Welcome to Dublin

Welcome to Dublin. Morristown's Historic Irish Neighborhood. , Walking the Dublin Neighborhood , The Dublin neighborhood provided a familiar setting for Irish immigrants new to this country. Here they found housing, relatives, job contacts, established religious institutions and ethnic traditions that lessened the loneliness and isolation experienced by many new arrivals. This enclave bears witness to the great waves of immigrants who settled in America and shaped this nation., 1️⃣ The Dublin Boys , Corner of Macculloch and Madison Street , It was Sam Packer, the man who ran the corner grocery store, who wished to honor those who were serving in World War II. The service flag's official unveiling occurred on Thanksgiving Day, 1942. The number 40 depicted on the flag represented the number of Dublin's sons – and one daughter – serving in the United States Armed Forces., 2️⃣ The Beehive , 41/43 Madison Street , Known as the Beehive, because of the constant activity swirling about the property, this tenement building housed at least nine families. With some of the cheapest rents in the area, it attracted individuals and families living in transient circumstances. It was razed in the 1960s., 3️⃣ Bayley High School , 25 Madison Street , Bayley High School received state accreditation in 1923 as a four-year high school thanks to Monsignor Edward Ellard, though prior to this the school offered a two-year high school course to parish students. Named to honor Newark Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley, the school outgrew its space and shut its doors in 1949. A new campus quickly reopened in Madison as the Bayley-Ellard High School., 4️⃣ Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary , 91 Maple Avenue , This institution unified the neighborhood and nurtured generations of Irish-Catholic immigrants and their offspring. The original wooden structure was completed in 1848 and served the small parish until a large stone church was built in 1872. The local newspaper described it as "decidedly improving the appearance of the neighborhood." At that time, the small burial yard behind the old church was closed and the graves relocated to Holy Rood Cemetery., 5️⃣ Maple Avenue Garage , 105 Maple Avenue , One of the few business in a residential neighborhood, the original building was used as a livery/horse stable owned by Edward Condon in the 19th Century. With the advent of the automobile, Max Dovell bought the property in 1916 and refitted it to do auto repair. Around 1923, the Koyce family bought it and built a thriving full-service garage and limousine service. The garage remained family owned until 1999 when Patrick Koyce's grandson Jack sold the property., 6️⃣ Sweeney Family , 99 Macculloch Avenue , Bill and Tessie Sweeney were second generation Irish-American whose family grew to include nine children. Bill worked as a laborer and cab driver and then as a gardener for one of the area's estates. Tessie cleaned houses to pick up extra income, while managing her own large household. In 1943 Bill Sweeney died after a long illness. As World War II wore on, the Christmas season of 1944 turned harsh for the Sweeneys. Son Robert was killed in action in November. Son Joseph was wounded on Christmas Even in the Battle of the Bulge, and then son Daniel was killed in the same battle on the first day of the new year, 1945. Daughter Marie honored her country by serving in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)., 7️⃣ General Store , 44 Maple Avenue, Corner of Madison Street , Opened in 1887 by Patrick Smith, the business changed hands many times selling groceries, beer, and doubling as an informal community center. When Sam Packer owned the store in the 1940s, all baking occurred on the premises. Out front, a slow stone wall encouraged schoolchildren to sit and eat their treats while adults traded news and gossip. Upstairs were three or four residential apartments., 8️⃣ Morrissey/Class Family , 48 Madison Street , Morris Morrissey left County Tipperary for a new life in America and found work on a millionaire's estate in Morris County. When his daughter, Ellen, married John Class in 1892, they settled into her father's house to raise their family. When her fifth son was called to serve in World War I, a friend insisted he would be eligible for an exemption. Mrs. Class replied, "No, I would not have a son a coward.", 9️⃣ Perry Street , Residents living adjacent to Dublin , Perry Street, Maple and Macculloch Avenues , enjoyed an upper-class lifestyle in stark contrast to their Irish neighbors. It was a world where immigrants only served and never lived , where entrance to the elegant homes was granted only through the back door., Famous caricaturist Thomas Nast employed Irish servants at his stylish residence on Macculloch Avenue. While the maids cooked, cleaned, and cared for his children, Nast drew derogatory cartoons depicting Irish-Catholics as drunken, ape-like creatures, disloyal to the adopted country and sold them to national publications.