placenamesMilltown
Baile an Mhuilinn
Architectural records distinguish two building projects for the Sisters of Charity on Milltown Road.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Baile an Mhuilinn · Irish · main form · validated name
- Milltown · English · main form
Place & story
Drawings and a later dedication
The Irish Architectural Archive records an 1880 project by O’Neill and Byrne for new convent buildings at Saint Anne’s on Milltown Road, supported by surviving architectural drawings. A separate chapel followed to designs by William Henry Byrne. Its foundation stone was laid on 19 January 1887, and it was dedicated on 2 October 1888, with Richard Toole named as contractor. The records distinguish the convent-building project from the later chapel rather than assigning one construction date to the whole complex. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Dublin
- Barony
- Uppercross
- Within
- Dublin
- Civil parish
- Saint Peter's
- Within
- Rathmines West A
- Coordinates
- 53.31817, -6.26663 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 0.75 km²
- Logainm ID
- 57227 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Milltown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint Anne’s Convent, Milltown Road: Dictionary of Irish Architects works37048 · Irish Architectural Archive
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.