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Clancy Quay is a residential development of houses and apartments in
The Irish Army closed Clancy Barracks in 1998, and the State sold the premises to David Kennedy's Florence Properties in 2002. The redevelopment plan was approved in 2006. In this time period, the former barracks also functioned as a major counting centre for the ''Pennies from Heaven'' appeal, which asked people across Ireland to donate old and foreign coinage, which was then sorted by volunteers. Over 7 million euro was donated, benefiting 11 charities. Over 120,000 euro was stolen in a raid, but partly recovered thereafter.
Kennedy lost the project during the Celtic Tiger bust, with the partially-completed development eventually being acquired by US-based Kennedy Wilson and
Clancy Quay is a residential development of houses and apartments in Islandbridge
Island Bridge (), formerly Sarah or Sarah's Bridge, is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey, in Dublin, Ireland which joins the South Circular Road to Conyngham Road at the Phoenix Park.
Island Bridge and the surrounding area (often known ...
, Dublin, Ireland. The development and surrounds originally housed an artillery barracks
Barracks are usually a group of long buildings built to house military personnel or laborers. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word "barraca" ("soldier's tent"), but today barracks are u ...
, known as Islandbridge Barracks and later Clancy Barracks, before closing in 1998.
The Clancy Quay development includes protected structures from the original barracks converted into residences, as well as new apartment buildings
An apartment (American English), or flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single story. There are man ...
. In 2021 it was the largest private rental complex in Ireland with over 845 units.
Barracks
The Islandbridge Barracks was established in 1798. Samuel Lewis' ''Topological Dictionary of Ireland'' in 1837 described it as follows: The British Army left the Islandbridge Barracks on 14 December 1922, following the establishment of the Irish Free State, and the barracks was handed over to the Irish Army. It was renamed Clancy Barracks afterPeadar Clancy
Peadar Clancy ( ga, Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha; 9 November 1888 – 21 November 1920) was an Irish republican who served with the Irish Volunteers in the Four Courts garrison during the 1916 Easter Rising and was second-in-command of the Dubl ...
in 1942.
Redevelopment
The Irish Army closed Clancy Barracks in 1998, and the State sold the premises to David Kennedy's Florence Properties in 2002. The redevelopment plan was approved in 2006. In this time period, the former barracks also functioned as a major counting centre for the ''Pennies from Heaven'' appeal, which asked people across Ireland to donate old and foreign coinage, which was then sorted by volunteers. Over 7 million euro was donated, benefiting 11 charities. Over 120,000 euro was stolen in a raid, but partly recovered thereafter.
Kennedy lost the project during the Celtic Tiger bust, with the partially-completed development eventually being acquired by US-based Kennedy Wilson and Axa Investment Managers
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in 2013. The third and final phase of construction was completed in 2020.
Popular culture
The area was a popularfilming location
A filming location is a place where some or all of a film or television series is produced, in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a movie studio backlot or soundstage. In filmmaking, a location is any place where a film crew wil ...
until redevelopment, including the film ''Lassie
Lassie is a fictional female Rough Collie dog and is featured in a short story by Eric Knight that was later expanded to a full-length novel called ''Lassie Come-Home''. Knight's portrayal of Lassie bears some features in common with another fic ...
'' (released 2005) and TV series' '' Ripper Street'' and '' Quirke'' (filming in 2012–2013).
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Further reading
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