Kingswood () is a suburban area in
County Dublin
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,
Ireland
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, in the
local government area
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of
South Dublin. It is a suburb of
Tallaght, the
county town
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of
South Dublin
Location
The area is bordered by the
M50 motorway to the NE; the
Belgard Road to the SW; N7 to the NW; Katherine Tynan Road to the SE. The latter is named for writer
Katherine Tynan (1859–1931), who lived in the area. Historically a part of the hinterland of
Clondalkin village yet lying inside the Parish of Tallaght, the Kingswood area is now divided by the Ballymount Road, with roughly two thirds in Dublin 24, and the remainder, west of the road, in Dublin 22, and therefore served by different
garda stations.
Amenities
Kingswood has a number of shops, a pub, a pharmacy, community centre, a church and two community centres. The community centres host several community groups, and the scout hall of the 158th Castleview Scout Group is nearby. The
Catholic
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parish church is shared with Kilnamanagh.
Schools in the area include St Kilian's Junior School (founded in 1979), and St Kilian's Senior School (founded in 1986). Kingswood Community College, also known as ''Coláiste Pobail Coill an Rí'' and opened in September 2016, is a secondary school which (as of 2019) had an enrollment of 524 pupils.
Transport
Kingswood Luas stop
Kingswood () is a stop on the Luas light-rail tram system in Dublin
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is on the
Luas Red Line, with services to Tallaght/Saggart and The Point/Connolly.
Dublin Bus route 56a also serves Kingswood.
Sport
Kingswood Castle FC is a local soccer club which was founded in 2013. The club, which plays in black and white kits, uses both Ballymount Park & Kingswood Community College as home pitches.
St Killians GAA Club merged with St. Kevins GAA Club in Kilnamanagh in 1998.
References
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Places in South Dublin (county)