History of rush

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.

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.

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

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 The harbour having, however, become more difficult of access, the bounty having been withdrawn, and the inhabitants being less adventurous than their neighbours of Skerries, the fisheries here have wholly declined, a fact which was strikingly evidenced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.

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.