Ballybrack () is a residential suburb of

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on its

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, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown,

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. It is south of

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 Churc ...

, northeast of

Loughlinstown Loughlinstown () is a southern Dublin suburb, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, on the N11 national road. Loughlinstown is the location of St. Columcille's Hospital, which serves both south Dublin and Wicklow. The European Foundation for ...

, east of

Cabinteely 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 ...

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

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and

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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 1921) is a 12-minute walk from the village and the

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stops at

Cherrywood Cherrywood () is a developing suburb of Dublin, Ireland, bordering Cabinteely, Loughlinstown and Rathmichael. It is located to the southeast of the city, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. The development commenced on a greenfield site in 1998 an ...

and Brides Glen are a 20-minute walk and both serve the city and a number of southside suburbs. The N11 primary route and the M50 orbital motorway both have exits close to Ballybrack.

Education

Local schools include St. John's, Scoil Cholmcille and Our Lady of Good Counsel, while the local

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/ref> which continues to grow year-on-year from a modest start in 1995. The area is also served by a nearby co-educational secondary school, St Laurence College.

Sport

Local sports clubs include soccer club Ballybrack FC and Ballybrack/Borough Boxing Club, while the area is also served by

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 a ...

and Cabinteely GAA. In 2005, Foxrock Girls and the ladies' section of Cabinteely GAA club merged to form a new club offering a broader programme of football for all age groups in their catchment area. They are based at Kilbogget Park between

and Ballybrack. The club has so far won at underage level the All-Ireland Division 1 Féile for U14s in 2005, All-Ireland U14 7s in the same year and numerous Dublin Leagues and Championships. The adult team won the 2007 VHI All-Ireland Junior Championship, 2007 All-Ireland Junior 7s Shield and in 2008 were Dublin Intermediate League and Championship winners. Ballybrack Football Club was formerly known as KBL FC, the initials representing the areas of Killiney, Ballybrack and Loughlinstown. KBL was founded in 1972, and Ballybrack FC was officially formed in 1975. At present Ballybrack has 13 teams competing in both the Dublin and District Schoolboys League and the South Dublin Football League. The soccer club provides football for boys and girls at all levels of ability, and at ages from seven to eighteen years in the areas of Ballybrack, Cabinteely and Shankill. Football matches are played in Coolevin on Saturdays and Sundays. The football club is open five nights a week and at the weekends provides recreation and leisure activities. The soccer club's membership exceeds 300 children. Approximately one-third comprise the Ballybrack Tigers, catering to children five to seven years old. Every year the club plays host to a mini-World Cup tournament for all children of the local community. Ballybrack FC also has under-21s and a senior team competing in both the Leinster Football League and the Leinster Senior League. The Seniors won the Tom Cullen Cup and came R\UP in their league in 2013, with the u\21s coming R\UP in the LFL Development cup in 2013, both teams in their first seasons. The club also has a full-size state-of-the-art FIFA-approved all-weather pitch.

Notable people

* Paul Howard, author and creator of the Ross O'Carroll Kelly series, grew up in Ballybrack * Adrian Kennedy, radio presenter *

Seán Lemass Seán Francis Lemass (born John Francis Lemass; 15 July 1899 – 11 May 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1959 to 1966. He also served as Tánaiste from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954 ...

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from 1959 until 1966, was born and lived in Ballybrack

References

External links

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{{Dublin residential areas Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown