Dartry
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Dartry is a suburb of Dublin. Among the locations in Dartry are Dartry Road, Temple Road, Orwell Park, and Palmerston Park
.
and Temple Road is located Trinity Hall
, the most prominent student residence for students of the University of Dublin
(see http://www.murrayolaoire.com/education/projects/dartry/index.html). The side gate opening on Dartry Road is the main pedestrian entrance to the Trinity Hall grounds.
Also on the Trinity College grounds at Dartry is the new (since 1967) home of the centuries-old Trinity College Botanic Garden.
Part of Dartry Road is the boundary between the Dublin South East
and Dublin South
constituencies
. This is also the city / county boundary and is physically marked by the River Dodder
. The Dropping Well pub at the riverside is built on the site of a mortuary established to deal with dead bodies carried down the river to the pool underneath the nearby waterfall. It was later a well known destination for "bona fide" travellers who had to have gone more than 3 miles to be served a drink during the holy hour when Dublin pubs used to shut between 2.30 and 3.30 in the afternoon.
Dartry Road is known as the scene of the still-controversial killing of IRA member Timothy Coughlin
by police informer Sean Harling on the evening of January 28, 1928. It happened opposite 'Woodpark Lodge', where Harling lived at the time.
Its original owner was Obadiah Williams
, a wealthy merchant of Huguenot
origin. Among later owners was William Martin Murphy
, who owned The Irish Independent, was involved with the Dublin United Tramways Company (DUTC) and was a central figure in the dispute known as the "Dublin Lockout" of 1913 where the union side was led by Jim Larkin. The DUTC constructed the tram line from the centre of Dublin to Dartry and Dartry House was built at the original place where the line ended. The terminus of the line and the associated sheds now house an engineering firm.
In 2005, the Mill Hill Missionaries
sold the house and the adjoining 3.9 acres (15,782.8 m²) at Orwell Park for about thirty million pounds.
Palmerston Park, Dublin
Palmerston Park is a park in Dartry, an affluent suburban area of Dublin, Ireland....
.
Dartry Road
In the part of Dartry Road between Palmerston ParkPalmerston Park, Dublin
Palmerston Park is a park in Dartry, an affluent suburban area of Dublin, Ireland....
and Temple Road is located Trinity Hall
Trinity Hall, Dublin
Trinity Hall is the main extramural hall of residence for students of the University of Dublin, Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. It is located on Dartry Road in Dartry near Rathmines, about three miles south of the College.-History:...
, the most prominent student residence for students of the University of Dublin
University of Dublin
The University of Dublin , corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin , located in Dublin, Ireland, was effectively founded when in 1592 Queen Elizabeth I issued a charter for Trinity College, Dublin, as "the mother of a university" – this date making it...
(see http://www.murrayolaoire.com/education/projects/dartry/index.html). The side gate opening on Dartry Road is the main pedestrian entrance to the Trinity Hall grounds.
Also on the Trinity College grounds at Dartry is the new (since 1967) home of the centuries-old Trinity College Botanic Garden.
Part of Dartry Road is the boundary between the Dublin South East
Dublin South East (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Dublin South–East is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies...
and Dublin South
Dublin South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Dublin South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 5 deputies...
constituencies
Parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland
The lower house of the Oireachtas , Dáil Éireann, contains 166 Teachtaí Dála , representing 43 parliamentary constituencies throughout the Republic of Ireland. Depending on its size, each constituency must have at least 3 members and a maximum of five members. The most recent ratio indicates that...
. This is also the city / county boundary and is physically marked by the River Dodder
River Dodder
The River Dodder is one of the three main rivers of the Dublin region in Ireland, the others being the Liffey, of which the Dodder is the largest tributary, and the Tolka.-Course and system:...
. The Dropping Well pub at the riverside is built on the site of a mortuary established to deal with dead bodies carried down the river to the pool underneath the nearby waterfall. It was later a well known destination for "bona fide" travellers who had to have gone more than 3 miles to be served a drink during the holy hour when Dublin pubs used to shut between 2.30 and 3.30 in the afternoon.
Dartry Road is known as the scene of the still-controversial killing of IRA member Timothy Coughlin
Timothy Coughlin
Timothy Coughlin was a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army, mainly known for his part in assassinating Kevin O'Higgins in 1927 and for the controversy surrounding the circumstances of his death in 1928....
by police informer Sean Harling on the evening of January 28, 1928. It happened opposite 'Woodpark Lodge', where Harling lived at the time.
Dartry House
Dartry House is an imposing two-storey mansion built about 1840 with several additions made later such as a turret which was incorporated in the building about 1900.Its original owner was Obadiah Williams
Obadiah Williams
Obadiah Williams was a 19th Century wealthy Irish merchant of Huguenot origin. About 1840 he built and resided in the Dartry House, an imposing two-storey mansion in the Dublin suburban area of the same name. In 1891, he was a co-founder of the The Penygraig Industrial Co-Operative...
, a wealthy merchant of Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
origin. Among later owners was William Martin Murphy
William Martin Murphy
William Martin Murphy was an Irish nationalist journalist, businessman and politician. A Member of Parliament representing Dublin from 1885 to 1892, he was dubbed 'William Murder Murphy' among Dublin workers and the press due to the Dublin Lockout of 1913...
, who owned The Irish Independent, was involved with the Dublin United Tramways Company (DUTC) and was a central figure in the dispute known as the "Dublin Lockout" of 1913 where the union side was led by Jim Larkin. The DUTC constructed the tram line from the centre of Dublin to Dartry and Dartry House was built at the original place where the line ended. The terminus of the line and the associated sheds now house an engineering firm.
In 2005, the Mill Hill Missionaries
Mill Hill Missionaries
Mill Hill Missionaries is a society of Catholic missionaries founded in 1866.-External links:* * * http://www.vocationsireland.com/missionpriests/millhill.html...
sold the house and the adjoining 3.9 acres (15,782.8 m²) at Orwell Park for about thirty million pounds.