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Johnstown, Dublin
Johnstown ( gle, Baile Eoin) is a small area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. Once part of the grounds of Johnstown House, it is now primarily an estate of semi-detached houses and detached houses built during the 1960s by private developers and apartment blocks built in the last few years due to a heavy demand for housing. The area of Johnstown is bordered by Cabinteely, Sallynoggin, Ballybrack and Killiney. Transport Dublin Bus routes 7, 7B, 45A and 111 all stop on Rochestown Avenue and Churchview Road. Route numbers 84 and 145 stop at nearby Cabinteely village. Route number 59 stops at Mackintosh Park. By road, Cabinteely village is accessible from the N11 national primary road. The R118 route also passes through Johnstown. Amenities and sport Soccer, Gaelic games, and rugby are played in Kilbogget Park. There is also a playground in the park. The local GAA clubs are Cabinteely GAA and Foxrock–Cabinteely GAA. Cabinteely F.C., Seapoint RFC and Park Celtic FC a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballybrack
Ballybrack () is a residential suburb of Dublin on its Southside, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It is south of Killiney, northeast of Loughlinstown, east of Cabinteely and north of Shankill. Population The population of the eponymous townland is 3,901 according to the 2016 census with the actual population of the modern area closer to 6,000 (incorporating Ashlawn Park, Holly / Cedar Court area and Cromlech Fields). Amenities Ballybrack has a post office, a newsagent, a petrol station, two public houses, three barber shops, a café, a pizza restaurant, dry cleaners, two pharmacies, and a small shopping centre. There are also two Roman Catholic churches in the area. Transport The area is well served by a number of different transport links, with Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland running a number of services from the city centre and Dun Laoghaire town centre which serves the locality. Killiney DART station (originally Killiney and Ballybrack station, until 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clonkeen College
Clonkeen College is a Christian Brothers secondary school for boys in south Dublin, which opened in 1970. Clonkeen College has approximately 550 students and 35 teaching staff. Edward Melly is the principal and Michael Brennan is the Deputy Principal. The school has strong links with charities and the developing world. Clonkeen underwent significant development between the years 2015 – 2018. History The Ordnance Survey Ireland map 1837–1842 shows ''Clonkeen School Ho se', located in the present day Cornelscourt Village. Although the same building appears on the OSI 1888–1913 map, it is not named as a school any more. The original junior school was St. Joseph's Private Preparatory School, built in September 1965 close to where the present Clonkeen College stands. It was run by a staff of three Christian Brothers until the school was closed in 1975. The secondary school was also called St. Joseph's, until renamed Clonkeen College. The present school stands on the site of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seapoint RFC
Seapoint RFC is a community-based Irish rugby club located in Killiney, County Dublin, playing in the Leinster League. The club also provides a key focal point for players attending rugby schools who live in the Cabinteely/Killiney/Ballybrack and greater Dun Laoghaire area. Club colours The Club colours are black, royal blue and green, with hooped jerseys and socks and black shorts. Current professionals that played in Seapoint * Felix Jones (Munster) * Michael Noone (Jersey Rugby Football Club) * Aaron Dundon (Leinster) * Peter Lydon (London Scottish) * Eoghan Clarke (Munster) * Jack Dunne (Exeter Chiefs) Club honours Since 1973, Seapoint has won the following: * All Ireland Junior Cup (200 * Metropolitan Cup (2005, 2006, 2008) * Spencer Cup (1973, 1980, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009) * Colm O'Shea Cup (2021) * Leinster League Division 1 (2004, 200 * Leinster League Division 2 (2003) * Leinster League Division 2 (1995) * Leinster League Division 3 (2001) * Leinster Metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinteely F
Cabinteely () is a suburb of Dublin's southside. It is in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland. Geography Cabinteely lies around the crossroads of Johnstown Road / Brennanstown Road and the Old Bray Road, and on either side of the ''Stillorgan Dual Carriageway'' ( N11), which is parallel to the Old Bray Road. The R827 road runs from Blackrock and terminates in Cabinteely. Much of Cabinteely is parkland (Cabinteely Park and Kilbogget Park) or open countryside (around Laughanstown and Brennanstown). Cabinteely borders Ballybrack, Carrickmines, Cherrywood, Cornelscourt, Deansgrange, Foxrock, Johnstown, Killiney and Loughlinstown. History and monuments The area has seen human activity since prehistoric times - there is a tomb known as Brennanstown Portal Tomb, Glendruid cromlech/dolmen, or The Druids’ Altar near Cabinteely. Excavations between 1957 and 1999 some 700m southeast of Cabinteely suggest that the area was of "considerable status and importance" from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foxrock–Cabinteely GAA
Foxrock–Cabinteely GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Foxrock, Cabinteely, Johnstown and Cornelscourt areas of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. The club was founded in 2005, following the merger of Foxrock Girls Gaelic Club and Cabinteely GAA. The club specialises in ladies' Gaelic football. During the 2010s Foxrock–Cabinteely have won both the Dublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship and the Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship. They have also played in All-Ireland Ladies' Club Football Championship finals. History In 2005 Cabinteely GAA Ladies' merged with Foxrock Girls Gaelic Club to become Foxrock–Cabinteely GAA. The founding members of the club, including Pat Ring and Philip McAnenly, decided that the new club should specialise in ladies' Gaelic football. They also established partnerships with local national schools, including St. Patrick's and Hollypark in Foxrock, St. Brigid's in Cabinteely, Our Lady of Good Counsel in Johnstown and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinteely GAA
Cabinteely () is a Dublin GAA club based in Kilbogget Park which serves the Cabinteely / Johnstown / Killiney / Cherrywood / Ballybrack / Loughlinstown areas of Dublin, Ireland. History Cabinteely GAA Club was founded in 1977 and shortly thereafter acquired home grounds at the newly developed Kilbogget Park, Cabinteely. The clubhouse at Kilbogget Park was opened in 1994 by which stage the club fielded juvenile teams, 2 adult football teams as well as an adult hurling team - Kerry GAA legends Eoin 'Bomber' Liston and Ogie Moran guested for the club in the exhibition game held on the day to honour the occasion. In the late 1990s, the club fielded its first girls' football teams and this would later lead to the formation of Foxrock Cabinteely. Cabinteely won two Dublin Junior Hurling Championships in the 1990s, in 1995 and in 1997. Both finals were against St Finian's (Swords). Notable former players * Dan Connor (former English Football League, League of Ireland and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R118 Road (Ireland)
The R118 road is a regional road in south Dublin and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It links Kildare Street to Cherrywood. The official description of the R118 from the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012'' Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012 — Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 ''Irish Statute Book'' (irishstatutebook.ie). Retrieved 2017-02-02. reads: :R118: Dublin - Blackrock, County Dublin and Dún Laoghaire - Lahaunstown, County Dublin :Between its junction with R138 at Kildare Street in the city of Dublin and its junction with N31 at Mount Merrion Avenue in the county of Dun Laoghaire — Rathdown via Leinster Street South (and via Lincoln Place, Westland Row, and Pearse Stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N11 Road (Ireland)
The N11 road is a national primary road in Ireland, running for along the east side of Ireland from Dublin to Wexford. It passes close to Bray, Greystones, Wicklow, Arklow, Gorey, and Enniscorthy. Beyond Wexford, the route continues to Rosslare as the N25. The road forms part of European route E01. As of July 2019 the N11/M11 is of dual carriageway or motorway standard from Dublin as far as Oilgate in County Wexford. The road is a busy commuter route, being the only dual carriageway passing through the south eastern suburbs of Dublin, as well as close to the many commuter towns along the east coast as far south as Gorey. Summer Friday and Sunday evenings also see very heavy traffic as Dubliners decamp to and return from their many holiday home locations along the Co. Wicklow and Co. Wexford coastlines. Original route out of and into Dublin The N11 commenced where it met the N4 on the south end of ''O'Connell Bridge'' in Dublin city centre. The route proceeded along ''D'O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus ( ga, Bus Átha Cliath) is a State-owned bus operator providing services in Dublin. By far the largest bus operator in the city, it carried 138 million passengers in 2019. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann. History Dublin Bus was established on 2 February 1987, when Córas Iompair Éireann was split into 3 subsidiaries, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Irish Rail. In September 2011, Dublin Bus received a significant technological upgrade with its introduction of real time passenger information. Services Dublin Bus operates an extensive network of 110 radial, cross-city and peripheral routes and 18 nighttime routes in the city of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area. The company carries around 325,000 people each day. The main radial routes are focused upon Dublin's sixteen Quality Bus Corridors which provide buses with prioritised access, daytime on some routes, 24 hours on others, to the city centre. Express buses (branded "Xpresso") op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killiney
Killiney () is an affluent seaside resort and suburb in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It lies south of neighbouring Dalkey, east of Ballybrack and Sallynoggin and north of Shankill. The place grew around the 11th century Killiney Church, and became a popular seaside resort in the 19th century. It is part of the Dáil Éireann constituency of Dún Laoghaire. Amenities Killiney Hill Park was opened in 1887 as Victoria Hill, in honour of Queen Victoria's 50 years on the British throne. The park has views of Dublin Bay, Killiney Bay, Bray Head and the mountain of Great Sugar Loaf (506 m), stretching from the Wicklow Mountains right across to Howth Head. The Park's topography is steep, and its highest point, at the obelisk, is 170 metres above sea level. Other attractions include Killiney Beach, Killiney Golf Club, a local Martello Tower, and the ruins of Cill Iníon Léinín, the church around which the original village was based. The coastal areas of Killiney are often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sallynoggin
Sallynoggin () is an area of Dublin in Ireland, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county and the Dáil constituency of Dún Laoghaire. The area consists mainly of former local authority housing built between the late 1940s and the mid-1950s by the Corporation of Dún Laoghaire. Location and boundaries On early 20th century maps, Sallynoggin and Glenageary are indicated as being the same place, however, with the development of the local authority housing estate on the townlands of Honeypark and Thomastown, Sallynoggin became a distinct area. Up to 1994 the boundary of Dún Laoghaire Borough Corporation left a section of the local authority housing outside the Dún Laoghaire area mainly Pearse Villas and a part of Pearse Street which were in the Dublin County Council area. With the formation of Dún Laoghaire, Rathdown County Council in 1994 the entire area of Sallynoggin, Rochestown, and surrounding areas were included in the new county. Etymology The Irish Placenames Commission h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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