The first mention of Greystones appears in a map of Wicklow in 1760. Then it appears as 'Gray Stones' (sometimes 'The Gray Stones'). By 1795 Greystones is described as a 'noted fishing place'. In 1800 Rogert Fraser describes Greystones as having a natural rock stretching into the sea creating a natural harbour.
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History. Greystones is located south of the site of an ancient castle of the Barony of Rathdown. There was a hamlet which, like Rathdown Castle, was known as ...
Mar 20, 2021 · The first settlement in the Greystones area was the medieval Rathdown village, which was a laid-out village protected by Rathdown Castle, less ...
We chart the rise and wobble and rise…
FOREWARD. The year 1964 marks the Centenary of St. Patrick's Church, Greystones, which was consecrate for public worship on 19th July 1864.
Today, greystones often retain original Romanesque or Neoclassical details such as "roughly carved blocks of greystone and intricately carved column capitals," ...
On September 16, 1971, the entire 18.3 acre site, including its centerpiece Greystone Mansion, was formally dedicated as a public park by the City of Beverly ...
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The book includes smuggling on Bray Head, coal schooners, detailed history of Greystones lifeboat, world war 1, Easter Rising, suffragettes, shops, hotels and ...
The Greystones Archaeoogical & Historical Society focuses not only on our local North Wicklow heritage but also on our broader Irish heritage.
Out little town sandwiched between the Wicklow mountains and the sea has grown a lot over the past 200 years. And we're growing still – look around at all the ...