 Most of the houses were built by the "Artisan's Dwelling Company", which built many similar estates in Dublin and elsewhere, and houses of this type are now frequently described as "Artisan" cottages, regardless of their origin.Joseph Howley, a member of the Irish Volunteers in Galway, was shot dead by a special unit of the RIC known as the Igoe Gang at the station on 4 December 1920 during the Irish War of Independence.The station was closed to public traffic on 18 January 1937 with MGWR services redirected to Westland Row (Pearse).