Kilmore West () is a locality within Dublin 5, situated on

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district, it borders

Santry Santry () is a suburb on the northside of Dublin, Ireland, bordering Coolock, Glasnevin, Kilmore and Ballymun. It straddles the boundary of Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council jurisdictions. The character of the area has changed ...

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, Artane, and Coolock. It is part of the larger Kilmore area. Kilmore West has national schools for both boys and girls, ''Scoil Fhursa'' and ''Scoil Ide'', respectively. It also has its own parish and

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church, St. Luke the Evangelist, with the

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being, as of 2022, Fr. Gary. The full Roman Catholic parish name is Kilmore Road West, the original townland of Kilmore Big being entirely to the west of the Kilmore Road, in Artane. Notable local activities include pigeon fancying and

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, both based in the local community centre. Soccer also commands the allegiance of a large section of the community as does Gaelic football. Sea angling, while not possible in this inland suburb, is also a popular local pastime.

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