Old Pictures or Videos of South Dublin

2can

Hi, I'm always on the look out for old pictures of south county dublin. I know there is a tread for dublin centre but I thought one for South Dublin would be better. I am looking for old pictures, aerial photos or videos of South Dublin, paricularly the Donnybrook, Dundrum, Blackrock, Clonskeagh area. Thanks.:D

2can

heres a good websirte where i uploaded a few
http://www.histografica.com/search.aspx#lat=53.3211&lng=-6.2009&z=11&from=1870&to=2000&page=1

lostexpectation

http://www.southdublinimages.ie/ loads of em

2can

check some of my pictures

http://www.histografica.com/member.aspx?m=61

crushproof

Stillorgan 1964 (Cheers 2can!)


Stillorgan 2009


You can Bolands at the right hand corner there, the big shed is currently Leisureplex.
Proof that we really are in love with our cars! Suprised that Leisureplex shed has manged to stay up all these years, must be a wreck that this stage!

I vote for this thread to become a sticky!

1968

What are we looking at? Would Baumans be on the right and the Stillorgan College of Further Education on the left today?





from: http://www.histografica.com/view.aspx?p=3lwod70

2can

I posted this picture on histographica actually.

What you are looking at is Stillorgan hill. What is now the Stillorgan Orchard Pub is on the right where you can see the gable with 'J & J Cullen' marked on it. I have heard that this pub was commonly know as 'The Widow Cullens'. To the right is what is now Burn nightclub and what was Blake's restaurant. Further down the hill on the right is now Esmond Motors. All the cottages to the right before 'Cullens' are still there today, everything else is gone.

Tabnabs

2can wrote: »

To the right is what is now Burn nightclub and what was Blake's restaurant. Further down the hill on the right is now Esmond Motors.

Eh, these are on the left, no?

2can

sorry, esmond motors is on the left of the picture

2can

I often wondered why the student residences at UCD were called Belgrove. There was no house on that site. I recently figured out that the stream that runs past the residences is flowing through the Belgrove Valley. The was a house (demolished) further down the stream, located at old stillorgan road (approx where the entrance to UCD is, on the N11) called Belgrove.

The stream flows under the back of the library and into the UCD lake. From there I assume it runs on under the Woodview housing development and into the booterstown marsh.

Here's a pic of the Belgrove valley, from the 1950's I reckon

marcsignal

This Pathe News clip from January 1941, shows the houses in Rathdown Park in Terenure, that were hit by German bombs.
It was the first time bombs fell on Dublin during WW2.

info Here

Wat Tyler

2can wrote: »

The stream flows under the back of the library and into the UCD lake. From there I assume it runs on under the Woodview housing development and into the booterstown marsh.

I believe that's the roebuck stream your referring to?It flows down through elm park golf course on nutley lane before entering the sea behind the petrol station at the merrion gates.It did originally feed into the marsh but at some stage that part of it was cut off.(Apologies for going off topic)

reprazant

Driving from Dun Laoghaire to the city centre in around 1982

2can

That's interesting to see road before blackrock bypass. Pity it's so fast. Anything else?

Phenomenally Phrank

crushproof wrote: »

Stillorgan 1964 (Cheers 2can!)


That is just insane! other than the shops towards the centre left I wouldn't recognise that picture as Stillorgan at all!:eek::eek:

2can

You can see the old cottages in this article

marcsignal

Terenure Rd East, 1950s, taken from outside the Church, looking towards crossroads.
The building on the right of the picture, was the tramway ticket offices, and is now Falks Lighting Shop, recently closed down.


Terenure 1970. Floods is now Bradys Pub Terenure. The picture was taken from what is now Eddie Rockets Car Park.
Apartments and shops now stand where The Circle shop used to be.
The box on the wall at the left hand side of the Circle shop was actually a chewing gum vending machine. 1 piece of gum for 1/2p.
I was 3 when this photo was taken.


Bank of Ireland Terenure under construction in 1931. Taken from the middle of the crossroads.

2can

Mount Merrion/ Stillorgan/ UCD - 1949

marcsignal

Excellent picture 2can

I uploaded it again here marking some features posters might recognise

Pink Line = Roebuck Road
Red Dot = Fosters Avenue
Yellow Dot = Stillorgan Road
Blue Dot = St Helens (Radisson Hotel)
Light Green Dot = Mount Merrion Avenue
Blue Box = Trees Road district under construction.
Orange Dot = Mt Anville School

marcsignal

Vaughans Terenure Cross Roads 1910 / 2011


Terenure Cross Roads 1910 / 2011


Terenure Cross Roads 1910 / 2011


Terenure Cross Roads 1910 / 2011


Templeogue Road Looking towards Terenure 1940 / 2011


Orwell Road Rathgar 1910 / 2011

marcsignal

Did a few of Dublin City

Rathmines 2011


Rathmines 1910 / 2011


Rathmines with Slatterys Pub and Town Hall 2011


Rathmines with Slatterys Pub and Town Hall 1910 / 2011


O Connell St 2011


O Connell St with Military Parade 1950s / 2011


Heuston Station 2011


Heuston Station 1910 / 2011


Dolphin House Essex St (Off Parliment St) 2011


Dolphin House Essex St (Off Parliment St) 1930s / 2011


Four Courts 2011


Four Courts 1930's / 2011

marcsignal

During World War 2, on the morning of Jan 2nd 1941 German Bombs fell on Terenure.
The bombing was believed to be accidental. These were the first bombs to fall on Dublin City during WW2.
6 Months later, the North Strand was badly hit by German Bombs on May 31st 1941.

Bomb Damage to houses at Rathdown Park Terenure.
The top of a 'Beehive' type Air Raid shelter is visible over the garden wall slightly to the right of centre.


Bomb Damage to houses at Rathdown Park Terenure.


Police and other Officials survey damage to one of the Rathdown Park Houses.

Luckycharm

Some great pictures there - looks like Terenure has not changed that radically in 100 years

marcsignal

Thanks Luckycharm It's hard to get the precise spot for the modern shots with Street View. Ideally I should actually take the modern ones myself from the same spot, so that all the angles, perspective and distance works out, but I've been lucky with some of them.

Thinkingaboutit

http://source.southdublinlibraries.ie/

Lots here, SDCC area only, but lots to see.

super_furry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDv1ubaFA0E

donaghs

crushproof wrote: »

Stillorgan 1964 (Cheers 2can!)


Stillorgan 2009


You can Bolands at the right hand corner there, the big shed is currently Leisureplex.
Proof that we really are in love with our cars! Suprised that Leisureplex shed has manged to stay up all these years, must be a wreck that this stage!

I vote for this thread to become a sticky!

Great photo! Anyone ever come across photos of the Stillorgan dual carriageway being built, or photos of the old road?

silverharp

a reasonably well known one, Sandymount village

TeddyTedson

Imagine we had of kept all our tram lines and railway lines. We'd have one of the best public transport systems in the world.
Those old trams look amazing. Where are they now? Destroyed?

bullpost

This private collection on flickr has some great old photos of Ireland going back over 50 years.

Some south Dublin included:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/88051129@N00/

marcsignal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWUferyKCww

RandolphEsq

Play The Sopranos song until 13 seconds, then press play on the driving video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEajFB4gEic

marcsignal wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWUferyKCww

The Sparrow

RandolphEsq wrote: »

Play The Sopranos song until 13 seconds, then press play on the driving video.

That actually works surprisingly well.

I saw a similar video of London a while ago that was taken in the 50s if I remember correctly. In both videos the thing that stood out most was the lack of road marking and flashing lights/ signs that we have every where now. And somehow the traffic still seemed to flow better.

Ron DMC

That's fantastic. Perfect song for it.

homer911

This 1982 video features Dun Laoghaire / Blackrock

http://vimeo.com/27435412

Morlar

super_furry wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDv1ubaFA0E

Wow, that one really brought back memories.

I used to get all those buses (having walked from Cushlawn down that bloody road) whenever the bus drivers decided to stop going up via Cushlawn/Donomore/Knockmore.

I think that clip was filmed from here:

Morlar

Here are a couple more, Monkstown Village circa 1901, 1905 & a few years ago (not my pics)

Morlar

(Not my pics) Dun Laoghaire, Georges St


East Pier, I have apostcard of this one at home with a union jack flying high :

Ron DMC

Morlar wrote: »

East Pier, I have apostcard of this one at home with a union jack flying high :

I'd love if you could scan that if you get a chance.

Morlar

Ron DMC wrote: »

I'd love if you could scan that if you get a chance.

Yep, will try and dig it out some evening this week.

Tripp

marcsignal

The Big Snow of January 1982 - Walkinstown / Crumlin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlAwlt5kHcc

Phenomenally Phrank

Tripp wrote: »

****ing hell, all the old opels, fiestas + lorries!Not to mention flat tops+levi 501s!!:D

RandolphEsq

Looking at all these photos, I really wish we still had those trams!

marcsignal

The Cherry Tree Pub building is visible @ 1:43 in both, the snow, and the football vides above.
They were both filmed by a guy I know.

Tabnabs

In 1980, Brewery Road was still rural, with trees and fields seperating it from Sandyford Industrial Estate, which was much smaller than it is now.

Just behind the bus you can see the junction with Leopardstown Road - just a simple T junction. The space behind the bus is now taken up by the large roundabout, and Brewery Road is wider, with verges, wider footpaths, and far from rural looking.

D396 was more often to be found on the 48A, but is seen here on the 86, which was then an all-day service, running half-hourly Mon-Fri and roughly hourly on Saturdays.

taken from this excellent collection

Morlar

Here are the Dun Laoghaire one as promised. It took a while to find them and they are not exactly as I remembered. The union jack is hard to make out but is flying over the yacht club in this one :



Other East Pier one in a postcard taken before Irish Independence.

Tabnabs

Morlar wrote: »

Here are the Dun Laoghaire one as promised. It took a while to find them and they are not exactly as I remembered. The union jack is hard to make out but is flying over the yacht club in this one :

That's not one of the Clubs, it's the Pavilion.

Morlar

Yep, noticed that after I posted it. Those new ones make it look even more like brighton or one of those south england coastal towns.

I have another one at home somewhere, it's a photograph gallery of Ireland modern reprint of a famous east pier postcard - I'll see if I can find that one too.

Tabnabs

Actually, I wonder what the Clubs did fly ([pedant]wear[/pedant]) before their current ensigns?

Morlar

Here are some more vintage Kingstown/Dun Laoghaire Postcards (not mine)

http://photosales.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/category/Kingstown/Rc6K6JYLbkxe-qr_vhhTFg..a?ts=mUSJ2gagVjj0_AT_JeD5bg..a