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  • Annals of the Four Masters and land beside St. Finian’s, Esker, Lucan in 999/1,000 AD

    BREAKING STORY: In the famous “Annals of the Four Masters” an epic battle in 999/1,000 AD is described, the Battle of Glenn Máma which was “[…]the decisive and only engagement of the brief Leinster revolt of 999–1000 against the King of Munster, Brian Boru. In it, the combined forces of the Kingdoms of Munster and Meath, under King Brian Boru and the High… Read more

  • Tweety-tour of St. Finian’s, Esker for Heritage Week, 2020

    1/20 #TweetyTourSOL_StF Ever notice this gate in Esker, Lucan? A 2019 repro made by @sdublincoco copy of original c. 18th C gate. Ruin of St. Finian's medieval church behind: site of strategic importance – Royal Manor of Esker, Lucan. @LocalStudies @AaMIreland #HeritageWeek2020 pic.twitter.com/PZODKcolCs — Society for Old Lucan (SOL) (@Soc4OldLucan) August 23, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Read more

  • 3D VISUALISATIONS OF MEDIEVAL CHURCH OF ST. FINIAN, ESKER, LUCAN BY JONATHAN CULLY, SOL.

    Take a look at some of the incredible 3D visualisations of St. Finian’s as it may have looked in medieval times, as created by SOL member, Jonathan Cully in 2020. Jonathan faithfully recreated the interior and exterior using existing examples from medieval churches around Ireland and the UK. He has created his own presentation (13… Read more

  • Catherine Kelly: my genealogy story

    Catherine Kelly: genealogy story download “While research of my mother’s family tree hit a roadblock due to Government regulations on the release of State records, I decided to try my hand at my father’s side, accompanied by some help from my niece, who is as passionate about genealogy as myself and also lives with her father… Read more

  • The Merriman Family in Lucan: research by Caroline Lawless

    A fallen white marble block in St. Finian’s Churchyard marks the resting place of Thomas Merriman, my 3rd great-uncle. Born in Lucan to Michael and Anne Merriman during the Great Famine in 1845, Thomas was the fourth of eight children all born in Lucan between 1838 and 1856.  Sadly, not all baptism records survive for… Read more

  • The placename of Lucan: it’s not “The Place of the Elms”

    The placename of Lucan: it’s not “The Place of the Elms”

    Helen Farrell Years ago, I looked up “elm” in my Foclóir and read that it was “leamhán” in Irish. The marsh-mallow plant that grows wild, down by the Liffey, was “leamhacán” in Irish, and far closer to our spelling of the area. This stayed in the back of my mind as an unanswered question for… Read more