Drumcondra

HOLY CROSS AVENUE NO LONGER PROVIDES ACCESS TO HOLY CROSS COLLEGE

September 22, 2023 by infomatique

FRIDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2023

The last time I visited the area I was able to access Holy Cross College site and parklands but today all entrances [except those to the Crosscare Hub and the Teen Counselling Service) were locked.

The college closed on 30 November 2016 when it was fully incorporated into the DCU Institute of Education, within which is The Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education (MDCCE) continuing its mission.

LINDSAY ROAD NATIONAL SCHOOL

June 25, 2023 by infomatique

GLASNEVIN JUNE 2023

There is a railway foot bridge that connects the school with Claude Road which I did not explore today.

Lindsay Road National School is a primary school in Glasnevin and it opened in 1910. It is co-educational, and as of 2016 had 6 teachers, including 4 mainstream classes. The Schools Patrons are representatives of the Presbyterian Church. The school has merged with a number of Protestant faith schools over the years, such as the Methodist School on Clonliffe Road.

The school is a feeder school for Mount Temple Comprehensive School. In case you are unaware Mount Temple was the school where the rock band U2 was formed. In September 1976, 14-year-old drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. posted a notice on the school’s noticeboard, looking for fellow musicians. All four members of U2 are former pupils of the school.

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LOWER DRUMCONDRA ROAD

June 20, 2023 by infomatique

NOT A BAD AREA TO LIVE IN

Many years ago I lived on Carlingford Road off Lower Drumcondra Road and it was a great experience. The area is well services and while the city centre may be nearby there is no real necessity to leave the Drumcondra area. The only downside, as far as I was concerned, was that the area was over-loaded with fanf whenever there was a match or event in Croke Park … my front porch was frequently used as a toilet.

Drumcondra House was purchased by Rev. John Hand and in 1842 All Hallows College was established.[19] Daniel O’Connell played a part in the purchase of Drumcondra House for All Hallows, from Dublin Corporation. Designed by the architect Sir Edward Lovett Pearce and was built in 1726 for Sir Marmaduke Coghill, from the nearby Belvedere House. The Coghills rented out the house for a time. All Hallows was sold to Dublin City University by the Vincentian Order in 2016.

One of the main sights of Dublin is Croke Park, where Ireland’s national games of Gaelic football and hurling may be seen. It has a capacity of 82,300 people, it is one of the largest sports stadiums in Europe. ‘Croker’ (as it is colloquially known) is the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association and also houses the official GAA Museum (on St Josephs Avenue, which is off Clonliffe Road). The stadium hosts the finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The stadium is a 20-minute walk from Dublin city centre or a 5-minute bus ride.

Fagan’s Public House, Drumcondra Road Lower, where Bertie Ahern took U.S. President Bill Clinton in September 1998. Kennedys Pub on Lower Drumcondra Road is one of the oldest pubs in Drumcondra, predating Fagans by a number of years. Formerly called McPhillips, it has been named Kennedys since 1961.

Tolka Park, the home of League of Ireland side Shelbourne since 1989, is situated on Richmond Road. The site has been used as a soccer pitch since the 1920s, initially by Drumcondra Football Club (Drums) and from 1972 by Home Farm Football Club.

The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) at Whitworth Road was previously Drumcondra Hospital and is located adjoining the cemetery of St. George’s, whose former parish church is located at Temple Street.

DID IRELAND’S FIRST TELEPHONE OPERATOR LIVE HERE

June 18, 2023 by infomatique

HOLLYBANK ROAD IN DRUMCONDRA

Every street and building in Dublin has an associated story, sometimes many, if you look hard enough. Of course the stories may not be true or are only slightly true.

Even though I lived, for about five years, on Carlingford Road which runs parallel to Hollybank Road I found it difficult to say anything about the street until I remembered that my grand-aunt once told me that the first telephone operator in Ireland had lived on Hollybank road. I decided to check it out, as she never made mistakes.

Ireland’s first telephone exchange opened on Dame Street in 1880 and 22-year-old Kate Isabel Hampton from 19 Hollybank Road found employment at the Dame Street exchange in the early days but I could not establish if she was the first operator or even the first female operator … but why let such details ruin a good story.

THE TREE LINED SECTION OF LOWER DRUMCONDRA ROAD

April 16, 2023 by infomatique

I USED AN OLD CANON 5D MkIII

Not long ago my local dealer phoned to advise that he had been contacted by a person who had, a never used, Canon 5D MkIII which he wanted to trade in against some portable hard-drives. He thought that I might be interested and was willing to allow me borrow it for a few days … he was aware that I had some Canon lenses that were underused. As soon as I got the camera I decided to purchase provide that I could get a geotagging unit for it. The dealer obtained the required unit within a day.

Today I took the opportunity to try use a Voigtlander manual 40mm pancake lens with the Canon 5D so I walked from Bolton Street to Clontarf via Drumcondra and Fairview and a few places that I have never been to before.

Drumcondra is a residential area and inner suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is administered by Dublin City Council. The River Tolka and the Royal Canal flow through the area.