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  • Woodville House Archive: an update from Dave Power, SDCC Local Studies

    Woodville House Archive: an update from Dave Power, SDCC Local Studies

    Last year I reported here about Lucan’s Woodville House Archive which had, over the years, ended up in Yorkshire in the custody of a descendant of the Scott family who offered us the archive. I can now report its arrival in Tallaght Library, and can share some random examples of what is contained in the… Read more

  • Two hogsheads of claret and a pair of silk stockings

    Two hogsheads of claret and a pair of silk stockings

    A ledger for Lucan Manor by Agmondisham Vesey (the elder) – by Elaine Hurley, SOL. Searching archives online can throw up intriguing documents in unexpected places, such as this listing I spotted last year in the archive of Columbia University, New York, USA: Account book showing receipts and expenditures of the Vesey family at Lucan,… Read more

  • Gothic Lucan: part 1 – by Jonathan Cully

    Gothic Lucan: part 1 – by Jonathan Cully

    Over the course of the coming days I will highlight many of Lucans Gothic-style architectural features. The posts will highlight local architectural features from some of the distinctly different periods of Gothic Architecture – Original Gothic, Romanticism & early Gothic Revival, and Late Gothic Revival. Lucan has many fine examples from all periods. This first… Read more

  • Photogrammetry by Paul Butler, SOL

    Photogrammetry by Paul Butler, SOL

    What is Photogrammetry? Photogrammetry is the art and science of extracting 3D information from a series of photographs of an object or site, to produce an exact 3D model, or a 3D image. This can also be used to pick up details on objects that might not be seen otherwise. So how do we gather… Read more

  • “NEW” HEADSTONES FOUND IN ST. FINIAN’S

    “NEW” HEADSTONES FOUND IN ST. FINIAN’S

    BY PAUL BUTLER, SOL PHOTOGRAPHER & DRONE OPERATOR If you have paid a visit to St. Finian’s medieval church and graveyard, in Esker, Lucan, recently you will have noticed that South Dublin Co. Council have installed handsome handmade railings around the vault area. This is part of the work that SOL have requested as part… Read more

  • Biodiversity at St. Finian’s medieval church, Esker, Lucan.

    With thanks to South Dublin County Council and especially the Heritage Officer, Rosaleen Dwyer, we are delighted to see the Biodiversity report on St. Finian’s medieval church & graveyard from JBA Consulting. 60 plant species were recorded at the site! The report summary also noted: In addition to the 60 plant species on site, 14… Read more