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Re: Tolka Cottages, Drumcondra, Dublin
« Reply #18 on: Monday 04 August 14 18:05 BST (UK) »
Thanks a million Dathaν, I've seen Cody/Cory Lane on other records and did not realise where it was. I'll check those out, cheers !
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Re: Tolka Cottages, Drumcondra, Dublin
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 24 January 17 15:35 GMT (UK) »
Just found this post by chance.  My grandmother was born in 3 Tolka Cottages in 1890. Surname Callaghan. So they are very old. Hope this sheds some light on their age.

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Re: Tolka Cottages, Drumcondra, Dublin
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 24 January 17 15:52 GMT (UK) »
Sorry.  Misinformation previous post.  They were there in 1908. Apologies.

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Re: Tolka Cottages, Drumcondra, Dublin
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 01 February 17 03:06 GMT (UK) »
Tolka cottages may also have been known as Botanic Cottages, in 1921 Robert Pike an ex soldier was shot dead beside Fagins pub as he stood with his wife and a friend, Robert was accused by the IRA of having informed on the Volunteers who took part in the Ambush at nearby Tolka bridge that January, previous to that he was also named as been the man who followed Sean Treacy and Dan Breen to Prof Carolans house in Drumcondra in October 1920, the house was raided and Carolan killed along with 2 British officers, Breen and Treacy though wounded escaped.

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Re: Tolka Cottages, Drumcondra, Dublin
« Reply #22 on: Friday 23 April 21 08:38 BST (UK) »
Dear Harry1968: "My grandmother was born in 3 Tolka Cottages in 1890".
  Do you know where Tolka Villas were?

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Re: Tolka Cottages, Drumcondra, Dublin
« Reply #23 on: Friday 23 April 21 10:17 BST (UK) »
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Mentioned here in this Enumerator's Abstract. Richmond Avenue includes Tolka Villas.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000028357/


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Re: Tolka Cottages, Drumcondra, Dublin
« Reply #24 on: Sunday 25 April 21 00:06 BST (UK) »
From an 'Irish Press' advertisement of March 1948:

PROFIT RENT OF £24 7s. 3d. PER ANNUM arising out of the Dwellinghouse and Premises known as TOLKA VILLA., and Nos. 1, 2 and 3 TOLKA VILLAS, RICHMOND ROAD, and also known and described as 226, 228, 230 and 232 RICHMOND ROAD, DRUMCONDRA
TO BE SOLD IN ONE LOT

Nothing remains of the original houses.
Coffey, Cummins [Rathfalla, Tipperary], Cummins [Skirke, Laois], Curran, Dillon [Clare], Fogarty [Garran, Laois/Tipp], Hughes, Keshan (Keeshan), Loughman [Harristown and Killadooley, Laois], Mallon [Armagh], Malone, Markham [Caherkine, Clare], McKeon(e) [Sligo/Kilkenny/Waterford], McNamara, Meagher, Prescott [Kilkenny/Waterford/Wexford?], Rafferty, Ryan, Sullivan, Tobin
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Re: Tolka Cottages, Drumcondra, Dublin
« Reply #25 on: Friday 21 May 21 11:35 BST (UK) »
My Grandmother was born in 1922 in 9 Tolka cottages Im trying to find out who lived there in 1911 but there does not seem to be a number 9 Tolka cottage recorded I know her mum was Mary Kenny and Mary Kennys dad was Patrick Kenny, Has anybody come across number 9 Tolka Cottages?

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