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Church Of Our Lady Of The Assumption, Ballyfermot
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic church at Ireland, NW side of the roundabout where Kylemore and Ballyfermot roads meet in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland. Raphael (archangel), St. Raphael's National school (Ireland), National School is beside it. History The first church in modern-day Ballyfermot existed in a former Dublin Corporation paint depot on O'Hogan Road which Father Donal O'Scannaill had purchased from Dublin Corporation c.1950 for £200. This building had originally been a storage unit known as 'the painters hut' during the first housing phase of Ballyfermot. It was used from 1950 until Our Lady of the Assumption Church opened in 1953. This shed was also used as a soup kitchen, nicknamed in the locality the ‘Stew House’, where the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul served soup to the needy of the area. 'Our Lady’s of Victories Youth Club' began there also. Éamonn MacThomáis, the Dublin historian and author, recalled in The Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyfermot
Ballyfermot () is a suburb town nw of the city aside Dublin, Ireland. It is located, seven kilometres (5 miles) west of the city centre, south of Phoenix Park, it is bordered on the north by Chapelizod, on the south by Bluebell; on the east by Inchicore, on the northwest by Palmerstown and the southwest by Clondalkin and Parkwest. The River Liffey lies to the north, and the Grand Canal, now a recreational waterway, lies to the south of Ballyfermot of which lies within the postal district Dublin 10. Cherry Orchard which is also a suburb, sometimes considered to be within Ballyfermot. Ballyfermot is also known as a civil parish in the barony of Uppercross. Toponymy The place name ''Ballyfermot''—rendered in Irish ''Baile Formaid'' and sometimes ''Baile Thormaid''—is derived from the Middle Irish ''baile'' ("farmstead"), and the Old Norse personal name ''Þormundr''. It is also referred to colloquially by Dubliners as ''Ballyer'' for short. History The 12th century saw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |