Hillview was called Rathmullen Park until 1977

BY popular vote the 124 residents of the privately-built Rathmullen Park on the west banks of the Boyne changed the name of their housing estate to Hillview, Rathmullen, in 1977.

They made the change to stop the confusion caused by the fact that the larger and neighbouring council estate had also opted for the name: Rathmullen Park.

For some months postal and other deliveries occasionally strayed to the wrong houses. Not through any fault of the postal workers but because of a ‘doubling up of address numbers on both estates,’ it was stated.

At their agm in August 1977, the residents overwhelmingly agreed on Hillview and the then corporation ran with it.

They had considered Rathmullen Heights but went against it over feared issues with Harmony Heights.

Civil war soldiers

James Sullivan from Drogheda fought in the American Civil War. He was 24 at the time and had moved to New York. He spent a year in action around Charleston.

Frank Skelly was born in August 1832 in Drogheda and entered service into the Confederate 24th Alabama Infantry at Mobile, in 1861. He was a private and was captured at Nashville and spent six months in prison.

Road dipping

A stretch of road dipping badly is almost across from the Well pub on the Newfoundwell Road.

Two areas are getting very dangerous. Needs investigation I’d say.