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Family in the city cottage – Newcomen Avenue
Can you bring up a young family in the city? Behind the charming green door of this little terraced city cottage lies a colourful and creative answer to this question. Having purchased their home as singletons in the city, the Re …Read more -
Mud Island Community Garden
I was really delighted to get an invitation to come visit the Mud Island Community Garden recently. When I visited Newcomen Court back in 2013 the garden was just getting started and I really hoped that it would develop as the location was just perfect …Read more -
Street ID – Dublin City Cottages
A reader – Kevin has send in this picture that was taken by his grandfather in the 80’s of where he grew up but no one knows where it is. Does anyone recognise the surroundings or the street itself? I do believe that this is taken in Dublin as my dad …Read more -
Dublin 3 – Ballybough Part III – Ballybough Road to North Strand Road
Pre 1837 This section of Ballybough which is divided by the canal, Ballybough Road, North Strand Road and the River Tolka and was surprisingly quite built up prior to 1837 with the village having formed around the now disappeared Ballybough Cottages. A …Read more -
Cottage Restoration: Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3 – Denis & Cora’s Story
I recently had the pleasure of visiting with Denis and Cora McLoughlin for Clonliffe Road to hear the story of how they came to purchase their city cottage and completely renovate it to suit their needs while maintaining its old world charm.Read more
