Stoneybatter

STONEYBATTER AREA PRUSSIA STREET – MANOR STREET – BLACKHALL PLACE

December 19, 2023 by infomatique

PHOTOGRAPHED DECEMBER 2023

The light was fading rapidly as I walked along Manor Street and it was almost dark by the time I got to Blackhall Place.

At its peak in the 1950s the Dublin Cattle Market, located on Prussia Street in Stoneybatter (nicknamed ‘Cowtown’), was the largest weekly livestock sale in Europe.

Apart from the striking artisan dwellings, the area is also known for its prominent Viking street names. For example, there is Viking Road, Olaf Road, Thor Place, Sitric Road, Norseman Place, Ard Ri Road, Malachi Road, Ostman Place, Ivar Street, Sigurd Road and Harold Road. At the time of the Norman invasion, the Vikings, Ostmen or Austmenn (men of the East) as they called themselves, were exiled to the north of the Liffey where they founded the hamlet of Ostmenstown, later to become Oxmantown.

The northern end of Stoneybatter derives its name of Manor Street, bestowed in 1780, from the Manor of Grangegorman in which it was located. During the reign of Charles II (1660-1680), the Manor was held by Sir Thomas Stanley, a knight of Henry Cromwell and a staunch supporter of the Restoration. The short thoroughfare in Stoneybatter called Stanley Street is named after him.

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RAMEN CO RESTAURANT

October 5, 2023 by infomatique

PEEBLES’ BUILDINGS MANOR STREET DUBLIN

THE KOREAN TABLE IS NEARBY

What caught my attention was the “D – Peebles’ Buildings” plaque on the was above the restaurant.

Peebles’ Buildings is a complex of two tenement buildings located in Stoneybatter. They were built in the late 19th century by the Dublin Artisan Dwellings Company, a private body that was established to provide affordable housing for working-class people. The buildings are named after Sir Arthur Peebles, who was a philanthropist and a member of the board of the Dublin Artisan Dwellings Company.

Peebles’ Buildings are two of the best-preserved examples of tenement housing in Dublin. They are four stories high and each building contains 32 apartments. The apartments are small and basic, but they were well-designed for the time and they provided a much-needed improvement in living conditions for many working-class families.

Peebles’ Buildings were originally occupied by a mix of Irish and English families. The residents were mainly working-class people, such as labourers, factory workers, and shopkeepers. The buildings were also home to a number of small businesses, such as grocery shops and pubs.

Peebles’ Buildings remained in use as tenement housing until the 1970s. In the 1980s, the buildings were refurbished and converted into social housing.

AN INTERESTING PROPERTY FOR SALE IN STONEYBATTER

March 16, 2023 by infomatique

54 ARBOUR HILL

When I was young one would would not haven chosen to live in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin but by the 1970s it started to become a very desirable location and over time houses there became expensive so I was a bit surprised to see this large building on the market for Euro 795,000. However, after seeing photographs of the interior I understand the price.

The auctioneer describes the property as follows: “No.54 represents an exciting development opportunity in the heart of popular Stoneybatter but comes to the market in need of significant renovation. The property has been stripped back at each level and as such presents as a blank canvas offering the new purchaser a multitude of potential options.”

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ARBOUR HILL AREA OF DUBLIN

March 15, 2023 by infomatique

10 MARCH 2023

Arbour Hill is an area of Dublin within the inner city on the Northside of the River Liffey, in the Dublin 7 postal district. Arbour Hill, the road of the same name, runs west from Blackhall Place in Stoneybatter, and separates Collins Barracks, now hosting part of the National Museum of Ireland, to the south from Arbour Hill Prison to the north, whose graveyard includes the burial plot of the signatories of the Easter Proclamation that began the 1916 Rising. St Bricin’s Military Hospital, formerly the King George V Hospital, is also located in Arbour Hill.

WHY ARE THE DOORS SO TALL AND NARROW

March 14, 2023 by infomatique

ARBOUR HILL DUBLIN

Arbour Hill is derived from the Irish Cnoc an Arbhair which means “corn hill”. The area was owned by Christ Church Cathedral during the medieval period and was used to store corn. The area first appears on a map in 1603 as “Earber-hill”.

As part of his commissioned symphonic work “Irishmen and Irishwomen”, the composer Vincent Kennedy included a movement titled “Arbour Hill”. This movement is a tribute to the Easter Rising participants buried at Arbour Hill.