tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29429456018537264712024-03-05T03:55:27.025-08:00InRathminesInRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-77995506856930917452018-11-29T06:48:00.004-08:002019-01-25T02:31:32.168-08:00‘In Rathmines’, Photographic Exhibition 2019 <br />
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Students from four colleges in Rathmines are being invited
to submit photographs for a public exhibition entitled <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">In Rathmines</b> to be displayed on Rathmines Road Lower in March 2019.
The exhibition is organised by St Mary’s College, St Louis High School,
Rathmines College of Further Education and the DIT Conservatory of Music and
Drama. Dublin City Council is sponsoring the event.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The purpose of the exhibition is to foster a greater awareness
of the local community in Rathmines and the environment in which they live,
work and play. The subject matter is left to the discretion of the
photographer, but images must be located in Rathmines and must not offend good
taste.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Rules for submission of photographs:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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1. Only students currently enrolled in the four colleges: St
Mary’s College, St Louis High School, Rathmines College of Further Eduation and
the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama are eligible for inclusion in the
exhibition.<o:p></o:p></div>
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2. All images submitted must be the work of the individual
submitting them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. No more than 6 photographs may be submitted by one
entrant.<o:p></o:p></div>
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4. There is no entry fee.<o:p></o:p></div>
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5. Each entrant must ensure that any image they submit has
been taken with the permission of the subject (or their parents if under 16).<o:p></o:p></div>
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6. Entrants ensure that images submitted do not infringe the
copyright of any third party or any laws.<o:p></o:p></div>
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7. Entrants must not submit photographs that are offensive,
abusive, indecent, defamatory, or obscene.<o:p></o:p></div>
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8. Apart from public exhibition, entrants give license for
the images to be displayed on the InRathmines website/ Instagram page. A
photograph exhibited online will be credited appropriately.<o:p></o:p></div>
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9. Judging of the photographs to be included in the
exhibition will be carried out by representatives of the colleges involved and
their decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into in this regard.<o:p></o:p></div>
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10. Send jpegs to < inrathmines2012@gmail.com>. The
photographer’s name, course/class and college must accompany all etries.<o:p></o:p></div>
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11. The exhibited photograph will become the possession of
the photographer after the exhibition.<o:p></o:p></div>
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12. <span style="color: red;"><u>Closing day for receipt of photographshas been extended to Tuesday, February 12th</u></span>..<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-72905258135061827602016-05-26T03:50:00.001-07:002016-05-26T05:12:31.399-07:00 Rathmines' great gift to Austrailia: The Great Melbourne Telescope<div class="MsoNormal">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Casting the GMT in Rathmines works</td></tr>
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The Great Melbourne Telescope was built by Thomas Grubb at
Grubb’s works in Rathmines in 1868. The 48-inch reflecting telescope was, at
the time, the second largest in the world. Erected at the Melbourne Observatory
in 1869, it was considered to be revolutionary in its design removing many of
the unwieldy features of previous large telescopes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GMT erected at Grubbs in Rathmines</td></tr>
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The GMT was primarily
used to observe the southern hemisphere nebulae. Photographic equipment was
added in 1872, resulting in photos of the Moon that were hung in the meeting
rooms of The Royal Astronomical Society in London. It was also used to take the
first photos of nebulae in the southern hemisphere in February 1883; successful
images were taken of the Great Nebula of Orion. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GMT in Melbourne in 1869</td></tr>
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In 1945 the Observatory closed and the telescope was relocated
to the Mount Stromlo Observatory near Canberra. It was decommissioned in 1973 and in 1984 many
of the original parts were returned to Melbourne. After extensive rebuilding
modernisation in 1992, it was given a new lease of life in detecting evidence
of dark matter. In 2003 the telescope was practically destroyed in a bush fire,
with remaining parts sent to Melbourne. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In August 2008, the Astronomical Society of Victoria, Museum
Victoria and Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne initiated a restoration project
with a view to restoring it in its original building at the former Melbourne
Observatory site, adjacent to the Botanic Gardens.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Read more at greatmelbournetelescope.org.au<br />
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InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-56329064517809187942016-03-19T06:39:00.003-07:002016-03-19T06:44:30.072-07:00Rathmines' Poet Laureate: Pearse Hutchinson<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAiEfJ_bnTQqGwYnp_nlubvIjmwHeqXDezqYnxvkfcI1EwfZ5Z_7BCrQT7fzyt5xUagNIXhZgZZ_LCMIBhdP-7NHcleI64d0E6pVSRi4kzJ7gBGvgS2UlHWOpMOfZM_1C0Qm6O3LYIDs/s1600/rr-literary-wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAiEfJ_bnTQqGwYnp_nlubvIjmwHeqXDezqYnxvkfcI1EwfZ5Z_7BCrQT7fzyt5xUagNIXhZgZZ_LCMIBhdP-7NHcleI64d0E6pVSRi4kzJ7gBGvgS2UlHWOpMOfZM_1C0Qm6O3LYIDs/s640/rr-literary-wall.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Literary Wall at Rathmines Library
is a wonderful illustration of the township’s rich literary heritage. Of course
it can never be complete, but there is one name that ought to be there, Pearse
Hutchinson.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">And maybe it’s partly because he was as far away from being
self-promotional as one could be. One look at him: grey bearded, wearing black
beret and coat, even indoors, was enough to see that he did not belong to the
mainstream body of poets. He was proudly nationalistic, a staunch supporter of
the left, the small nation, underdog, the oppressed, the worker. His poetry,
often centred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on a small detail, would elucidate a huge truth behind it. He drew attention to injustices and inequalities,
he had <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>experienced them directly in Ireland and in his
ten year’s living in Franco’s Spain. Even through wearing a beard, he had experienced
antagonism and discrimination in a time when beards were associated with certain groups in society.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">One of Ireland’s finest poets, he was a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>great supporter of, not just the Irish language,
but all minority languages. He knew the central position of language to
nationhood. He <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was much admired by poets
and writers from around the world, particularly those who championed the cause
of oppressed peoples. His worth has not yet been fully appreciated, but time
will mend that.</span><br />
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InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-66642752971723874872016-02-02T11:33:00.000-08:002016-02-03T05:09:57.398-08:00The day Éamonn MacThomáis came home<br />
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Éamonn MacThomáis arrived into the
Rathmines Town Hall. It was 2002 and he had come, with time to spare, to lead a
walk around the locality. The event was part of the inaugural Rathmines
Festival and the much loved author, broadcaster and historian was not sure how
many would turn up. Though a household name, he had been out of the public eye
for a while and had recently been fighting with ill-health. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">While waiting for the start of the walk, he
sat in the staffroom of Rathmines College and talked about his association with
Rathmines. He was born there, in the care-taker’s house attached to what is
called the ’council yard’. Fond memories of his first five years; he had,
surprisingly, never been back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">“But, that house is part of the college, we
can go there now.” He was awe-struck.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Inside the old house, visibly moved, he
recounted his memories. His recollection of the details of the house after 70
years was impressive; it was quite obvious what a great pleasure it was for him
to be back in his first living room, bedroom, kitchen. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Some weeks later he wrote a letter to say
how much he enjoyed the day and seeing the old house. He died later that year. </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don't know if that walk was his last public appearance, but the public had, most definitely, not forgotten him. A huge crowd collected in the Town Hall for the event and the chance to meet a most likeable, interesting and humble man. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><o:p><span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><o:p>Éamonn Mac Thomáis in the Liberties: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DjqvIcFdfdo"><span style="color: #a53837;">https://www.youtube.com/embed/DjqvIcFdfdo</span></a>" </o:p></span></span></o:p></span></span></div>
InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-49862081098150727672015-12-10T15:36:00.000-08:002015-12-10T15:36:11.945-08:00Maureen O'Hara, Jam Jars and Henry Grattan
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The only indication that Henry Grattan’s house, ‘Grove House’,
once existed in Rathmines is the name Grove Road. As for the Grattan Spa that drew many people to the vicinity, there is none. The spa was on Grattan’s property in the
vicinity of today’s Grove Road. It attracted people with various
afflictions for many centuries before Grattan, but eventually, deemed unfit for human use, it was covered in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is in the nature of cities to sweep away the past away over
and over again. Isn't it amazing how often, when a business closes, you find yourself looking at the empty building with absolutely no
recollection of the what was there so recently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">How many people now remember the Princess Cinema in
Rathmines? It was just a few doors townside of today’s Swan Leisure Centre. Film<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>actress Maureen O’Hara remembered going there
on Saturdays during her school days in Milltown. It cost three pence to sit on a wooden
bench watching<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Saturday matinee. During
the war, large jam jars were accepted in lieu of 2 pence, part payment of the
4p charge into the matinee. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wallets were big in those days! The Prinner closed in 1960 though the building remained for many years after that.</span></div>
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InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-20447336362594823042015-11-19T03:04:00.000-08:002015-11-19T03:14:17.764-08:002016: Time to Honour Kathleen Lynn<div class="separator" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Suffragist, labour activist and nationalist, Kathleen Florence Lynn lived most of her life in Rathmines, and has been shamefully forgotten in a city she served selflessly and tirelessly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">She was born in County Mayo in 1874, daughter of Church of Ireland Rector, Robert Lynn. Some of her education was received at Alexandra College, Dublin; she qualified with degrees in medicine, surgery and obstetrics from the Royal University in 1899. In 1909 she was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">During the Lock Out of 1913, she became involved in the relief efforts for workers and their families. This commitment to the welfare of Dublin’s poor became a driving force for the rest of her life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Her activities brought her close to Countess Markievicz and James Connolly. She was appointed Chief Medical Officer with rank of the Captain of the Irish Citizen Army, and served in that position during the Easter Rising. Part of the City Hall Garrison, at the time they surrendered, it was Kathleen who was in command. Imprisoned after the Rising; following her release she became an active member of Sinn Féin. She was elected TD for Dublin County on the anti-treaty side in 1923. After failing to be re-elected in 1927, her involvement in politics diminished; she did remain active with the Rathmines urban district council until 1930.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Lynn lived and ran a practice at 9 Belgrave Road, Rathmines. Her commitment to Dublin’s poor was exemplified by her work at Saint Ultan's Hospital, which she founded, along with Madeleine ffrench-Mullen, in 1919 to care for impoverished mothers and infants. It was a pioneering initiative, the first infant hospital in Ireland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">She died on 13 September 1955, and was buried in Deans Grange Cemetery with full military honours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Her sympathies with the Republican cause brought her into conflict with her family, her gender mitigated against her in her profession. In spite of all this, she persisted and is one of Ireland's great unsung heroines. Perhaps the new children’s hospital will be named after her; one way or the other, it is now time to honour Kathleen Lynn. </span></div>
InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-27112645848554651852015-11-03T04:03:00.003-08:002015-11-03T04:03:40.528-08:00Historic Rathmines
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is planned for Rathmines to be included in Dublin City Council’s
series of Walking Trail leaflets. There is a lot to see in a walk that would
range from Portobello Harbour to Palmerston Park. Here is a selection of
locations with notable histories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Portobello House and Harbour:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The harbour, though not now in its original state was opened
in 1801. The nearby La Touche Bridge was built in 1791, and Portobello House,
originally, the Grand Canal Hotel in 1807. For many years, it was an important
location on the canal, never more so than during the famine when many people
were leaving the midlands to emigrate. The Hotel closed in 1835. Later the
house was used as an asylum for the blind, and as a hospital; Jack Yeats spent
his final years there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rathmines parish church was completed in 1856, with the
magnificent portico added in 1878. In January 1920, a fire in the electrical
system engulfed the church and the dome collapsed. It was back in use in July
of that year. The current dome built in Glasgow had been destined for an
orthodox church in Russia. James Joyce’s parents married ere in 1880. One
notable feature of the church is the number 77 which was put into stonework of
the external wall on the eastern side of the church by a bricklayer in 1923. It
was in protest at the 77 executions authorised by the Government during the
Civil War.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Originally named Portobello Barracks, it was opened in 1815.
The Irish army took over in May 1922, marching in the main gate as the British
troops marched out the canal gate. It became the National Army's Headquarters
under General Michael Collins. In 2011, a visitor’s centre was opened beside
the main entrance in what used to be the guard room. It is dedicated of Francis
Sheehy Skeffington, Thomas Dickson and Patrick McIntyre, who were arrested by
the British Forces and executed without trial in the adjoining exercise yard on
April 26th 1916. Today, it is the home of the 2nd Eastern Brigade, the 2nd
Infantry Battalion, the Defence Forces School of Music and the Military
Archives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the 1860’s the Grubb Telescope Company was built at
Observatory lane by Thomas Grubb. World famous, they produced, what was then,
the largest refracting telescope in the world for the Imperial and Royal
Observatory in Vienna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grubb telescopes
are still in use around the world, including those also at Armagh and Dunsink
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Leinster Cricket Club was founded in 1852. Originally
located in Grosvenor Square, it moved to its present location in 1865. Among
its most historic events are the visit of the famous W.G. Fields and G.F.
Fields in 1874, the last time both brothers hit centuries in the same match,
also the playing of the Irish rugby union’s first home game took place here in
1875. Today this is home of Leinster Sports Complex, which includes Leinster
Cricket Club.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Chains and the Swan River:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rathmines village was a group of thatched houses beside the
Swan River. It was fenced off by chains on bollards. One bollard on the path a
short distance south of the Wynnfield /Rathmines Road Lower junction is all
that remains of this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cottages were
flattened in 1888 and with them went the Irish-speaking community that lived
there. Here too, one would have seen the Swan flowing parallel to today’s main
street. Further on, it turned eastward to flow through today’s Mount Pleasant
Square.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Site of the Battle of Rathmines, which was fought here on
August 2nd 1649. Colonel Jones’ Parliamentarian forces defeated the Marquis of
Ormand and Lord Inchiquin’s Royalist coalition army. Varying estimates of lives
lost range up to 4,000 and 2,500 prisoners were taken. It was this important
victory that allowed Cromwell's invasion force to land, unopposed, two weeks
later in Dublin. A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notable resident of
Palmerston<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was the great Irish
physicist, George Johnstone Stoney. He originated the concept of a unit of
electricity, calculated its size and named it the electron.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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built in 1913 with the aid of funds from the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust.
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish/American industrialist who was responsible for
allocating the funds. Andrew, who was born on November 25<sup>th</sup> 1835,
was the man behind the expansion of the steel industry in America.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dunfermline, Scotland where he lived for some years before emigrating in 1848
to the United States with his parents. Carnegie intentionally started out as a
factory worker and landed his first job in a bobbin factory. Eventually he
worked his way up and began working for a telegraph company. It was from there
that he built Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Steel Company.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to as the second richest man in history, earned most of his fortune in the
steel industry. He invested most of his earnings in establishing schools,
universities, libraries and museums. The majority of them were located in the
United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. One of his most famous
buildings is Carnegie Hall in New York.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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know today as Rathmines Public Library was built in 1913, the library
originally had two previous locations. It was initially located at number 53
Rathmines road. However it quickly became very popular and more space was
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In the year 1899 it moved to
67 Rathmines Road where it stayed for 14 years before moving to the building we
know and use today. At the time of construction, a competition was held to
design the new library. Frederick Hicks won the competition and the firm of
Bachelor and Hicks of Dublin were the architects awarded the design of the new
building.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the aid of £8,500 from the Carnegie grant and it opened its doors on the 24<sup>th</sup>
October 1913. The overall design of the library was intended to blend in with
the design of the Town Hall as much as possible and to act as ‘an ornament to
the township’. Although the library and technical school are adjoining and part
of the same building they have two separate entrances.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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having a lending department where people could visit and borrow books, also had
a special room where people could come to read the newspapers each day and a
reference library where people could sit and read at their leisure. Newspapers were expensive items in the early
1900’s and the newspaper room was extremely popular as people could look up the
job pages and catch up on the latest news for free.</span></div>
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beautiful stained glass window which is located half way up the double
staircase and was designed by William Morris, who was a famous English artist
and designer. The library is also home to the only surviving plaque from the Princess
cinema. The cinema was opened as the Rathmines Picture Palace on March 24<sup>th</sup>
1913 just several months before the opening of the library.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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various different community groups and clubs in the area. The Public Health
Department held its clinics in the library. The Thomas Davis branch of the
Gaelic League also held their meetings in the building as did the Rathmines
chess club.<a href="" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-89231257372740143772013-02-27T14:22:00.001-08:002013-02-27T14:22:03.948-08:00Paddy Finucane – World War 2 Fighter Pilot<br />
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better known as Paddy, is one of the most celebrated and well known Irish Royal
Air Force fighter pilots. <span style="background: white;">Finucane was credited
with 28 air victories during WW2, five probably destroyed, six shared destroyed,
one shared probable victory and eight damaged. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Rathmines on the 16<sup>th</sup> October, 1920. He was the eldest of five
siblings, and attended school in Synge Street, and then later at Cardinal
Vaughan memorial school in London. His father was a member of the Irish
volunteers and served under Eamon De Valera’s command in the 1916 rising.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lot in a relatively short space of time. In May 1938 at the age of 18, he
joined the Royal Air Force. Following a period of flight training, and
conversion to the Supermarine Spitfire, he was posted as </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_Officer" title="Pilot Officer"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Pilot Officer</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> to </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._65_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 65 Squadron RAF"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">No. 65 Squadron RAF</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> at </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hornchurch" title="RAF Hornchurch"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">RAF Hornchurch</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> in
1940. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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youngest wing commander in the history of the RAF. In the battle of Britain on August
12, 1940, Finucane claimed his first victory: a </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109" title="Messerschmitt Bf 109"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Messerschmitt Bf 109</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">. By
the end of the year, he had claimed four BF 109's and a </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_110" title="Messerschmitt Bf 110"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Messerschmitt Bf 110</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, and was posted as flight commander to
the newly formed Australian </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._452_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 452 Squadron RAAF"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">No. 452 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">
at </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Kirton-in-Lindsey" title="RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">. In
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70<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the young fighter pilot’s death at the age of just
21. His death took place after machine gunfire brought his plane down just off
the coast of Northern France. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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away he was the RAF’s top operational pilot, and its youngest wing commander. At
the time of his death the young pilot was a household name in Britain. In fact
the name Paddy Finucane is far more recognizable in Britain than it is in
Ireland. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">In 2004, RTE released
a documentary on the young man from Rathmines, and a rose was unveiled at
Baldonnel Aerodrome called spitfire Paddy. On the weekend of the 70</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">
anniversary of his death, military historian Maurice Byrne held a talk at the
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met up with Kevin right outside the Rathmines Library one night and thought it
would be a good idea to have a chat in Toast. As I led him across the road, he
hesitated and joked that he had been barred from Toast (called The Lounge at
the time) back in 1974, and he hoped they wouldn’t remember. He said had fallen
off a stool very drunk one night, and hadn’t bothered to get up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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MacAleer has had a very successful career doing comedy, making television appearances
and writing a column with the Sunday Independent. However, this well known
Irish performer spent his first years out of Omagh right here in Rathmines. He
attended the college in 1974. Back then it was known as Rathmines College of
Commerce. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kevin
studied Journalism but told me that he was not cut out to be a journalist. He
enjoyed the writing aspect of it but said that everything else was not suited to
him. I had asked him if studying journalism had any effect on his comedy career
and he said that “only because I learned what I didn’t want to do”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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coming to Rathmines, Kevin lived a life that he felt was void of real
conversation, and he said that this was partially due to the upcoming troubles.
He said that people, for good reason, were very guarded at that time in the
north. When he came to Dublin he was eager to get involved in the social
interaction that he had not yet quite experienced. He said it was a “hive of
conversation” in Dublin and it was very exciting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was actually in San Francisco that he discovered comedy clubs. In the early 1980’s
Kevin visited California and was introduced to the Open Mic style of comedy.
However, he didn’t go up to perform and was “kicking” himself on the plane back
home. Luckily for Kevin, a comedy club had opened in Dublin upon his return from
America and this time he took advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the comedy scene was not developed enough in Dublin for Kevin to maintain a career,
but he had heard of “El Dorado” in London where comedians could work every night.
After moving to London he was quickly getting steady, paid work. The comedy scene in London was more developed
in the 80’s and provided a much steadier career for Kevin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the end of the 80’s, Kevin got offered some TV work from RTÉ. He did a lot of
short slots on television, which he said, “had a knock on effect on my live
shows...I suddenly had an audience, so I just spent most of the 90’s cashing in
on that hahaha, that was my hay day”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kevin
will be the first to admit he is a very slow writer. While writing for his
column in the Sunday Times he said it was like “a bloody full time job...especially
if trying to make it funny you have to spend longer at it...it was only 800
words but it nearly took me the whole week”. He joked that “if I could write
faster, I’d be a lot richer today hahaha”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">He
wrote his most recent show ten years ago but still calls it “my new show...that
tells a lot”. He said that his new show has lost some momentum, and that people
think that he is retired just because he is not on TV as much. “If you’re not
on TV people think you’re dead”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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though Kevin felt that he had to move to London to start off his career, he
would argue that that is not the case now. He says that the comedy scene in
Ireland has really developed and not only Dublin. When I asked if the recession
makes it harder for young comedians, he inspirationally suggested that
creativity is often inspired and enhanced by difficult times. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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continues to develop his routines and recently started a collaboration
involving the Irish language. He also performed at the Electric Picnic last
August. He currently lives in Omagh and makes frequent appearances in Dublin,
both for gigs and to visit friends and colleagues.</span><br />
<br />InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-11072121916678317252013-02-19T13:05:00.001-08:002013-02-27T14:52:03.735-08:00Swan Art: the ultimate form of expression<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;">Swan Art has not been a part of the Rathmines
community for very long, but with its ever growing popularity among residents,
it is slowly emerging as a social hub for artists both young and old.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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former art teacher of 25 years at Alexandra College, before her retirement last
June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJrVIfu_5akSQIeYo7KNHzczr9jw9EfmpQ0extGEvq0qwuUA4y5ly4JMuMYtnd4lwbdq3O0ojUyG5t4uqo-dmg8Csby7NYMym3tJ1MbvaC_QXxe4hI6f7wdUCFlndRVkBAfJlCcYkNLA/s1600/1194983991962367982paint.svg.med.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJrVIfu_5akSQIeYo7KNHzczr9jw9EfmpQ0extGEvq0qwuUA4y5ly4JMuMYtnd4lwbdq3O0ojUyG5t4uqo-dmg8Csby7NYMym3tJ1MbvaC_QXxe4hI6f7wdUCFlndRVkBAfJlCcYkNLA/s200/1194983991962367982paint.svg.med.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;">Not the type of person to sit idly-by, and realising
she still had so much more to teach, she began Swan Art; a place for people of
all ages to come and get in touch with their inner artist. Germaine offers
classes to cater for all levels of ability. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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master classes for the more experienced painter. Germaine also provides sculpting
classes once a week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;">Since it opened in September 2012, its popularity has
grown, cementing its place in the community. Students and participants have
expressed a sense of safety in the studio, and it provides those availing of
the classes the opportunity to meet people with similar interests.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has been immense, with people stopping by, looking for timetables, or even just
to say what a wonderful thing they believe Swan Art to be. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-33341360860584063332013-02-19T12:59:00.001-08:002013-02-27T14:54:02.443-08:00The Irish Hitchcock<br />
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Life<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An autographed portrait of Rex Ingram</td></tr>
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15 January 1892, in 58 Grosvenor Square, Rathmines, Kathleen Ingram gave birth
to Reginald Ingram Montgomery Hitchcock. Reginald was educated at St. Columba’s
College, near Rathfarnam, along with his brother Francis Clere Hitchcock<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;">Reginald’s
father was a Church of Ireland clergyman. His career with the Church of Ireland
meant the family moved around quite a bit but they would eventually settle in
Kinnitty, Co. Offaly, where his father was made rector.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;">From
an early age, Ingram showed signs of a rebellious nature. One of his classmates
once remarked that as a “</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">rebel at heart he had a discomforting disdain for
authority, and escapades brought him into close conflict with those responsible
for discipline”. It is said he once challenged his schoolmaster to “see who was
the better man” behind the gym.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Ingram’s mother died when he was
fifteen years of age. This trauma, coupled with his failure to secure a place
in Trinity College, and the lack of opportunities in Ireland led to his
emigration to America in 1911. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dream<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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the RMS Baltic docked in New York along with the nineteen-year-old Hitchcock.
Chasing his dreams, Reginald would never again return to Ireland. He enrolled
in a sculpting course in Yale but he later left the course to pursue a career
in film.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Fascinated by the new medium of
silent film, he took up a job at a production company based in New York. This
was the breakthrough into the industry that he needed. It first began with
small, menial parts in films like ‘Beau Brummel’ (1913) and ‘The Artist’s Great
Madonna’ (1913). He had a leading role in the 1914 short ‘The Witness to the
Will’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rex Ingram & Alice Terry</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Never one to settle he moved to a
larger production company called Vitagraph. After a short time Ingram moved once
again, this time to Fox Film Corporation where he produced scripts and
scenarios.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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changed his name to Rex Ingram, in honour of his mother. A falling out with Fox
executives led Rex to yet another move. It wasn’t long before he arrived at
Universal Film Manufacturing Company. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">At Universal Rex was finally
given the chance to direct his first film. ‘The Symphony of Souls’ starring
Robert Z Leonard and Ella Hall was released in 1914. But it wasn’t until his
second film, ‘The Great Problem’ (1916), starring Violet Mersereau, that Ingram
began to garner attention. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in 1916, ‘Broken Fetters’ starring Violet Mersereau, and ‘The Chalice of Sorrow’.
Rex had finally made it to the big-time, but it still didn’t stop the “rebel”
from falling foul of company executives, forcing another move to Paralta Plays
Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1932 <o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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Royal Canadian Flying Corps. World War One was reaching its conclusion and he never
saw any real action. When he arrived back from service, he found himself having
to call in </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">favours</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"> to
restart his career. He also married his first wife in 1917, actress Doris Pawn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Paid’ for Universal, and then ‘Under Crimson Skies’ in 1920 before moving
production company again, this time to Metro Studios. It was here that he would
be </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">introduced to June Mathis. Mathis and Ingram would go on
to make four films together; ‘Hearts are Trump’ (1920), ‘<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse_(film)" title="The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (film)"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse</span></a>’
(1921), ‘The Conquering Power’ (1921), and ‘Turn to the Right’ (1922).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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divorce in 1920, it was rumoured that June Mathis and Rex Ingram were
romantically involved, but Ingram would marry Alice Terry in 1921, with who he
remained for the rest of hi life. Alice Terry was the lead actress in ‘The Four
Horseman of the Apocalypse’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">In 1925, Ingram and fellow
director, Fred Niblo, co-directed the hugely successful ‘Ben-Hur’. After the
completion of ‘Ben-Hur, Ingram and his wife, moved to the French Riviera. They
set up their own studio in the city of Nice and made several more silent films together.
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talking film, Baroud for Gaumont British Pictures in Morocco. The film was a
commercial failure and he left the film business. He would never direct again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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returned to Los Angeles to concentrate on his sculpting and writing. He converted
to Islam in 1933 after becoming infatuated with the faith over several years.
He would go on to publish two books; The Legion Advances (1934), a gorey story
about the French foreign legion, and Mars in the House of Death (1939), a story
about a bullfighter and his doomed love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ingram died of a cerebral haemorrhage on 21 July 1950, aged just 58.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">In
1949 the Directors Guild of America awarded Ingram an honorary life membership.
For his contribution to the film industry he was awarded a star on the
Hollywood walk-of-fame, located at 1651 Vine Street.</span>InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-57529949761186496652013-02-19T07:07:00.000-08:002013-02-19T07:07:14.076-08:00Southside People report for InRathmines website<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">MEDIA students at a
Southside college are preparing to launch a new community website advertising
local events and businesses next month. The nine students who are completing a
Higher National Diploma in Journalism at Rathmines College of Further Education
have created inrathmines.ie as part of their final year project. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lorcan Allen, editor of the
hyper local website, said the students had been surprised by the positive
reaction they have received from local business people and others in the
community. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">He said that traditionally
students in their final year at the college had produced a magazine but they
had instead decided to create a local website that included local history,
events, news and business listings in Rathmines. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The students realised there
was a gap in the market for such an initiative in Rathmines after noticing that
entrepreneurs had already established successful local websites in other city
suburbs such as Clontarf and Malahide. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“There are 18 in our class
split up into groups,” Lorcan explained. “For our final year we have to do a
substantial media project. Usually the two groups produce a magazine. Our group
this year decided that we would produce something online. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“So we went with this local
website and it has just taken off. Some people in the community have really got
behind us. We have had huge help and a lot of enthusiasm.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The students received a lot
of assistance in establishing the project and making vital connections in the
community from local man, Michael O’Dea, who is also a lecturer in the college.
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Another local man, Sean
Byrne, who had been the manager of the local branch of the Bank of Ireland
until recently, also helped the project team to establish contacts. He added
that the Rathmines Chamber of Commerce had given the project €1,000 seed
funding. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“So far we have spoken to
local businesses and told them we would offer them three months free
advertising to show them that it works and that people are looking at it and
the website is being used,” Lorcan continued. “We are hoping to have the
website live in February.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lorcan said the project had
provided the students with invaluable experience in terms of working with
digital media and he hoped they could apply this experience to their
prospective careers in journalism. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“It’s been an excellent
experience and it just shows how quickly things can take off,” he added. “We
have been in meetings with different groups every week. It is a very strong
project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Our college is very excited about it.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">They want their logo on the
website. The way that journalism and the media are going it is important to
have something like that on your CV now to show that you are able to work in a
digital environment.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The website’s Twitter
account and blog spot can be followed by logging on to twitter.com/InRathmines
and inrathmines.blogspot.ie</span></div>
InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-33361987133278441742013-02-04T13:23:00.000-08:002013-02-27T14:55:16.755-08:00Mary Immaculate, Refuge for Sinners<b>by Louise Buckley</b><br />
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The parish of
Rathmines first came into existence on December 12, 1823. It was officially
constituted by Daniel Murray, the Archbishop of Dublin at the time. Archbishop
Murray appointed Fr. William Stafford as the first parish priest.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In 1824, two acres of
land were purchased from the Earl of Meath. Lord Brabazon, who was heir to the
Earldom of Meath, laid the foundation stone for the new church that same year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Gothic style
church took five years to complete and cost almost £5,000. Archbishop Murray
solemnly consecrated the church under the protection of St. Mary and St. Peter
on August 15, 1830.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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had greatly increased, and this growth necessitated the enlargement of the church
in Rathmines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Fr.
Gentili, who was a visiting missionary priest of the Order of Charity,<span class="apple-converted-space"> proposed building a
new church in a similar style to churches he had observed on his </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">travels
in Italy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">At a meeting in
December 1848, it was decided that a new church was to be built to the
Byzantine model in the form of a Greek cross. This would be the first such
construction in the Archdiocese of Dublin since Catholic Emancipation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">On August 18, 1850, the foundation stone of the new church
was laid by Archbishop Murray. Construction of the new church was completed in
1856. By this time Dublin had a new archbishop: Fr. Paul Cullen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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during a lavish ceremony attended by 16 bishops and almost two hundred priests.
It was also at this time that the word ‘Immaculate’ was inserted into the title
of the church.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In 1854, Archbishop Cullen had been in Rome for the solemn
declaration of the Immaculate Conception as a dogma of the Catholic faith. This
inspired him to write to the parish priest, Fr Meagher, and instruct him to
insert the word ‘Immaculate’ into the title.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">By 1881 a magnificent portico had been built at the entrance
to the church. It was supported by the four massive pillars still standing
today.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">To crown the beautiful new entrance, Fr Meagher had the
statue of ‘Our Lady of Refuge’ removed from the inside of the church and
mounted on top of the portico. The impressive statue is flanked on either side
by the statues of Saint Laurence O’Toole and Saint Patrick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The letters D O M were then placed at the top of the portico
just below the statue of Mary. They stand for Deo Optimo Maximo. Underneath this
are the words ‘Sub Innov. Mariae - Immaculatae Refugi Peccatorum’ – ‘Dedicated
to God the Most High under the invocation of Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">The tragic fire of 1920<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">On January 26, 1920, the sacristan arrived to open the church
for the 7am Mass to discover that the switch panel was on fire. He raised the
alarm but the whole front of the altar was already engulfed in flames. The fire
spread quickly along the electricity wires and Canon Fricker was forced to
stand and watch helplessly as the church was devoured by flames.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">As the raging fire consumed the church, the large dome came
crashing down, making a deafening sound that was heard for miles around. The
only parts to escape damage were the shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
and the sacristy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Two beautiful stain glass windows, valued at £1,000, survived
the fire, but they were heavily damaged by gusts of wind blowing through the
shell of the church the next day.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">A week later a public meeting was held in the Mansion House
to discuss the rebuilding of the church. The Lord Mayor presided and those
present included the Archbishop, the Lord Chief Justice and members of Dublin
Corporation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The architect, R.H. Byrne, was subsequently commissioned with
the task of rebuilding the Church. In a short time the debris was removed and a
temporary roof was erected. The walls, although badly damaged, were found to be
structurally sound but the interior required considerable refurbishment.</span><br />
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<br />InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-27789532541344695062013-01-13T11:41:00.000-08:002013-01-13T11:41:06.812-08:00Copan teams up with FM104 to send you to Cuba<br />
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FM104 to offer one lucky entrant the chance to win a once in a lifetime holiday
to Cuba. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and will run until the end of the month. In order to be involved, people will
need to stay tuned to FM104, keep an ear out for their Cuban character ‘CARLOS’
during a song between 7am – 7pm throughout the competition. When you hear him,
text the word ‘CUBA’ along with your name, age, and location to 53104 (0.20c).
If FM104 calls you back on air, you will become a lucky qualifier. Lines close
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must be available to attend the final event in Copan, Rathmines on January 31<sup>st</sup>
where the winner will be decided. If you are the winner, you and a friend will
fly upper class with Virgin Atlantic, and spend seven luxury filled night in
the five star Princesa Del Mar hotel. You will visit the iconic Havana Club
Museum, go scuba diving, and will receive €1,000 to spend as you wish. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more details visit <a href="http://www.copan.ie/">www.copan.ie</a>, or <a href="http://www.fm104.ie/">www.fm104.ie</a></span></span>InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-2179091187426843142013-01-10T11:30:00.002-08:002013-02-27T14:56:59.963-08:00The Death of Francis Sheehy Skeffington<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As a sizable suburb of Dublin, Rathmines has a deep seated place in both the cultural and political history of the city. Encompassing both contexts is the death of the famous writer, pacifist, and suffragist, Francis Sheehy Skeffington. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He was killed during the Easter Rising of 1916 at Portobello Army Barracks, not far from his home in Grosvenor Square, Rathmines. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Originally from County Cavan, he was the only son of Joseph Skeffington and Rose Magorian. Francis Skeffington was educated in Dublin by the Jesuits, and then enrolled in University College Dublin. It was at UCD he befriended James Joyce, Oliver St. John Gogarthy, Thomas Kettle, and his future wife Hanna Sheehy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Francis Skeffington was a well known figure in UCD as he was part of the debating society in the college. He also organized petitions for women to be admitted into the college on the same basis as men. Skeffington was also a pacifist, feminist and socialist. His early life after college saw him involved in many political movements in Ireland. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It was in 1903 that he married Hanna Sheehy. She was the daughter of David Sheehy,a Parliamentarian and land agrarian. As a show of solidarity to the feminist movement he took the name Sheehy Skeffington after their marriage. His wife was the main bread winner in the home as she held a full time teaching position while he worked as a freelance journalist.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<br />InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-10760948912662247472012-12-12T08:38:00.001-08:002013-02-27T14:59:02.610-08:00Timothy Coughlin 1906 - 1928<br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To this day the life and death of Timothy Coughlin is still a hotly disputed subject. He was born in Dublin in 1906 and lived in Inchicore with his parents. He was the second eldest of nine children. Only in his teens, Coughlin quickly joined the I RA during the War of Independence (1919-1921). He fought against the black and tans up until the ceasefire but was disappointed with the outcome of peace talks between Britain and Ireland. He rejected the Anglo-Irish Treaty (1922)and continued to fight with the ‘irregulars’, the IRA during the Irish Civil War (1922-1923).</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a known member of the Dublin Brigade of the IRA, Coughlin was arrested in the early days of the Civil War and spent most of it interred in prison. While there,Coughlin formed a secret vengeance group with fellow irregulars, Archie Doyle and Bill Gannon. The three conspirators vowed to take vengeance against the‘free staters’ once they were released.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of these conspiracy groupings were broken up by the IRA after the Civil War when it was re-organised under new leadership, but Coughlin, Doyle and Gannon persisted. On July 10 1927, the three men ambushed and killed the then Minister for Justice, Kevin O’Higgins.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His death shocked the Irish public at the time. As such a high ranking member of the fledgling government, it was a huge breach of security for him to be openly gunned down on his way to mass.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What comes next is the most disputed side of the story. Harling claims that he noticed Coughlin and Doyle, and fled as they began to shoot at him. He says that as he fled he fired his pistol in self-defence. Upon later returning to the house he discovered the body of Timothy Coughlin lying dead in the road.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later a Tribunal was set up to investigate the incident. His version of the story was accepted by them and he was not charged. However, the IRA at the time claimed,as many still do today, that Coughlin was in fact set up and ambushed. They believed that he was set up for an execution for the murder he played a hand in the previous year.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This version of the story was supported by the outcome of Dr Wilfred Lane’s autopsy. Dr Lane found that Coughlin had died because of a bullet which had entered his head from behind. Dr Lane also suggested that a cigarette butt was still in Coughlin’s mouth which may have meant he was caught unawares.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The IRA claimed that Coughlin and Doyle were only at Woodpark Lodge to carry out preliminary surveillance only and not to attack Mr Harling.</span></span><br />
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InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-21120589911486603162012-12-04T13:04:00.000-08:002013-02-27T15:00:06.590-08:00Mamie Cadden: Backstreet Abortionist<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Born in the US, and one time
resident of Rathmines, Mamie Cadden was a midwife, abortionist, and convicted
murderer. Her story is a tragic tale of cruelty, malice, and backstreet mystery in Dublin City.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In 1891, Mary Anne “Mamie” Cadden
was born to Irish parents from Mayo in Scranton, Pennsylvania. At the age of
four, Mamie and her family returned to Ireland, where her father had inherited
his family’s farm. She would remain in Ireland for the rest of her life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1925, Mamie moved to Dublin to pursue her education as a midwife at the
National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street. It was in 1931, as a qualified
midwife, Cadden bought a property in Rathmines, Dublin, and commenced her own
maternity nursing home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">At that time, such practices were commonplace, with
midwives acting independently from both the nursing and medical professions. It was here that her
criminal activity would surface for the first time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Within her Rathmines nursing
home, she would deliver babies, and also pass on unwanted infants to foster
families. As well as her normal practice, Mamie then started to perform
abortions, which were illegal, and remain so to this day. Her activities could not be advertised, but word continued to spread, and women regularly sought her services.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In 1939, she was sentenced
to carry out a year of hard labour at Mountjoy Prison, when it was
discovered she had abandoned a new-born baby on the side of a road in Meath.
She then had to sell her Rathmines nursing home in order to pay legal fees.
From this point on, her actions would take an even more sinister
and disturbing turn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Following her time in
prison, Cadden continued with her illegal activities, but this time in rented
premises, because she could no longer operate as a legitimate midwife, having
been struck off. Just six years after her first conviction, Cadden came before
the law once again, when a pregnant woman claimed Cadden had inserted the
laminaria tents which were found in her cervix.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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which are inserted into a woman’s cervix to induce labour, and were commonly
used to carry out abortions. Cadden refuted the claim, but under the Offences
against the Person Act, 1861, she was convicted of procuring an abortion, and
sentenced to five years in Mountjoy Prison.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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little to dissuade Mamie Cadden from continuing with her criminal behaviour.
Upon her release, she resumed her practice in Hume Street, near St.
Stephen’s Green in Dublin. She was still well known enough in Dublin to have
women seek her out, even when she was operating out of a one room flat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In 1951, when one of these
women died under her care, she callously put her body outside in the street.
Not enough evidence could be found to link Cadden with the woman’s death, and
it was all of five years later when Cadden's activities were finally brought to an end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In 1956, a client of Mamie
Cadden, Helen O’Reilly died during a procedure, and yet again Cadden callously dumped her
body into the street behind her flat. When Helen O’Reilly’s body was found, Mamie Cadden was
arrested and put on trial for her murder. She was convicted, and sentenced to
death by hanging, but this was later revised to life imprisonment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cadden's mental state was examined closely, before she was declared insane, and subsequently transferred to the
Criminal Lunatic Asylum in Dundrum. Just three years into her life term there,
in 1959, Mamie Cadden died from a heart attack. Her story is one of immense
tragedy, and has been recounted many times, including on RTÉ’s
documentary series, Scannal and Thou Shalt Not Kill.</span></div>
<br />InRathmineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704285342928713968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942945601853726471.post-323575006331575092012-11-10T09:19:00.000-08:002012-11-10T09:28:19.749-08:00About the InRathmines.ie Initiative<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJ0wzT0-Xf4ZHeSECdz7WcFSGHNk0Rhjommfs7mi4vf0zW4uhI_nN9MQhwiGZCb6knsGrZmrx2xNNc4xcrP7Ft2CJQvZZ6Hh17yNmm7p57Ao4Z2hkEy1AxOf0kAS5wJolLxRguuHY28U/s1600/logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJ0wzT0-Xf4ZHeSECdz7WcFSGHNk0Rhjommfs7mi4vf0zW4uhI_nN9MQhwiGZCb6knsGrZmrx2xNNc4xcrP7Ft2CJQvZZ6Hh17yNmm7p57Ao4Z2hkEy1AxOf0kAS5wJolLxRguuHY28U/s1600/logo.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Rathmines is an initiative established by a group of us Higher National Diploma in Journalism students at Rathmines College. We are in the process of designing a new, hyperlocal website for the Rathmines community which will launch in January 2013. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The website is a new way of connecting the businesses of Rathmines with the local residents, students, and visitors. In this day and age, we feel it important for local communities to support each other, and therefore the service we provide will be free and easy to access on all platforms. We have already set up on Facebook at www.facebook.com/InRathmines, and Twitter at www.twitter.com/InRathmines. Our social media services, along with this blog, and eventually our website, we will provide people with the information they need to make the most of their experience in Rathmines. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will update all forums regularly with information on upcoming events in the area, promoting the activities taking place in Rathmines. As well as this, we will be writing an in depth history of the area, from the buildings, to the people who have passed through the famous streets. We will be reviewing cafes, bars, and restaurants, along with other local facilities in the area. On top of all this, we will be providing local businesses, charities, groups, and organisations with listings, providing them with free promotion and exposure for a three month period after our launch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are working on a voluntary basis with the sole purpose of providing Rathmines with a new online community, engaging the people of the area, and galvinising a mentality for local interaction. We hope our initiative will boost local business, but also ensure our users get value for money, and above all, enjoy their experience in Rathmines. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">InRathmines.ie will launch in January 2013. </span><br />
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