Tag: #Lucan
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Lucan Lodge by Barry Mahady
Out of general interest I decided this morning that I would do some light research into Lucan Lodge, a Georgian House that is currently a nursing home in the centre of the Ardeevin Housing Estate, at the back of the Ball Alley Pub. This was largely prompted by Helen Farrell’s…
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Gothic Lucan: part 2 by Jonathan Cully
Early Gothic Revival and Romanticism. From the late 1740’s, the predominance of Neo Classical design during the Age of Enlightenment and increasing industrialisation led to the emergence of Early Gothic Revival and later Romanticism in England; this would very quickly have spread to Ireland, as families like the Vesey’s of…
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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…
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A will from 1474: St. Finian’s, Esker, Lucan by Helen Farrell, SOL.
There are probably hundreds of people buried at St. Finian’s Esker church site & graveyard, Esker, Co. Dublin under the ground as it has likely been in use as a graveyard for a millennia or more. Two such people buried at St. Finian’s are the (very wealthy) couple, Reginald Weston…
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Christmas in Lucan in past times – by Elaine Hurley, SOL Committee.
If you have free time over the Christmas break, you might enjoy reading about some of the seasonal festivities from years gone by in Lucan. The Dúchas Schools’ Collection contains social history and folklore documented in the 1930s. Lucan (B.) | The Schools’ Collection | dúchas.ie (duchas.ie) This link includes festive examples,…