1/22) Fáilte go #TighGiúire, known as #PalmerstoWn since 12th century. Founded by “Aelred” the Palmer. A returned pilgrim from the Holy Lands. Pilgrims were associated with the leper hospital of Saint Laurence that was established near #Chapelizod https://bit.ly/2E5ibCH 

2/22) Parish Centre:Built as #Palmerstown National School,1892 till 1967. 70 children 1893.Pupils transferred to St Brigid’s GNS & St Lorcán’s BNS. Adjacent to the National School was a smithy or forge (now Tommy’s Barbers). In 1911 the blacksmith was Robert Kavanagh. #TighGiúire

3/22) The Old Beehive Restaurant
This building was originally a stables on the Riversdale House estate – reputedly once the home of the famous Irish thoroughbred racehorse Arkle! The building was renovated by Stewarts Care and is now a restaurant. @eolai Artist #TighGiúire

4/22) Riversdale House
Formerly Newtown-Clarke House,a Georgian house (built c.1790).Many remember pony camps on the grounds.
In recent times a nursing home, housed unaccompanied minors seeking asylum,and now a residential care home run by @Dublin_Simon
#TighGiúire #Palmerstown

5/22)St Philomena’s RC church
The church was opened & blessed by Archbishop of Dublin,the Most Rev Dr John Charles McQuaid on 31 October 1948.The site and £4000 was donated by the Misses Fitzpatrick of Riversdale.The Church bell is from Chapel of Ease
#TighGiúire #Palmerstown

6/22) Palmerstown House Pub @PalmerstownH
Originally a stagecoach house,licenced as an Inn since 1732, one of many public house and houses of entertainment established in #Palmerstown by the 18th century (Art: Liam Daly @eolai)

7/22) Chapel Lane: Prior to St.Philomena’s Church,a Chapel of Ease was located at the end of Chapel Lane.There was a church here since Penal times, mid 1600’s when Catholic Churches could not be seen from the road. The land was donated by the Earl of Donoughmore. #TighGiúire

8/22) Clarkeville Flower Shop.Built 1825. The original local village shop,in 1950s/60s had the only public telephone. The name over the shop was P.M. O’Toole.Con Colbert (F Coy,4th Bt. Irish Volunteers)executed after the1916 Rising, was a frequent visitor to the shop. #TighGiúire

9/22 Coach House.Built in early 18th century it was an actual coach house with stables,used by stagecoach travellers with teams of horses which used to stop here on way to and from Dublin when this was the main Dublin to Mullingar/Galway road. #TighGiúire #Palmerstown
Art @eolai

10/22 Milestone (c. 1723)
Description in Nessa’s book p86 – worn granite milestone recorded distances from #Palmerstown to Mullingar,Chapelizod,Dublin. GR for Georgus Rex, i.e. King George 1, his reign ended in 1727 appeared on top.More here https://bit.ly/31gAc9y 
#TighGiúire

11/22 Stewarts Hospital- #Palmerstown House c.1763 by John Hely-Hutchinson,Provost Trinity College.His sons supported Catholic emancipation.The family lived here till mid 19th century when it became property of Stewarts. Full history in Pat O'Donoghoes book https://bit.ly/3l1myz3 

12/22 Clump Field - A Ring Barrow: ancient burial site between Stewarts carpark & @sdublincoco allotments. 2000/3000 years old, this one is likely European middle bronze age circa 1800 BC to 750 BC #TighGiúire #Palmerstown
Pic:Joe Harrington

https://bit.ly/31gAc9y 

13/22 Part of the original village. May Gorman & John Murray (Shanks) were the last inhabitants to live side by side here adjacent to Mill Lane church. There was a cobblers and a shop here at one time and reportedly the first tavern in #Palmerstown was located here. #TighGiúire

14/22 Old Church
The original #TighGiúire (church of Yews) later named Stacgory by the Danes.Pre-Norman church,existing building c.12th Century but a site of worship & burial for centuries prior.Many unmarked graves whose families still reside in #Palmerstown.

15/22 Old Church part 2
Few years ago the church was so overgrown only 1 person a time could fit through overgrowth.Area restored & still maintained by volunteer Pink Ladies +1. Some works by @sdublincoco were V.Important
https://bit.ly/2YkXp93  pic by Paul Butler @Soc4OldLucan

16/22 Mill Lane Schools
At the bend in Mill lane is the ruins of the girls school. In 1834 there were 110 pupils recorded here. By 1893 the schools were disused and a new national school built where the Parish centre stands today. https://bit.ly/3l2N5Mz 
#TighGiúire #Palmerstown

17/22 The Mills were the centre of industry, employed over 600. 17th century industrial village was had longwood, big skin, French, flax, seed, oil, and flour mills. https://bit.ly/3iTOiDU 
Yes, that is Muhammad Ali at @StewartsCare in 1972
#TighGiúire

18/22 Original Village – Mill Lane still holds the soul of #Palmerstown. Houses dating from 1700s are still lived in. Imagine a thriving Milling industry around you, what would it have been like to live amongst it? Still a steel works,Factory & @RaftingIreland
#TighGiúire

19/22 Farmleigh Tower
Best viewed from Waterstown Park.Built 1880 by Edward Cecil Guinness.Built with limestone & granite. The limestone was taken from the quarry at #WaterstownPark. Built to hold 30,000 gallons of water for the estate. #TighGiúire #Palmerstown
Pic: Rob Francis

20/22 The Silver Bridge, also known as Guinness Bridge or Farmleigh Bridge.Built by Edward Cecil Guinness in 1881. A single span ironclad bridge built to carry water pipes and electricity lines from the south side of the river up to Farmleigh. https://bit.ly/32aVox9 
#TighGiúire

21 #Palmerstown has many great authors & historians who've lived/work here.Nessa,Hugh &@NualaNiC O’Connor,Las Fallon & son @fallon_donal, @BFlemingAuthor,James Langton,Christine Dwyer Hickey,Pat O’Donoghoe,Patricia Fogarty,Dónal ÓMuirí,Clair Sweeney #TighGiuire #PrideOfPalmerstown

22/22 In memory of Hugh & Nessa O’Connor,the name synonymous with Mill Lane.We owe a great debt for capturing & preserving so much of our history.Nessa literally wrote the book.Hugh recently passed, but their legacies live on forever #TighGiúire https://bit.ly/3aHGQsA