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BESIDE MOUNT JEROME CEMETERY

I lived on this road for a few years after returning from California in 1981. I was in the process of buying the house that I was renting but at the last minute the owner changed her mind. A year later she sold it for less than I had agreed to pay and I was more than a little bit disappointed when I discovered that it had been sold.

Some of my friends were a bit surprised that I was willing to live beside a large cemetery.

Mount Jerome Cemetery & Crematorium is situated in Harold’s Cross on the south side of Dublin, Ireland. Since its foundation in 1836, it has witnessed over 300,000 burials. Originally an exclusively Protestant cemetery, Roman Catholics have also been buried there since the 1920s.

NOVEMBER 2022

I know nothing about this restaurant other than the fact it is located on Lower Kimmage Road and as I did not know what red rice was I had to check online.

Red Rice is a classic Lowcountry side dish that’s made by cooking long grain white rice in the oven with bacon, onion, garlic and tomato paste. The end result is tender, fluffy rice with rich tomato flavor, a touch of sweetness and a hint of smokiness.

Kimmage is to the south of Dublin city centre, outside the ring of canals, but before the M50 ring motorway or the Dublin mountains. It is surrounded by Crumlin, Greenhills, Harold’s Cross, Rathfarnham, Templeogue and Terenure. Kimmage is divided between postal districts Dublin 12 and Dublin 6W.

The KCR, or Kimmage Cross Roads, is a landmark in Kimmage. The crossroads denote the southern boundary with Terenure, intersecting Terenure Road West, Kimmage Road West, Fortfield Road and the Lower Kimmage Road. The KCR is also the location of a petrol station and a convenience shop built in the 1960s. The KCR Pub is located close to the KCR. The Stone Boat, named for the feature which separated the Poddle from the City Watercourse, is also a local bar and lounge. The Four Provinces (formerly the Black Horse Inn) on Ravensdale Park was opened in 2019 by the local microbrewery Four Provinces Brew Company. The main shopping area is Kimmage village on the Lower Kimmage Road. The SuperValu shopping centre on Sundrive Road has 12 shops.

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RED RICE CHINESE RESTAURANT LOWER KIMMAGE ROAD DUBLIN