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Irish Times
24-05-2025
- Health
- Irish Times
Irish revolutionary Madeleine ffrench-Mullen to be honoured with plaque at childhood home
A plaque to Irish revolutionary and humanitarian Madeleine ffrench-Mullen will be unveiled by Dublin City Council on Saturday. Ffrench-Mullen was the daughter of a Royal Navy surgeon who was a strong Parnellite and she inherited her father's nationalism and social radicalism. She became a labour activist, a member of Maud Gonne 's Daughters of Ireland (Inghinidhe na hÉireann) and also a member of the Irish Citizen Army. In 1914 she met her lover Dr Kathleen Lynn , a medical doctor from Co Mayo. Lynn was the daughter of a Church of Ireland rector. READ MORE They were radical Irish nationalists despite coming from middle-class Protestant backgrounds. During the Easter Rising, ffrench-Mullen provided first-aid to Irish Citizen Army volunteers injured in the fighting. She and Lynn were jailed for their parts in the Rising and shared a cell in Kilmainham Gaol. [ 1916: Diary of rebel doctor Kathleen Lynn Opens in new window ] They lived together at 9 Belgrave Road, Rathmines from 1915 to ffrench-Mullen's death in 1944. It was not unusual in those times for unmarried women to live together and most people then considered them to be friends rather than lovers. The couple are best known for founding St Ultan's Children's Hospital in Charlemont Street in April 1919. They opened the hospital for infants with £100 and two cots. Dublin's infant mortality rate was abnormally high for a city of its size. Of 11,000 babies born in 1913, 660 died before their first birthday. Unsanitary conditions and a lack of ventilation in the city's many tenement dwellings caused the deaths of many young children and diseases that can now be cured easily spread quickly in the overcrowded conditions. The original hospital closed in 1984 and was replaced by a medical clinic, which in turn was sold to the Dalata hotel group in 2014. Ffrench-Mullen has been somewhat overshadowed in death by her partner-in-life Lynn. There has been many calls for the new national children's hospital to be named after Lynn. [ Diarmaid Ferriter: It's time Dublin had a statue to unconventional, complex Maud Gonne MacBride Opens in new window ] Dublin City Council will unveil a plaque to ffrench-Mullen at her childhood home of 63 Moyne Road, Ranelagh on Saturday at 11am. The unveiling will be conducted by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr Emma Blain. Historian Sinéad McCoole will give a talk, actor Olwen Fouéré will read from her diary and musician Natalie Ní Chasaide will perform a piece of music.
Irish Times
23-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Irish Times
End-terrace Victorian home in Rathmines with garden-level apartment for €2.25m
Address : 6 Belgrave Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 Price : €2,250,000 Agent : Mullery O'Gara View this property on The configuration of number 6 Belgrave Road in Rathmines leaves it open to different living situations. The two-storey-over-basement redbrick has the main home set out over two floors and a garden apartment below, allowing for scenarios such as an independent living space for elderly relatives or young adults, or a rental for extra income. The main entrance to the Victorian end-terrace is up the flight of granite steps. Behind the framed front door is a generous hallway with black-and-white floor tiles. To the right are the two main reception rooms. The decor has been kept clean and simple to allow the original features such as cornicing, marble fireplaces and the shuttered sash windows to do the talking. Previous owners added a double extension at the back, which brings the total floor area of the house to 279sq m (3,000sq ft). Steps down from the hall lead to the kitchen, which is fitted with modern Shaker-style units. There is a balcony at the back and steps down to the south-facing garden. Upstairs the cornicing changes from the elegant and ornate mouldings in the livingrooms to an intricate modillion block design. There is a large bedroom on the hall return that comes with plumbing if new owners want to use this space to create a large family bathroom. READ MORE Hallway Drawingroom Diningroom Kitchen Main bedroom Bedroom On the first floor are three more double bedrooms, all lit up by beautiful sash windows. At the centre are two shower rooms back to back that mirror each other in design. The last bedroom in the main house, with an apex skylight for stargazers, is on the first-floor return. The apartment at basement level has its own entrance from the front garden. It has been completely converted to exist as a separate home with a large porch inside with storage and a coat stand, and double doors that lead into an inner hallway. At the front is a double bedroom with built-in wardrobes and an en-suite shower room. At the end of the hall is an open-plan room that has a fully fitted kitchen to one side and a livingroom with open fire on the other. Open-plan living space in garden apartment At the back, under a glazed roof, is the bright dining area. Doors from here open out to a private courtyard. Behind the kitchen is a second bedroom, also with doors out to the patio. There is a bathroom off the hall, as well as fitted storage units. Number 6, which is Ber exempt, is on the market through Mullery O'Gara, guiding €2.25 million. The road is within walking distance of both Ranelagh and Rathmines villages, but on a sunny weekday morning, it feels incredibly quiet, with the only sound coming from the Holy Trinity church bells at the end of the road. Recent sales on the road include number 18, which had a similar layout and sold for €1.95 million, and number 28, which didn't have the added floor space from an extension, which sold for €1.725 million, according to the Property Price Register.
Irish Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
St Patrick's Day of Terror
This play was written by young writers who attend St Michael's House in Rathmines on February 5th and 12th, 2025 Characters Dermot is from Ireland. Amanda is from Japan. A Leprechaun. READ MORE Mayhem the Leprechaun. Policeman. Scene one Two friends are going to the St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin city on March 17 th . There are lots of people around, they are moving everywhere. It's fun, a bit chilly, but a bit scary. Amanda and Dermot are on the bus and there is a Leprechaun on the bus. A Leprechaun: Grrrr! Hello, Grrr! Amanda: Please go away! Dermot ( he gives the thumbs up sign ): It's okay! A Leprechaun: Grrr! Shut up! Dermot: The parade is good. It is full of green and yellow colours. There is going to be marching and face-painting. Amanda: I'm excited! Amanda starts a dance and starts banging her feet. Everyone on the bus starts banging their feet too. A Leprechaun: Die! Die! Die people! Hey you, go away! You get away Dermot for five years and 15 months. He jumps down on to his knees. Dermot: You behave yourself baby or we will call the police! Scene two On the train. News Announcer: Everybody be careful. There is a Leprechaun on the loose. Close the doors and windows. He has a loud voice and he is very angry. People, please don't go outside. It's very dangerous and don't go into town. It's closed. The parade is cancelled. Lotus Cup, who is a superhero, can move like a frog. She bounces into the bus and talks to the Leprechaun. Lotus Cup: Here, would you like some Leprechaun treats? A Leprechaun: Oh, yes, give me those Leprechaun treats. Lotus Cup: Calm down and I will give you the treats. The Leprechaun gets very excited. The police arrive. Policeman: Hey you, Leprechaun. Calm down and get in the car. The Leprechaun resists and the policeman puts him in handcuffs. Now the parade can start again. Scene three Dermot and Amanda are having fun at the parade. Everybody is dancing too to the sound of Riverdance – they all say yup! On the way home, they have a pint of Guinness in a pub and get drunk – a bit tipsy. They eat potatoes and Irish stew. They go to a dance. We hear a tin whistle and bodhrán playing. The leprechaun comes back but the policeman has some handcuffs. Ringo turns up too. Mayhem the Leprechaun turns up at the parade. He yawns as he is very tired. Mayhem the Leprechaun: Welcome to the black parade, foolish mortals. I bring destruction and darkness and shadows. Policeman: Hold it right there! You are going to go to prison for seven years, 11 months and 15 days. Lotus Cup: Everybody needs to do some yoga and calm down. Namaste! Mayhem the Leprechaun: This party never stops and time is dead and life has no meaning. Existence is upside down. Lotus Cup: Calm down. Namaste! Have a pint of Carlsberg beer! Policeman ( scratching his head and claps his hands ): Do you think this is funny? Mayhem the Leprechaun: Oh my eye. Mayhem was never my name. I am Bill Cipher, Space Demon. I am trapped in the nightmare realm for years. I am trillions of years old. Lotus Cup: Namaste! Oh no! I think you were sleepwalking. I can help you. Mayhem the Leprechaun: I control time, space, matter. Flat world with flat dreams, I destroy my world. Policeman: Enough! Enough! Stop it right now! You will go to prison for 20 months. Mayhem the Leprechaun: I am King from the Second Dimension, Euclydia. Policeman: Oh my, my, my, my ... It's straight to the station for you Mayhem! Lotus Cup: And goodbye! Scene four Dermot smiles at Amanda. Dermot: It's going to be okay. Amanda: Arigato! Dermot gets a bit shy. Dermot: Thank you! Lotus Cup: Namaste! Epilogue Mayhem the Leprechaun is in the police van and we hear him say: Mayhem the Leprechaun: The end of days will come. I am going to destroy your world. I will be watching you! Watch out, Bill Cipher will return...
