Library Blog

The Portrane peninsula is now synonymous with the gothic red brick buildings of St. Ita’s but before the hospital stood on these lands, they formed part of Portrane Demesne.

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On the south side of the hill of Howth along the Carrickbrack Road lies the holy well of St. Fintan.  Although the well is no longer accessible to the public, local memory of its waters runs strong.

We’ve put together a list of some of summer 2021 most popular book titles among our Fingal borrowers. Let us know if you’ve read any memorable ones so far this summer!

Welcome to week three of our four-week blog series on Virtual Book Clubs for Primary School ages – just in time to help keep your kids engaged and entertained over the summer holidays!

Summer Stars is an annual initiative under the Right to Read Programme which promotes children’s literacy and reading development. Summer Stars takes place from 14th June to 31st August and focuses on encouraging children to develop and continue the reading habit during the summer months. 

According to local tradition Portmarnock is named after its patron saint Marnock:

There was a great Saint named Marnóg living on Lambay island. He had a little boat and he used to come over to the [place] which is now called Portmarnock. He had a little place for landing on [...] and the people called it Port. When families came to live in the place, they called it Port-Marnóg. The word Port means a place for landing or a port.

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Are you struggling to find the next exciting, thrilling or mystery books?  Here are a couple of quick reviews recommended by library staff.

Exploring the potential meanings of the placename Malahide