Rathmines and Rathgar

Former local government area in County Dublin

Rathmines Town Hall

Rathmines and Rathgar is a former second-tier local government area within County Dublin. It was created as the Township of Rathmines in 1847. In 1862, its area was expanded and it became the Township of Rathmines and Rathgar. In 1899, it became an urban district. It was abolished in 1930, and its area absorbed into the city of Dublin.

## Area[edit]

The Township of Rathmines was created in 1847, including the districts of Rathmines, Mount Pleasant, Ranelagh, Cullenswood, Rathgar, and Harold's Cross.[1] In 1862, it was extended further into Rathgar and took in the townland of Sallymount, and in 1880 took in the townland of Milltown.[2] In 1899, it became an urban district under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[3]

In 1930, the urban district of Rathmines and Rathgar and the urban district of Pembroke were abolished and the area added to the city of Dublin.[4]

## Politics[edit]

At the 1920 Rathmines and Rathgar Urban District Council election, the Irish Unionist Alliance retained a majority on the council.

The urban district was at the core of the Dublin Rathmines constituency, created by the Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918. It was in use only once, at the 1918 general election, at which Maurice Dockrell was elected on a majority. Dockrell was the only Unionist elected in a geographical constituency outside Ulster.

The area was part of the Dáil constituency of Dublin County from 1921 to 1937. After the abolition of the district, it was used with Pembroke as the basis of the Dublin Townships constituency, defined as "The area referred to in the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930, as the added urban districts and also so much of the land described in Part III of the First Schedule to the said Act as is contiguous to the said area and also the townland of Clonskeagh."[5] From 1948, that area was part of Dublin South-East.[6]

## Town Hall[edit]

The township was based at 71 Rathmines Road; that building was demolished to make way for Rathmines Town Hall which was completed 1896.[7]

## References[edit]

### Further reading[edit]

* Maitiú, Séamas Ó (2003). Dublin's Suburban Towns 1834–1930. Four Courts Press. ISBN 9781851827237.

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ "Rathmines Improvement Act 1847". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
2. ^ "Rathmines and Rathgar (Milltown Extension) Act 1880". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
3. ^ Clancy, John Joseph (1899). A handbook of local government in Ireland: containing an explanatory introduction to the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898: together with the text of the act, the orders in Council, and the rules made thereunder relating to county council, rural district council, and guardian's elections: with an index. Dublin: Sealy, Bryers and Walker. p. 427.
4. ^ Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930, s. 2: Inclusion of certain urban districts in the city (No. 27 of 1930, s. 2). Enacted on 17 July 1930. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book.
5. ^ Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act 1935, 1st Sch.: Revised Constituencies (No. 5 of 1935, 1st Sch.). Enacted on 27 February 1935. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 12 May 2022.
6. ^ Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947, 1st Sch.: Constituencies (No. 31 of 1947, 1st Sch.). Enacted on 27 November 1947. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 19 November 2021.
7. ^ "Rathmines Four Faced Liar". Excellent Street Images. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

### External links[edit]

* Dublin Historic Maps: Dublin Townships and Urban Districts, between 1847 and 1930
* Dublin Historic Maps: Dublin City historical limits, Between 1840 and 1953.
* Townlands in Co. Dublin