Beasty wrote: » the plane was completely stripped by souvenir hunters - anyone from the area care to admit to having a propellor hanging up above their fireplace:)?
In 1917 the General Film Company of Ireland headed by Norman Whitten, with J.W. Mackey in charge of production and J. Gordon Lewis as cameraman, produced In the Days of Saint Patrick. The film directed by Whitten starred a well known Queen’s Theatre actor, Ira Allan, in the title role. Alice Cardinall played Patrick’s mother, George Griffin was King Laoghaire, Maud Hume the Queen and T. O’Carroll Reynolds played Niall of the Nine Hostages. One of the slaves was a black boxer named Cyclone Billy Warren, a notable character around Dublin for a long time. The main location was Rush, Co Dublin and the ambitious production featured pirate galleys and chariot races. The film took a year of patiently watching the weather and seasons to capture the perfect conditions for filming. The results more than justified the difficult conditions and the critics reviewed it warmly. In the Days of Saint Patrick was well received throughout Ireland and England by trade and public alike.
LeoB wrote: » Brendan Behan stayed in a house on Hands Lane. He is related to McManus family, not sure on what side, Bernard and Bridie. Bernard used to have an electrical shop on the square back around 1960-64, I dont remember it I read an ad he had in a book. Brendans wife Beatrice then lived in the house for a few years when they seperated. She then became very "friendly with Cathal Goulding. I remember seeing her when I was a child and she was an attractive lady. Brendan Gleeson is married to a Rush girl. A cousin of his wife's has appeared in quite a few T.V dramas, Cormac McDonagh from the BawnRambo used to be in Rush quite a bit, at Fianna Fail cumann meetings, was he really a movie star or Ray Burke?
Martron wrote: » you are like the historic tattler leo.
In 1761 a family of itinerants from Navan were refused entry to Dublin. The family settled on the outskirts of the city and created the town of Rush. Two hundred and fifty years later, a large percentage of the population of Rush can still trace their roots back to this one family.
Corsendonk wrote: » Yes sometimes he is even correct I thought I throw this one in for debate. I heard this tale a few times from friends in Swords, I always thought they were just jealous of our good clean sea air and fondness of avoiding tax out this way! Now I have never seen the below on reputable source sites just on the less accurate 10 things for tourists to know about Dublin sites. But apparently my friends say there is evidence of this in Swords library too. So is there any truth or a red herring???
Corsendonk wrote: » Rush Coastguard station at the Park just across from the Harbour Bar
Dail Eireann 22 Oct 1947- written response to the issuing of naturalisation papers. The following are particulars of the aliens to whom certificates of naturalisation were granted from the 1st of January, 1946, to the 20th of October, 1947:— RUIGROK, Wilhelmus Theodorus. Main Street, Rush, Co. Dublin Bulb Grower 12th Dec., 1935 KUNZ, Jeno The Nurseries, Rush, Co. Dublin. Horticulturist 18th May, 1937 JONG, Gysbertus Arnoldus de Ballykea, Lusk, Co. Dublin Nurseryman October, 1933 BLAKE, Henry James MACDONALD, John Angus. Main Street, Rush, Co. Dublin 9 Seapoint Avenue, Black- rock, Dublin. Clerical Officer Estate Agent and Auctioneer. May, 1936 4th Sept., 1939
Mr Dunne TD This industry consists largely of approximately 650 growers. It represents a capital investment of £1,500,000, that is, in the provision of glass-houses, heating equipment and so on. The tomato growers' organisation claims that they employ something in the neighbourhood of 1,000 operatives. That number may be subject to examination, but, to my own knowledge, the number of men actually employed in the Dublin area runs into some hundreds, so far as wage workers are concerned. In my own constituency of North County Dublin, in Rush and Lusk and Skerries particularly, and in other parts of the county, there are a considerable number of small landowners, small farmers with anything from half an acre to four or five acres, working at this industry for a long period and trying to get a living from it. During the years of the war, when imports of any kind were impossible, there was a pretty substantial return to any person who embarked on this particular line of business, and indeed the criticism which could have been made then was that no restriction whatever was placed, during those years, upon the price of tomatoes as they came to the consuming public. However, since the end of the war, with imports of all kinds becoming available to a greater extent, the Minister for Agriculture—and, we may assume, the Minister for Industry and Commerce — has adopted a policy of allowing unrestricted import of Dutch tomatoes, and this is having a disastrous effect upon the tomato-growing industry here.
A short distance beyond Whitestown is Rush, enumerated by Hollinshed as one of the chief haven towns of Ireland, and once celebrated for the curing of ling, and the extensive pursuit of other fisheries. The harbour having, however, become more difficult of access, the bounty having been withdrawn, and the inhabitants being less adventurous than their neighbours of Skerries, the fisheries here have wholly declined, a fact which was strikingly evidenced by the boats that lay rotting on the shore.
The sea here affords a plentiful supply of the raiae asperae, thornbacks, commonly called maiden ray, which are dried and saved by the inhabitants, and an oil extracted from them. A large rock oyster is also found here, but so full of salt that it is more particularly used in sauces. The fishery here has, as before suggested, greatly declined. In 1820 there were 23 boats of from 25 to 55 tons burthen, and each employed on board eight men; at present only eight of these boats are engaged in the fisheries, and each of them employs eight men. The harbour is dry, and wherries cannot get round the pier-head until half flood; they are liable to be wrecked should the wind blow hard from the eastward, in which case they are obliged to haul up close to the ground, and frequently get scraped in consequence. The wear and tear of ropes is thus very great, and, unless some assistance towards erecting a new harbour is obtained, the fishing vessels will be destroyed in a few years, already more than half have been lost since the abolition of the bounties.
Corsendonk wrote: » Nope, the article above gives a clue, maybe Leo knows. Nickname not much used these days.
LeoB wrote: » Anyone know or have the words of East of Eden Theres a seaside town in Eireann and its growing day by day Its on the eastern shorelineline and its facing towards Lambay Tis there they grow the best of crops the praties and the wheat....................................... Its to the tune of the Wearing of the green
Corsendonk wrote: » The present Rush Harbour has a build date of 1820-1850 with the main build circa 1835. Cameras were still only in the very early stages of development in 1850 so unless someone can dig up a painting from the time, not a chance of knowing what it looked like without the harbour. Its a pretty impressive harbour if you compare it to the other harbours in the area with a large area sheltered but silt and north east winds inhibited the fishing as did the collapse of the Ling and cod fishing industry and the move to non tidal harbours like Howth. Some accounts state that the original pier was built by the Duke of Ormonde in the time of James the Second who reigned from 1685-1688. It actually is in need of the services of a good stone mason. Chapters of Dublin History Chapters of Dublin History There is a phrase in NCD of calling people from Skerries "Skerries Goats" can anyone tell me what people from Rush are called in turn?
briany wrote: » Rush people, as far as I know, were called "Rays" as there used to be an abundance of ray in and around Rogerstown estuary and probably Rush in general. Swords people were "Half doors" from the saloon style doors seen there, Balbriggan people were "Half shirts" due to some factory that existed there at one time that made under garments of some sort. It was from some poem or song that was about the people of Fingal. From my father and grandfather I know that Lady Palmer of the Rush Palmers had the power to go into the local national school and have a word with the head teacher to give the kids the rest of the day off if it was a nice day. Also I think she or her husband had a fund set up to give 100 pound dowries to any bride from a not so well to do family within a certain radius of the Palmers' Kenure estate. It was only given to couples married in May though, hence it's name "The May money". I think my father and mother got married in May in order to capitalize on that dowry but they didn't get it. As far as I know though, the account that contains the monies still exists in some bank but is inactive.
LeoB wrote: » Cant say I have heard the nickname, bit like an american football team The Rush Rays v The Miami Dolphins........ Does anyone know what is the purpose of the range wall? Protection of the harbour or the old R.I.C barrack at the park? Interesting reading about the collapse of the fishing industry. I have been in contact with a man from Boston who ancestors left here between 1890-1908 and are now among the biggest fish merchants is U.S.A. O'Hara from Channel Rd. He has done quite a bit of research Palmers had quite a bit of power and some good connections. The had Margaret Burke Sheridan sing when they raised money for the building of the old girls national school around 1907.briany, The "may money" is no longer in a bank, it has been transfered to N.A.M.A.
The Kenure Cabinet belonged to the late Simon Sainsbury, a scion of the supermarket dynasty, and is widely regarded as the finest example of Thomas Chippendale's work ever to be offered for sale. It is part of an extensive collection of furniture and paintings which belonged to Sainsbury, who died in 2006. The philanthropist left instructions in his will to sell the contents of his 18th century country house for charity. The mahogany piece, made in the 1750s, will be on view at Christie's in London until Wednesday, ahead of the Exceptional Furniture auction on June 18. Dating from Chippendale's most influential period in the late 1750s, it is a Chinese fantasy cabinet designed to display exotic ceramics. Its original owner was Sir Roger Palmer, who inherited Kenure Park in County Dublin, Ireland, in 1811. It was sold onto Sainsbury in the 1960s and has not been seen in public since. Auctioneers at Christies have given the piece an estimate of between £2.5 and £4 million, and it is expected to set a new sale record. The most expensive piece of British furniture sold to date is the Anglesey Desk, which fetched £1.76m at Christie's in July 1993.
LeoB wrote: » Can you throw any light on Range wall?
LeoB wrote: » Margaret Burke Sheridan was an opera singer. She was I think the first Irish singer to perform at La Scala. She was from Mayo and the Palmers had her sing for them. Do you remember the Palmer decendents coming back about 20 years ago looking for ground rent, I think from houses in the Bawn area? That cabinet would fit in my hall, handy for throwing the car keys on!! The barracks were behind the Firestation? Can you throw any light on Range wall?
Corsendonk wrote: » Lady Palmer paid for her bursary to study at Covent Garden. Yes the Barracks was down that part of town, then later the Garda station was built at the site of the town bakery next the new church.. I think you can see the Garda leaning out the door of the station in the previous photo of the chains at the woods entrance. I don't know anything about the range wall, do you?
LeoB wrote: » No dont know a thing a thing about it. Have asked 1 or 2 and they drew blanks also. Would like to know the date of the photo you mention that icludes the Garda at the door.!!!! The conductor on the last Howth tram was a Garda stationed in Rush back in the 1920s. Tom McCarville a native of Newbliss Co. Monaghan and Peter Fallon from Ballinasloe Co. Galway were among the founding members of St. Maurs G.A.A club back in 1928, and Mr McCarville was the conductor. He later joined the Fintan Lawlor pipe band and Laurence O'Toole band and performed against St. Maurs pipe band on a few occasions. I met his son a few years ago. Jeasus im full of useless information......
Brendan is couch to our 1st football team
