Rutland Mills & Avenue

Rutland Mills & Avenue

Rutland Avenue

Rutland Avenue (previously known as Hall’s Lane) was possibly named after the 4th Duke of Rutland who was made Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on 11 February 1784 and died at the Vice-Regal Lodge in the Phoenix Park in October 1787.

Jacob’s Football Club played in Rutland Avenue and was formed by workers from the Jacob’s Biscuit Factory in Bishop Street. The club played in the Leinster Senior League until 1921 when it became one of the founding members of the League of Ireland, along with another local club, St James’s Gate. In the 1931-32 season they were not re-elected after finishing bottom for consecutive seasons and rejoined the Leinster Senior League where they remained until the late 1960s.

Three Jacob’s FC players played for Ireland, Frank Collins, Tommy Dunne and a Crumlin man, Shay Keogh.

Rutland Mill

There were a number of mills along the Poddle as well as tanneries along the branch known as the City Watercourse.

Rutland Flour Mill was situated on Rutland Avenue on that part of the Poddle diverted from the Tongue at Kimmage becoming the City Watercourse, and was operated at one time by George Bernard Shaw’s father, George Carr Shaw.

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Inquest
27 Aug 1877

Mr. Harty, county coroner, held an inquest on Saturday at 20 Rutland Avenue, Dolphin’s-barn, on tho body of a child named Eliza McMahon, who was accidentally drowned on the 24th…

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Body of infant found
25 Sep 1931

The body of an infant was found in the River Poddle at Dolphin’s Barn, Dublin, last, evening, by a boy named Rooney, of Rutland Avenue.

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Telephone Service Dislocated
13 Mar 1937

The whole force of the Post Office engineering staff was called out for the task of repairing damage to telephone poles and ‘wires in Dublin and all over the county…

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Cottages Invaded
13 Mar 1937

Water entered cottages in Rutland Avenue to a, depth of three feet, when the River Poddle, where it passes underground at Dolphin’s Barn, became choked up late on Thursday night.…

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George Bernard Shaw and Dolphin’s Barn
6 Sep 1938

George Carr Shaw and George Clibborn, trading as “Clibborn and Shaw.” of Jervis St.. Dublin_ merchants, secured a loan on the ” mill_ mill pond, mill machinery, water wheel,” and…

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George Bernard Shaw and Dolphin’s Barn
6 Sep 1938

George Carr Shaw and George Clibborn, trading as “Clibborn and Shaw.” of Jervis St.. Dublin_ merchants, secured a loan on the ” mill_ mill pond, mill machinery, water wheel,” and…

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