School: Presentation Convent, Lucan

On this page

1. St Edmondsbury

   

   Share Share Post

   About the same time as Lucan House, the handsome residence known as St. Edmondsbury which lies to the east of the village of Lucan on the northern side of the road to Dublin was built by the Right Hon. Edward Sexton Pery, who after a long parliamentary career was elected in 1771 Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.

   St Edmondsbury where we find in 1783 Pery entertaining the Viceroy, was erected on land belonging to the Veseys, to whom Pery had become nearly related by his marriage to a daughter of the first Viscount of Vesci.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

2. Spa

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   Although Lucan had been known before as a health resort on account of a Chalybeate Spa which existed there, it was through his generosity that it was first made available to the public and protected from inundation by the Liffey by an enclosing wall. It's reputation stood high in the eighteenth century, and the water "in flasks carefully corked on the spot" could be obtained in Dublin but the advantage of drinking

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Language

   English

   Location

   Lucan, Co. Dublin

   Collector

   N. Ronan

   Address

   Chapel Hill, Co. Dublin

   Informant

   Mr J. Brady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Main Street, Co. Dublin