A recent BBC TV show saw Terry Wogan revisit many parts of Ireland, including the home of his ancestors, Enniskerry. The clip below shows this visit. While I don’t necessarily agree with everything Terry says (or at least how he says it), it is a beautiful piece of film showing Enniskerry and Powerscourt in all…
Fire at Powerscourt Arms Hotel, 1894
The Powerscourt Arms Hotel had a significant fire which was well documented at the time in national media, including an article in the Freeman’s Journal. It’s a story I have retold in the book, but I was really delighted when I was sent a photograph of one of the people mentioned in an article written…
Local Drama Group Photograph ca 1930s
Here’s a fantastic photo sent in by contributor Nivrum, who thinks it is of a local drama or theatre group in the village from around the 1930’s. Can you help identify any of the people on the photo or the location? If so, enter the details in the comment box below and I’ll add the…
An Extensive View of Enniskerry: Jonathan Fisher
This painting by Jonathan Fisher was painted in the mid-late eighteenth century. It is currently hanging in Fota House in Cork, and they have generously given permission for it to be reproduced here. Click on the interactive image to find out more about the painting – you may need to install Flash Player to view…
Enniskerry, 1910 Commercial interests mapped
Excerpt from Porter’s Directory for Enniskerry, 1910 Some notes and information on commercial interests according to Porter’s Directory, 1910 mapped on a Google map. Locations are approximate based on placename given. Green pins = farmer, red pin = local business, yellow pin = doctor, purple pin = accomodation. Click on a pin to see the…
Enniskerry old and new
The National Library of Ireland initiated a great idea during the summer where they encouraged people to merge old photographs from their catalogue with the modern equivalent today – and generate a “Flash from the Past”. I took a few from around Enniskerry – one of them is below, sometime around the turn of the…
Churchtown Graveyard, Powerscourt
A short video giving an overview of Churchtown Graveyard, near Powerscourt House. The shots were taken in August 2010.
The Depositions of 1641
The recent digitisation project of the 1641 depositions by Trinity College Dublin library allow text search of these documents. This allows us to probe these documents and find anything related to Enniskerry. According to the 1641 website, the depositions were recorded by the “Commission for the Despoiled Subject” and recorded testimonies from people who were…
Welcome
Welcome to the Enniskerry Local History webpage. This website aims to compile information relating to the history of Enniskerry and Powerscourt. The website is part of a project involving the forthcoming publication of a book on the history of the village in early 2011. Contributions from everyone are welcome – you can share any information…