Artane, sometimes spelt Artaine (), historically Tartaine
[Dublin, 1862: ]Thom
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's ''Almanac and Official Directory'' is a
northside suburb of
Dublin
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city,
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.
Artane is also a
civil parish
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in the ancient
barony of
Coolock. Neighbouring districts include Kilmore West,
Coolock,
Beaumont,
Killester,
Raheny
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and
Clontarf; to the south is a small locality,
Harmonstown, straddling the Raheny-Artane border.
History

Artaine, now usually ''Artane'', has a recorded history spanning over 900 years, but for much of that time was a quiet rural area.
Artane, as described from ''Thom's Almanac and Official Directory: County Dublin Directory'', in 1862: "A village and parish in
Coolock barony, Dublin county, three miles (5 km) N. from the General Post Office, Dublin, comprising an area of . Population, 457. The village is on the road to
Malahide. The parish, anciently called "Tartaine," for centuries formed part of the estate of the Hollywood family, and the castle of Artane likewise belonged to that of the Donnellans. The ruins were taken down in 1825, and on its site, Artane House was erected."
Artane Castle is recorded from about 1360 when
Robert de Holywood,
Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer and founder of the Hollywood family, purchased it. The family remained at Artane for centuries.
The civil parish of Artaine, linked with Finglas before the Reformation, comprises the townlands of Artaine North, Artaine South, Artaine West, Artaine East (originally Skillinglass), Puckstown (where Bram Stoker once resided with his family) and two-thirds of the townland of Oldtown (the remainder being in the civil parish of Coolock).
Artane Cottages Lower and Upper, built circa 1900, on the Malahide Road, are in the townland of Killester North.
Silken Thomas and Artane Castle
In 1534, when
Silken Thomas
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appeared in Dublin, the citizens, feeling unable to defend the city, allowed his troops to enter and lay siege to Dublin Castle. Among those who had taken refuge in the Castle was
John Alen
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,
Archbishop of Dublin. He had incurred the enmity of the
FitzGerald
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s (also known as the Geraldines) by zeal in promoting Wolsey's plans and now dreaded their vengeance. He tried to escape by sea, but his ship was driven ashore at
Clontarf. He sought refuge at Artane Castle, the home of his friend and fellow councillor
Thomas St. Lawrence: St. Lawrence willingly took him in, but his hiding place was betrayed and he was captured. When brought before Silken Thomas, he implored the Earl to spare his life, but the young lord turned away with contempt, saying "Beir uaim an bodach" ("take the fellow away"). These words were interpreted as an order to put him to death and he was murdered in cold blood. For this crime, Silken Thomas was excommunicated by the Pope and thus lost many of his adherents. A slab bearing his name is still to be seen in the Archbishop's cemetery. In this old cemetery, there is also the 18th-century tomb of Richard Hollywood of Elm Park and the ruins of the 13th-century parish church.
Artane Castle was used as a garrison during the
1641 Rebellion
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for a small army under the command of Luke Netterville of Corballis. The army raided two vessels at Clontarf led by the Commander of the Garrison of Dublin,
Sir Charles Coote. They then battled in an area called Bloody Hallow, south of
Swords.
The Castle was pulled down in 1825 and using material from the castle a house was built on the site by Matthew Boyle. Boyle was a wealthy linen merchant which a business on
Mary Street.
Artane Industrial School

The
Artane Industrial School was set up in 1871 in Artane House by the
Congregation of Christian Brothers.
Industrial Schools were established to take in orphaned or abandoned boys or those who were involved in petty crime, and even such a minor offence as skipping school could be enough for a boy to be sent there. It has been said that about 5% of the children in Artane, indeed in all Industrial Schools, were actually orphans. Most of the incarcerated children were from families that had broken down and as separation was not allowed either, the children of these broken marriages were incarcerated and the religious institution in whose charge the children were put were paid one-third of a labourer's wage to feed, educate and clothe each child. In today's money, this would be equal to about €120 per child per week.
The school housed around 900 boys at any one time and they stayed there until they were 16 years of age. More than 15,000 youngsters passed through the gates of the school from 1871 to its closure in 1966. Subsequently, many allegations of abuse of boys at the school emerged.
After the industrial school - St. David's Primary and Secondary School
St. David's Primary School, BNS, began operations on the lower floors of the old industrial school in 1969. St. David's Secondary School, CBS, moved into the upper floors of the industrial school building in 1974 from the pre-fabricated buildings on Kilmore Road which it had occupied since 1966. The school building today is solely St. David's Secondary School, with grass playing fields, an all-weather pitch, sports hall, and exercise room, among its sports facilities, also science labs, computer rooms, metalwork and wood workrooms, art and a music room. St. David's CBS won the
Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship in 1986. They had been runners-up in 1984.
The Stardust

The Stardust was a popular nightclub located near the Artane end of Kilmore Road leading from Artane to Coolock. In the early hours of 14 February 1981, a fire took place at a disco. Forty-eight people lost their lives and 214 were injured. More than 800 people had attended the disco that night. The site of the disaster is today a business park which houses (amongst other things) a pub, opposite Artane Castle Shopping Centre. On the site was originally the factory of Scotts Foods, making jams and jarred vegetables.
On 14 November 2008, a second fire occurred at the same site as the Stardust, which had been used as a children's play centre. However, no one was in the building at the time, and there were no injuries. Once the fire was put out, firefighters found cancer-causing asbestos hanging from the roof.
Amenities
Retail facilities in the Artane area include several shops on the Malahide Road, as well as the
Artane Castle Shopping Centre
Artaine Castle Shopping Centre (officially Tesco Artaine Castle Shopping Centre) is a small shopping centre in Artane in Dublin 5, Ireland, anchored by Tesco Ireland.
Location and name
The centre is located at a roundabout on Kilmore Road, cl ...
, which is anchored by
Tesco
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.
Butterly Business Park holds a Lidl, a Mr Price and a number of other retailers.
Artane Beaumont Family Recreation Centre (A.B.F.R.C) is situated on the Kilmore Road at the Skellys Lane junction; Artane Montessori Circle Preschool is based at the recreation centre, which also hosts an after-school club for children of local schools, while other activities include basketball, badminton, fitness classes, Zumba and weight watchers; a number of music groups also use the centre.
Artane is also the site of the Coolock-Artane Credit Union main office, and the Donnycarney-Beaumont Credit Union, located in Artane Castle Shopping Centre.
''Artane Beaumont Football Club'' is based at Rockfield Park, as is ''Rockfield Tennis Club''. ''St. Pauls Artane F.C.'' is located at Gracefield Avenue.
Killester Basketball Club uses the facilities at St. David's CBS, Artane.
Education
Schools in Artane include St. David's CBS and St. David's Boys National schools, as well as St. John of God Girls National School on Kilmore Road.
Religion
Artane is a
parish
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in the
Fingal South East deanery of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. There are two
Roman Catholic
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churches serving the area: Our Lady of Mercy, Brookwood Grove (Artane parish), and St John Vianney, Ardlea Road (Ardlea parish). The Serbian Orthodox Church Parish of Saint George uses Artane's Oratory of the Resurrection, Kilmore Road, for its services. Designed by the architect
Liam McCormick
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the oratory contains stained glass windows by the artist
Ruth Brandt
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Early life and education
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.
Public transport
Dublin Bus
The area is served by a number of
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routes, including: 14, 15, 27, 27B, 27X, 42, 42A, 42B 43, 104, 27a. The Artane roundabout bus stop is nearly always occupied by passengers.
DART
Artane is close to two
Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) stations:
Harmonstown railway station, which divides Artane and Harmonstown, and
Killester railway station.
Notable people
* Actor
Jason Barry of ''
Titanic'' and ''
Love/Hate'' fame is from Artane.
* Ivan Beshoff, survivor of
Russian battleship Potemkin lived in Artane, where he founded the Beshoff's chain of fish and chip shops
*
Stephen Cluxton
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Cluxton made his senior debut for Dublin during the 2001 Championship. Since then he has established ...
, who scored the winning All-Ireland point for Dublin in 2011, born here and attended St David's CBS.
* Actor
Liam Cunningham was educated at St David's CBS.
*
Johannes de Sacrobosco, known locally as John de Hollywood (1195–1256), is believed to have come from Artane.
*
Robert de Holywood, founder of the Hollywood family and
Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer (died 1384).
*
Kevin Doherty, ex-footballer and former first team manager of
Shelbourne FC
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Shelbourne were founded in Dublin in 1895. In 1904 the club join ...
, was born here.
*
Enya
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and her managers
Nicky Ryan
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and wife
Roma Ryan, who is also her lyricist, lived in Artane, the former for a few years,
the latter two for many years.
*
Brendan Gleeson, actor, born and grew up here.
*
Veronica Guerin
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(1958–1996), Irish crime reporter, murdered during the course of an investigation.
* Footballer
Jeff Hendrick of
Newcastle United F.C
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and
Ireland
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grew up in Artane playing with Artane Beaumont.
*
Thomas Kettle (1880–1916), writer, barrister, economist, Irish Nationalist politician, and World War I volunteer (KIA), was born here.
* Ex-professional cyclist and award-winning journalist
Paul Kimmage
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grew up in Artane.
* Colombia goalkeeping coach
Des McAleenan grew up in Artane.
*
Brian McFadden, singer/musician, was born and grew up here.
*
Larry Mullen, drummer with the Irish band
U2, and perhaps the most famous former member of the Artane Boy's Band, born and grew up here.
* Ex-Big Brother star, now TV/radio presenter,
Ray Shah grew up and went to school in St David's NBS & CBS, Artane; he went on to become a popular disc jockey.
* BBC TV presenter
Peter Snow
* Footballer
Frank Stapleton
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* Born in Clontarf,
Bram Stoker lived in Artane Lodge during the 1850s. His brother George was born in Artane.
* Former Aer Lingus, later British Airways, CEO
Willie Walsh was born near Artane.
See also
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References
External links
St.Davids CBS, boys secondary school, Artane
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