[opawaman]

Anyone in Rush remember Jimmy Kane or his brother Paddy . They originally lived in Doctors lane not far from the Lambs and practically opposite Willie Christies. . This was back in the fifties and early sixties. There was a sweet shop at the end of Doctors lane on the bend.

[LeoB]

Dont remember them but must enquire. Do you know if they were related to Joe Kane the school principle? Tom Kane who worked in the council cutting grass and in graveyards or Jimmy Kane in Hayestown?

[Cardinal Richelieu]

Originally Posted by opawaman

Anyone in Rush remember Jimmy Kane or his brother Paddy . They originally lived in Doctors lane not far from the Lambs and practically opposite Willie Christies. . This was back in the fifties and early sixties. There was a sweet shop at the end of Doctors lane on the bend.

The Sweet shop was Fitzgeralds, they were the Aunt and Uncle of Eamon who runs the funeral business in Rush today.

Originally Posted by LeoB

Dont remember them but must enquire. Do you know if they were related to Joe Kane the school principle? Tom Kane who worked in the council cutting grass and in graveyards or Jimmy Kane in Hayestown?

Jimmy Kane Hayestown is the Jimmy Kane. The family moved from Doctors Lane to Hayestown.

[Cardinal Richelieu]

Originally Posted by Cardinal Richelieu

I was going to start a new thread but probably best to keep this together with the History of Rush thread since we seem to be getting quite a few international visitors on this thread lately.

I think this might be an interesting to anyone from Rush or with Rush connections. Using the wonders of Google Streetview and screen capture can anyone link any of the below 1911 house returns with the present locations in the town of Rush?

Census Return for the Town of Rush 1911.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.i...ush/Rush_Town/

So just post the name of Head of Household from 1911 and the link to the census return along with an image of the present location obtained from Google Streetview. Who wants to start us off?

Ok guess I have to go first.

Robert Purcell
1911 Census Returns

[Neil_Sedaka]

Does anyone remember the little sweet shop that was overlooking the north beach, near the north beach caravan park?

Was almost directly up from one of the block buildings with the flat roofs (what were they for anyway?)

As kids, we used to run from the cliff end of the beach and buy 1/4lb of sour apple/cola cubes/satin pillows etc.

Shop was run by an elderly lady.

[LeoB]

Originally Posted by Neil_Sedaka

Does anyone remember the little sweet shop that was overlooking the north beach, near the north beach caravan park?

Was almost directly up from one of the block buildings with the flat roofs (what were they for anyway?)

As kids, we used to run from the cliff end of the beach and buy 1/4lb of sour apple/cola cubes/satin pillows etc.

Shop was run by an elderly lady.

I vaguely remember it. It was beside/infront of Charlie McNallys. Forget who owned the shop.

The shelters were changing rooms for swimmers. There were 2 on that beach and the South beach also had 2. They are now used by lifeguards.

What I do remember of that time was going collecting bottles and bringing them to the shop and you would get a commission in old pennies for each bottle. I think it was maybe 5p.

Because of the time now elapsed I remember bringing the bottles to a certain shop and when they were put outside we borrowed them and brought them to another shop and got our commission there also. I suppose it was our equivilant of overtime. Needless to say we had a few trigger bars and a sherbert fizz and maybe minerals if the pickings were good. Sometimes we would keep the bottles at home until weekend.

Does anyone remember Eileen Connolly's shop on Lr. Main St? beside where Garden of Eden herbs is. I remember the packets of crisps came in Tin boxes, Perri crisps

[Cardinal Richelieu]

Originally Posted by Cardinal Richelieu

Ok guess I have to go first.

Robert Purcell
1911 Census Returns

Anyone else care to have a crack before I post another?

[LeoB]

I remember that house as Farrens up to a few years ago.

How is best way to approach this? Do I put up a picture and we try to match it to cencus results?

[Cardinal Richelieu]

Originally Posted by LeoB

I remember that house as Farrens up to a few years ago.

How is best way to approach this? Do I put up a picture and we try to match it to cencus results?

Yeap, use Google Street view if you can, I have found some people object to strange men standing outside their house with a camera. But you may have photos already or be able to find photos online. Best probably to start with posting photos of places you can link to the 1911 Census already then when we have exhausted that we can start filling the blanks in the street.

P.S Try attaching any photos rather than linking them to your posts. Linked photos have a habit of going missing overtime.

[LeoB]

Originally Posted by Cardinal Richelieu

Yeap, use Google Street view if you can, I have found some people object to strange men standing outside their house with a camera. But you may have photos already or be able to find photos online. Best probably to start with posting photos of places you can link to the 1911 Census already then when we have exhausted that we can start filling the blanks in the street.

P.S Try attaching any photos rather than linking them to your posts. Linked photos have a habit of going missing overtime.

You can take a photo of any house from the street and people cant stop you once you are not using it for commercial use, I have been there!!! Oh and you can include people in it also again once its not for commercial use. Will have a look on Thursday or Friday busy few days ahead.

How did you come up with the name Purcell for this house. I didnt know there Street numbers widely used back then or how can we accuratley compare todays numbers with numbers used back then? The house has a number on the 1911 map? Currently 95 is just down the road from me on opposite side 119 is further down

Good idea anyway. beats that fckn Eirgrid stuff

[Cardinal Richelieu]

Originally Posted by LeoB

How did you come up with the name Purcell for this house.

Stumbled upon it, Porters 1912 Guide lists

Purcell, Robt., Geraldine House

and when I was checking the planning for the new supermarket, part of the site was listed as Geraldine House. I believe Robert Purcell in his later days did some work on Radio Éireann.

Originally Posted by LeoB

I didnt know there Street numbers widely used back then or how can we accuratley compare todays numbers with numbers used back then? The house has a number on the 1911 map? Currently 95 is just down the road from me on opposite side 119 is further down

I asked the question about house numbers on the census before in the genealogy forum here, basically its not based on an actual number on the house but the number the Census Enumerator gave the house. So he may have started off at number 17 Main Street Rush but on the Census that's house 1. If that section of the street hasn't changed much over the years it might give you a general idea were the house on the Census form is. The Porters 1912 is a helpfully reference because in those days quite often people lived over or at the back of their business premises.

http://www.dublin1850.com/porter1912/page24.html

[bmd1000]

Hi, I just found this thread and have read some of it - very interesting. Does anybody out there have any information on an old school teacher in Rush called Maggie Carroll. I'm tracing my family tree. I believe she never married, i have seen a couple of photos of her (with communion classes) and i believe she lived in the Main Street, near what used to be Butterlys Shop (now Genoa). A friend of my fathers remembers her wake in Rush, probably in the 1940's/1950's but I can't find her grave in Rush! I don't know if she was born in Rush or when but any info would be appreciated

[The Hill Billy]

Hi bmd1000 - You could also try the Genealogy forum to seek their help.

tHB

[bmd1000]

Originally Posted by The Hill Billy

Hi bmd1000 - You could also try the Genealogy forum to seek their help.

tHB

Thanks THN, will do, just thought it might be worth a try with the Rush connection

[bmd1000]

Originally Posted by bmd1000

Thanks THN, will do, just thought it might be worth a try with the Rush connection

Oops Sorry, typo, Thanks THB