<p>Synonymous with Dublin biscuit making is the name of W&R Jacob. This, the first history of the enterprise, traces the origin of the Jacob family in Ireland, the foundation and development of the firm, and its expansion overseas. The Dublin factory's dramatic involvement in the 1913 lock-out is recounted, as is its pivotal role in the 1916 Rising in material never before published. Jacob's impact on the social and economical life of Dublin and indeed, further afield is highlighted as its famous biscuits were, and still are, found in shops and on tea-tables in every corner of Ireland and abroad.</p>

W & R Jacob: Its Impact on Dublin Life 1851-2000

Business & Money

O'maitiu, Seamas

Economics

Woodfield Press

Dublins Suburban Towns 1834-1930: Governing Clontarf, Drumconra, Dalkey, Killiney, Kilmainham, Pembroke, Kingstown, Blackrock, Rathmines and Rathgar

In the nineteenth century the expanding Dublin middle class deserted the city for the suburbs, creating nine independent townships. This work examines the history of these suburban enclaves and the impact that they had on the development of the greater Dublin area. While the township of Rathmines and Rathgar is taken as the major case-study, the history of the other townships, Pembroke, Blackrock, Kingstown, Dalkey, Killiney, Kilmainham, Drumcondra and Clontarf is also recounted. The religious and political undercurrents at work in the creation and ongoing administration of the townships, and the part they played in the widening of the gulf between Dublin Corporation and the townships, are revealed. While the detrimental consequences to the city by the establishment of suburban local government units are made evident, the study records the almost forgotten achievements of the townships in the areas of water supply, main drainage, public lighting, road-building, refuse-disposal, electricity supply, and the provision of town halls, public libraries, technical schools and public baths. The reaction at township level to huge political changes in the 1914-1922 period is also explored, as are attempts by Dublin Corporation to extend its boundaries. An account of the eventual success of this movement by the government of SaorstÃ¡t Ã‰ireann in 1930 concludes the work.

Dublins Suburban Towns 1834-1930

History

Europe

Four Courts Pr Ltd

<p>This new historical atlas of Rathmines explores the vibrant Dublin suburb through word, map and image. The emergence of Rathmines from village through township to suburb of Dublin is explained in a thoroughly researched text, illustrated with thematic maps, early views and photographs. A series of historic maps shows how the topography changed from medieval ráth to early modern castle, and from nineteenth century village to wealthy residential suburb, local government administrative centre and twentieth-century flatland. A gazetteer of over 1,000 sites and accompanying essay gives the detailed topographical history of Rathmines from earliest times up to c. 1970.Through the atlas, we discover that over the centuries Rathmines has shifted north, its ancient core centred on the original Rathmines Castle (present-day Palmerston Park). Farms gave way to country villas, before the Grand Canal, Portobello Barracks, fine terraces and grand squares from the nineteenth century left their lasting imprint. We are shown how well-known aspects of Rathmines topography, such as Rathmines Road and the Town Hall, have transformed and endured through time. While other once distinctive features -- the Swan River, the world-famous Grubb's astronomical works and two large skating rinks -- have disappeared.Rathmines by Séamas Ó Máitiú is the second in a series of atlases devoted to Dublin suburbs being produced by the Irish Historic Towns Atlas project in the Royal Irish Academy, in association with Dublin City Council. Clontarf by Colm Lennon was published in 2017.</p>

Rathmines (Irish Historic Towns Atlas: Dublin Suburbs, 2)

Reference

Atlases & Maps

Royal Irish Academy

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