was a designer and maker of telescopes. He lived at De Vesci Terrace, and from 1925, at 13 Longford Terrace, which now bears a plaque. Alfred Gresham Jones (1824?–1913), Irish architect. He lived at Queen's Park House, at Clifton Lodge on Seafield Ave, at Villa Carlotta on Queen's Park, and then emigrated to Australia. Marian Keyes, Irish author and radio presenter spent some of her upbringing in the suburb Paul McGuinness, manager of U2 Charles Mitchel, first RTÉ television newsreader Christy Moore, singer-songwriter Cillian Murphy, actor Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, TV presenter Sinéad O'Connor, singer-songwriter Peadar O'Donnell (1893–1986), Irish socialist republican revolutionary John O'Shea, humanitarian William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800–64) lived at 1 Eaton Place, and built the world's largest telescope in 1845, which remained the world's largest for the rest of the century. Richard Pigott (1835–1889) lived at 7 De Vesci Terrace. He was an Irish journalist, best known for selling the Pigott forgeries. Ryan Tubridy, presenter of The Late Late Show Anthony Upton (1656–1718), judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland), lived at Mountown House, in present-day Monkstown. Eve Watkinson (1909–1999), stage, film and television actress See also List of towns and villages in Ireland References External links "Monkstown Village" Monkstown Parish Maps Monkstown Castle at Megalithic Ireland Monkstown Castle, Co. Dublin at National Monuments Service Monkstown, Dublin Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Civil parishes of Rathdown, County Dublin Dublin (barony)