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- ['A short architectural tour in the vicinity of Skerries' by Brendan Grimes](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-short-architectural-tour-in-the-vicinity-of-skerries-by-brendan-grimes/) - Tuesday 8 September at 8pm in Skerries Bowling Club. Originally written during the Covid lockdown when we could not venture far from home, Brendan visited architecturally interesting buildings in the neighbourhood of Skerries. These include Milverton gate lodge and Milverton Home Farm Manager's house. Venturing a little further, Balbriggan has many buildings worth a second
- [‘Isaac Varian (1888-1956), Dublin brush manufacturer & his seaside idyll “Cloghmore” at North Strand, Skerries’ by Frank Whearity](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/isaac-varian-1888-1956-dublin-brush-manufacturer-his-seaside-idyll-cloghmore-at-north-strand-skerries-by-frank-whearity/) - Tuesday 9 June at 8pm in Skerries Bowling Club Isaac Stephen Varian was descendent of the well-known brush-making family whose business began in Talbot Street but is now situated in Walkinstown. The Varian company has been in business for over two centuries. Isaac Varian was born in South Dublin but moved, with his wife Gladys
- [Heritage Night 2026](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/heritage-night-2026/) - 7:30pm Wednesday 19 August Bill Kee will represent Skerries Historical Society at this year's Fingal Heritage Network event in St Sylvester's Parish Centre, Malahide. He will present a short piece on Life in Skerries in 1926. There will be nine short presentations in total, from local history societies around Fingal. Do come along to this
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- [‘Skerries: my kind of town. My journey from visitor to resident’ by Pat Griffith](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-my-kind-of-town-my-journey-from-visitor-to-resident-by-pat-griffith/) - Tuesday 12 May at 8pm in Skerries Bowling Club
- [donation form](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/donation-form/) - Donation of materials to Skerries Historical Society
- [Documents held in the National Archives, Dublin, relating to Skerries from 1816-1850 by Jean Harrison](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/documents-held-in-the-national-archives-dublin-relating-to-skerries-from-1816-1850-by-jean-harrison/) - With over 60 million documents spanning more than 200 years of history, the National Archives in Dublin serves as a rich source of information for research. This presentation will focus on some of these documents relating to Skerries and surrounding areas from 1816 to 1850.Some items are of intrinsic interest covering the local constabulary, smuggling
- [Sample Talk](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/february-talk/) - DATE: 2nd February, 2026 TIME: 8pm LOCATION: Skerries Bowling Club TOPIC: David Caron was born in Dublin and studied Visual Communication at the National College of Art and Design, to which department he returned in due course as lecturer and was subsequently appointed Head of Department. His PhD research at Trinity College Dublin focused on
- [Time & Tide Volume 14](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-and-tide-volume-14/) - Skerries Historical Society is delighted to present Time and Tide Volume 14, featuring nine more local history papers from the archive.
- [The Carnegie Libraries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-carnegie-libraries/) - Paper 134 Lecture – 1983 Author – Brendan Grimes Published – The author’s book Irish Carnegie Libraries, ISBN 0-7165-2618-2. Synopsis – Explains the intention of the Public Libraries Act, 1885. Gives a brief biography of Andrew Carnegie and his role in financing free libraries. The programme of building undertaken by Balrothery R.D.C.
- [The Seaver Family](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-seaver-family/) - Paper 109 Lecture – 1976 Author – Coyle, Eugene Published in: Time & Tide Vol 5 Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7634 An interpretation of family letters written by Richard Seaver to his home in Ireland from America during the period of the American Civil War. It is preceeded by a short history of the Seaver family
- [Skerries in the 20s and 30s](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-in-the-20s-and-30s/) - Paper 135 Lecture – 1983 Author – Behan, Maura Published – Time & Tide Vol 6 Personal recollections of places, children’s games, shops etc.
- [Some Early Memories of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/some-early-memories-of-skerries/) - Paper 165 Lecture – 1992 Author – Halpin, Paddy Published in: – Time & Tide 11 I am an Edwardian, begins this very interesting overview of the early decades of the 20th Century. It is an account of “the impact of some of the great events of my early years – how they impinged on us, what people said
- [The Old School, Dublin Road.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-old-school-dublin-road/) - Paper 198 Lecture – 1997 Author – Baker, Maree & Bourke, Stephanie & Murray, Joe Published – Time & Tide 3 Collaboration by Maree Baker / Stephanie Bourke/ Joe Murray to commemorate the handing over of the Dublin Road National School buildings to the Skerries Community Centre. Discusses the building of the school in 1913. The first teachers and monitors
- [The Dancing Years](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-dancing-years/) - Paper 223 Lecture – 2001 Author – Keeling, Tony Published in: Time & Tide Vol 5 This paper was delivered on a fateful night 2001/9/11 but paradoxically is an enjoyable trip into nostalgia of the 50s – 70s in Skerries. It deals with Red Island holiday camp, the Pavilion Ballroom, and the author’s life as a member of
- [The Farm Diary of Lowther Lodge, 1803 – 1822](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-farm-diary-of-lowther-lodge-1803-1822/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Paper 243 Lecture – 2008 Author – Balcombe, Elizabeth Published – ISBN 0 9537503 4 5 The transcripts of the farm diary of Townley Patten Filgate, a lawyer and landowner living in the environs of Balbriggan. This is a fascinating account of the day to day running of an early 19th century
- [Holmpatrick Church](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/holmpatrick-church/) - Paper 102 Lecture – 1974 Author – McCurdy, Miss Published in: Time & Tide Vol 4 Paper also in Nat. Library No: P. 7634 An account of the centenary celebrations. Lists and descriptions of tablets, memorial tablets and stained glass removed from original church. (8 pages).
- [The Townland of Balcunnin](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-townland-of-balcunnin/) - Paper 259 Author – John J. Baker Lecture – 2006 Published – Time & Tide 6 Balcunnin is in the Barony of Balrothery & the Civil Parish of Lusk. Since 1730 it has been part of the R.C. Parish of Skerries. This paper features its makeup and the history of its owners & occupiers. It’s a comprehensive survey of
- [The Townland of Hacketstown, Part IV (1817-1921)](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-townland-of-hacketstown-part-iv-1817-1921/) - Paper 212 Lecture – 1999 Author – Baker, Maree & Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread Published – …
- [Skerries Fire Brigade 1940 – 2014](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-fire-brigade-1940-2014/) - Paper 301 Lecture – 2014 Author – McNally, Peter Published in: Time & Tide 10 Report by: Oona Roycroft The paper starts with a brief history of firefighting and the legislation which supported it. The origins of the modern Skerries fire service date to 1943 with its first fire station in Quay Street. The development of the service since
- [Muriel MacDonagh, Tragic Death of a 1916 Widow](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/muriel-macdonagh-tragic-death-of-a-1916-widow/) - Paper 297 Lecture – 2013 Author – Shannon, Gerard Published in: Time & Tide 10 Report by George Hand The remarkable story of Muriel MacDonagh who was born into a comfortable Protestant Dublin family is contained in this paper. In a short but eventful life, she found herself the widow of one of the executed 1916 Rebels, Thomas
- [Skerries Men in the American Civil War](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-men-in-the-american-civil-war/) - Paper 273 Lecture – 2010 Author – John J. Baker Published in: Time & Tide 10 A detailed account of how the American Civil War affected the lives of several individuals and families originally from Skerries. These include Richard Seaver of Chapel St, Skerries and the Hynes and Casey families of Balcunnin who fought for the Union side.
- [Antiquities of Holmpatrick](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/antiquities-of-holmpatrick/) - Paper 293 Lecture – 2013 Author – Baker, Christine Published in: – Time & Tide 11 The Priory of Holmpatrick has its origins in the foundation of a monastery in the sixth century on the island of St Patrick. Christine Baker is the author of ‘The Archaeology of Killeen Castle” and “Antiquities of Old Fingal’. Report by – George Hand.
- [John ‘Jack’ McGowan, 1900-1922, Irish Volunteer](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/john-jack-mcgowan-1900-1922-irish-volunteer/) - Paper 255 Lecture – 2006 Author – Whearity, Frank Jack McGowan (1900-1922), a Skerries man, took the anti-treaty side during the Civil War. He was a member of the Skerries Branch of the Irish Volunteers from 1914 until 1918. He was also a member of the secret organisation known as the Irish Republican Brotherhood and he played
- [De La Salle College, Skerries. 1948-1981](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/de-la-salle-college-skerries-1948-1981/) - Paper 227 Lecture – 2002 Author – Sexton, Paddy A short history of the founding of the De La Salle Order by Jean Baptiste De La Salle. He set up the order to teach children of the poor through the provision of free schools. The order came to Ireland in 1880 and came to Skerries in 1947.
- [Folklore of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/folklore-of-skerries/) - Paper 133 Lecture – 1982 Author – Kelly, M. Based on conversations with old residents. Covers a range of traditional stories and legends.
- [‘While my Candle lasts – Diaries etc of Marianne Taylor’.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/while-my-candle-lasts-diaries-etc-of-marianne-taylor/) - Paper 177 Lecture – 1994 Author – Balcombe, Elizabeth Transcriptions from the The Diaries, Journals and Letters of Harriet St. Leger (1795-1878) and Marianne Taylor of Ardgillan – also letters from R.C.H.Taylor.
- [Skerries Tidy Towns – a short history](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-tidy-towns-a-short-history/) - Paper 299 Lecture – 2014 Author – Doyle, Anne & McGann, Maeve Published in: – Time & Tide 11 In 1958 the Tidy Towns competition was set up by Bord Fáilte and in 1959 Skerries Development and Visitors Association submitted an entry for Skerries. In 1983 a separate Tidy Towns Committee was set up as a sub-committee of Skerries
- [F. J. McCormick](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/f-j-mccormick/) - Paper 111 Lecture – 1976 Author – Halpin, Paddy Published in: Time & Tide 3 Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7634 The birth and early life of Peter Judge. His early career in the theatre and an account of his fame in the Abbey Theatre.
- [Priory of Holmpatrick](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/priory-of-holmpatrick/) - Paper 142 Lecture – 1981 Author – Browne, Bob Published : Time & Tide Vol 1 Based on published historical sources. Describes setting up of a church on St. Patrick’s Island about 550 a.d and the history of a priory established at Holmpatrick about 1220 a.d. and thereafter up to the 18th century.
- [Recollections of 1916 in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/recollections-of-1916-in-skerries/) - Paper 143 Year – 1985 Author – Christopher Fox Published – Time & Tide 6 Synopsis – Personal memories of people and events in and around Skerries in 1916 and a few years prior to that (13 pages).
- [Second level schooling in Skerries in a National, Historical context.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/second-level-schooling-in-skerries-in-a-national-historical-context/) - Paper 312 Lecture – 2015 Author – McQuillan, Dominic Published in: Time & Tide 10 Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: The ending of the Penal Laws in 1782, allowed Catholic second level schools, to be established for the first time in Ireland. Previously second level schools were run by the Church of Ireland. Subsequent attempts by both churches to
- [Time & Tide Volume 12](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-12/) - Time & Tide, Volume 12, published September 2020, contains ten papers on diverse topics from the archive of Skerries Historical Society. They include two papers on industrial history, two papers concerning entertainment, two papers reviewing Skerries maritime history at different periods, a personal recollection of Kenure House, musings on aspects of Skerries culture in the
- [The Oldest Skerries Society](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-oldest-skerries-society/) - Paper 101 Lecture – 1973 Author – Harford, Margaret Published in: Time & Tide Vol 6 also in Nat. Library No: P. 7634 The St.Vincent de Paul Society in Skerries. Extracts from the minute books of St. Patrick’s Conference.
- [Changes in the Harbour in 50 Years](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/changes-in-the-harbour-in-50-years/) - Paper 100 Lecture – 1973 Author – Roche, Jack Published in: Time & Tide Vol 9 Nat. Library No: P.7634 A comprehensive account of people and shipping in Skerries Harbour during the 50 years up to 1973.
- [Random recollections of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/random-recollections-of-skerries/) - Paper 97 Year – 1973 Author – Christopher Fox Published in: Time & Tide Vol 9 Synopsis – Includes an account of the founding of the “Old Skerries Society”. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7634
- [Lynn Doyle](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/lynn-doyle/) - Paper 096 Lecture – 1972 Author – Halpin, Paddy Published in Time & Tide Vol 9 Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7633 An account of the life and work of Lynn Doyle, novelist, short story writer and poet.
- [Local shipwrecks – No. 7 ](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/local-shipwrecks-no-7/) - Paper 088 Lecture – 1969 Author – Shiels, Joseph Published in: Time & Tide Vol 6 Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 Ships referred to are Peggy, The William and Margaret, The Lady Lifford, The Ellesmere, Clara, Agnes, Amendee. Some of the ships mentioned were from Skerries but wrecked not locally but on other shores.
- [A Miscellany](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-miscellany/) - Paper 083 Lecture – 1968 Author – Shiels, Joseph Published in: Time & Tide Vol 1 Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 Notes on the opening of Skerries Golf Club, the lowering of Curkeen Hill, an earthquake at Skerries and a boating accident at Skerries.
- [A Skerries Regatta of long ago](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-skerries-regatta-of-long-ago/) - Paper 080 Lecture – 1967 Author – Shiels, Joseph Published in: Time & Tide Vol 2 Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 Based on reports from the “Freeman’s Journal” of September 1854. First regatta held in Skerries. Horse racing on the strand. Letter from Blood-Smyth dated February 1944 re details of yachts and owners in Skerries from 1860
- [Skerries-based Schooners and Smacks](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-based-schooners-and-smacks/) - Paper 071 Lecture – 1960 Author – Roche, Jack Published in: Time & Tide Vol 1 A tape transcript listing the owners, skippers, crews and cargoes of schooners and smacks trading out of Skerries at the turn of the 20th Century based on personal recollections. [37 Pages]
- [Skerries and all that followed](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-and-all-that-followed/) - Paper 69 Year – 1960 Author – J.M. Duff Published – Time & Tide 3 Synopsis – Recollections of pleasure craft. A bit about the founding of the Sailing Club. (15 pages) Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7633
- [Milverton and surrounding district](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/milverton-and-surrounding-district/) - Paper 46 Year – 1955 Author – R.S. Duff Published – Time & Tide 3 Synopsis – Physical details of Milverton owners from 16th.? century. Account of schools in Skerries in early 19th century. The Woods Estate. (23 pages) Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [List of Skerries vessels that obtained fishery bounties in 1784](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/list-of-skerries-vessels-that-obtained-fishery-bounties-in-1784/) - Paper 040 Lecture – 1953 Author – Shiels, Joseph Published in: Time & Tide Vol 4 Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 An account of the vessels that obtained the bounty for fishing on the coasts of the kingdom of Ireland in the season of 1784.
- [A Visitor to Skerries in 1776](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-visitor-to-skerries-in-1776/) - Paper 038 Lecture – 1953 Author – Shiels, Joseph Published in: Time & Tide 10 Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 Taken from “A trip from Dublin by way of Whitehaven and Dublin in the year 1776” Mark Elstob.
- [A visit paid to Skerries in 1858](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-visit-paid-to-skerries-in-1858/) - Paper 37 Year – 1953 Author – R.S. Duff Published in: Time & Tide 10 Synopsis – Visitor’s account – no comment from Author. Appears to have been published in “The Catholic Institute Magazine”. Describes local topography, population of the town, people, children, churches and schools, and the condition of the church on Church Island. Paper also in Nat.
- [The Barkhouse and Barkyard](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-barkhouse-and-barkyard/) - Paper 030 Lecture – 1952 Author – Ryan, Frank Published in: Time & Tide Vol 2 Nat. Library No: P. 7632 The history of the Barkyard and an account of how the sails were treated. Persons employed. Later uses of building (10 pages).
- [Church Island](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/church-island/) - Paper 027 Lecture – 1951 Author – Campion, Mollie Published : Time & Tide Vol 6 also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 A description of the ruins and historical specimens found on Church Island.
- [Some Names of Fields Lanes and Paths around Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/some-names-of-fields-lanes-and-paths-around-skerries/) - Paper 26 Year – 1951 Author – Christopher Fox Published – Time & Tide 1 Synopsis – A comprehensive list of the names of lanes, paths and fields around Skerries (5 pages). Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [Great Northern Railway](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/great-northern-railway/) - Paper 126 Lecture – 1981 Author – Browne, Bob Published : Time & Tide Vol 4 Outlines the setting up of a company around 1835 for the construction of a railway line between Dublin and Drogheda and its completion in 1844.
- [Customs and Local Traditions.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/customs-and-local-traditions/) - Paper 025 Lecture – 1950 Author – Branagan, Mrs. Honora Published : Time & Tide Vol 6 also in Nat. Library No: P.7632 An account of Skerries lore which has been almost entirely forgotten.
- [English as we speak it in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/english-as-we-speak-it-in-skerries/) - Paper 024 Lecture – 1950 Author – Halpin, Paddy Published – Time & Tide Vol 5 Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7632 Grammatical uses coming directly from Irish. Words surviving from the Irish language and from Old English. Distinction between real derivations and stage Irishisms. Words peculiar to Skerries (10 pages).
- [Rockabill Lighthouse](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/rockabill-lighthouse/) - Paper 22 Year – 1950 Author – Dermot Fitzpatrick Published – Time & Tide 7 Synopsis – One of the legends relating to the origin of Rockabill. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [The Man of War and the Turk’s Head](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-man-of-war-and-the-turks-head/) - Paper 018 Lecture – 1949 Author – Mullen, Mrs Published in: Time & Tide Vol 6 Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 A history of the Man O’War. Information on the Turk’s Head which was taken from a wreck at Mornington before 1832. (5 pages).
- [The Hearth Money Rolls](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-hearth-money-rolls/) - Paper 17 Year – 1949 Author – James E. Gowan Published in: Time & Tide Vol 5 Contents – The names and hearths for the locality in 1664. Taxes collected from housholders depending on the number of fireplaces in the house ( 5 pages). Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [The Skerries I remember](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-skerries-i-remember/) - Paper 007 Lecture – 1949 Author – Branagan, Honora Published in: – Time & Tide 11 Published : Nat. Library No: P.7632 Personal recollections of Skerries from between 1900 and 1949, of particular interest because it is written from a woman’s viewpoint. Sources:Newspaper: Skerries LarkNewspaper: Drogheda ArgusBus Services
- [Assorted Notes](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/assorted-notes/) - Paper 002, Lecture – 1948, Author – Malone, B. G.
- [The best of Dublin’s (city and county) stained glass heritage by David Caron](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-best-of-dublins-city-and-county-stained-glass-heritage-by-david-caron/) - The best of Dublin’s (city and county) stained glass heritage by David Caron
- [Time & Tide Volume 3](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-3/) - Time & Tide, Vol. 3 brings together a further ten papers from the Society’s archive.Why Local History . .is one of the titles in this new collection. The reader need only dip into this volume to discover some of the answers to that question and share the wealth that is our local history. Contents Townland of
- [Time & Tide Volume 6](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-6/) - Time & Tide, Vol. 6 includes topics researched in each of the decades since the SHS foundation. To celebrate the 60th. anniversary we have included “Profiles of Early Members” and an “Index of Papers in the SHS Archive”. Skerries Historical Society is delighted to share with you this beautifully produced compilation. Contents The Time When
- [Time & Tide Volume 9](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-9/) - Time & Tide, Volume 9, published October 2014, contains nine local history papers which were presented at the Skerries Historical Society monthly meetings. Behind each paper is an author; the person who undertook the research. We thank the researchers both past and present for their contribution to our store of knowledge and for allowing us
- [Time & Tide Volume 4](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-4/) - Time & Tide, Vol. 4 brings together a further ten papers from the Society’s archive. The variety in era, content and style is a bonus, offering an interesting read and showing the scope of local history. Contents Townland of Hacketstown, part II – Maree Baker & Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha Vernacular Architecture in Skerries – Terry
- [Time & Tide Volume 5](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-5/) - Time & Tide, Vol. 5 includes topics from our social, marine, ecclesiastical, sporting, military and agrarian history – a richly varied menu. Skerries Historical Society is delighted to share with you this selection from our archive. Contents English as we speak it in Skerries – Paddy Halpin Skerries Coasting Trade – Terry Conlon Loughshinny &
- [Time & Tide Volume 7](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-7/) - Time & Tide, Vol. 7 offers a new selection of papers from the archive of Skerries Historical Society. This volume is exceptional for the quality and interest of its photographs and its high presentation standard. Contents The Arcadia and the Shirt Factory – Breege McNally The Foundation of Electricity in Skerries – Hugh Halpin Shades
- [Time & Tide Volume 8](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-8/) - Time & Tide, Volume 8 contains nine local history papers which were presented at the Skerries Historical Society monthly meetings between 1978 and 2011. They deal with aspects of daily life including business, transport, education, voluntary work, sport, leisure and public health. The authors write with a deep knowledge of Skerries and have made good
- [Time & Tide Volume 10](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-10/) - Time & Tide, Volume 10, published October 2016, contains ten local history papers which were presented at the Skerries Historical Society monthly meetings. Thanks to the work and generosity of researchers since the foundation of the Society in 1948, our archive is an invaluable repository for the history of Skerries. The ten papers chosen for
- [Time & Tide Volume 11](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-11/) - Time & Tide, Volume 11, published October 2018, contains a collection of papers from our archive. The papers chosen include oral history from the early 20th century, Milverton School, Balrothery Workhouse, the Easter Rising and the revolutionary period, maritime history, histories of Holmpatrick and Holmpatrick Church, a story from the Second World War, and a
- [Time & Tide Volume 13](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-13/) - Time & Tide Volume 13 contains papers from Skerries Historical Society archive ranging in date from the mid-19th century to the turn of the 21st century,
- [Time & Tide Volume 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-1/) - Time & Tide, Vol. 1 is SOLD OUT. Issued in 1998, the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Old Skerries Society, now called Skerries Historical Society, Time and Tide 1 contains nine local papers from various authors. Contents Introduction – Paddy Halpin Some Names of Fields, Lanes & Paths around Skerries – Christopher Fox Priory
- [Time & Tide Volume 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/time-tide-volume-2/) - Time & Tide, Vol. 2 is SOLD OUT. In the Millennium year Time & Tide Vol 2 was issued. It contains a selection of ten more papers from the archive, spanning the years from 1952 to 1995. Contents A Skerries Regatta of Long Ago – Joseph Shiels 1967 The Tambour and Muslin Industries of 19th Century
- [Loughshinny Pier](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/loughshinny-pier/) - Paper 023 Lecture – 1950 Author – Branagan, Honora Published : Nat. Library No: P.7632 Extracts from “The Journal of the Irish House of Commons” 1771 to 1785 regarding John Dempsey’s attempts to raise money for the building of Loughshinny Pier.
- [Three Shipwrecks](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/three-shipwrecks/) - Paper 084 Lecture – 1968 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 The shipwrecks referred to are the Mary of Caernarvon, the Glen Phoebe and the Tergisto.
- [The 70th Anniversary of Skerries Rugby Club](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-70th-anniversary-of-skerries-rugby-club/) - Paper 191 Lecture – 1996 Author – Heffernan, Sandy Published in: Time & Tide Vol 4 The paper traces the beginnings of Skerries Rugby Club from the mid 1920’s to c. 1984. Names of players and officers are given, including Bill Harford and Kit Fox, who was the first secretary of the club. Discussed: locations in Skerries where
- [Rockabill](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/rockabill/) - Paper 215 Year – 1999 Author – James E. Gowan Contents– A brief but detailed history of Irish Lighthouses – the origins of the Ballast Board and Commissioners of Irish Lights. A technical account of how the Light is generated is given. Rockabill is described: construction, technical specifications, life of the keepers, wildlife sanctuary. A letter dated
- [The Springboards, Red Island, Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-springboards-red-island-skerries/) - Paper 230 Lecture – 2002 Author – Ryan, Hugh Published in: Time & Tide Vol 4 The author spoke from an experience of almost 50 years swimming there and has produced a very humorous paper based on personal recollections but ranging far and wide in its references. The first visitor of note to Red Island was St. Patrick!
- [Picturing Skerries People – 1916 & its aftermath](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/picturing-skerries-people-1916-its-aftermath/) - Paper 317 Lecture – 2016 Author – Synnott, Marie Bashford & Synnott, Paul After a brief historical background to the Irish Volunteers and Cumann na mBan the paper explores how the Skerries nationalists were connected by family relationships and ideology (38 pages).
- [The rise and fall of John Spicer’s ‘Model Bakery’, Balbriggan 1904-1942 (Part 1)](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-rise-and-fall-of-john-spicers-model-bakery-balbriggan-1904-1942-part-1/) - Paper: 335 Lecture: 2019 Author: Whearity, Peter, F Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: An overview of the milling and bakery trade in Fingal and beyond in the nineteenth century. The setting up of Spicer’s bakery in Balbriggan, in 1904. Rivalry with other bakeries including Ennis’s based at Skerries Mills, especially over the Poor Law contracts, providing bread to the workhouse.
- [The Townland of Hacketstown Part III (1726-1817)](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-townland-of-hacketstown-part-iii-1726-1817-2/) - Paper 185 Lecture – 1995 Author – Baker, Maree & Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread Published – Time & Tide 5 The story of the Hamilton family from the time of the Ulster Plantation, with special reference to John of Monella, James and Henry of Bailieborough, John of Holmpatrick, Elizabeth Ligo of Hacketstown, Henry of Holmpatrick and John of Hacketstown. (71
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- [A short architectural tour in the vicinity of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-short-architectural-tour-in-the-vicinity-of-skerries/) - Paper – 348 Lecture – 2021 Author – Grimes, Brendan Report – Oona Roycroft 18 pages descriptions of several buildings of architectural merit near Skerries including Milverton gate lodge, Milverton Home Farm Manager’s house; in Balbriggan: St George’s schoolhouse, the courthouse, library, Catholic church of Saints Peter and Paul and the Church of Ireland Church of St George; also Hampton
- [Man of War Military Barracks 1776-1824](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/man-of-war-military-barracks-1776-1824/) - Paper – 349 Lecture – 2022 Author – Hugh Halpin Report – by Oona Roycroft 13 pages plus an appendix (regiments stationed at the barracks) and 2 pages of references Construction, administration, army regiments billeted to Man of War barracks (townland of Maleney) and local militias linked to it over the course of half a century. Includes detailed descriptions of
- [The Cholera Epidemics of 1832/3 and 1849 in North-East Fingal](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-cholera-epidemics-of-1832-3-and-1849-in-north-east-fingal/) - Paper 194 Lecture – 1996 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread Account of the epidemics in Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush and Lusk based on contemporary sources (58 pages).
- [Rural Life in North Fingal before the Famine](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/rural-life-in-north-fingal-before-the-famine-2/) - Paper 192 Lecture – 1996 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread First presented at the Balbriggan Historical Society Seminar ‘The Famine Years in Fingal’ in October 1995. Describes the home and working lives of the people of the Barony of Balrothery based on contemporary sources, e.g., the Poor Inquiry of 1836 (35 pages + Appendix).
- [The Townland of Hacketstown Part II (1629-1726)](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-townland-of-hacketstown-part-ii-1629-1726-2/) - Paper 180 Lecture – 1994 Author – Baker, Maree & Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread Published – Time & Tide 4 The history and genealogy of the Arthur family with special reference to their work for the Catholic cause and their participation in the 1641 Rising, the Williamite Wars and the French army. (63 pages)
- [Letters of Richard Taylor from the Crimea](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/letters-of-richard-taylor-from-the-crimea/) - Paper 189 Lecture – 1995 Author – Balcombe, Elizabeth These most interesting letters were written by Richard Chambre Hayes Taylor of Ardgillan. He was later General Sir Richard Taylor, who himself took part in the Crimea war with the Highland Regiment. The letters were factual with little of home gossip, although they were written to his mother,
- [A Photographic Record of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-photographic-record-of-skerries/) - Paper: 343 Lecture: 2020 Author: Broadhead, Jim Synopsis: A book of photographs of Skerries taken over the years. Available in various outlets in Skerries
- [A Skerries Holiday](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-skerries-holiday/) - Paper – 347 Lecture – 2021 Author – Oona Roycroft Report – Oona Roycroft 7 pages plus notes Analysis of accommodation, shopping and entertainments available to visitors to Skerries at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Main sources are holiday guides published in 1898, 1922 and 1928. Categories – Social history
- [They’re Off! Skerries Horse Races 1854-1925](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/theyre-off-skerries-horse-races-1854-1925/) - Paper 346 Lecture – 2021 Author – Dominic McQuillan Report by – Oona Roycroft 19 pages plus notes 24 racing occasions over 71 years from 1854 – 1925. Details of racing, winners controversies etc. from newspaper articles, advertisements and letters to the editor. Categories – Sport; Social history
- [The Guest Book at Ardgillan Castle: 1879 & 1882](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-guest-book-at-ardgillan-castle-1879-1882/) - Paper – 345 Lecture – 2021 Author – Aidan Herron Report by – Oona Roycroft 16 pages Outline of local and world events in 1879. Backstories to those who visited Ardgillan in that time including: John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough and his wife France Anne Marlborough (daughter of 3rd Marquess of Londonderry; Robert J Pratt Saunders; Lord Gormanston and
- [The Skerries Estates of James Hans Hamilton](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-skerries-estates-of-james-hans-hamilton/) - Paper 344 Lecture – 2021 Author – Brendan Grimes Report by – Oona Roycroft 4 pages plus notes Based on estate maps created in 1831 and 1861, the paper gives some details on estate owner, James Hans Hamilton and map maker, Clarges Green. This is an excerpt of the full paper as it omits all commentary on the maps
- [The Bombing of the Skerries Civic Guards Barracks during the Civil War, February 1923](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-bombing-of-the-skerries-civic-guards-barracks-during-the-civil-war-february-1923/) - Paper: 342 Lecture: 2020 Author: Shannon, Gerard Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: The civic guard barracks on Strand Street was raided and mined by armed men in the early hours of 11 February 1923. The explosives destroyed the heart of the building and brought down part of the roof but the men stationed there were ordered to leave before the
- [Cricket in Skerries 1883-1969](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/cricket-in-skerries-1883-1969/) - Paper: 341 Lecture: 2020 Author: Bennett, James Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: An overview of Cricket in Fingal from the late 19th century to the mid twentieth century covering a period when there were at least 25 cricket clubs in the area. This may have been due to the arrival of the summer visitors (middle class and more likely to
- [The ESB in Skerries 1940-2005](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-esb-in-skerries-1940-2005/) - Paper: 340 Lecture: 2019 Author: Halpin, Hugh Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: The development of the ESB in Skerries from 1940 when it took over from Skerries Electricity Works to 2005 when the ESB area office closed. This paper follows on from Hugh’s earlier papers, 268, The Foundation of Electricity in Skerries (published in Time and Tide 7) and 321,
- [Best Love from Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/best-love-from-skerries/) - Paper: 339 Lecture: 2019 Authors: various Synopsis: A visual history of Skerries told through postcards. Thumbnail images. No text 3 pages
- [The people who made Skerries Library](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-people-who-made-skerries-library-2/) - Paper: 338 Lecture: 2019 Author: Roycroft, Oona Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: An account of the dealings of the library committee who worked to obtain a site and funding for the construction of Skerries’ Carnegie library (opened 1911) with brief pen pictures of the committee members, first librarians etc. Social history 21 pages plus 6 pages of notes and copies
- [Church Island, Ireland and Rome in the Early middle Ages](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/church-island-ireland-and-rome-in-the-early-middle-ages/) - Paper: 337 Lecture: 2019 Author: Ryan, Michael Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: An account of the Roman empire’s dealings with Ireland (c. 1st century AD), specifically at Drumanagh which has been identified as a trading post, with reference to archaeological finds associated with the site. Second part outlines the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and the development of the Church
- [The people who made Skerries Library](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-people-who-made-skerries-library/) - Paper: 338 Lecture: 2019 Author: Roycroft, Oona Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: An account of the dealings of the library committee who worked to obtain a site and funding for the construction of Skerries’ Carnegie library (opened 1911) with brief pen pictures of the committee members, first librarians etc. Social history 21 pages plus 6 pages of notes and copies
- [Show Boat and the Marian Society, forty years on](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/show-boat-and-the-marian-society-forty-years-on/) - Paper: 336 Lecture: 2019 Author: Hand, George Published in: Time and Tide 12 Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: An overview of the setting up of the Marian Society and the events that led to putting on its first musical, Show Boat, in 1979. Personal memories and anecdotes of rehearsals and performances. Entertainment, theatre, social history 5 pages
- [The Anecdotal History of the Irish or Skerries Wherry](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-anecdotal-history-of-the-irish-or-skerries-wherry/) - Paper: 334 Lecture: 2019 Author: Rickard, Sean T Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: The construction and use of the Irish or Skerries Wherry from the early eighteenth century to the second half of the nineteenth century, tracing the development of the Wherry from a fishing vessel using the Fingallian long lining technique, through a period of privateering, to acting as
- [Tufa stone in medieval Fingal and beyond](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/tufa-stone-in-medieval-fingal-and-beyond/) - Paper: 333 Lecture: 2019 Author: Roycroft, Niall Published in: Time and Tide 12 Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: An outline of how tufa forms, where it is found in this area and its uses in medieval buildings and subsequently with a particular emphasis on its use in St Patrick’s Church on Church Island, Skerries. Geology, Architecture especially church architecture 9 pages
- [Unexpected Drama: The History of Holmpatrick Church](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/unexpected-drama-the-history-of-holmpatrick-church/) - Paper 332 Lecture – 2018 Author – Llywelyn, Morgan Report by: – Oona Roycroft Published in: – Time & Tide 11 Synopsis: A timeline of events connected with Skerries from 798 through to 2012 with a special focus on Holmpatrick Church and Holmpatrick School. Church history 7 pages
- [Letters from the North West Province: Lt. Col. Richard C H Taylor 1818-1904](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/letters-from-the-north-west-province-lt-col-richard-c-h-taylor-1818-1904/) - Paper 331 Lecture – 2018 Author – Herron, Aidan T Report by: – Oona Roycroft Synopsis: Richard Chambre Hayes Taylor served in the Crimea and was then sent to India with his regiment in summer 1857 after the Indian Mutiny broke out in May of that year. He remained there until Spring 1859. His letters home form the basis of
- [Memories of a Skerries Mills Guide](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/memories-of-a-skerries-mills-guide/) - Paper 330 Lecture – 2018 Author – Morrissey, Brendan Report by: – Oona Roycroft Synopsis: Skerries Mills was transformed from a derelict building into thriving tourist attraction bringing visitors from all over the world as well as local school children. Brendan shares his memories of showing these visitors our Skerries’ heritage and includes some information on milling and maintaining the
- [Liam MacGabhann – Outstanding Journalist](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/liam-macgabhann-outstanding-journalist/) - Paper 329 Lecture – 2018 Author – Synnott, Paul Report by: – Oona Roycroft Synopsis: A history of Liam MacGabhann, socialist and journalist, who lived in Skerries during the 1940s. The paper traces his early skirmishes with authority as a fledgeling journalist who did not see eye to eye with the then government, his life in Skerries and membership of
- [Quiet Please! Inside Dublin Libraries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/quiet-please-inside-dublin-libraries/) - Paper 328 Lecture – 2018 Author – Roycroft, Oona Report by: – Oona Roycroft Synopsis: An overview of the development of the library system in Ireland from the 19th century followed by an in depth look at one person, Pauline Hanlon, who followed a career in the libraries from 1946 to 1990. This is followed by a look at
- [Draining Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/draining-skerries/) - Paper 327 Lecture – 2017 Author – Kee, Bill & McGonagle, Derek Report by: – Oona Roycroft Synopsis: Part 1 by Bill Kee: largely illustrations showing the historic methods used to drain rainwater from the roofs and streets of Skerries into the sea with a survey of the condition of all existing man-made drains visible on North and South beaches
- [Early printed Maps: A Fingal-centred View](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/early-printed-maps-a-fingal-centred-view/) - Paper 326 Lecture – 2017 Author – Haneman, Bill Report by: – Oona Roycroft Synopsis: An overview of the development of cartographic methodologies and how placenames and the spelling thereof have changed over the centuries with particular reference to North Fingal. Cartographic history 31 pages copiously illustrated
- [A look at Shenick Island Martello Tower](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-look-at-shenick-island-martello-tower/) - Paper: 325 Lecture: 2017 Author: Whearity, Frank Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis : A survey of the Shenick Island Martello tower paying attention to both the interior and the exterior of the structure and giving dimensions etc. Also comparison with other local Martello towers. 46 pages including many illustrations plus two pages of notes.
- [Historical Research on the Internet](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/historical-research-on-the-internet/) - Paper: 324 Lecture: 2017 Author: Skehan, Elaine Report by: Synopsis : How to make use of the internet when researching local history papers including dos and don’ts.The ‘Wreck of the Sarah of Runcorn’ is used to show how information found on the Internet can differ from one website to another, and indeed from one area of a website to
- [The Kieran Family in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-kieran-family-in-skerries/) - Paper: 323 Lecture: 2017 Author: Butler, Gavin Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis : A family history going back several generations to George Kieran, born 1781 in Navan, whose son, Joseph, moved his family to Skerries c. 1840. The Kierans were brewers who built the Malting House in Skerries. Later generations travelled Ireland and the world. Family history, industrial history, 8 pages
- [Skerries Phone book 1954](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-phone-book-1954/) - Paper: 322 Lecture: 2017 Author: Laird, Bob Published in: – Time and Tide 12 Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis : An overview of the development of the telephone system in Ireland followed by an analysis of telephone users in Skerries in 1935 (brief) and 1954 (detailed). The final part of the paper examines the development of the manual phone system to
- [Skerries Electricity Works 1915 – 1940](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-electricity-works-1915-1940/) - Paper: 321 Lecture: 2017 Author: Halpin, Hugh Published in: – Time & Tide 12 Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis : This paper is a sequel to ‘The Foundation of Electricity in Skerries’ published in Time and Tide 7. Public lighting was the catalyst for electricity and Balrothery District Council offered the contract for lighting the town to a Skerries man, William
- [John Grimes and the ‘Baltic’.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/john-grimes-and-the-baltic/) - Paper: 320 Lecture: 2016 Author: Grimes, Brendan Published in: – Time & Tide 11 Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis : The author’s paternal grandfather, John Grimes, captain of the Baltic, and his crew, died at sea on 25th November 1916. This paper is based on a collection of letters kept in the Grimes family, and written between 1914 and 1916. It
- [The use of Wireless in the Rising including Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-use-of-wireless-in-the-rising-including-skerries/) - Paper: 319 Lecture: 2016 Author: Bohan, Eddie Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: The paper covers the part that wireless played in proclaiming the new Republic of Ireland. Led by Joseph Plunkett, one of the Signatories of the Easter Proclamation of 1916, a wireless communications section was set up to counter the propaganda being broadcast by the British Government. A
- [Skerries Men & Women of 1916 – Photographic Exhibition](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-men-women-of-1916-photographic-exhibition/) - Paper 318 Lecture – 2016 Author – Skerries Historical Society’s members As part of the centenary commemoration of Easter week 1916 the society held an exhibition of photographs in Skerries Mills. This paper is a record of that exhibition. It includes a copy of the poster advertising the exhibition together with small scale reproductions of all the
- [Easter Week 1916 & its aftermath: as it affected Skerries town & those in it](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/easter-week-1916-its-aftermath-as-it-affected-skerries-town-those-in-it/) - Paper 316 Lecture – 2016 Author – Whearity, Frank During Easter week 1916 the North Staffordshire Regiment under Captain Clay landed in Skerries to defend the Marconi Wireless Station from an expected attack by Thomas Ashe and his band of volunteers. Twenty-three Skerries men who took part in the Rising were arrested and sent to prison. Their
- [Cumann na mBan and the Women of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/cumann-na-mban-and-the-women-of-skerries/) - Paper 315 Lecture – 2016 Author – Synnott, Marie Bashford Published in: – Time & Tide 11 Report by: Oona Roycroft An outline of the history of Cumann na mBan from its foundation in 1914. Active, in every way, alongside the National Volunteers throughout War of Independence and Civil War. Fingal District – Skerries Branch 1921 and 1922. Growth of
- [The day the Second World War almost came to Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-day-the-second-world-war-almost-came-to-skerries/) - Paper: 314 Lecture: 2016 Author: Ryan, David Published in: – Time & Tide 11 Report by: Oona Roycroft Summary: It tells the story of the landing of seaplanes off the south strand in 1939 on the day the Second World War was declared. It includes some original photographs.
- [Howth Gun Running](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/howth-gun-running/) - Paper: 313 Lecture: 2016 Author: Byrne, Gerry Report by: Oona Roycroft Summary: It tells the story of the background, historical and political to the gun running in 1914. It gives a fairly detailed description of the voyage and the landing of the guns.
- [Balrothery Workhouse](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/balrothery-workhouse/) - Paper 311 Lecture – 2015 Author – Martin, Janet Published in: – Time & Tide 11 Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis:The Balrothery Workhouse, one of a network throughout Ireland, was built in 1841. Founded to deal with the problems of poverty and destitution, they followed the British model, i.e. conditions must be worse than an employed labourer’s home. Nevertheless, they
- [Bernie Gough & Henry Power: 30 years of Slides](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/bernie-gough-henry-power-30-years-of-slides/) - Paper 310 Lecture – 2015 Author – Halpin, Hugh & McNally, Peter Report by: Oona Roycroft This paper and photographic presentation is a celebration of the work of Bernie Gough and Henry Power, two Skerries men who enjoyed taking photographs of Skerries scenes and events that often captured people in natural pose. The photographs were found in the
- [Floraville](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/floraville/) - Paper 309 Lecture – 2015 Author – Hand, George & Power, Carmel Published in: Time & Tide 10 Report by: Oona Roycroft Floraville was a private residence, a parish hall and is now a park. The paper lists some early residents and then follows its development as a parish hall from the 1950’s through to the 70’s. The people
- [Skerries Building Company](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-building-company/) - Paper 308 Lecture – 2015 Author – Grimes, Brendan Published in: Time & Tide 10 Report by: Oona Roycroft The arrival of the railway in Skerries opened the town to Victorian visitors seeking a healthy break from the polluted City. Brendan’s paper describes how the Skerries Building Company was formed by a group of wealthy entrepreneurs who recognized that
- [Irish Volunteer Brothers, James & Charles Murray Part 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/irish-volunteer-brothers-james-charles-murray-part-2/) - Paper 307 Lecture – 2015 Author – Whearity, Frank Report by: Oona Roycroft The paper deals with the military lives and experiences of Skerries men, James and Charles Murray, active as Irish Volunteers from 1917, and subsequently in the War of Independence and Irish Civil War. The author draws on the personal papers of James Murray; on records
- [The Boylan & Phillips Family in Skerries & America](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-boylan-phillips-family-in-skerries-america/) - Paper 306 Lecture – 2015 Author – Wheatley, John Report by: Oona Roycroft Author John Wheatley traces two family trees; that of his mother, Ellen Boylan and his grandmother, Alice Phillips. The paper comprises two family tree graphs from the early 1700s to the mid-20th century. Information included was sourced from Holmpatrick Roman Catholic parish records, parish records
- [F. J. McCormick (Peter Judge) Famous Abbey Actor & Skerries Man](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/f-j-mccormick-peter-judge-famous-abbey-actor-skerries-man/) - Paper 305 Lecture – 2015 Author – Synnott, Marie Bashford Report by : Oona Roycroft Synopsis : F.J. McCormick was the stage name of one of the finest Abbey Theatre actors. His father, Michael Judge, married Mary Kieran, the widow of the local Brewery owner. She died in childbirth, leaving Peter and a baby girl. Joining the Civil
- [Irish Volunteer Brothers, James & Charles Murray Part 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/irish-volunteer-brothers-james-charles-murray-part-1/) - Paper 304 Lecture – 2014 Author – Whearity, Frank Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis : A meticulously researched paper, one of two, about these Skerries brothers which details their family background, schools, and subsequent lives. In particular it gives a thorough account of their participation in the Irish Volunteers during, before and after the year 1916. The paper
- [St Patricks Church Skerries 75th Anniversary](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/st-patricks-church-skerries-75th-anniversary/) - Paper 303 Lecture – 2014 Author – Bourke, Stephanie St. Patrick’s Church was formally opened in August 1939. A Souvenir Booklet published at the time entitled “St. Patrick’s New Church”, carries a photograph of the previous church which had stood on the site since 1823. The paper gives details of the financing, the commissioning of architects and
- [The Taylor Family Tree & Ardgillan Castle](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-taylor-family-tree-ardgillan-castle/) - Paper 302 Lecture – 2014 Author – Skehan, Elaine Report by: Oona Roycroft Synopsis: A very well-researched paper with illustrations which gives an account of the arrival of the Taylor family with the building of Headfort House in Kells Co. Meath, for Thomas Taylour, 1st Earl of Bective. Subsequently the family built Dowdstown House and later Sir Robert
- [Mapping of Skerries over the years](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/mapping-of-skerries-over-the-years/) - Paper 300 Lecture – 2014 Author – Ryan, David Starting with Geraldus Marcator’s map of 1592, continuing with later historical maps and ending with the modern Ordnance Survey map the author discusses the development of the town as seen on the maps and as informed by his intimate local knowledge. (8 pages). Report by: Oona Roycroft
- [The Hamilton Monument](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-hamilton-monument/) - Paper 298 Lecture – 2014 Author – Grimes, Brendan James Hans Hamilton (1810-1863) was a wealthy landlord and member of parliament. The paper discusses his life and work. After his death the Hamilton Testimonial Committee organised the design and building of a monument to him in Skerries. The design of the monument is discussed and described and
- [Twenty Years of Skerries Town Twinning](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/twenty-years-of-skerries-town-twinning/) - Paper 296 Lecture – 2013 Author – McQuillan, Geraldine Report by Oona Roycroft A comprehensive history of the European Town Twinning Movement. Much like the EU, it was born from a desire for reconciliation and rebuilding of relationships after the disaster of WW2. First to twin were towns from France and the UK, not enemies in the
- [The History of Skerries Sailing Club – The first 65 years](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-history-of-skerries-sailing-club-the-first-65-years/) - Paper 295 Lecture – 2013 Author – Synnott, Paul Report by George Hand A lengthy comprehensive history of the club which was founded in 1933. This detailed account of the early years covers membership, AGMs, finances, premises, social activities etc. The sailing events, competitions and achievements are set out in great detail. The paper contains interesting anecdotes
- [Harry Hawker](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/harry-hawker/) - Paper 294 Lecture – 2013 Author – Ryan, David Published in: Time & Tide Vol 9 Report by George Hand An entertaining and informed account of the adventurous early aviators, both Irish and international. It concentrates on the exploits of one Harry Hawker. An Australian by birth, he left his native country in 1911 and had an eventful
- [The changing face of Skerries: an image history c.1962-2012](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-changing-face-of-skerries-an-image-history-c-1962-2012/) - Paper 292 Lecture – 2013 Author – Grimes, Brendan Using some of his personal collection of photographs which he took over the last 50 years the author compares them with photographs taken in exactly the same locations in 2012. Twenty-eight comparisons are made revealing much about the changes which have taken place. (32 pages of text and illustrations) Themes:
- [My Life](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/my-life/) - Paper 291 Lecture – 2007 Author – Besselling, Gerry Gerry Besselling was born in Holland in 1927 and came to Ireland in 1953 where he was to spend the rest of his life (with a short break in Canada), most of it in Skerries. The paper consists of 20 short chapters recounting the main events of his
- [Charles & Joseph Kelly in the War of Independence & Civil War, parts 1 & 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/charles-joseph-kelly-in-the-war-of-independence-civil-war-parts-1-2/) - Paper 290 Lecture – 2012 Author – Whearity, Frank Using a number of primary and secondary sources (including Kelly family papers) the author deals principally with the part that the brothers Charles and Joseph Kelly from Skerries played in the War of Independence (1919-22) and the subsequent civil war. (75 pages). Themes: Politics, memories, family history, organisations,
- [Fishermen’s tales from Joe Shiels: Skerries fishing industry 1750-1870](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/fishermens-tales-from-joe-shiels-skerries-fishing-industry-1750-1870/) - Paper 289 Lecture – 2012 Author – Roycroft, Oona Published in: Time & Tide Vol 9 In 1952 Joe Shiels presented four papers on the fishing industry in Skerries to the Old Skerries Society. His work (which goes into great detail) was mostly based on the report of the Royal Commission set up in 1835 to ‘inquire into
- [How Skerries voted, 1922-2007](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/how-skerries-voted-1922-2007/) - Paper 288 Lecture – 2012 Author – Laird, Bob The paper provides a short historical account of democracy in Ireland by way of setting the context. A detailed account of how Skerries voted in local, national, and presidential elections is given. Much of the detailed information comes from tallies, that is informal counting by tallymen, or agents
- [The Williamite War in Fingal, 1689 – 1691](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-williamite-war-in-fingal-1689-1691/) - Paper 286 Lecture – 2012 Author – Halpin, Hugh What do you know about local Jacobites? Who were the Fingal followers of King Billy? How did Skerries people fare during the Williamite War? These are some of the questions answered by the author. In 1689, all Skerries men between 16 and 60 were warned that if they
- [Broken down by Age, Sex and Religion – Census 1911](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/broken-down-by-age-sex-and-religion-census-1911/) - Paper 285 Lecture – 2011 Author – Harte, John The paper takes the statistics of the 1911 census as a starting point. These are interpreted and discussed with the aid of graphs and charts. There are three sections i.e. – Census 1911 in general including local geography of townlands, streets and parish, – some issues concerning the
- [It Said in the Paper](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/it-said-in-the-paper/) - Paper 284 Lecture – 2011 Author – Synnott, Marie Bashford Marie says, through the pages of the Drogheda Independent I will try to give a flavour of the issues that exercised the minds of the inhabitants of Skerries (in 1911). Also I will use reports from the Fingal Independent to contrast and compare the concerns of 1911
- [A brief history of the Skerries 100 motor cycle road races](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-brief-history-of-the-skerries-100-motor-cycle-road-races/) - Paper 283 Lecture – 2011 Author – Havelin, Harry Published in: Time & Tide Vol 8 July 2011 witnessed the 25th Skerries 100 (though the 66th actual Skerries race) run by the Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters Club. Harry Havelin was in The Bus Bar to present an illustrated talk on which this paper is based. The short paper lacks
- [Skerries Miscellany c.1911 from the Archives of S.H.S.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-miscellany-c-1911-from-the-archives-of-s-h-s/) - Paper 282 Year – 2011 Author – Eric Embleton Synopsis – Eric visited some of the big local issues of the time by quoting from and paraphrasing parts of Joe Shiels’ papers. There was the campaign, disagreement and final success in bringing light to the streets and houses, the efforts to have the harbour improved, which gives an
- [The Carnegie Library, Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-carnegie-library-skerries/) - Paper 281 Lecture – 2011 Author – Grimes, Brendan Published in: The author’s book Irish Carnegie Libraries, ISBN 0-7165-2618-2. Grants from the Andrew Carnegie trust financed 66 public libraries in Ireland. This paper expertly describes not only how our library came to be built but also how it was used. First you had to provide a site
- [Making Sense of the Census – Skerries & Holmpatrick in 1911](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/making-sense-of-the-census-skerries-holmpatrick-in-1911/) - Paper 280 Lecture – 2011 Author – Roycroft, Oona Detailed study of the 1911 Census in Skerries and Holmpatrick. Explaining the different questions asked on the form and the class of house with number of outhouses etc. Included are the types of businesses in the town and the numbers of each business. (9 pages + CD) Themes:
- [Skerries in the Year of the Great Unrest](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-in-the-year-of-the-great-unrest/) - Paper 279 Lecture – 2011 Author – Martin, Janet Detailing some of the events of 1911 and how it effected the people in the town of Skerries. Including Home Rule and the Irish Question, Jim Larkin and the Trade Union Movement, as well as Votes for Women. There was a lot going on in this year that
- [Skerries: A Maritime Town and the Maritime Economy](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-a-maritime-town-and-the-maritime-economy/) - Paper 278 Lecture – 2010 Author – Conlon, Terry Showing how the sea has helped in the development of the town. The Skerries Wherry was a fairly substantial craft up to 60 feet in length. In 1913 there were 15 ships registered whose owners lived in Skerries. (7 pages) Themes : Maritime, Business
- [Aspects of the life and times of Cllr. Paddy Murphy](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/aspects-of-the-life-and-times-of-cllr-paddy-murphy/) - Paper 277 Lecture – 2010 Author – Wherity, Molly Published in: Time & Tide Vol 8 The life and times of Councillor Paddy Murphy, detailing his work as trade union activist, local government representative, local historian and representative of Irish workers at the European Commission. Themes: Family History, Politics. (34 pages + CD)
- [Diamonds hidden in the Chandelier. Skerries c. 1700 to today](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/diamonds-hidden-in-the-chandelier-skerries-c-1700-to-today/) - Paper 276 Lecture – 2010 Author – Roycroft, Niall This paper details archaeological and historical signs in the stones and lands in Skerries and the surrounding area. There are numerous maps and photographs from c. 1700 to the present day (2010) showing the many layered history of these hidden gems.Themes:- Surveys & Maps, Places/Buildings, Maritime, Histories. (143
- [The Kavanaghs of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-kavanaghs-of-skerries/) - Paper 275 Lecture – 2010 Author – Russell, Dermot Detailed account of the descendants of William Cavanagh and Jane Seaver and of their son, William and his wife Elizabeth Kettle. Kavanagh can be spelt as Cavanagh, Gavanagh, Gaffney, Gavney or Gavan. Their descentants spread to England, Scotland and Wales, as well as various parts of America, Canada
- [Fire Down Below](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/fire-down-below/) - Paper 274 Lecture – 2010 Author – Weston, Paddy Published in: Time & Tide Vol 9 A personal reminiscence by Paddy Weston of his life at sea during the 1950s as a Radio Officer. Amongst the many tales of memorable journeys is a gripping account of a journey from Liverpool to Australia in which fire broke out in
- [Bygone Days](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/bygone-days/) - Paper 272 Lecture – 2009 Author – O’Driscoll, Raymond Published in: Time & Tide Vol 7 A poem in approximately 80 stanzas of four lines each detailing the characters who populated Skerries with their work and habits during the 20s, 30s and 40s. (7 pages) Theme : Memories
- [The Stonemason’s Art in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-stonemasons-art-in-skerries/) - Paper 271 Lecture – 2009 Author – Grimes, Brendan An overview of the working of Milverton Quarry from the mid 19th century to the 1980s using two account books from the Quarry – the first covering the period from 30th October 1847 to 1st November 1856, the second covers the period from 1st October 1909 to 28th
- [The Wonder of Archaeology](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-wonder-of-archaeology/) - Paper 270 Lecture – 2009 Author – Roycroft, Oona A paper explaining the various techniques used in archaeological investigation and the sorts of information about the past which they yield. There is a short overview of some of the archaeological features to be found in and around Skerries. (16 pages) Themes : Education, Folklore and Legends, Science
- [Annie Hand’s Teashop](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/annie-hands-teashop/) - Paper 269 Lecture – 2009 Author – Wherity, Molly Published in: Time & Tide Vol 8 A personal memory of Skerries in the 30s and 40s with particular reference to the Hand family: Annie Hand, Charlie Hand and Rosie Hand, and the Tea Shops on Little Strand Street and, later, Strand Street. Themes: Memories, Family History.
- [The Foundation of Electricity in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-foundation-of-electricity-in-skerries/) - Paper 268 Lecture – 2009 Author – Halpin, Hugh Published – Time & Tide Vol 7 The town of Skerries has benefited from an electricity service since the early twentieth century, but its foundation was not an easy one. Many people were unconvinced of its merits, and others saw it as an advance to benefit the town socially and
- [The Great Northern Railway (Ireland), 1876 – 1958](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-great-northern-railway-ireland-1876-1958/) - Paper 267 Lecture – 2008 Author – Laird, Bob This paper gives an overview of the G.N.R. from commencement to the end, with some emphasis on the Skerries connection. A previous company – The Dublin and Drogheda Railway had the first line north. The first train, between Amiens Street and Drogheda ran on the 18th March 1844.
- [Skerries Pubs and Publicans](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-pubs-and-publicans/) - Paper 266 Lecture – 2008 Author – John J. Baker Published – Time & Tide 8 This is a history of the Pubs and Publicans in Skerries. The author commences by giving an account of the laws pertaining to pubs, alehouses, inns and hotels. The first licensing act was that of Charles I in 1635. We have a detailed
- [Coastal Mounds from Rush to Gormanston](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/coastal-mounds-from-rush-to-gormanston/) - Paper 265 Lecture – 2007 Author – Harte, John This paper comprises Archaeology Notes, compiled for Skerries Historical Society Field Trip 15th July 2007. Research by:- Niamh Harte, Niall Roycroft, Paul Mulligan, Fr. Kit Sheridan, Stephanie Bourke and John Harte. Notes compiled by John Harte. This paper would be very useful to students of archaeology and those
- [Marion Owens of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/marion-owens-of-skerries/) - Paper 264 Lecture – 2008 Author – Flavin, Patricia Published in: Time & Tide Vol 9 The paper is based on letters and correspondence between Marion Owens and her aunts and cousins who had to emigrate to England and America in the 1920’s, and 1930’s, and also between Marion and Joe Kelly who emigrated to Accra, in West
- [Serving the state in the 18th Century – The Experience of a Skerries Family](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/serving-the-state-in-the-18th-century-the-experience-of-a-skerries-family/) - Paper 263 Lecture – 2008 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread This is the history of members of a family over a period of three generations who came to Skerries at the beginning of the eighteenth century. They were of modest beginnings and over the years became a wealthy family with distinguished members during their time in Skerries.
- [The Coastguards in Fingal](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-coastguards-in-fingal/) - Paper 262 Lecture – 2007 Author – McKenna, Rory There is a thorough treatment of the origins of the Coastguard. The main aim in setting up the “Preventing Waterguard” was to discourage smuggling. They also were to assist in ship rescues, to aid police in locating poteen stills and in 1867 to keep an eye out for
- [Stained and Leaded Glass in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/stained-and-leaded-glass-in-skerries/) - Paper 261 Lecture – 2007 Author – Synnott, Marie Bashford Published in: Time & Tide Vol 7 The author begins with a discussion of the techniques and history of stained and leaded glass. She visits Skerries locations which have stained or coloured glass and describes this with appreciation of its function and beauty. The Methodist Church has many
- [The Life and Times of Mary (Molly) Adrien, 1873 – 1949 (1916 Cumann na mBan Volunteer)](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-life-and-times-of-mary-molly-adrien-1873-1949-1916-cumann-na-mban-volunteer/) - Paper 260 Lecture – 2006 Author – Whearity, Frank To construct an image of Mary Adrien’s eventful life the author uses a wide range of sources including interviews, witness accounts, newspaper reports and books. She was born into an affluent professional family at Micknanstown, Stamullen, Co. Meath. Her father and grandfather were medical doctors and later the
- [The First Year of the Parish Bulletin](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-first-year-of-the-parish-bulletin/) - Paper 258 Lecture – 2006 Author – Flavin, Patricia This paper shows the history gleaned from Skerries R.C. Parish Bulletin. Patricia chooses its first year 1978 and expands on the items mentioned in the bulletin through her research in newspapers and the internet, and by getting information from Skerries residents. Events are considered under the headings of
- [Fingallian Holy Wells](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/fingallian-holy-wells/) - Paper 257 Lecture – 2006 Author – Skyvova, Petra Published – Fingallian Holy Wells, (Fingal County Libraries, Dublin, 2005), ISBN 0954910303 The author lists more than 60 wells in Fingal, including 3 in the parish of Skerries. There is St. Movee’s in the townland of Grange, which is still a well preserved structure, the Kybe well near Skerries
- [From Protection to Free Trade: Rush Seamen, 1820-1914.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/from-protection-to-free-trade-rush-seamen-1820-1914/) - Paper 256 Lecture – 2006 Author – Snook, David The author discusses the connection between the demand for sugar in Great Britain to satisfy the increasing popularity of chocolate in the late 19th century and how the shipping line Palgrave Murphy played its part in meeting this demand by importing beet sugar from Hamburg to Bristol, Swansea,
- [A Short History of St. Patrick’s Church Choir](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-short-history-of-st-patricks-church-choir/) - Paper 254 Lecture – 1995 Author – Behan, Maura Covering the period from the 1920s until 1995 the author recounts some anecdotes about the choir and mentions some of the people involved. (2 pages).
- [Two hundred men at tennis:   Sport in North Dublin 1600-1760.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/two-hundred-men-at-tennis-sport-in-north-dublin-1600-1760/) - Paper 253 Lecture – 2005 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread The people of Fingal of all classes were greatly attached to a wide variety of sports. One contemporary source indicated that football was not played much in Ireland except in Fingal. (What form the game took we do not know.) Using numerous sources from the 17th and
- [Rockabill – an Irish Lighthouse](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/rockabill-an-irish-lighthouse/) - Paper 252 Lecture – 2005 Author – Clinton, Joe The two islets of granite known as Rockabill lie 7 kilometers off the coast of Skerries. The rock was increasingly recognised as a danger to shipping as economic activity grew in the early 19th century. The Trinity Board granted permission in 1853 to build a lighthouse on the
- [The Arcadia Ballroom in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-arcadia-ballroom-in-skerries/) - Paper 251 Lecture – 2005 Author – McNally, Breege Published in: – Time & Tide Vol 7 From Dance Floor to Factory Floor: The Arcadia Ballroom in Skerries – from shimmy to chemise. The Arcadia ballroom was located in The Square, Skerries. Afterwards it became the premises of the Skerries Shirt factory and was eventually demolished to make way
- [Jubilee Nurses, Public Health Nurses, 1887-2003](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/jubilee-nurses-public-health-nurses-1887-2003/) - Paper 250 Lecture – 2005 Author – Rooney, Kay Published in: Time & Tide Vol 8 A history of the Jubilee Nurses and their work in the community. These later became Public Health Nurses. There are reminiscences from some Jubilee and Public Health Nurses about their work. It also includes details about the Meals on Wheels scheme. (25
- [A Skerries Street in Victorian Times](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-skerries-street-in-victorian-times/) - Paper 249 Lecture – 2005 Author – Flavin, Patricia A detailed account of the residents, businesses and their lifestyle in Chapel Street, now Church Street, during the years of Queen Victoria’s reign. How buildings changed and were amalgamated. Included are many statistics and census returns. (41 pages). Themes : Business, Living Standards, Places/buildings, Social History.
- [The Irish Foresters Benefit Society](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-irish-foresters-benefit-society/) - Paper 248 Lecture – 2005 Author – Walsh, Jim The origins and establishment of the Irish National Foresters Benefit Society with details of local branches. The Society was formed to help members in times of need, i.e. sickness or death, and to give financial aid to widows and orphans. (15 pages) . Themes : Organisations, Social History.
- [Fingal and the Great War](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/fingal-and-the-great-war/) - Paper 247 Lecture – 2005 Author – Howard, Bernard Published in: Time & Tide Vol 5 The British Army in Fingal, location, recruiting and local involvement in the Great War. It’s effect on the men and their families. How the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence had an influence during this period. (45 pages) Themes : Politics,
- [Spotlight on Skerries, 1992-2001, A Celebration](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/spotlight-on-skerries-1992-2001-a-celebration/) - Paper 246 Lecture – 2004 Author – Synnott, Marie Bashford A history of the ten years of the Spotlight on Skerries arts festival and the work of Chairperson, Anne O’Sullivan, and her Committee. Details of the special events and awards that were run on a yearly basis. Included are a number of photographs. (20 pages).
- [The Irish Language in Fingal](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-irish-language-in-fingal/) - Paper 245 Lecture – 2004 Author – Mac Lochlainn, Antain Notes by the author including:- The Survival of Irish in Fingal. Irish Manuscripts in Fingal. Skerries in Gaelic Tradition. The Story of Rockabill. Fionn Mac Cumhaill and the Fianna held captive in Rockabill. Naul words. Skerries words. (4 pages) Themes: Language/Literature, Folklore & Legends
- [The Hamilton Family of Balbriggan.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-hamilton-family-of-balbriggan/) - Paper 244 Lecture – 2004 Author – Bourke, Stephanie Published : ISBN 0-9537503-2-9 This paper details the importance of the Hamilton family to Balbriggan from their arrival in the early part of the 18th century to the death of the last member of that branch of the family in 1901. The family were very active in politics and
- [Census of Population and Development in the Population of Skerries, 1901 – 2002](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/census-of-population-and-development-in-the-population-of-skerries-1901-2002/) - Paper 242 Year – 2004 Author – Eric Embleton Synopsis – An overview of what the census means in 20th century Ireland with detailed analyses of the statistics gathered with particular reference to Skerries. The paper refers directly to the various reports from 20th century Irish censuses produced by the Central Statistics Office. (24 pages plus appendices)(15 pages)
- [Joseph Derham – Irish Volunteer, 1886 – 1966](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/joseph-derham-irish-volunteer-1886-1966/) - Paper 241 Lecture – 2004 Author – Whearity, Frank Published in: Time & Tide Vol 7 An outline of Joseph Derham’s life paying particular attention to his activities as an Irish Volunteer during the Easter Rising of 1916 when he acted as Garrison Timekeeper during the siege of the GPO. He was also captain of the Skerries Company
- [Politics, Revolution and Change in Co. Dublin, 1913 – 1923 Part 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/politics-revolution-and-change-in-co-dublin-1913-1923-part-1/) - Paper 240 Lecture – 2004 Author – Coyle, Eugene An account of The Dublin Lockout and Farm Labourer’s Dispute of 1913. It deals with the social conditions in Dublin City and County which lead to the strike and the interplay between the Irish Transport and General Workers Union, the United Irish League and Sinn Fein, amongst others.
- [Matthias Derham – Irish Volunteer, 1883 – 1959](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/matthias-derham-irish-volunteer-1883-1959/) - Paper 239 Lecture – 2003 Author – Whearity, Frank Published in: Time & Tide Vol 7 An outline of Matt Derham’s life paying particular attention to his activities as an Irish Volunteer during the Easter Rising of 1916 and the War of Independence with the coming of the Black and Tans. The paper makes use of extracts from
- [Réalt na Mara N.S. – First 25 Years](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/realt-na-mara-n-s-first-25-years/) - Paper 238 Lecture – 2003 Author – Ni Chionnaith, Bernadette (McKenna) Published – Time & Tide 8 The town of Skerries began to expand with new housing estates being built from 1970 onwards, and the need for a new school was evident. In 1978 a small 35 pupil school, called Réalt na Mara, was set up in the older
- [A History of the Bus Service in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-history-of-the-bus-service-in-skerries/) - Paper 237 Lecture – 2003 Author – Laird, Bob Published in: Time & Tide 8 The DUTC (Dublin United Tramway Company) which commenced in 1896 secured the rights to operate bus services and within 2 years had 13 routes. Double decked buses were introduced in 1937. The DUTC merged with rail and provincial bus operator GSR (Great Southern
- [Skerries, its Harbour and the Coasting Trade](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-its-harbour-and-the-coasting-trade/) - Paper 236 Lecture – 2003 Author – Conlon, Terry Published : Time & Tide Vol 5 From the time of the Vikings the east coast around Skerries, Malahide, Howth and Baldoyle was a great seafaring area. The late 19th century was a particularly busy sea trading era in Skerries. Arklow had the largest number of sailing vessels with
- [Milverton, its Graveyard and Holy Well](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/milverton-its-graveyard-and-holy-well/) - Paper 235 Lecture – 2003 Author – Clinton, Joe The author was born and has lived all his life in the area and has a great interest in the history of the neighbouring Milverton Demesne. The Holy Well and Graveyard dedicated to St. Mobhi are ancient; the well may be 4,500 years old. There was a monastic
- [Census of Population Local and National (19th C. & 2002)  ](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/census-of-population-local-and-national-19th-c-2002/) - Paper 234 Lecture – 2003 Author – Harte, John The 2002 Census was a year later than planned. It should have been in 2001; but was postponed due to the spread of Foot and Mouth epidemic. Results showed that the population of the Republic of Ireland had recovered to a level last seen in the 26 Counties
- [The Townland of Haystown, Lusk (1641-1798)](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-townland-of-haystown-lusk-1641-1798/) - Paper 233 Lecture – 2003 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread This paper is the history of Haystown House and Estate near Rush, bounded by the townlands of Tyrellstown, Horestown and Kenure. From 1641 the family name was Carberry until 1725, then Edward Folie is listed. Next came Patrick Gentleman in 1735, followed by the best known family –
- [The Making of a Country Estate or Milverton Demesne, A Landscape History](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-making-of-a-country-estate-or-milverton-demesne-a-landscape-history/) - Paper 232 Lecture – 1994 Author – Wentges, Richard Published in: Time & Tide Vol 5 The paper was delivered at an SHS meeting in 1994 and a version donated to the archive in 2002. Milverton Demesne, in the western part of Holmpatrick Parish, is where the author grew up. He says, “what I shall be attempting to
- [Nazis in Fingal](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/nazis-in-fingal/) - Paper 231 Lecture – 2002 Author – Mullins, Gerry Published in: Dublin Nazi No. 1: the life of Adolf Mahr, Liberties Press, ISBN 9781905483198 In Nat. Library No: P. 7632 Dr. Adolph Mahr, a noted archeologist, became Director of the National Museum in l930. He was also Head of the Nazi Party in Ireland. This paper is the outline
- [Fr. Conor Donnogh and the Siege of Baldongan, 1642.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/fr-conor-donnogh-and-the-siege-of-baldongan-1642/) - Paper 229 Lecture – 2002 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread Synopsis not available.
- [John Terry Sherlock, Irish Volunteer](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/john-terry-sherlock-irish-volunteer/) - Paper 228 Lecture – 2002 Author – Whearity, Frank Published in: – Time & Tide 11 Very well researched and comprehensive account of this young Skerries man. The paper also includes many valuable details of the social, economic and cultural forces which influenced him to take part in the revolutionary movement during the first part of the 20th. century
- [History of the Skerries Lifeboat](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/history-of-the-skerries-lifeboat/) - Paper 226 Lecture – 2002 Author – Shiels, Sam Published in: Time & Tide Vol 8 The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, which now has over 220 lifeboat stations placed around the coasts of Ireland and the U.K., was founded in 1824. The R.N.L.I. established a lifeboat in Skerries in 1854, although there had been a lifeboat there prior
- [1916 in North Co. Dublin](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/1916-in-north-co-dublin/) - Paper 225 Lecture – 2002 Author – Curtis, Bairbre “Little has been written about the footsoldiers, the ordinary men and women who supported the bid for Independence”. In this paper the author focuses on the social and cultural background of the men of the Fifth Fingal Brigade, with special reference to Thomas Ashe and Richard Coleman. They
- [Beranger’s 18th. C. Antiquarian Sketches of County Dublin](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/berangers-18th-c-antiquarian-sketches-of-county-dublin/) - Paper 224 Lecture – 2002 Author – Harbison, Peter Published in – Peter Harbison, Beranger’s Views of Ireland (Dublin: Royal Irish Academy 1991), 111pp.;Peter Harbison, ed., Drawings of the Principal Antique Buildings of Ireland (Dublin: Four Courts Press 1998), 228pp. The paper is a transcript of the illustrated talk by Dr. Harbison which was recorded on the
- [Archive](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/archive/) - Paper 223 Lecture – 2001 Author – Keeling, Tony Published in: Time & Tide Vol 5 This paper was delivered on a fateful night 2001/9/11 but paradoxically is an enjoyable trip into nostalgia of the 50s – 70s in Skerries. It deals with Red Island holiday camp, the Pavilion Ballroom, and the author’s life as a member of
- [Letters from the Crimea, Part 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/letters-from-the-crimea-part-2/) - Paper 222 Lecture – 2001 Author – Balcombe, Elizabeth The letters were written from the Crimea by Richard Chambre Hayes Taylor of Ardgillan. They include his observations on Lord Raglan, who was later to lead the Charge of the Light Brigade, when only 180 out of 800 came out of the manouvre alive. Richard Taylor, months before
- [Thomas Hand (1878 – 1920), Irish Volunteer](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/thomas-hand-1878-1920-irish-volunteer/) - Paper 221 Lecture – 2001 Author – Whearity, Frank Published in: Time & Tide Vol 4 Using family memories, letters, newspaper reports and official documents from a wide range of sources, a personal and factual account of the life of Thomas Hand and his family.
- [Milverton National School, 1903 – 2000](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/milverton-national-school-1903-2000/) - Paper 220 Lecture – 2001 Author – Clinton, Joe Published in: – Time & Tide 11 A former pupil of Milverton School, the author is now on the School Board and undertook this research to commemorate its centenary, which occurs in 2003. Good background information on the evolution of the idea of the National School from the l8th. Century to
- [The Coming of Electricity to Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-coming-of-electricity-to-skerries/) - Paper 219 Year – 2000 Author – James E. Gowan Contents– An interesting and very readable account of the coming of electricity to Ireland. Private enterprise which spearheaded the event was replaced in the 1930’s by the ESB. Technical and commercial data and e.g. the story of the Pidgeon House are discussed. The case of Skerries in
- [The Echlin Family](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-echlin-family/) - Paper 218 Lecture – 2000 Author – Coyle, Eugene In Irish Studies Review Vol.14, No.1, 2006. A brief account of the Echlin and Palmer families and their estates in North County Dublin 16th to 18th centuries.The life of Lady Elizabeth Echlin (1704-1782) is discussed and in particular her correspondence with the novelist Samuel Richardson, author of Pamela
- [Skerries L. D. F. & Kit Fox remembered.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-l-d-f-kit-fox-remembered/) - Paper 217 Lecture – 1999 Author – Bourke, Stephanie Published : Time & Tide Vol 8 Based on the private papers of Christopher or Kit Fox (1907-1996) and records in the Military Archive, Cathal Brugha Barracks, this paper examines the Skerries L.D.F. (Local Defence Force) unit as a microcosm of the national movement, 1940-1946. Research focuses on the
- [Grange National School, 1855 – 1903](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/grange-national-school-1855-1903/) - Paper 216 Lecture – 1999 Author – Clinton, Joe An account of Grange National School which was located from 1855 to 1903 in the rural townland of Baltrasna near Skerries, County Dublin. The high teacher turnover and low pupil attendance until the mid-1870’s are discussed. The extant school registers are used to discover the subjects being taught,
- [Man-O-War & the Turk’s Head](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/man-o-war-the-turks-head/) - Paper 214 Lecture – 1999 Author – Walsh, Jim The author examines through the available sources the origin of the place name Man O’ War and associated Turk’s Head. The Man O’ War Inn is also discussed through contemporary descriptions from the early 18th century to the 1990’s. SourcesDeed Memorials in the Registry of Deeds, Newspapers in Trinity
- [Family Connections](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/family-connections/) - Paper 213 Lecture – 1999 Author – Marks, Bernadette Published in: Once upon a time in Skerries pp. 55-60, Published by Holmpatrick School (2000) Memories of Mary Josephine Marks, née Murphy, 1906-1980, the author’s Mother, who lived in Skerries and Swords. Mention of the following families: Shanley; Cleary; Lowndes; Bollard; Eaton; Day; Clifford; Flanagan; Holmpatrick and Rev Shegog. Sources:Local
- [A History of Loughshinny and its Environs](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-history-of-loughshinny-and-its-environs/) - Paper 211 Lecture – 1999 Author – Pratt, George Published in: Time & Tide Vol 5 Interesting account of this small village, giving details of the fort of Drummanagh which, it is speculated, may have been a landing place for Roman traders. Also there is a history of the copper mining which went on in the area. This,
- [Newspaper reports, 1940 – ’49](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/newspaper-reports-1940-49/) - Paper 210 Lecture – 1999 Author – Joan Desmond Synopsis – Newspaper reports of happenings in/relating to Skerries from the Drogheda Independent of the 1940’s, e.g. golfing tournaments on the Strand, weather and tide permitting; the lack of public lighting in 1943; the first dinner dance in Red Island holiday camp in 1947; the theatrical productions of the
- [The Skerries Barkyard revisited](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-skerries-barkyard-revisited/) - Paper 209 Lecture – 1998 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread The history of the barking industry in Skerries is studied in the context of the growth of the town from the early 17th century, the development of its harbour and associated industries – including the smuggling trade. The Minutes of the Irish Revenue Commissions charged with controlling
- [Balbriggan Foreshore dispute 1874 – 76](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/balbriggan-foreshore-dispute-1874-76/) - Paper 208 Lecture – 1998 Author – McKenna, Rory Covering a dispute that arose between the Hamilton family of Hampton and Balbriggan Town Commissioners over access to the foreshore.
- [The Skerries Flowerers](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-skerries-flowerers/) - Paper 207 Lecture – 1998 Author – Balcombe, Elizabeth Published – in Balbriggan Historical Society Millennium Year Book A continuation of paper No.163, also with extracts from the Balrothery Board of Guardians minutes. (33 pages).
- [The time when our Society was founded](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-time-when-our-society-was-founded/) - Paper 206 Lecture – 1998 Author – Gowan, James E Published in: Time & Tide Vol 6
- [Luke Ryan, Privateer (or an Irish Bucaneer )](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/luke-ryan-privateer-or-an-irish-bucaneer/) - Paper 205 Lecture – 1998 Author – Coyle, Eugene This is a paper which was published in History Ireland in 1999. In 1781 Luke Ryan, from Rush, captain of a French Privateer captured the Nancy, a merchant brig from Aberdeen and demanded a ransom of 300 guineas. Overcome in his turn by two fully-armed British men of
- [Kenure House & the families who owned it from Norman times](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/kenure-house-the-families-who-owned-it-from-norman-times/) - Paper 204 Lecture – 1998 Author – Pratt, George The families were Ormond, Echlin and Palmer and the author gives a history of the said families. He also recalls personal memories of his living in the “Big House” in the 1930’s (34 pages).
- [The Mills of Stephenstown](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-mills-of-stephenstown/) - Paper 203 Lecture – 1997 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread From the early 17th century, Stephenstown, near Balbriggan, County Dublin was the site of a watermill and possibly a windmill. Contemporary documents and maps are presented and discussed by the author to support this thesis. Ownership and usage of the mills from the 17th century onwards are
- [Martello Towers & other Coastal Defenders of the 1800’s](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/martello-towers-other-coastal-defenders-of-the-1800s/) - Paper 202 Lecture – 1997 Author – McKenna, Rory Published in: Time & Tide Vol 3 A list of Skerries fishermen and boatmen under naval command, known as the Sea Fencibles, who were to be mobilised in case of invasion during the Napoleonic era. The author also discusses the Martello towers of Fingal.
- [Memories of Skerries 1930-50](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/memories-of-skerries-1930-50/) - Paper 201 Lecture – 1997 Author – Neary, Roderick A brief paper of personal reminiscences of Skerries in the 40s and 50s. (2 pages)
- [Balscadden, Past and Present](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/balscadden-past-and-present/) - Paper 200 Lecture – 1997 Author – Walsh, Jim A short account of the rural parish of Balscadden, near Balbriggan, County Dublin. The place name and a patrician connection through Saint Benen, a native of the area and disciple of Patrick are discussed. The local National School building opened in 1986 is dedicated to Saint Benen. 1659
- [The Harry Boland Incident – 1922](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-harry-boland-incident-1922/) - Paper 199 Lecture – 1997 Author – Coyle, Eugene Part 1 of the paper deals with policy making and events from the 1916 uprising to the outbreak of the Civil War in June 1922. Part 11 gives a profile of Harry Boland and his relationship with Michael Collins and De Valera. Finally the fatal shooting of Harry
- [A Flavour of the Fifties](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-flavour-of-the-fifties/) - Paper 197 Lecture – 1997 Author – Harte, John The paper relies principally on excerpts from The Drogheda Independent, available in Drogheda Public Library. The typed excerpts are arranged under topic headings as follows: Entertainment, Pastimes, Social Organisations, Improvements, Development in Town and Living Conditions, Schools, Newsworthy Events. Skerries Clergy and Church Matters, Sports Clubs, Employment and
- [A Russian Adventure](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-russian-adventure/) - Paper 196 Lecture – 1997 Author – Mathews, Frank This paper consists of a short article by Frank Matthews published in Astronomy & Space, issue of March/April 1996, vol. 4 no. 2. It is the author’s account of flying a Russian Supersonic Jet Fighter Sukhoi-27 Flanker in August 1994. The visit to Russia and flight was an
- [Skerries, c. 1901](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-c-1901/) - Paper 195 Lecture – 1996 Author – Murray, Joe This was a slide presentation of Skerries photographs with comments.
- [Balrothery, Past and Present](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/balrothery-past-and-present/) - Paper 193 Lecture – 1992 Author – Walsh, Jim An illustrated paper briefly discussing the toponym, holywells and history from the Norman Conquest to the present time. (8 pages).
- [Rural Life in North Fingal before the Famine](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/rural-life-in-north-fingal-before-the-famine/) - Paper 192 Lecture – 1996 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread First presented at the Balbriggan Historical Society Seminar ‘The Famine Years in Fingal’ in October 1995. Describes the home and working lives of the people of the Barony of Balrothery based on contemporary sources, e.g., the Poor Inquiry of 1836 (35 pages + Appendix).
- [John Fox – No Ordinary Man](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/john-fox-no-ordinary-man/) - Paper 190 Lecture – 1996 Author – Clinton, Joe In April 1956, John Fox aged 32, a native of Skerries and his wife Peggy sailed on the “Freemantle Star” from Liverpool bound for Auckland, New Zealand. John Fox kept a journal during the 39 day voyage – the subject of this paper. An introduction gives a short
- [The Life and Times of Monsignor Casey](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-life-and-times-of-monsignor-casey/) - Paper 188 Lecture – 1995 Author – Harte, John Monsignor Casey, parish priest of Skerries in the fifties. The paper attempts to illustrate the personality of the man and the town as it was then. During the lecture, extensive use was made of photographs which Monsignor Casey had owned. These photos and transparencies, now in the National Photographic Archive
- [Dubliners and the First World War](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/dubliners-and-the-first-world-war/) - Paper 187 Lecture – 1995 Author – Coyle, Eugene The paper is based on a roll of honour which the author discovered in the attic of his home at Holmpatrick Terrace. He analysed the data concerning the regiments entered by Skerries men and included the results of some interviews with veterans and those who remembered them.
- [The Marian Musical and Dramatic Society](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-marian-musical-and-dramatic-society/) - Paper 186 Lecture – 1995 Author – Behan, Maura Published in: Time and Tide Vol 2 Discusses the foundation and productions of the Society in Skerries.
- [The Townland of Hacketstown Part III (1726-1817)](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-townland-of-hacketstown-part-iii-1726-1817/) - Paper 185 Lecture – 1995 Author – Baker, Maree & Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread Published – Time & Tide 5 The story of the Hamilton family from the time of the Ulster Plantation, with special reference to John of Monella, James and Henry of Bailieborough, John of Holmpatrick, Elizabeth Ligo of Hacketstown, Henry of Holmpatrick and John of Hacketstown. (71
- [The Irish College, Paris.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-irish-college-paris/) - Paper 184 Lecture – 1995 Author – Bourke, Stephanie A detailed account of the evolution of the Irish Colleges on the Continent, with particular reference to the history of the Irish College in Paris. The practice of ‘colleges’ or groups of Irish students and scholars living and sometimes studying together on the Continent of Europe began in
- [Skerries Development and Visitors’ Association.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-development-and-visitors-association/) - Paper 183 Lecture – 1995 Author – Bourke, Stephanie & Quigley, Jim A study from Minute Books, it traces the work of this community association over a period of forty years, 1934 – 1974. The life of the association and the work it carried out in the areas of tourism, employment, town planning and provision of recreational
- [Folklore Selection from Macroom and Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/folklore-selection-from-macroom-and-skerries/) - Paper 182 Lecture – 1995 Author – Joan Desmond Synopsis – The selection of folklore includes a number of stories from those collected by National School children during 1937-38, and now stored in the National Folklore Collection at University College, Dublin.
- [Faces and Places, 1947 – film of “Skerries 100” Motor Cycle Race](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/faces-and-places-1947-film-of-skerries-100-motor-cycle-race/) - Paper 181 Lecture – 1995 Author – O’Byrne, Brian A paper with comments on 1947 Film of Skerries Faces and Places & Skerries 100 Motor Cycle Event.
- [The Townland of Hacketstown Part II (1629-1726)](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-townland-of-hacketstown-part-ii-1629-1726/) - Paper 180 Lecture – 1994 Author – Baker, Maree & Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread Published – Time & Tide 4 The history and genealogy of the Arthur family with special reference to their work for the Catholic cause and their participation in the 1641 Rising, the Williamite Wars and the French army. (63 pages)
- [The Changing Face of Post-War Agriculture in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-changing-face-of-post-war-agriculture-in-skerries/) - Paper 179 Lecture – 1994 Author – Clinton, Joe Published : Time & Tide Vol 3 Discusses the early period of farming methods, crops and family history. The changes brought about with the introduction of electricity, mechanisation, new ideas and it’s effect on the environment in the Skerries area. (15 pages).
- [The Townland of Hacketstown, Part I (to 1629)](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-townland-of-hacketstown-part-i-to-1629/) - Paper 178 Lecture – 1994 Author – Baker / Ni Mhurchadha Published – Time & Tide 3 Situation and landscape, maps, place and field names, waterways, roads, railway, buildings, customs, legends, population and early history, including accounts of the Bourke, Chetham and Loftus families. (55 pages)
- [Cricket in Fingal](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/cricket-in-fingal/) - Paper 176 Lecture – 1994 Author – Clinton, Joe Published : Time & Tide Vol 5 Discusses the introduction of cricket into the Fingal area. It’s early years, the effect of the G.A.A. ban, and some local stories. (21 pages)
- [A Railway Miscellany](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-railway-miscellany/) - Paper 175 Lecture – 1994 Author – O’Byrne, Brian Presentation to the Society to mark the l50th anniversary of the opening of the Dublin to Drogheda line. This is a compilation of various pieces written by members of the Society, sourced from contemporary newspapers of the time. The paper was compiled by Brian O’Byrne and gives a
- [A Walk around the Head](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-walk-around-the-head/) - Paper 174 Lecture – 1994 Author – Halpin, Paddy Published in: Time and Tide Vol 2 “Skerries as a resort was often east-windy, but always West-endy!” Working class people could not afford holidays as they can now, so Skerries was the resort of the middle-classes. In the course of this paper, through the device of an account of
- [A French Connection – Rev. Dr. John Bouhereau, 1685 to 1726](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-french-connection-rev-dr-john-bouhereau-1685-to-1726/) - Paper 173 Lecture – 1993 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread Published: Time & Tide Vol 7 The story of the Huguenot background, family, education and career of Dr. Bouhereau, together with a brief account of the re-building of the medieval church at Holmpatrick (33 pages).
- [Martello Towers](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/martello-towers/) - Paper 172 Lecture – 1993 Author – Mathews, Frank This was an illustrated talk. The paper gives a list of the transparencies shown with an introduction on the origins of Martello Towers. (6 pages).
- [The Oldest Profession](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-oldest-profession/) - Paper 171 Lecture – 1993 Author – Ryan, Hugh The author maintains the oldest profession is that of story-telling! Whoever controls the Past controls the Future, George Orwell said in his book, 1984. There is a government agency in it called “The Ministry of Truth” whose job was to go back over the newspapers and change anything
- [The Islands of Fingal](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-islands-of-fingal/) - Paper 170 Lecture – 1993 Author – Coyle, Eugene An historical and anecdotal account of the islands of Fingal: Church or St Patrick’s Island, Colt Island, Shenick Island, Ireland’s Eye, Lambay.
- [Vernacular Architecture in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/vernacular-architecture-in-skerries/) - Paper 168 Lecture – 1993 Author – Harte, Terry Published in: Time & Tide Vol 4 Paper read by Maura Behan. Researched c.1980 by Terry Harte. Part of a thesis presented to NCAD in 1981. The paper concentrates on buildings in the vernacular tradition “as these are still common and the most vulnerable to modern improvements”. There are
- [Rev Anthony Tanner, 1692-1741, Minister of Holmpatrick & Vicar of Balscadden](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/rev-anthony-tanner-1692-1741-minister-of-holmpatrick-vicar-of-balscadden/) - Paper 167 Lecture – 1992 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread Published: Time & Tide Vol 2 A brief account of the Tanner and Dempsey families of Loughshinny together with a detailed account of the murder of the Rev. Anthony Tanner, based on press reports and other contemporary sources (48 pages).
- [Skerries Past](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-past/) - Paper 166 Lecture – 1982 Author – Grimes, Maisie & Jim Published in: Time & Tide Vol 7 Maisie Grimes, who first came to Skerries as a “Summer Visitor”, tells of the many changes which she has seen come over the town, some good, some not so good. Marrying into an old Skerries family, she is very interesting
- [The Skerries Harps](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-skerries-harps/) - Paper 164 Lecture – 1992 Author – Moore, Oliver & Walsh, Bobby Published in: Time & Tide 2 History of Skerries Harps G.A.A. Club traced from its beginnings around l903 to the present day. Mentions a tape made by Paddy Hughes, then 84 years of age, in l964 for Skerries Historical Society. Gives an account of the work
- [The Tambour and Embroidered Muslin Industry of 19th Century Ireland](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-tambour-and-embroidered-muslin-industry-of-19th-century-ireland/) - Paper 163 Lecture – 1992 Author – Balcome, Elizabeth Published – Time & Tide 2 (Sold Out) The Tambour and Embroidered Muslin Industry of 19th century Ireland with special reference to Skerries and the Cochran Family. 43 pages
- [A Storm in the Vestry](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-storm-in-the-vestry/) - Paper 162 Lecture – 1992 Author – Balcombe, Elizabeth Published 1992 Account of a dispute between the Rev. William Tighe, Rector of Holmpatrick and his Vestry. The paper does not confine itself to just this account, however, but gives some background on the life and work of the then Archbishop of Dublin, who had to arbitrate in
- [Skerries and the “Execrable Irish Rebellion”](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-and-the-execrable-irish-rebellion/) - Paper 161 Lecture – 1991 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread Covered to an extent in the author’s book Fingal 1603-60, ISBN 1-85182-804-4 An account of the murder of the principal tenant of Holmpatrick, the Dutch merchant, Dirrick Huibert Verveer, during the 1641 Rising, and the aftermath of this event, together with contemporary accounts of the Siege of Baldungan
- [Skerries: The Missing Century](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-the-missing-century/) - Paper 160 Lecture – 1991 Author – Ni Mhurchadha, Maighread Covered to an extent in the author’s book Fingal 1603-60, ISBN 1-85182-804-4 A summary account of events in the Skerries area during the seventeenth century with references (12 pages).
- [Why local history?](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/why-local-history/) - Paper 159 Lecture – 1990 Author – Grimes, Brendan Published in: Time and Tide Vol 3 All history begins from local history, the author asserts in this excellent overview of why historical research is important. For the researcher, such work brings one in contact with people and places one would not normally meet. The author illustrates this with
- [Gun Running in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/gun-running-in-skerries/) - Paper 158 Lecture – 1990 Author – Wheatley, Terry Giving a wide overview of the events leading up to the Rising of 1916, this paper also presents some of those who took part in these events, including Volunteers from Skerries and other parts of Fingal. In an Appendix, the author gives some biographical sketches of people such
- [Notes on Skerries Library](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/notes-on-skerries-library/) - Paper 157 Lecture – 1990 Author – Grimes, Brendan Published in: The author’s book Irish Carnegie Libraries, ISBN 0-7165-2618-2. Short paper, three pages, giving an outline of the various correspondences between Mr. James Bertram, personal secretary of the Scottish Philantropist, Andrew Carnegie and the many people envolved in the planning and building of the Public Libraries of
- [The Police in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-police-in-skerries/) - Paper 156 Lecture – 1989 Author – Wheatley, Terry
- [Railway Architecture Lecture](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/railway-architecture-lecture/) - Paper 155 Lecture – 1988 Author – Grimes, Brendan Some notes on the building of the Dublin to Drogheda Railway.
- [Hurricane Charley at Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/hurricane-charley-at-skerries/) - Paper 154 Lecture – 1988 Author – Mathews, Frank An account of the high winds (the tail-end of Hurricane Charley) as it affected Skerries on 25/26 August 1986.
- [The 1798 Rebellion in Fingal](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-1798-rebellion-in-fingal/) - Paper 153 Lecture – 1988 Author – Wheatley, Terry A short history of the 1798 rebellion and, in particular, events that occurred in Fingal.
- [Supernormal experiences at Mourne View – and why](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/supernormal-experiences-at-mourne-view-and-why/) - Paper 152 Lecture – 1987 Author – Bird, Harold A personal account of supernatural experiences.
- [Joseph Shiels – Historian](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/joseph-shiels-historian/) - Paper 151 Lecture – 1987 Author – Wheatley, Terry An account of the contribution that Joe Shiels made to the local history of Skerries.
- [Skerries landmarks](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-landmarks/) - Paper 150 Lecture – 198? Author – Sexton, Paddy Published in: Time & Tide Vol 3 Lists various landmarks with account of any historical association, e.g., The Monument, Windmill, Baldungan Castle, Big Tree of Balcunnin, The Belfry, etc.
- [Famous characters associated with Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/famous-characters-associated-with-skerries/) - Paper 149 Lecture – 1984 Author – Halpin, Paddy Biographical details of Lynn Doyle, F.J. McCormick, S.N.Teeling, George Tyrell, T.S.F. Battersby and D.P. Moran.
- [Landlordism](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/landlordism/) - Paper 148 Lecture – 1984 Author – Halpin, Paddy Outlines the names and estates of the big landlords between Kenure and Balbriggan.
- [The body snatchers](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-body-snatchers/) - Paper 147 Lecture – 1986 Author – Browne, Bob Published : Time & Tide Vol 2 Grave robbers in the 18th century. Starts with an account of Burke and Hand in Edinburgh and then goes on to describe grave robbing in the Fingal area.
- [A hedgerow in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-hedgerow-in-skerries/) - Paper 146 Lecture – 1985 Author – Wheatley, Terry A history of the development of hedgerows from medieval times in Britain and Ireland based on published sources. Field work in May 1985 on two selected hedgerows in Skerries Parish.
- [Notes on three churches](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/notes-on-three-churches/) - Paper 145 Lecture – 1985 Author – Grimes, Brendan The three churches are:- St. George’s Chapel, Balbriggan, Holmpatrick Parish Church and Kenure Church.
- [Death of James Grimley aboard the Baltic in 1907](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/death-of-james-grimley-aboard-the-baltic-in-1907/) - Paper: 144 Lecture: – 1985 Author: – Brendan Grimes Extracts from the Skibbereen Eagle about the stabbing of James Grimley on the quayside of Courtmacsherry and his death soon after in Clonakilty Workhouse Hospital in June 1907. Preliminary comment by the author.
- [Des McDonagh’s People](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/des-mcdonaghs-people/) - Paper 141 Lecture – 1983 Author – Heffernan, Joe Des McDonagh was a native of Dublin, who lived in Skerries during the l950’s. When he was living in Skerries he became the local correspondent of the Drogheda Independent. This paper is a compilation of pieces entitled People I Meet and contains pen pictures of some of those
- [John Grimes, Potato Merchant – Part 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/john-grimes-potato-merchant-part-2/) - Paper: 140 Lecture: 1984 Author: Brendan Grimes Synopsis – This paper consists of a short summary of John Grimes’ career and a discussion about potatoes. Also a reading of original source material which was not recorded [11 pages]. Source – Letters & Notebooks (with author). “The History & Social Influence of the Potato”, 1949. Salaman? (plus eight others referring
- [History of Rooney’s Lane](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/history-of-rooneys-lane/) - Paper 139 Lecture – 1984 Author – Brendan Grimes Synopsis – Outlines the history of the building of Little Strand Street with maps dating from 1756 and details of the occupants.
- [Memories of the Monument](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/memories-of-the-monument/) - Paper 138 Lecture – 1984 Author – Halpin, Paddy Personal memories of events associated with the Monument.
- [Around Historic Naul](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/around-historic-naul/) - Paper 137 Lecture – 1984 Author – Scully, S. An account of the history of the Naul from the Danish era to modern times with reference to the Teeling execution 1798, Big House residents, Graveyard, Four Knocks, Local cures, based on published sources and conversations with aged local people. (9 pages). Read by Séamus Scully to the
- [Memories of the old G.N.R.](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/memories-of-the-old-g-n-r/) - Paper 136 Lecture – 1984 Author – Halpin, Paddy Published in: Time & Tide 7 Personal memories of travel as a commuter on the GNR (later CIE), from the 20s to the present day. (21 pages).
- [The new housing estates in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-new-housing-estates-in-skerries/) - Paper 132 Lecture – 1982 Author – Cross, Elizabeth & Keane, Pauline Published in: Time & Tide Vol 3 Based on personal research and a survey. Outlines the growth of housing estates from 1950 to 1974.
- [Holmpatrick Graveyard](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/holmpatrick-graveyard/) - Paper 131 Lecture – 1982 Author – Brendan Grimes Synopsis – An interim report of a survey of early headstones with a number of them illustrated [34 pages]. Sources – John Dalton’s “History of Dublin” A.P.M.D Vol.VI, 1904. E.R. MacDix A.P.M.D Vol.VII. Lord Walter Fitzgerald S.H.S. Archive 105. Mr. C. Fox Assoc. for the Preservation of Memorials to
- [Skerries during the Emergency](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-during-the-emergency/) - Paper 130 Lecture – 1981 Author – Halpin, Paddy Published in: Time & Tide 1 More an account of Ireland as a whole during the Emergency, with the experience of the author’s membership of the Local Security Force foregrounded. Very interesting details of the way the Second World War impinged on the local population and how they reacted
- [Motor cycle racing in Skerries 1930 to 1980](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/motor-cycle-racing-in-skerries-1930-to-1980/) - Paper 129 Lecture – 1981 Author – Heffernan, Joe Published in: Time & Tide Vol 3 Based on newspaper accounts and race programmes. Outlines the history of these sports events.
- [Mining and Quarrying – Loughshinny](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/mining-and-quarrying-loughshinny/) - Paper 128 Lecture – 1979 Author – Coyle, Eugene An account of Geology, mining and quarrying in Fingal. (10pages) Source: Boate’s History.
- [The Knights Templar](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-knights-templar/) - Paper 127 Lecture – 1981 Author – Coyle, Eugene Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7634 Outlines the general history of the Knights in Europe and the Middle Ages and the effects of the order on life in North County Dublin.
- [The National Schools of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-national-schools-of-skerries/) - Paper 125 Lecture – 1981 Author – Harte, John Published in: Time & Tide Vol 1 Outlines the setting up of National Schools in Church Street under the auspices of the Commissioners for Education in 1835. The development and history of these schools and their replacement by the Dublin Road National Schools in 1913. These in turn were
- [Three schooner account books](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/three-schooner-account-books/) - Paper 124 Lecture – 1980 Author – Brendan Grimes Synopsis – Copies of financial accounts, cargo accounts, profit sharing account and provision accounts relating to schooners operating out of Skerries between 1836 and 1854.
- [Family Names, Placenames, The Old School](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/family-names-placenames-the-old-school/) - Paper 123 Lecture – 1980 Author – Halpin, Paddy Family names and placenames. Personal recollections of the national school which closed down in 1913. (30 pages).
- [Skerries Festivals](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-festivals/) - Paper 122 Lecture – 1980 Author – Heffernan, Joe Based on newspaper accounts and publicity handouts. Describes festivals held in 1953, ’54, ’59, ’71, ’72.
- [Lambay](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/lambay/) - Paper 121 Lecture – 1980 Author – Sexton, Paddy Published in: Time & Tide Vol 7 Also in Nat. Library No: P.7634 The paper discusses the origin of the name, describes the Topography, natural wildlife and fauna. Also what artifacts were discovered. It further discusses its use as a naval base and various owners. (13 pages). Source: “The
- [John Grimes, Potato Merchant – Part 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/john-grimes-potato-merchant-part-1/) - Paper 120 Lecture – 1980 Also in the Nat. Library No: P. 7634 Author – John Grimes, Potato Merchant – Part 1 Synopsis – A summary of the contents of source material
- [My Life at Lighthouses](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/my-life-at-lighthouses/) - Paper 119 Lecture – 1979 Author – O’Sullivan, Rita Published in: Time & Tide Vol 4 Published in: National Library No: P. 7634 Personal recollections of the Author’s life on lighthouses.
- [The Tower](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-tower/) - Paper 118 Lecture – 1979 Author – Heffernan, Joe The first part gives a short history of Martello Towers, and the second deals with the Tower Ballroom.
- [John Grimes, Seaman](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/john-grimes-seaman/) - Paper 117Lecture – 1978 Author – John Grimes, Seaman Synopsis – Typescripts of some letters to and from John Grimes shortly before his loss at sea in November 1916.(Needs to be typed?) Also in the Nat. Library No: P. 7634
- [Privateers in the late 18th Century](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/privateers-in-the-late-18th-century/) - Paper 116 Lecture – 1978 Author – Coyle, Eugene Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7634 An account of piracy on the Irish Sea based on newspaper reports. (21 pages)SourcesMaterials: Dublin Castle Gazette May 17th, 1777Faulkner’s Journal . . . Dublin Gazette,Freman’s Journal . . . . London Gazette.Glasgow News Gazette . . Glasgow Newsletter.Beauties of Ireland
- [Skerries Sea Baths and Recreation Company](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-sea-baths-and-recreation-company/) - Paper 115 Lecture – 1978 Author – Halpin, Paddy Published in: Time & Tide 6 Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7634 An account based on newspaper reports of the formation of the company in 1900 and the opening of the Sea Baths and Concert Hall in June 1907.
- [Sisters of the Holy Faith in Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/sisters-of-the-holy-faith-in-skerries/) - Paper 114 Lecture – 1978 Author – Wheatley, Ellen Published in: Time & Tide Vol 2 Also in Nat. Library No: P.7634 Describes how the Holy Faith Order was founded in 1867 and how and why they came to Skerries in 1875.
- [Skerries in the 40s and 50s](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-in-the-40s-and-50s/) - Paper 113 Lecture – 1978 Author – Heffernan, Joe Published in: Time & Tide Vol 8 Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7634 Personal memories of the 1940s and 1950s in Skerries.
- [Baldungan Castle and the Knights Templar](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/baldungan-castle-and-the-knights-templar/) - Paper 112 Year – 1977 Author – Christopher Fox Synopsis – An account of the Knights Templar – based on published sources – and of Baldungan Castle. Link with the Knights not established. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7634
- [Some notes on the maritime history of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/some-notes-on-the-maritime-history-of-skerries/) - Paper 110 Year – 1976 Author – Christopher Fox Synopsis – An account of activities – mainly since the 18th. Century – in the port of Skerries. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7634
- [D. P. Moran’s views on Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/d-p-morans-views-on-skerries/) - Paper 108 Lecture – 1976 Author – Halpin, Paddy Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7634 Published in: Time & Tide 10 A pen picture of D. P. Moran (founder of the weekly nationalist newspaper “The Leader”). His changing opinion of Skerries c.1911-1928. A comment by the author on “Leader” articles. Account of improvements carried out by
- [Old Skerries Societies](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/old-skerries-societies/) - Paper 107 Lecture – 1975 Author – Halpin, Paddy Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7634 A comprehensive account of debating society. Includes details of conditions and rules, social gatherings, lectures, debates and prizes won. Good pen pictures of long gone memories. (45 pages).
- [Paper on the Lynch Diary](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/paper-on-the-lynch-diary/) - Paper 106 Lecture – 1975 Author – Harford, Margaret Published in: Time & Tide Vol 4 also in Nat. Library No: P. 7634 Recorded facts from the remains of the Lynch diary (mid-19th century). Clear picture of the life of a prosperous Catholic family of the time.
- [Some notes on Holmpatrick Graveyard](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/some-notes-on-holmpatrick-graveyard/) - Paper 105 Year – 1975 Author – Christopher Fox Synopsis – Description of tombstones in “The Old Graveyard” and “The New Graveyard” and extensions. Map with location of interesting stones indicated (18 pages). Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7634
- [Community life in Skerries from about 1912 – 1920](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/community-life-in-skerries-from-about-1912-1920/) - Paper 104 Year – 1974 Author – Christopher Fox Published – Time & Tide 2 Synopsis – Details of persons carrying on various trades including shops. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7634
- [A backward glance – Part 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-backward-glance-part-2/) - Paper 103 Lecture – 1974 Author – Halpin, Paddy Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7634 A continuation of Paper 99. Life in Skerries from the 1920s to the 1970s.
- [A backward glance – Part 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-backward-glance-part-1/) - Paper 099 Lecture – 1973 Author – Halpin, Paddy Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7634 An account of the economic, social and recreational life of Skerries from the 1920s to the 1970s.
- [The County Dublin Election of 1823 and other dates, Parts 1, 2 and 3](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-county-dublin-election-of-1823-and-other-dates-parts-1-2-and-3/) - Paper 098 Lecture – 1973 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P.7634 Based on newspaper accounts. Describes how a by-election was caused in Co. Dublin by the death of Hans Hamilton in 1822 and the landlord and tenant situation in Holmpatrick Estate at that time.
- [A harbour of refuge for Skerries Bay – Part 7, Book 3](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-harbour-of-refuge-for-skerries-bay-part-7-book-3/) - Paper 095 Lecture – 1972 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 Supplement to the previous paper. Includes original documents and letter preserved by T.S.F. Battersby on the harbour extension campaign in 1911. It points up a more co-ordinated approach than had been envisaged.
- [The Building of Balbriggan Harbour](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-building-of-balbriggan-harbour/) - Paper 094 Lecture – 1971 Author – Shiels, Joseph
- [The Fingal Regatta of 1830](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-fingal-regatta-of-1830/) - Paper 093 Lecture – 1970 Author – Shiels, Joseph
- [Loughshinny Pier](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/loughshinny-pier-2/) - Paper 092 Lecture – 1970 Author – Collen, W. Nat. Library No: P.7633 Compiled by W. Collen in 1910 for reading to the members of the Institute of Civil Engineers of Ireland. Stephen Crowe read it to the Old Skerries Society in April 1970. It includes references to materials, etc., involved in extending the pier.
- [The attractiveness of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-attractiveness-of-skerries-2/) - Paper 091 Lecture – 1970 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 A Collection of five pieces taken from the Drogheda Independent, two of which are dated l898, two l907 and one l908. Several are vignettes of Skerries written by some visitors to the town, others factual accounts of contemporary events, e.g. the provision
- [The attractiveness of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-attractiveness-of-skerries/) - Paper 090 Lecture – 1970 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 Notes from the 1906 and 1907 files of the “Drogheda Independent”.
- [Mining and Quarrying References](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/mining-and-quarrying-references/) - Paper 089 Lecture – 1969 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 Compiled from Dublin journals during period 1760-1789, which refer to coal and copper deposits and various coloured earths around Loughshinny, Rogerstown, Balbriggan and the Islands off Skerries. Death of Robert Barrett, while handling explosives at Milverton Quarry, 1905. Closing and re-opening of
- [A paper on Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-paper-on-skerries/) - Paper 087 Lecture – 1969 Author – Grimes, Mrs D. Also in: the Nat. Library No: P. 7633 Details of early history of Skerries, places of local interest, customs and pastimes.
- [Address to Parnell](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/address-to-parnell/) - Paper 086 Lecture – 1969 Author – Halpin, Paddy Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7633 A newspaper report of an address to C. S. Parnell at Skerries Railway Station followed by a summary in the author’s own inimitable style of the life and political career of C. S. Parnell. (30 pages). Sources: “Drogheda Argus” –
- [Local shipwrecks – No. 6](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/local-shipwrecks-no-6/) - Paper 085 Lecture – 1969 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 Ships referred to are 1. The Romeo, 2. The Isobel, 3. The Falcon, 4. Surprise.
- [The lighting of Skerries – Part 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-lighting-of-skerries-part-2/) - Paper 082 Lecture – 1968 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 Part 1 continued from 1907 to 1911 when public lighting based on the Pitner system was installed. The paper is based largely on newspaper accounts of the meeting of Balrothery Rural District Council, the responsible body.
- [The lighting of Skerries – Part 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-lighting-of-skerries-part-1/) - Paper 081 Lecture – 1968 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 An account based on newspaper reports of the attempts made to have public lighting in Skerries by electricity, between 1902 and 1906.
- [Drogheda Railway, Tumuli at Barnageera, & Preston Family Legend](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/drogheda-railway-tumuli-at-barnageera-preston-family-legend/) - Paper 079 Lecture – 1967 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P.7633 An account of the Dublin to Drogheda railway, tumuli at Barnageera, Hampton and Knocknagin, and the Preston family legend of the foxes. Based on Dalton’s history of Drogheda and New Ireland Review.
- [Dowry for a Rush Bride](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/dowry-for-a-rush-bride/) - Paper 78 Year – 1964 Author – A.M. Fraser Synopsis – Describes the founding and the administration of a fund by the Palmer family of Rush, Co. Dublin, to provide a gift of money to females on marriage and residing on the Palmer estate. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7633
- [A harbour of refuge for Skerries Bay – Part 7, Book 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-harbour-of-refuge-for-skerries-bay-part-7-book-2-2/) - Paper 077 Lecture – 1967 Author – Shiels, Joseph Based on newspaper reports. Describes the efforts made at local level to have a deep water harbour built at the north-west extremity of Red Island during the period 1911/13.
- [Irish National Foresters Benefit Society](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/irish-national-foresters-benefit-society/) - Paper 076 Lecture – 19?? Author – Halpin, Paddy Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7634 The formation of the local branch in 1901, its rules and procedures until its demise sixty years later. (15 pages).
- [A harbour of refuge for Skerries Bay – Part 7, Book 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-harbour-of-refuge-for-skerries-bay-part-7-book-2/) - Paper 075 Lecture – 19?? Author – Shiels, Joseph A continuation of Part VII based on newspaper reports in 1913. In considerable detail the paper describes the rejection by the British authorities of the case for financial assistance to Skerries harbour development and attempts to get reasons for this.
- [History of Balrothery & Balscadden](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/history-of-balrothery-balscadden/) - Paper 074 Lecture – undated Author – Daly, Patrick J. Read as a paper on local history at the request of the Balbriggan branch of the Gaelic League (undated). Photocopy of two articles from the Drogheda Independent. Patrick J Daly was a well-known local historian.
- [Glossary of terms peculiar to Fingal](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/glossary-of-terms-peculiar-to-fingal-2/) - Paper 073 Lecture – 1959 Author – O’Neill, P. J. Published in: National Library No: P. 7633
- [The Lynch Ledger](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-lynch-ledger/) - Paper 072 Lecture – 1960 Author – Branagan, Honora Published : Nat. Library No: P.7632 Paper in archive – also Ledger in archive in Ardgillan.
- [The Privateers of Rush – Part 3](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-privateers-of-rush-part-3/) - Paper 070 Lecture – 1960 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7633 Amplifies and amends some of the research in Parts 1 and 2.
- [Skerries Brass and Reed Band](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-brass-and-reed-band/) - Paper 068 Lecture – 1960 Author – Crowe, Stephen A tape recording of an interview with Richard Seaver.(The tape is missing. If you know where it may be, please contact the society.)
- [Fingal and the Rebellion of 1798](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/fingal-and-the-rebellion-of-1798/) - Paper: 67 Author: Archer, Paddy Fingal and the Rebellion of 1798 Lecture: 1959Published 2nd edition of Fair Fingal by Patrick Archer, published by An Taisce Fingal, [1975] Synopsis: This is the first chapter of Patrick Archer’s book Fair Fingal, which SHS has in its archive.
- [Glossary of terms peculiar to Fingal](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/glossary-of-terms-peculiar-to-fingal/) - Paper 066 Lecture – 1959 Author – O’Neill, P. J. Published in: National Library No: P. 7633 Eighteen words with an attempt to explain their etymology.
- [A harbour of refuge for Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-harbour-of-refuge-for-skerries/) - Paper 065 Lecture – 1959 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7633 A memorial to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty in connection with the construction of a harbour of refuge at Skerries, covers the period 1854/58.
- [Dreadful Shipwreck](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/dreadful-shipwreck/) - Paper 64 Lecture – 1958 Author – Joseph Dardis Synopsis – An account taken from the “Times” of the wreck of the Tayleur at Lambay Island, Co. Dublin. This White Star Line ship, out of Liverpool and bound for Melbourne, was driven on the rocks with huge numbers of lives lost, on the night of Jan. 21st., 1854.
- [Memories of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/memories-of-skerries/) - Paper No.: 63 (in archive) Title: Memories of Skerries Year: 1958 Nat. Library No: P.7633 Contents: Notes on the Windmill, Smugglers’ Cave, Baldungan Castle and St. Mobhi. (3 pages)
- [The Balbriggan Foreshore Dispute](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-balbriggan-foreshore-dispute/) - Paper 062 Lecture – 1958 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7633 An account of the Balbriggan foreshore dispute between the landlord and his tenants in 1876.
- [County Dublin Election, 1841](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/county-dublin-election-1841/) - Paper 061 Lecture – 1958 Author – Murphy, Paddy Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7633 An account of the County Dublin election for 1841.
- [Balbriggan and Bremore](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/balbriggan-and-bremore/) - Paper 060 Lecture – 1957 Author – Campion, Mollie Published : Nat. Library No: P. 7633 Paper missing! Not in National Library? If you have any idea where it is, please contact the society by email or otherwise.
- [Balbriggan before and after the Union](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/balbriggan-before-and-after-the-union/) - Paper 059 Lecture – 1957 Author – Murphy, Paddy Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7633 Extract from Young’s tour 1776 and from the Poor Law Inquiry 1836. State of the labouring classes in Balbriggan in 1836. Statements and answers to questions circulated during the inquiry re Balrothery, Rush, Baldungan, Naul, Garristown and Balscadden.
- [The Skerries Foreshore Case – Part 3](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-skerries-foreshore-case-part-3/) - Paper 058 Lecture – 1957 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7633 Record of hearings concerning the claim of Ion Trant Hamilton, the landlord of Skerries, to the foreshore.
- [The Skerries Foreshore Case – Part 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-skerries-foreshore-case-part-2/) - Paper 057 Lecture – 1957 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7633 Record of hearings concerning the claim of Ion Trant Hamilton, the landlord of Skerries, to the foreshore.
- [The Skerries Foreshore Case – Part 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-skerries-foreshore-case-part-1/) - Paper 056 Lecture – 1957 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7633 Record of hearings concerning the claim of Ion Trant Hamilton, the landlord of Skerries, to the foreshore. (1879-1883).
- [The Seaweed War, 1875](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-seaweed-war-1875/) - Paper 055 Lecture – 1957 Author – Halpin, Paddy Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7633 Bills of Complaint, 1875. 25 statements to try to prove the landlord’s rights to the foreshore and islands and his ownership of seaweed, etc. Defendants were Att.-General and 25 local men. Rights of landlord confirmed. Defendant’s appeal dismissed. The folder
- [Balrothery and District](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/balrothery-and-district/) - Paper 054 Lecture – 1957 Author – Campion, Mollie Published : Nat. Library No: P. 7632 An account of life in North Fingal from the 10th century to about 19??.
- [The Priory of Holmpatrick](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-priory-of-holmpatrick/) - Paper 053 Lecture – 1956 Author – Murphy, Paddy Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 A list of the extents (valuation of properties) and tenants of the Priory in the years 1540-1541. The Rev. Ronan’s account of the election of Luke, Dean of St. Martins Le Grand, London as successor to Archbishop de Loundres. Sources.1. Anglo-Norman
- [The Hearth Money Rolls](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-hearth-money-rolls-2/) - Paper 052 Lecture – 1956 Author – Murphy, Paddy Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 A list of householders and the number of chimneys to be taxed – includes Parishes of Holmpatrick, Baldungan, Lusk and Balrothery.
- [The Milverton Tunnel – Part 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-milverton-tunnel-part-2/) - Paper 051 Lecture – 1956 Author – Murphy, Paddy Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 John Griffin’s evidence before a House of Commons Committee, 1836, regarding the best route (inland or coastal) for the Dublin to Drogheda Railway.
- [A Harbour of Refuge for Skerries – Part 3](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-harbour-of-refuge-for-skerries-part-3/) - Paper 050 Lecture – 1955 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 An appendix to previous papers containing:- 1. Balbriggan Harbour accounts. 2. Extract from Young’s Tour of Ireland. 3. A plan of the new pier and harbour of Balbriggan. 4. Directions for entering the Harbour of Balbriggan.
- [The Milverton Tunnel – Part 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-milverton-tunnel-part-1/) - Paper 049 Lecture – 1955 Author – Murphy, Paddy Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 A map and explanation of the different proposals for the Dublin/Drogheda Railway through the Skerries area.
- [A Harbour of Refuge for Skerries – Part 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-harbour-of-refuge-for-skerries-part-2/) - Paper 048 Lecture – 1955 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 An account of the competition between Skerries and Balbriggan for harbour improvements in the 1760s.
- [A Harbour of Refuge for Skerries Bay – Part 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-harbour-of-refuge-for-skerries-bay-part-1/) - Paper 047 Lecture – 1955 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 Outlines the events leading to the grant of state moneys in the 18th century for the building of the pier at Skerries.
- [Report of a visit to Church Island](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/report-of-a-visit-to-church-island/) - Paper 45 Year – 1954 Author – Christopher Fox Synopsis – A report of the condition of the ruins. Includes 3 photographs and a sketch. Contains some evidence that the church had an adjacent graveyard. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [Derham’s Farm at Balcunnin](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/derhams-farm-at-balcunnin/) - Paper 044 Lecture – 1954 Author – Murphy, Paddy Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 Area of townland of Balcunnin about 580 acres – Derham’s Farm 155 acres largest in the townland. Sums paid to Balcunnin farmers for repairs to roads in the townland. Townland of Grange known around 1822 as “The Lands of St Movee”.
- [A Lay of Loughshinny](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-lay-of-loughshinny/) - Paper 43 Year – 1954 Author – Dermot Fitzpatrick Published – Time & Tide 7 Synopsis – A ballad about John Dempsey’s efforts to get money for Loughshinny Pier. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [The Privateers of Rush – Part 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-privateers-of-rush-part-2/) - Paper 042 Lecture – 1954 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 Continues Paper No. 36 up to 1782. Further activities of the Rush privateers leading to Luke Ryan’s capture and imprisonment. Conjectures as to whether Ryan was pardoned. A physical description of Ryan.
- [Balrothery](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/balrothery/) - Paper 41 Year – 1953 Author – R.S. Duff Synopsis – List of rateable valuations for Balrothery East. No date. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [The Fishermen of Skerries – Part 4](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-fishermen-of-skerries-part-4/) - Paper 039 Lecture – 1953 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 Testimony given at Balbriggan and Skerries to Deep Sea Fisheries Commission, 1864. Decline in certain fish stocks. Dispute as to the wisdom of trawling inside a certain sea limit. Ignorance of spawning habits and spawning grounds. Oyster bed near Church Island.
- [The Privateers of Rush – Part 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-privateers-of-rush-part-1/) - Paper 036 Lecture – 1953 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 Threatened French invasion around 1778-1780. American privateers disrupted shipping around the British Isles. Luke Ryan and other Rush men joined forces with the Americans and the French in holding the British merchant ships up to ransom. Rush vessels were the Black
- [Record of Meeting, 1838](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/record-of-meeting-1838/) - Paper 035 Lecture – 1952 Author – Branagan, Honora Published : Nat. Library No: P.7632 A meeting of parishioners of the parish of Holmpatrick to arrange the running of Skerries National Schools.
- [The Fishermen of Skerries – Part 3](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-fishermen-of-skerries-part-3/) - Paper 034 Lecture – 1952 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 Summary of Fisheries Commission Report, 1836. Failure of Parliament to respond meaningfully to the recommendations to improve Irish fisheries. Opposition by Scottish fishery interests the main reason. Bounty system. Commercial ventures in 1850’s by Skerries fishermen in cod fishing in Ireland.
- [The Fishermen of Skerries – Part 2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-fishermen-of-skerries-part-2/) - Paper 033 Lecture – 1952 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 Evidence submitted to the Fisheries Commission 1836 at Killybegs re Skerries. Leading role of Skerries in the north-west herring fishery. Without the Skerries fishermen’s capacity to take on board the catches of the smaller local boats the fishery could not get
- [Official list of householders in the town of Skerries – 1845](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/official-list-of-householders-in-the-town-of-skerries-1845/) - Paper 32 Year – 1952 Author – R.S. Duff Published – Time & Tide 1 Synopsis – A list without comment from an unmentioned source
- [The Fishermen of Skerries – Part 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-fishermen-of-skerries-part-1/) - Paper 031 Lecture – 1952 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 Deals with fishing in Skerries from 1800 to 1870. Based on Fisheries Commission 1835 whose purpose was to determine the state and possible improvement of Irish fisheries. Evidence submitted at Balbriggan re Fingal coast. Sidelights on morals, manners and maritime activities
- [The Wreck of the John Tayleur](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-wreck-of-the-john-tayleur/) - Paper 029 Lecture – 1952 Author – Halpin, Paddy Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7632 An extract from the Freeman’s Journal of 24th January, 1854, on the wreck of the Tayleur. Eyewitness accounts from three of the survivors.
- [The Ancient Port of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-ancient-port-of-skerries/) - Paper 028 Lecture – 1951 Author – Shiels, Joseph Also in Nat. Library No: P. 7632 A detailed history of the port of Skerries from earliest recorded times to the 17th century.
- [Additions to Paper No. 19, collected from Capt. E. Doyle](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/additions-to-paper-no-19-collected-from-capt-e-doyle/) - Lecture – 1949 Author – Mullen, Mrs This paper has been added to No. 19 in the Archive.
- [Extract from an old Vestry Book at Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/extract-from-an-old-vestry-book-at-skerries/) - Paper 008 Lecture – 1949 Author – Campion, Mollie Published : Nat. Library No: P. 7632 A very short history of Holmpatrick. Notes from Vestry Book from 1700 to 1912. Some deaths and baptisms recorded in the Parish Register. Sources:Representative Church Body – Vestry Books, Parish of Holmpatrick Lusk Burial Ground – Balrothery District Council Estate Office –
- [The Old Maps of the Locality, 1](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-old-maps-of-the-locality-1/) - Paper 10 Year – 1949 Author – James E. Gowan Contents – An account of a map published in “The Natural History of the County of Dublin” by John Rutty, MD, 1772 (2 pages). Sources: Materials – Map of County Dublin 1772 – published in the Natural History of the County of Dublin by J. Rutty John Rocque’s Map
- [Historical Outline of Holmpatrick Parish](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/historical-outline-of-holmpatrick-parish/) - Paper 03 Year – 1948 Author – Christopher Fox Synopsis – A church history from 432 to 1948. Catholic Truth Society “Short History of Dublin Parishes” part xvi (c.1916)Royal Society of Antiquaries extra volume 1896/97 Ed. H.F.Berry of the ‘Register of Wills and Inventories of the Dioceses of Dublin 1457-1483’
- [local-shipwrecks-1/](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/local-shipwrecks-1/) - Paper 04 Year – 1948 Author – James E. Gowan Synopsis – Most of the paper deals in detail with the Sarah of Runcorn Sources: Material – Holmpatrick Burial Ground – Tablets Repository: National Library: Newspapers – Dublin Gazette, Freeman’s Journal Materials – Drogheda Argus, The Express, The Irish Times Repository – Trinity College Newspapers: Materials – Pue’s
- [The Old Road to Dublin](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/the-old-road-to-dublin/) - Paper 05 Year – 1948 Author – Christopher Fox Synopsis – A discussion on the possible route of the old road from Skerries to Dublin. Sources
- [Skerries, Past and Present](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-past-and-present/) - Paper 6 Lecture – 1913 Author – Battersby, T. S. F. Also in Nat. Library – No: P 7632 – Read 1948 The text of a lecture given by the Author in 1913. Sources: Life of St Patrick by Dr. Todd“Gaedhile and Gall” by Dr. ToddVisitation of Leinster by Rev. JF SherrmanScandanavian History by OttaJocelin’s 12th century Account
- [Local Scientific References](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/local-scientific-references/) - Paper 09 Year – 1949 Author – James E. Gowan Contents – An account of a statistical survey of County Dublin, carried out by Lieut. Joseph Archer in 1801 by order of the Dublin Society. Sources: Materials – J. Archer: A Statistical Survey of County Dublin, 1901
- [Local scientific references (from Rutty 1772)](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/local-scientific-references-2/) - Paper 11 Year – 1949 Author – James E. Gowan Contents – Account taken from “Natural History of the County of Dublin” by John Rutty MD, 1772. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [Local Place Names](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/local-place-names/) - Paper 012 Lecture – 1949 Author – Halpin, Paddy Paper also in Nat. Library – No. P 7632 Local place names derived from the Irish phonetic spelling. Extract from “Place Names in County Dublin” (1922) by Michael McNamara (4 pages).
- [Skerries and the Rising of Easter Week](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-and-the-rising-of-easter-week/) - Paper 13 Year – 1949 Author – Fitzpatrick, Dermot Synopsis – Notes consisting of extracts from “Weekly Irish Times”. Destroyers land troops at Skerries. Bridge at Donabate blown up. 200 men of the North Staffordshires land at Skerries under Captain Clay. Names of prisoners given.[24 pages] Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [Local Shipwrecks-2](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/local-shipwrecks-2/) - Paper 14 Year – 1949 Author – James E. Gowan Contents – An account of the wrecking of “The Belle Hill”. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [Local Shipwrecks-3](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/local-shipwrecks-3/) - Paper 15 Year – 1949 Author – James E. Gowan Contents – Wrecking of “Falcon”, “Surprise”and “Isabelle”. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [Memorials of the Dead](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/memorials-of-the-dead/) - Paper 16 Year – 1949 Author – James E. Gowan Contents – On gravestone inscriptions mostly taken from the Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead. The Graveyards of Kenure, Holmpatrick, Baldungan are mentioned. Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [Boats that sailed out of Skerries](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/boats-that-have-sailed-out-of-skerries/) - Paper 19 Year – 1949 Author – Christopher Fox Synopsis – The names of boats and their skippers, who sailed out of Skerries (5 pages). Paper also in Nat. Library No: P.7632
- [A Skerries Bishop](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/a-skerries-bishop/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Paper 020 Lecture – 1949 Author – Halpin, Paddy Published – Time & Tide Vol 1 Paper also in the Nat. Library – P. 7632 An account of the life of Dr. Thomas Grimley, who was born in Skerries in 1821 (9 pages). [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] [/et_pb_section]
- [skerries c.1960-2012](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/skerries-c-1960-2012/) - Image gallery - Skerries c.1960-2012
- [001-introductory-note-from-irish-folk-culture-department-national-museum/](https://skerrieshistoricalsociety.ie/001-introductory-note-from-irish-folk-culture-department-national-museum/) - Introductory Note from Irish Folk Culture Department, National Museum

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