The houses and residents of Killiney & Ballybrack in 1858

The arrival of the Railway in Killiney in 1854 greatly improved travel time to the city, reducing it to about 25 minutes. This heralded an explosion of residential and commercial development in the area and led to significant changes in the road layouts. The first Killiney Station, Obelisk Hill Station, was located just below the pedestrian bridge leading to White Rock beach. This only survived for a few years before being relocated to the bottom of Strathmore Road which was a much more accessible location. The original Ballybrack Station was located at the bottom of Military Road where it meets Seafield Road near Holy Child School. Due to poor access this stop was also relocated to the lower end of Seafield Road before both stations were combined at the current Killiney/Ballybrack Station location in 1882.
Up to this stage development had been mostly limited to Killiney Hill Road which was the main thoroughfare in the area. The number of houses in the 1858 Post Office Directory was just 33 for Killiney and 32 for Ballybrack. By 1868 the figures had nearly doubled to 59 and 63 respectively. In this article we have transcribed the lists and where house names have changed the current name is provided. Houses highlighted in the list have corresponding articles on this website which give further detail on both the houses and the residents. As time allows further articles will be made available, any information would be greatly appreciated.
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