Killester

From medieval manor to garden suburb

Joseph Brady & Ruth McManus

“This book, published by the Four Courts Press in association with Dublin City Council is a high quality, well written and beautifully illustrated publication. It is the first in a planned series of studies on the development of Dublin suburbs as many approach their centenary ... We can look forward to further publications in this series. They contain much valuable information on the lives and society of the residents with many useful pointers for contemporary policy makers ... an excellent publication.” Shay Cody, Irish Labour History Society

“A new book charting the history of Dublin’s northside suburb of Killester … containing hand drawn maps from the 1800s. They’re hand coloured and really beautiful. But they also can get a sense of what the place was like …  the attraction is stuff in the book that’s never been published before.” Amy Donohoe, Irish Independent, April 2025