Picking Fruit in the Garden of Ireland

© The Author

Full title: Fraughan Picking in West Wicklow

Creator / Author: Michael J. Conry

Item Type / Page count: Book Chapter / 3p

When Published: 2011

Publisher / Place of Publication: The Author / Chapelstown, Carlow.

Parent Publication [book]: Picking Bilberries, Fraocháns and Whorts in Ireland – the human story / by Michael J. Conry / 375pp

About: This short chapter gives an account of fraughan picking in the Hollywood area, especially in the Glenbride Valley in the early decades of the twentieth-century. It was one of the few areas in West Wicklow that was a good source of fraughans. A driving force behind the activity was local curate and eccentric, Fr. Patrick Kavanagh. As with the book as a whole, this chapter accentuates the human interest dimension.

ID number(s): 9780953587650 / 0953587657

Extra #1: includes map and three photographs

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A River Runs Through It

    © CKAS

Full title: The Upper King’s River Valley – A Short History

Creator / Author: Séamas Ó Maitiú

Item Type / Page count: Journal Article / 16p

Journal Information: Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society, Vol. XX (Part 2), pp. 173-188

When Published: 2011

Publisher / Place of Publication: County Kildare Archaeological Society / Co. Kildare

About: Although the subtitle of this article claims this is a short history, it is nevertheless a substantial piece running to sixteen pages. The area studied runs from the headwaters of the King’s River at Lake Nahanagan to the point where it enters the Poulaphouca Reservoir at Lockstown Lower. The author focuses on seventeen townlands that are contiguous to the river and explains placename origins, history, topography, and agricultural and industrial activity. The townlands covered include: Ballinagee, Banogue, Coonmore, Garryknock, Granabeg, Granamore, Harristown, Knockalt, Knocknadruse, Johnstown, Lockstown, Lugglas Lower, Oakwood and Walterstown.

ID number(s): 0332-0782

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Extra #3: The article includes two maps and a b/w photograph.

Extra #4: Link to a portrait of the author via https://portraidi.ie/ga/seamas-o-maitiu/

Extra #5: Visit the County Kildare Archaeology Society website.

Tithes Payable by Hollywood Folk from 1833

 

 

 

Full title: Townlands in Hollywood (Wicklow)

Creator / Author: Genealogical Society of Utah in partnership with The National Archives of Ireland

Item Type: Website / Publicly Accessible

Homepage URL: http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

When Viewed: Contents described are those showing when viewed in November 2014.

Publisher / Place of Publication: National Archives of Ireland / Bishop Street, Dublin 8.

About: Tithe Applotment Books were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in an attempt to determine how much the holders of agricultural land over 1 acre should pay in taxes or tithes to the established Church of Ireland. These books list the name of the head of each relevant household outside of urban areas. A Tithe Applotment book was compiled for each Church of Ireland parish. Some of the transcribed names of people and places are not 100% accurate, but the original entries may be viewed for clarification.

Contents:  Athgreany – Ballintober – Ballysize – Blakestown – Britonstown — Broughills Hill – Corragh – Dragoonhill – Drumreagh – Dunboyke – Granamore – Harristown – Hollywood — Hollywood Demesne – Johnstown — Kiernans Hill — Killerk or Athgarvan – Knocknaboley – Knocknadroose – Knockroe — Lockstown Lower — Lockstown Upper – Lugglass – Mullycagh – Newtown – Oakwood – Coonmore – Rathattin – Scalp – Slievecorragh – Toor – Walterstown – Woodenboley.

Extra #1: Browse the Tithe Applotment Book(s) for Hollywood Parish

Hat-Tip: To the Genealogical Society of Utah and The National Archives of Ireland who have arranged for the digitisation of these records and their free accessibility online.

Evidence of North West Wicklow’s Oldest Inhabitants

© JRSAI

Full title: Stone and Bronze Age Antiquities of the Barony of Lower Talbotstown, County Wicklow; with a description of the excavation of Haylands Mote, near Blessington

Creator / Author: L. Price and P. T. Walshe

Item Type / Page count: Journal Article / 22p

Journal Information: Journal of The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Seventh Series, Volume 3, Number 1, pp. 46-67

When Published: June 1933

Publisher / Place of Publication: R.S.A.I / Merrion Square, Dublin

About: In 1932, the authors excavated an ancient mound at Haylands, near Blessington and discovered a Bronze Age burial. This prompted them to investigate similar burials that were recorded for the locality and to carry out a review of all Stone Age and Bronze Age monuments and objects to be found in the wider barony of Lower Talbotstown.

ID number(s): 0035-9106

Extra #1: includes map, plans, photographs and illustrations

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Extra #4: Read this article online via JSTOR. [Personal registration / conditions apply]. Alternatively, your local public library may provide free online access to this article.

Households in Hollywood Parish in middle of 19th century

Full title: Parish of Hollywood

Creator / Author: Richard Griffith

Item Type / Page count: Book Chapter / eDoc / 11p

When Published: 1854

Publisher / Place of Publication: Alexander Thom and Sons for Her Majesty’s Stationary Office / 87 Abbey Street, Dublin.

Parent Publication [book]: County of Wicklow: valuation of the several tenements comprising that portion of the Union of Baltinglass situate in the county above named / Richard Griffith, General Valuation Office / 106pp

About: The property tax system of 1850’s Ireland, otherwise known as Griffiths Valuation. It was the first major attempt at valuing property. This section lists householders in the Parish of Hollywood, part of the area covered by the Poor Law Union of Baltinglass in West Wicklow. The remainder of the Parish of Hollywood was within the area covered by the Poor Law Union of Naas.

ID number(s): None

Contents: Athgarvan — Athgreany — Ballintober — Ballysize — Bannagroe — Broughills Hill — Conlans Hill — Coonmore — Corragh — Dragoonhill — Drumreagh — Dunboyke — Glebe — Granamore — Harristown — Hollywood Demesne — Hollywood Lower — Hollywood Upper — Johnstown — Kiernans Hill — Killerk — Knocknaboley — Knocknadroose — Knocknastreile — Knockroe — Lockstown Lower — Lockstown Upper — Lugglass Upper — Lugglass Lower — Mullycagh Lower — Mullycagh Upper — Newtown — Oakwood — Rathattin — Scalp — Slievecorragh — Toor — Walterstown — Woodenboley.

Extra #1: Read the entries for  Griffiths Valuation Hollywood Parish within Baltinglass Union (pdf file).

Extra #2: Search Griffiths Valuation and link to contemporary maps at AskAboutIreland.ie

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Extra #5: Link to the blog post for the part of Griffiths Valuation Hollywood Parish within Naas Union

What Lies Beneath

© The Publisher

Full title: Beneath the Poulaphuca reservoir: the 1939 Poulaphuca survey of the lands flooded by the Liffey reservoir scheme

Creator / Author: Christiaan Corlett (editor)

Item Type / Page count: Book / 352p

When Published:  2008

Publisher / Place of Publication: Stationery Office, Dublin.

About: A handsome and comprehensive presentation of the results of a survey that took place in 1939 of the lands that were soon to be flooded forever to create the Poulaphuca Reservoir.  The editor brings to light for the first time the maps, photographs, folklore and recollections of an area now submerged.

ID number(s): 0755776062 / 9780755776061

Chapters: Preface — Introducion — Poulaphuca area — Origins of the Liffey Reservoir Scheme — The Poulaphuca Survey — Significance of the survey — Conclusion — Editor’s Note — The Survey: Areas A to G — Appendix1: Archaeological investigations — Appendix 2: Acquisitions by the National Museum of Ireland — Appendix 3: Burgage Graveyard — Appendix 4: Burgage Burial Register — Appendix 5: Sources of the material collected during the Poulaphuca Survey — Appendix 6: An account of the Irish Army engineers blowing up Blessington Bridge — Index.

Extra #1: includes many photographs, maps and illustrations.

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Very Interesting – Scientifically Speaking

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Full title: Areas of scientific interest in Ireland: national heritage inventory

Creator / Author: An Foras Forbartha

Item Type / Page count: Book / 166p

When Published: July 1981

Publisher / Place of Publication: An Foras Forbartha / St. Martin’s House, Waterloo Road, Dublin 4.

About: An area of scientific interest is a site with natural or semi-natural features of ecology, geology or land-form. This publication lists all such sites by county and ranks them as either of international, national, regional or local importance.

ID number(s): 0906120500 / 9780906120507

Contents [West Wicklow locations only] International Importance: Athdown moraine — National Importance: Lugnaquilla & Glenmalure —Upper Lockstown delta — Regional Importance: Holdenstown Bog — Hollywood Glen — Lowtown Fen — Poulaphuca Reservoir — Rathdangan end moraine — Toor channel — Local Importance: Ballycore rath — Dunlavin marshes — Glen Ding — Lemonstown marshes — Lockstown bridge — Poulaphuca gorge.

Extra #1: includes photographs.

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Following the Pilgrims’ Progress (1)

© Heritage Council

Full title: St. Kevin’s Way, Hollywood to Glendalough, Co. Wicklow

Creator / Author: Peter Harbison and Joss Lynam

Item Type / Page count: Book / 40p

When Published: 2002

Publisher / Place of Publication: The Heritage Council / Kilkenny.

About: This litle book is No. 2 in the series ‘Medieval Irish Pilgrim Paths” This project aimed to identify, develop and support a network of walking routes along medieval pilgrim paths. Here we have St. Kevin’s Way or Slí Chaomhín stretching from Hollywood and/or Valleymount to Glendalough. The publication is particularly aimed at tourists as the general walking information is given in English, German and French.

ID number(s): 1901137384 / 9781901137385 / 1393-6808

Chapters: General walking information: English, German, French — Useful phone numbers and addresses — The Pilgrim Paths Project — Historical background — Key to map symbols — Main route: start from Hollywood — Alternative route from Valleymount — The old monastery at Glendalough — The Hollywood labyrinth stone — The pilgrim’s road: The Tochar — Bullaun stones — Turlough Hill Electricity Generating Station — The lead mines — Acknowledgements — Bibliography.

Extra #1: Contains maps of the routes and some photographs.

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