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Raheny Footprints
by Raheny Heritage Society
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 16th July, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-907179-03-7
Price: €12
This book contains short biographies of twenty interesting and distinguished people who lived in Raheny from the late eighteenth century up to recent times.
About Raheny
Raheny is a modern suburb on the northside of Dublin City, close to the sea and a short commuter distance to the city centre. Formerly it was a compact rural village, surrounded by private estates, small farms and labourers’ cottages. It remained largely unchanged until the spread of Dublin City began in the 1950s when new housing estates crept over the green countryside, with schools, churches and shops built to cater for the growing population. However, with its remaining eighteenth and nineteenth century houses, churches and railway station, it still retains its village atmosphere more than many suburbs of Dublin City.
Raheny as depicted in the cover in 1853 was a rural village on the north side of Dublin Bay. Today it is a busy modern suburb of Dublin City, yet fortunately it has preserved many of its original and historical buildings.
Front Cover
Village of Raheny, 1853.
View is taken from Watermill Road, showing the bridge over the Santry River and the rath on which most of the village was built. The double bell turret of the old St. Assam’s Church in the graveyard can be seen on top of the rath.
Painting by Edward McFarland.
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland. Ref. 1986 TX (9)
About the Raheny Heritage Society
Raheny Heritage Society was founded in January 1987 to encourage interest and research into both local and family history. The society meets regularly and holds exhibitions, outings and lectures on historical and genealogical topics. Over the years the society has assembled a large collection of old photographs and documents relating to Raheny as well as many books and magazines of general historical interest. Publications include, Raheny Heritage Trail, the 1901 & 1911 Census of Raheny and the 1901 Census of Clontarf East and West.
This publication has received support from the Heritage Council under the 2009 Publication Grant Scheme.
