Windy Arbour () is a small suburban village in the Dundrum area of

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. Situated between Dundrum and Milltown, along the banks of the Slang River (also Dundrum or Slann River).

History

The name of the area was originally

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''Na Glasáin'', "the green land"; this was Anglicised as 'Glassons'. The name ''Windy Harbour'' or ''Sandy Arbour'' was later applied, referring to a landing-point on the

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mill was formerly located there. "Arbour" once had the meaning “grass plot, lawn, garden”; it is possible that the name was intended as a direct translation of ''glasáin''. Central_Mental_Hospital,_Windy_Arbour_-_geograph

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Perhaps the most famous person to live in Windy Arbour was Irish patriot

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, who grew up in The Casino, a manor house that is now known as Emmet House, where the Secretariat of Secondary schools in Ireland is currently housed. It is located next to the Catholic church on Bird Avenue and was formerly known as Carton House. The

Central Mental Hospital The Central Mental Hospital ( ga, An Príomh-Oispidéal Meabhar-Ghalar) is a mental health facility housing forensic patients in Portrane, Dublin, Ireland. The hospital, along with a community day centre for outpatients at Usher's Island, forms ...

is located beside the village and was built c.1850. The hospital provides treatment in high, low, and medium-security conditions. Patients are referred by the courts, the prisons and local hospitals for both assessment and residential treatment.

Amenities

Windy Arbour has a number of shops, a supermarket, post office, pharmacy and a bakery. It is also home to several takeaways and restaurants. There is a primary school in Columbanus Estate known as Our Lady's National School, Clonskeagh. The area is served by Windy Arbour Luas stop and by the number 17, 44 and 61 bus routes.

Housing

Windy Arbour is surrounded by several housing estates, including Columbanus. At the centre of Windy Arbour is the smaller and much older townland of Farranboley, which appears on maps dating from the 18th century.

History

Amenities

Housing

References

See also