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Drimnagh Droimeanach | |
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  Drimnagh Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°19′35″N6°19′08″W / 53.32641°N 6.31884°W /53.32641; -6.31884 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Local government area | Dublin City Council |
| Eircode routing key | D12 |
Drimnagh (Irish:Droimeanach)[1] is a suburb inDublin, Ireland. It lies to the south of the city betweenWalkinstown,Crumlin andInchicore,[2] bordered by theGrand Canal to the north and east. Drimnagh is in postal districtDublin 12. Drimnagh is in atownland andcivil parish of the same name, in thebarony ofUppercross.[1]
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Drimnagh derives its name from the worddruimneach, or country with ridges. ANeolithic settlement discovered and a funerary bowl found in a burial site. The site was demolished, but the bowl is on view in theNational Museum.[citation needed]
The lands of Drimnagh were taken from their Irish owners byRichard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (Strongbow), who gave them to the Barnwell family, who had arrived in Ireland with Strongbow in1167 and had settled in Berehaven inMunster. The family were killed in Munster, except for Hugh de Barnwell, who was given lands at Drimnagh as compensation. The area was considered safe, as it was relatively far away from the Irish strongholds in theWicklow Mountains.[citation needed]
Drimnagh Castle, which was first built by the Barnwell family in the 12th century, is the only castle in Ireland which still has a moat encircling it. It is one of Dublin's few remaining medieval castles.[citation needed]
The medieval story ofthe Abbot of Drimnagh was set in Drimnagh and nearby Crumlin.[3]
Drimnagh was farmland until the mid-1930s, when some of the first tenement clearances brought city centre residents from one-room hovels to terraced and semi-detached houses in a series of roads named after the mountain ranges of Ireland. The suburb consists of one area close to Drimnagh Castle and Lansdowne Valley, with three-bedroom private housing built by Associated Properties, and another area (the larger part) built byDublin Corporation and consisting of three-bedroom 'kitchen houses' and two-bedroom 'parlour houses' bordering the Grand Canal and Crumlin.[citation needed] The two areas meet at the parish church, the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Mourne Road Church), in the centre of Drimnagh, which was built in 1943.[4]
Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin opened in the area in 1956.[citation needed]
The Dublin Corporation housing area was originally considered part of an area known as North Crumlin from its construction in the mid-1930s until the introduction of the postal code system during the mid-1970s.[citation needed]
Drimnagh is on theRed Line of theLuas tram system. The area is served byBlackhorse,Drimnagh,Goldenbridge andSuir Road Luas stops.[citation needed]
The Drimnagh area is served byDublin Bus routes 27, 56A, 73, 77A, 77X, 122, 150 and 151. It is also served byGo-Ahead Ireland routes S2 and S4.[citation needed]
Drimnagh Castle CBS is a primary and secondary school for boys which was built in 1954 next to the site of Drimnagh Castle. Notable students to have attended the school include: politicianCharlie O'Connor; footballersKevin Moran,Niall Quinn,Dean Delany andGraham Barrett; and radio presenterRick O'Shea.[citation needed]
Twonational (primary) schools, Our Lady of Good Counsel Boys National School and Our Lady of Good Counsel Girls National School, are also based in Drimnagh.[citation needed]
The localGaelic Athletic Association (GAA) clubs include Good Counsel GAA (which has been in the Drimnagh area since 1954) andSt James Gaels GAA (based at theIveagh Grounds).[citation needed]
Also based at the Iveagh Grounds isGuinness Rugby Football Club.[citation needed]
Association football (soccer) clubs in the area include Mourne Celtic, Drimnagh Celtic and St. John Bosco. Drimnagh Boxíng Club is located on Keeper Road.[citation needed]