Ballyboden (''Baile Buadáin'' in Irish, meaning "Boden Town") is a locality within the suburb of Rathfarnham in

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, at the foot of the

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between Whitechurch, Ballyroan and Knocklyon. It is a townland in the civil parish of Rathfarnham in the

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of Uppercross.

Population

According to the 2006 Census, Ballyboden has a population of about five thousand.

Religion

The Roman Catholic parish of Ballyboden was established in 1973.Ballyboden Parish
/ref> It is managed by the Order of Saint Augustine. Within the Archdiocese of Dublin, Rathfarnham parish is the parent of several local parishes. To accommodate the increasing need for ministry to the residential development of the Rathfarnham area over the last century, Terenure was developed in 1894, Churchtown (1965), Ballyroan (1968), Tallaght (1972), Ballyboden (1973) and Knocklyon (1974). There had been an

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house of studies in Ballyboden since 1955. It was the home of students of the Order following the two-year course in Philosophy. When the new church in Ballyroan was opened in 1966 the Augustinians took an active part. The

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had acquired

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as a

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in 1872. When University College Dublin moved from

Earlsfort Terrace Earlsfort Terrace is a street in Dublin, Ireland which was laid out in the 1830s. History In 1839 a row of houses on Leeson Street was demolished, which opened up a thoroughfare from St Stephen's Green to create Earlsfort Terrace. From 1843, ...

to the new campus at Belfield in south County Dublin in the 1960s and '70s, the order acquired St. Catherines, Ballyboden, previously the residence of Mr. Justice O’Byrne. The Church of Ireland is located in the pre-Reformation parish church at Whitechurch.

Culture

The

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is 700 metres east of Ballyboden centre.

Sport

Ballyboden is home to two Gaelic Athletic Association clubs,

Ballyboden Wanderers Wanderers (Irish: ''Fánaithe Bhaile Baodáin'') are a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballyboden, Dublin, Ireland. Background Ballyboden Wanderers G.A.A. Club was founded in 1910. They played their first match against Clanna Gael ...

, who play in Mount Venus Road, and

Ballyboden St. Enda's Ballyboden St Enda's (''CLG Baile Buadáin Naomh Éanna'' in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, South Dublin, Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse a ...

, who have a new playing facility at Sancta Maria College. Republic of Ireland football player

Damien Duff Damien Anthony Duff (born 2 March 1979) is an Irish professional football manager and former player who played predominantly as a winger. He has been the manager of League of Ireland club Shelbourne F.C. since November 2021. He began his prof ...

is from the locality as was

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player and Brownlow Medallist Jim Stynes.

Transport

Ballyboden is served by Dublin Bus routes 15b, 61 and 161

References

External links

Ballyboden Wanderers

Ballyboden St. Enda's
{{Dublin residential areas Rathfarnham