Deansgrange Gráinseach an Déin | |
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Suburb | |
  Deansgrange Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°16′43″N6°09′50″W / 53.27849°N 6.16380°W /53.27849; -6.16380 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Eircode routing key | A94 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)1 |
Deansgrange (Irish:Gráinseach an Déin, meaning 'The Dean's Grange') is a southernsuburb ofDublin, centred on the crossroads of Clonkeen Road and Kill Lane. The area shares the name Clonkeen (Irish:Cluain Chaoin, meaning 'Beautiful Meadow') with the area further east, known asKill of the Grange (i.e. "Church of the Grange of ": referring to Grange Church (now in ruins)).
Since early medieval times the area was owned by theAugustinians,[1] and used as agrange, giving rise to themedievalcivil parish of Kill, in thehalf-barony of Rathdown. TheOrdnance Survey Ireland map 1837–1842 shows a "Grange Church" (now in ruins, the modern housing estate surrounding it is calledKill Abbey), "Kill Abbey" (still existing), "Grange House" (demolished with the building of theSouth Park estate), and "Glebe House" (still existing).[2] Deansgrange was atownland of Kill Parish. Presumably thedean of the grange lived inGrange House, and so the area became known as "the Dean's Grange", and then simply, Deansgrange.
The crossroads are the commercial centre for the surrounding low-density housing estates, with a number of commercial outlets. TheR827 road runs roughly north-south through Deansgrange fromBlackrock toCabinteely. South of the crossroads is Clonkeen Road, leading toClonkeen College, while north is Deansgrange Road leading toDeansgrange Cemetery. Kill Lane runs roughly east (to Baker's Corner crossroads and Kill of the Grange) and west (toFoxrock).
Schools in the area include Kill o' the Grange National School andClonkeen College. A Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council library is located at Deansgrange.[3]
Local sports clubs include Meadow Vale Tennis,Geraldines Patrick Moran GAA Club, and Granada FC soccer club.[citation needed]
Kill Church was designed by Welland and Gillespie architects in 1863 and built by James Douglass. James McAllister was the supervising architect. The foundation stone was laid in July 1863 and it cost €1,600. In 1931 Hubert McGoldrick designed a 'The Good Shepheard' leaded glass window.[4][full citation needed]
Deansgrange Cemetery is, together withGlasnevin andMount Jerome, one of the largest cemeteries in Dublin and is the burial place of many famous people, includingFlann O'Brien, CountJohn McCormack,Frank O'Connor,Eamon Martin,Seán Lemass,Dermot Morgan,Delia Murphy,Sinéad O'Connor and theNobel LaureateErnest Walton.
