Summerhill, Dublin
Summerhill (
History
The area developed in the last quarter of the 18th century around the same time as the development of Mountjoy Square with terraces of large 4 storey over basement red brick Georgian houses along streets such as Summerhill Parade, Buckingham Street and Gardiner Street.[2][3][4]
In the later 19th century, the area became known more for tenement housing and the Monto red light district.
In the second half of the 20th century, the large Georgian houses were mostly replaced with large-scale social housing schemes. Streets such as Summerhill Parade were entirely demolished (c. 40 5-storey Georgian houses) and replaced with social housing.[5][6][7] In 1981 alone, approximately 120 Georgian houses were demolished in Summerhill.[8]
In 1992, the sculpture Summerhill Group was unveiled. It is a bronze work on Kilkenny limestone by Cathy Carman and was commissioned by Dublin Corporation as part of the Per Cent for Art Scheme. The work invokes the history of the street, before its redevelopment into a dual carriageway, when children would play on the street.[9]
John Hutton and Sons
For almost 140 years a successful coachbuilding enterprise existed at Summerhill, originally established on nearby
The company adapted to producing
People
Former or current residents of the area have included:
- Todd Andrews, Irish political activist and public servant[13]
- John Keegan Casey, Irish poet, orator and republican famous for writing the song "The Rising of the Moon"
- Bill Cullen, Irish businessman and media personality[14]
- Thomas Farrell, Irish sculptor[15]
- Kellie Harrington, Irish amateur boxer and Olympic gold medallist who grew up in nearby Portland Row[16]
- Peadar Kearney, Irish republican and composer[17]
- Barry Keoghan, Irish actor[18]
- Judicial Commissioner of the Irish Land Commission[19]
- Kathleen Mulhall, mother of Irish murderers Linda and Charlotte Mulhall, who lived in Richmond Cottages, Summerhill in 2005[20]
- Cornelius O'Brien, Irish politician and Member of Parliament[21]
- Clementina Robertson, Irish miniature-painter[22]
- Michael Ennis, Distinguished Painter & Decorator
- Terence Wheelock, 20-year old who died on 16 September 2005, from alleged injuries received in the custody of An Garda Síochána[23]
See also
References
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- ^ "Summerhill, Dublin, Dublin City". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Murtagh, Peter (24 December 2016). "Embracing history is central to future vision of Dublin inner city area". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-7509-6476-0.
- ^ "GD010 Summerhill Tenements (rear), Lourdes House, Gloucester Place Upper, Corporation Flats, Gloucester Place Lower, 1978". dublincity.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Crowe, Catríona. "Dublin 100 Years Ago: Death, Disease And Overcrowding". frg.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Freyne, Patrick. "Gang feud: Life goes on in Dublin 1, but so does the fear". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Henry, Colm. "U2 in Summerhill, Dublin City, Ireland 1981". morrisonhotelgallery.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- OCLC 907195579.
- ^ a b c d Montgomery, Bob (8 December 2004). "PastImperfect". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cooke, Jim (Spring 1992). "John Hutton and Sons, Summerhill, Dublin, Coachbuilders 1779-1925". Dublin Historical Record. 45 (1). Dublin: Old Dublin Society: 11–27.
- ^ a b Cooke, Jim (2009). "Hutton, John | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Founding Father Dr. C. S. "Todd" Andrews 1901–1985". Scéal na Móna. 13 (41): 18–21. April 2002. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018.
- ^ "The Apprentice". TV3. Archived from the original on 7 November 2008.
- ^ Obituary, Irish Times, Dublin, 5 July 1900
- ^ Surve, Aakanksha (10 August 2021). "LIVE as Kellie Harrington reunites with family and friends on Portland Row". Dublin Live. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ MacDonncha, Mícheál (26 July 2007). "Centenary of Amhrán na bhFiann - The Soldier's Song". An Phoblacht. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007.
- ^ Mumford, Gwilynn (3 September 2018). "Barry Keoghan: 'You release your problems, playing another person'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Merediths - Person Page 158".
- ^ Moonan, Niall (10 August 2021). "Kathleen Mulhall, mum of notorious Scissor Sister killers, reveals she is dying in tell-all interview". Dublin Live. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Comber, Henry. "Cornelius O'Brien of Birchfield (1782 - 1857)". Clare County Library. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Clementina Robertson, Miniature Painter - Irish Artists". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ Notice of death of Wheelock, BreakingNews.ie. Accessed 20 March 2022.