It is home to the Irish public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and was once part of the Pembroke Township.

Drunkenness, fighting, and hasty marriages[1] became commonplace and the people of Donnybrook were anxious that it should cease.

After a good deal of local fundraising, the patent was bought by a group of prominent residents and clergy, bringing about its demise.

James Ussher was appointed Archbishop of Armagh in the Church of Ireland by Queen Elizabeth I of England.

[3] Donnybrook Cemetery dates back to the 8th century and was once the location of a church founded by St Broc.

Those buried in it include Dr Bartholomew Mosse, the founder of the Rotunda Hospital, Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, architect of the Irish Houses of Parliament on College Green and Dr Richard Madden, biographer of the United Irishmen.

The brick chimney behind the cemetery was built on the site of a former marble works and later served as a Magdalene laundry.

Today, the majority of Priesthouse is occupied by Elm Park Golf Club and the studios of RTÉ.