

Local history with Monica McGill: How people spend all their money has certainly changed

Local history with Monica McGill: How people spend all their money has certainly changed

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In the space of a lifetime, Ireland’s currency has gone from pounds to punts to euros. In the era of our pounds ...