Welcome to the Malahide Historical Society's site where you can learn about the Society, about Malahide and it's environs and find pointers for further research.
The Illustrated Historical Guide provides information about places and buildings of historical interest and there are also detailed articles on the Talbots and Malahide Castle, Lambay Island, the Grand Hotel, St. Sylvester's Well, Tom Kettle, 20th Century Malahide Shops, etc and Maritime Malahide including regattas in the 1870's. Additional material will be added from time to time.
We welcome material for possible posting on this site but the final decision on what to publish must rest with the Society.
Suggestions for additional items, site improvements, etc are welcome. We would also appreciate hearing about any difficulties experienced in navigating through the pages or external links.
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This season's Arts Seminar, held in November, again proved very popular. See programme below. We are currently working on the panel of speakers and topics for the 2008 seminar to be held in November. Details will be posted here nearer the date.
16th Annual Arts Seminar, 2007
PROGRAMME
LUCIEN FREUD
by Maeve Butler, Irish Museum of Modern Art
THE FANTASTIC IN IRISH ART
by Dr. Roisin Kennedy, National Gallery of Ireland
SYDNEY NOLAN - Australia’s most famous artist
by Ted Corbett
THE GENIUS OF FRANCIS BACON
by Jessica O’Donnell, Hugh Lane Gallery
ALICE MAHER AND OTHERS
by William Gallagher, Royal Hibernian Academy
Saturday 10th November 2007
9.45 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Parish Centre
(Behind St. Andrew’s School)
Church Road, Malahide
Cotton Mill at Barrack Bridge
Col. Richard Talbot set up a substantial water driven mill in 1783. Does anyone have any information about this enterprise or can they point to possible sources for research? If so we would very much like to hear from you at
Photographic Archive
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Farrell Holton's shop (later Findlaters) stood between present Ulster Bank and XtraVision
We are seeking images of Malahide over the last century to build an archive which can be preserved for the future.
Do you have any old photographs, postcards, paintings or drawings to donate or that we could borrow, carefully copy and promptly return?
20th Century Malahide
We have added a new page in the "About Malahide" section titled as above. Please take time to glance through the information - we believe all Malahide residents will find it fascinating and it also emphasises how much our village has changed. We plan to continue to gather stories, facts, reminiscences, etc. about Malahide in the last century i.e. 1900 -1999.
We are especially looking for help in recording the various shops and businesses that operated in Malahide - can you add anything to the information on the 20th Century Malahide page?
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Society Diary
Winter 2007/Spring 2008
Talks Programme
Wednesday 10 October 2007
The Plunkett Family & the Portmarnock Brickworks from the 18th Century
by
Alan Costello
Saturday10 November 2007
16th Annual Arts Seminar
See programme details opposite
Wednesday14 November 2007
Fingal Facts and Stories
by
Micheál Holmes
Wednesday12 December 2007
Old Malahide through photographs and postcards
by
Roger Greene & Ted Corbett
Wednesday9 January 2008
Alex Tate - Last surveyor of Malahide Turnpike
by
Adrian Stevenson
Wednesday13 February
A Century of Malahide through the pages of “Thoms” Directories
by
Roisin Naughton
Wednesday12 March
Malahide’s Place in the World of Towns and Villages
by
Eric Crampton
Wednesday9 April
Histories of (a) St. Sylvester’s GAA Club,
(b) Malahide Cricket Club
Speakers to be confirmed
Wednesday14 May Note change
Postal History of Dublin & Malahide
John John G. Lennon
All talks take place in the Presbyterian Church Hall on Dublin Road at 8 pm. A €4 admission charge applies. Non members most welcome. Limited parking available.
The Arts Seminar will be in St. Andrew’s Parish Hall.
Speakers wanted.
The Society would particularly like to hear from persons willing to give a talk. Topics of local interest are most popular with members.
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Also visit www.malahide.ie The Community Website of Malahide
and http://malahide.muintir.ie The Malahide Community Forum - current community concerns & information.
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
The Society does not maintain genealogical records and does not have facilities for dealing with family history enquiries.
The Links page offers some pointers that may be of help with such enquiries.
Museum
The Society holds a wide ranging collection of artefacts from the local area including:
- A large collection of stone axe heads, arrowheads, flint scrapers and other implements from the Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age period many of them recovered in the course of an archaeological dig conducted by the Society at Paddy's Hill between Malahide and Portmarnock.
- Old local maps and photographs
- Personal and households objects of by-gone days
- Memorabilia and ephemera
Open 2 pm - 4.30 pm daily ex Fridays until end of September in the Craft Courtyard, Malahide Castle. |
