Malahide Historical Society has recently unearthed wonderful images of ‘Hogan’s Top Shop’ Hogan’s grocers, wine and spirits merchants stood for many years on Main Street at what is now Malahide Credit Union premises. Locals called it Hogan’s Top-Shop to distinguish it from Hogan’s Bottom-Shop, their other premises on New Street (now Fowler’s pub).

Two of these three fascinating images have just recently come to light showing deliveries in the early 1900s. The truck is a Guinness lorry outside the premises circa 1910. (photo courtesy of Richard McAllister)

The third image, also from about 1910, shows a cart with the name ‘Bewley & Draper, Ink Makers’. This was a business owned by a branch of the famous Bewley coffee family which imported chemical and ink supplies as well as, unusually, mineral waters. It is likely the cart was being used to deliver not ink but mineral waters to Hogan’s as indicated by the crates on the footpath under the awning into which a worker appears to be peering.

Thanks to Malahide Historical Society.

Work on the 6km off-road walking and cycling greenway route at the Broadmeadow Estuary will be built jointly by Fingal County Council and the National Transport Authority (NTA) and facilitated by Irish Rail. A spectacular 280 metres long bridge crossing the Broadmeadow Estuary on the Malahide Railway Viaduct is set to become an iconic feature along the Fingal coastline.

The Greenway will travel from Malahide Castle to Newbridge House through varied and scenic landscapes including demesne and parklands, estuarine landscapes, rural farmlands and village environments with the coastline a constant companion on the journey. It will become a destination greenway for local residents, tourists and day trippers while also playing a role in the developing network of sustainable transport routes in Fingal.

With the Baldoyle to Portmarnock Greenway complete, the Broadmeadow Greenway along with the proposed Fingal Coastal Way and Sutton to Malahide Pedestrian and Cycle Scheme, a high quality, safe cycling route along Fingal’s coastline will be provided from Sutton to Balbriggan.

The construction of the Broadmeadow Way Greenway, adjacent to a live railway and within an estuary that is designated as a Special Protection Area (SPA) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) presents a unique set of technical and environmental challenges which must be managed carefully. Due to environmental sensitivity, works in the estuary can only take place from May to September each year.
Enabling works will begin shortly to accommodate the construction of the bridge across the weir. The contract for the construction of this bridge has been awarded to Jons Civil Engineering and work is due to begin in May.

Malahide has taken another top award at the annual Super Valu Tidy Towns awards and when they visited, the judges were heavily impressed with the overall presentation of the village and the local Tidy Towns committee’s vision for the village in years to come.

Speaking about the village in their report, the judges commented: “Malahide has long been a lovely place to live and to visit with a handsome stretch of coastline and the wonderful Malahide Castle at its doorstep. The village centre is packed with an eclectic selection of independent boutiques, coffee houses and restaurants. Like most other villages and towns in Ireland, the suburbs are expanding with the construction of housing developments and this provides not only opportunities but challenges in terms of ensuring the village retains its heritage, it’s green spaces and it’s unique character.”

The judging panel was also very complimentary of the Malahide Tidy Towns committee adding, “You have a great committee and support of many volunteers in the community including newly arrived residents and visitors to our shores. This is an excellent sign of inclusivity and a whole village working together.

Your support from local businesses and agencies is excellent. The forming of sub-committees to carry our specific tasks is a good and efficient way of delegating projects and this is clearly working as evidenced by the excellent results seen on adjudication day.”

There were almost 70 competitors taking part at Malahide Yacht Club’s Annual Dinghy Regatta on Sunday 13th October.

The competitors were warmly welcomed by Commodore Margaret Fay and hot drinks and scones were provided to keep all warm in the autumn chill whilst they waited for the off. The forecast for Sunday had predicted little to no wind in the early morning but to build to a reasonable breeze between 12am and 1pm.

Just before 2pm the first race of the main fleet got underway in about 8 knots of breeze, followed by a second just before 3pm. The Optimist Regatta fleet remarkably managed to get four races completed.
The big showing of talented Optimist sailors from Sutton Dinghy Club was rewarded by bringing home five of the six prizes in the main and regatta Optimist fleets. They were however denied first place in the main fleet by local sailor, Charlie Noone. Siun Barry from Sutton scooped wins in all four races in the regatta fleet – undoubted another sailor to watch for the future.

In the Toppers, Amy Shelly from the National was equally dominant, winning both races. Malahide members Paidi A’Coistlealbha and Alex Butcher did very well with second and fifth places. While a seasoned Optimist sailor, it was only Alex’s second day and first competition in a Topper.

Howth’s Harry Dunne narrowly edged out Malahide’s Sasha Bezpalyi and Glenda Gallagher, who had each won a race, to take first place in the ILCA 6 Class. Sasha finished second and Glenda third. Malahide’s Siun Ni Choistealbha took to an ILCA 6 for the first time at the event and narrowly missed out on third place having matched Glenda in points.

In the ILCA 7 Class Malahide’s Tim Noone equalled his son Charlie’s success in Optimists by also taking first place. Malahide’s James Anglim and Andrejs Samoilovs came second and third respectively.
The event also facilitated the Kona Nationals. Royal St. George’s Robbie Walker took home the silverware for a second year while Malahide’s Cormac O’Brien and Joe Galeckas were second and third respectively.
Story courtesy of Afloat.ie & Malahide Yacht Club

Malahide Locals are reminded to save the date for the opening day of this year’s Christmas Market that takes place on Saturday 30th November from 10.30am - 2.30pm at St Andrew’s Parish Centre, Church Road, Malahide.

This year’s stalls will include Cakes&Deli, Toys, Bric-A-Brac, Santas Grotto, various gift stalls and book stalls.

Don’t’ forget to take in some refreshment at the Market Café and enjoy the entertainment provided by the Christmas Choir!

Malahide Lions Club’s major art exhibition and sale in the Tennis Club on 18th & 19th October saw a celebration of Malahide’s most celebrated artist, Nathaniel Hone.

Nathaniel Hone the Younger was born on October 26, 1831 and died 107 years ago on October 14, 1917. He was a prolific Irish painter who began his career as a railway engineer but gave this up to study art in Paris.

Most of his later paintings are landscapes, very often enlivened with animals and occasionally with figures. In France he was influenced by the painter Gustav Courbet. His closest painting tips were, however, from another French impressionist, Camille Corot. Hone became a close friend of one of Corot’s followers at the Barbizon School of landscape painting. At Barbizon he learned to appreciate colour, texture and tone in the landscape and apply it in strong and confident brushworks to the painting of Irish subjects on his return.

On the coast road to Portmarnock, close by the entrance to Seapark estate, stands Muldowney House, which was once the Hone’s home. In 1872, he married Magdalen Jameson of the Jameson distilling family. After a short sojourn in Seafield House at Kilcrea on the northern shore of Malahide estuary, they moved to Muldowney House. They lived here until 1895 when they moved to St. Doulagh’s Park following the death of his Aunt Dorothea at her home there. Thereafter, Hone’s brother-in-law, the Rev. William Reid, resided in Muldowney House until his death in 1912.

Hone became a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1880 and accepted an R.H.A. professorship in 1894. While at Muldowney House, he spent his time painting, sketching, sailing, yacht racing and golfing. The changing light and seascapes of Malahide attracted him. He had a studio and gallery at Muldowney and painted one of his best-known works, ‘Malahide Sands’ from his window, which still overlooks the beach. When Nathaniel died in 1917, his wife bequeathed the greatest part of his collection to the National Gallery of Ireland.

Hone, his brother-in-law Reid and Richard Wogan, 5th Baron Talbot founded Malahide Golf Club on the foreshore and land around the house in 1892.

Malahide United hosted the Coastal Cup for a range of both boys and girls age groups on the weekend of the 24th and 25th of August. It was a huge success, and two great days of football were had.

The Malahide boys U10 A team ended up winning their tournament, beating Cherry Orchard in the semi-final and then going on to beat an excellent Belvedere FC team in the final on penalties.

Lions Clubs of Ireland have recently launched a partnership with Childhood Cancer Ireland who support hundreds of families affected by childhood cancer. All funds raised will be used to ease the burden of treatment and help to provide emotional and practical support for families and survivors. Many local and internationally

well-known artists are exhibiting, all generously giving a percentage of their sales to the charity. A range of amazing paintings are on offer. Raffle tickets for €10 will be on sale during the exhibition for paintings by Alan Kenny and Jean Lowndes.

The Exhibition takes place on Sat 18th Oct and Sun 19th Oct from 12-6pm each day in the Malahide Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (K36TD90)

Free Entry. All are welcome. Further info contact: malahidelionsart@gmail.com and see ‘Malahide Lions Art’ on Facebook and www.malahidelions.com

The Malahide-Portmarnock branch of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind were delighted with the support shown for their fundraiser at Malahide Castle Sports Pavilion last month. The fun golf fundraiser has become an annual fixture in the branch calendar, with this year’s event raising a total of €3,588.22 through a combination of golf team contributions and raffle ticket sales.

“Every year we hold the Par 3 fundraiser, we are blown away by the support we receive from golfers, local residents, visitors to Malahide, and the local businesses who support the event,” said IGDB branch chair, Pat Harney. “This year, we had a total of 23 teams out on the course during the day, and all of them thoroughly enjoyed the event. We are particularly grateful to Aramark and Jenny Jones, Manager of the Malahide Castle Sports Pavilion, for agreeing to host the event again in 2024.”

Non-golfers were also able to support the fundraiser by purchasing tickets for the raffle, as well as the auction of an oil-on-canvas painting kindly given by Patricia McGee. “We want to thank all of the businesses who contributed prizes for the raffle, including Skerries Golf Club, Malahide Golf Club, J.W. Smyth Butchers Portmarnock, Jus de Vine Portmarnock, Dunnes Stores, FAI and Sport Ireland,” said local volunteer Frank Kelly. “Having such a great range of prizes available really adds to the event, particularly for everyone who would like to contribute but might not play golf themselves.”

All funds raised will go to Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. 85% of the organisation’s income each year comes from voluntary donations and fundraising through its branch network, and donations from this local event will help to support and train the next generation of Guide Dogs and Assistance Dogs.

Malahide Musical & Dramatic Society are delighted to announce the return of Pub Theatre!

Join them on October 18th and 19th, in St Sylvester’s GAA club for a night of guaranteed entertainment!

Tickets are €10 on the door. Doors at 7.30pm for an 8pm start!

For more information email malahidemusicalsociety@gmail.com