Dodder Park at Milltown
Following Peter Knagg's most interesting history of Bushy Park last week, I was inspired to expand on his tale by presenting a further piece of Dodder Park history, from my own ‘burbs east of...
Bushy Park Short History
Why is it called Bushy Park? A Kilkenny man, Arthur Bushe, built a ‘Bushes House’ here in 1700 and subsequently extended the estate. In 1772 the name was changed by another owner to Bushy...
Bohernabreena Waterworks History
Whilst we still on occasion do the waterworks as a long run, I understand from Sean, Sportsworld’s historian, that it was Sportsworld’s ‘original’ regular long run.
The reservoirs at Bohernabreena were built between 1883 and...
