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'''Clondalkin''' ({{ |
'''Clondalkin''' ({{Irish place name|Cluain Dolcáin|pasture of Dolcán}}<ref name=logainm>{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1411594 | title = Cluain Dolcáin/Clondalkin | website = [[Placenames Database of Ireland]] (logainm.ie) | access-date = 11 March 2023}}</ref>) is a southwestern outer suburb of [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], {{cvt|10|km|0}} west of [[Dublin]] city centre, Ireland, under the administrative jurisdiction of [[South Dublin County Council|South Dublin]]. It features an 8th-century [[Irish round tower|round tower]] that acts as a focal point for the area. |
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Clondalkin is also the name of a [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] in the ancient [[Barony (Ireland)|barony]] of Uppercross, and is also used in relation to some local religious parishes. |
Clondalkin is also the name of a [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] and a [[townland]] in the ancient [[Barony (Ireland)|barony]] of Uppercross, and is also used in relation to some local religious parishes. |
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The population of all [[Electoral division (Ireland)|electoral divisions]] labelled as Clondalkin was 47,938 as of the 2022 census.<ref name="cso2022"/> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Prehistory=== |
===Prehistory=== |
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Neolithic tribes first settled in the area around 7,600 years ago, taking advantage of the site's favourable location on the [[River Camac]], overlooking the [[River Liffey]] and the inland pass between the mountains and the river. Evidence of the presence of the Cualann Celtic people (an early tribe possibly |
Neolithic tribes first settled in the area around 7,600 years ago, taking advantage of the site's favourable location on the [[River Camac]], overlooking the [[River Liffey]] and the inland pass between the mountains and the river. Evidence of the presence of the Cualann Celtic people (an early tribe possibly the [[Cauci]] on [[Ptolemy's world map]]) can be found in various mounds and raths.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southdublinhistory.ie/content.aspx?area=Clondalkin&type=history|title=Clondalkin – History|website=South Dublin History|access-date=12 October 2013|archive-date=13 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013072519/http://www.southdublinhistory.ie/content.aspx?area=Clondalkin&type=history|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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===Christian era=== |
===Christian era=== |
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Clondalkin is believed to have been founded by [[Mo Chua of Balla|Saint Cronan Mochua]] as a [[monastic]] settlement on the [[River Camac]] over 1,400 years ago (possibly late 6th or early 7th centuries). The round tower was built perhaps two centuries later (circa |
Clondalkin is believed to have been founded by [[Mo Chua of Balla|Saint Cronan Mochua]] as a [[monastic]] settlement on the [[River Camac]] over 1,400 years ago (possibly late 6th or early 7th centuries). The round tower was built perhaps two centuries later ({{circa|790}} AD<ref>{{cite web|url=http://source.southdublinlibraries.ie/bitstream/10599/8866/3/ClondalkinWalkingTourPrintable.pdf|title=South Dublin Libraries}}</ref>) as part of the monastery. This would make it an unusual tower, as most scholars assume that the main period of their construction was between the start of the 10th century and the end of the 12th century,<ref>{{cite book|first=Tadhg |last=O’Keeffe |title=Ireland's Round Towers |publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd |year=2004 |page=11 |isbn=0-7524-2571-4}}</ref> and that this one was built in the 10th or 11th century.<ref>{{cite book|first=Brian |last=Lalor |title=The Irish Round Tower: origins and architecture explored |publisher=Collins Press |date=1999 |pages=135, 136 |isbn=1-898256-64-0}}</ref> By the 8th century, Saint Fugillus was Bishop of Clondalkin and noted gospel manuscripts were produced – the most famous of these being the Clondalkin mass book which is on display in [[Karlsruhe]], Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~clondalkintour/history.htm|title=History|website=History of Clondalkin}}</ref> |
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===Viking arrival=== |
===Viking arrival=== |
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Clondalkin was sacked by [[Vikings]] in [[832 in Ireland|832]] AD, and the monastery was burned to the ground. One of the early Norse kings of Dublin, [[Amlaíb Conung]], built a fortress on the site in the middle of the 9th century. In 867 a force led by [[Cennétig mac Gaíthéne]], king of [[Loígis]], burned the fortress at Clondalkin and killed 100 of Amlaíb's followers. {{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} The monastery was later restored and, with help from other surrounding monasteries, influenced the Viking settlers in their conversion to Christianity.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings|last = O Corrain|first = Donnchadh|publisher = Oxford|year = 1997|location = New york|pages = 107}}</ref> The district remained under Norse control until the Viking defeat by [[Brian Boru]] at the famous [[Battle of Clontarf]] in 1014. |
Clondalkin was sacked by [[Vikings]] in [[832 in Ireland|832]] AD, and the monastery was burned to the ground. One of the early Norse kings of Dublin, [[Amlaíb Conung]], built a fortress on the site in the middle of the 9th century. In 867 a force led by [[Cennétig mac Gaíthéne]], king of [[Loígis]], burned the fortress at Clondalkin and killed 100 of Amlaíb's followers. {{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} The monastery was later restored and, with help from other surrounding monasteries, and influenced the Viking settlers in their conversion to Christianity.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings|last = O Corrain|first = Donnchadh|publisher = Oxford|year = 1997|location = New york|pages = 107}}</ref> The district remained under Norse control until the Viking defeat by [[Brian Boru]] at the famous [[Battle of Clontarf]] in 1014. |
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===Norman era=== |
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[[File:NEWENHAM(1830) p117 DUBLIN - CLONDALKIN CASTLE & TOWER.jpg|thumb|Clondalkin Castle - view from 1830]] |
[[File:NEWENHAM(1830) p117 DUBLIN - CLONDALKIN CASTLE & TOWER.jpg|thumb|Clondalkin Castle - view from 1830]] |
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Clondalkin witnessed another historic event during the Norman invasion in 1171 |
Clondalkin witnessed another historic event during the Norman invasion in 1171 with a battle there between [[Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke|Richard de Clare (Strongbow)]] and the last [[High King of Ireland]] [[Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair|Ruaidhrí Ua Conchabhair]]. |
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Clondalkin is a [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] in the ancient [[Barony (Ireland)|barony]] of [[Uppercross]]. An [[exclave]] of the parish, consisting of the single [[townland]] of Blundelstown, is located in the neighbouring barony of [[Newcastle (County Dublin barony)|Newcastle]] to the west. |
Clondalkin is a [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] in the ancient [[Barony (Ireland)|barony]] of [[Uppercross]]. An [[exclave]] of the parish, consisting of the single [[townland]] of Blundelstown, is located in the neighbouring barony of [[Newcastle (County Dublin barony)|Newcastle]] to the west. |
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===17th century and beyond=== |
===17th century and beyond=== |
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Centuries later, Clondalkin was the scene for some |
Centuries later, Clondalkin was the scene for some fighting in the [[1641 Rebellion]], when the Gaelic Irish in Ulster, and later in the rest of the kingdom, and the [[Old English (Ireland)|Old English]] in [[the Pale]] of Leinster rebelled against rule from [[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Beckett |first=James Camlin |year=1981 |title=The making of modern Ireland: 1603–1923 |location=London |publisher=Faber and Faber |isbn=0-571-18036-1 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Davies |first=Norman |year=1999 |title=The Isles: a history |location=London |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=978-0-333-76370-4 }}</ref> (Ireland had its own [[Parliament of Ireland|parliament]] at this time, but it was severely limited in its powers, e.g. by [[Poynings' Law (on certification of acts)|Poynings' Law]].) |
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Clondalkin Paper Mill was established at the start of the 19th century by Thomas Seery and Son. Having changed ownership over the years, activity peaked during the First World War as the focus moved to war production. Productivity slowed until the mill closed its doors for the last time in 1987. |
Clondalkin Paper Mill was established at the start of the 19th century by Thomas Seery and Son. Having changed ownership over the years, activity peaked during the First World War as the focus moved to war production. Productivity slowed until the mill closed its doors for the last time in 1987.{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} Water to power the mill came from [[Brittas Pond|Brittas ponds]] via Saggart. |
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{{Historical populations|state=collapsed |
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|footnote=<ref>http://www.cso.ie/census and www.histpop.org. Post-1991 populations include the total for the Greater Dublin suburbs of Clondalkin village, Clondalkin -Ballymount, Clondalkin -Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Monastery, Clondalkin-Moorfield, and Clondalkin-Rowlagh. For a discussion on the accuracy of [[Great Famine (Ireland)|pre-famine]] census returns see [[ |
|footnote=<ref>http://www.cso.ie/census and www.histpop.org. Post-1991 populations include the total for the Greater Dublin suburbs of Clondalkin village, Clondalkin -Ballymount, Clondalkin -Cappaghmore, Clondalkin-Dunawley, Clondalkin-Monastery, Clondalkin-Moorfield, and Clondalkin-Rowlagh. For a discussion on the accuracy of [[Great Famine (Ireland)|pre-famine]] census returns see [[J. J. Lee (historian)|J. J. Lee]] "On the accuracy of the pre-famine Irish censuses" in Irish Population, Economy and Society edited by JM Goldstrom and LA Clarkson (1981) p54, and also "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700–1850" by Joel Mokyr and [[Cormac Ó Gráda]] in The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Nov. 1984), pp. 473–488. |
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==Historical features== |
==Historical features== |
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A focal point for Clondalkin is the eighth-century [[Irish round tower|round tower]], one of the four remaining towers in the historic County Dublin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.megalithicireland.com/Clondalkin%20Round%20Tower.html|title=Clondalkin Round Tower|website=www.megalithicireland.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> Acknowledged as one of the oldest in the country, it is 25.6 metres high and has its original conical cap.<ref name="archiseek">{{cite web|url=http://archiseek.com/2010/776-round-tower-clondalkin-co-dublin/ |title=Round Tower, Clondalkin, Dublin|website=www.archiseek.com |date=15 September 2013|access-date=12 October 2013}}</ref> In July 2017, The Round Tower Heritage Centre opened in the village core, the result of a €3.5 investment into enhancing the historic Round Tower with an interactive interpretive centre and a monastic-style garden. The centre addresses the history of Clondalkin and the round tower. |
A focal point for Clondalkin is the eighth-century [[Irish round tower|round tower]], one of the four remaining towers in the historic County Dublin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.megalithicireland.com/Clondalkin%20Round%20Tower.html|title=Clondalkin Round Tower|website=www.megalithicireland.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> Acknowledged as one of the oldest in the country, it is 25.6 metres high and has its original conical cap.<ref name="archiseek">{{cite web|url=http://archiseek.com/2010/776-round-tower-clondalkin-co-dublin/ |title=Round Tower, Clondalkin, Dublin|website=www.archiseek.com |date=15 September 2013|access-date=12 October 2013}}</ref> In July 2017, The Round Tower Heritage Centre opened in the village core, the result of a €3.5 million investment into enhancing the historic Round Tower with an interactive interpretive centre and a monastic-style garden. The centre addresses the history of Clondalkin and the round tower. {{citation needed|date=December 2017}} |
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Clondalkin is also home to [[St Brigid's Well]], which is said to have been established as a well for baptising pagans by Saint Brigid in the 5th century. It was believed that the well |
Clondalkin is also home to [[St Brigid's Well]], which is said to have been established as a well for baptising pagans by Saint Brigid in the 5th century. It was believed that the well possessed powers of healing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.megalithicireland.com/St%20Brigid%27s%20Well,%20Clondalkin.html|title=St Brigid's Holy Well, Clondalkin Megalithicireland.com. Retrieved on 12 October 2013}}</ref> |
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[[Tully's Castle]] is a castle and a National Monument. |
[[Tully's Castle]] is a castle and a National Monument. |
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==Localities== |
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North Clondalkin, within Dublin 22, also comprises multiple housing estates and apartment complexes, including Neilstown, Rowlagh, St Marks, Quarryvale (Greenfort and Shancastle), Harelawn and Ronanstown. Some of these areas have struggled with drug crime and related violent incidents.{{cn|date=June 2019}} |
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==Amenities and businesses== |
==Amenities and businesses== |
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| ⚫ | The Clondalkin area had a population of approximately 46,000 as of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ireland-dublin.php?cityid=03010|title=Clondalkin Village (Electoral Division, Dublin, Ireland) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> Retail facilities serving the population include branches of four major supermarket chains.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} The village centre also has several small businesses including solicitors, restaurants, pubs, hairdressers and pharmacies.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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Modern Clondalkin is a busy [[satellite town]] of Dublin, with a population of 46,813 in 2016. |
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Liffey Valley Shopping Centre is a major shopping mall in the broader locality, while Tallaght's The Square, one of Dublin's three largest retail facilities, is also within reasonable driving distance. |
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Liffey Valley Fitness, a gym located on the Coldcut Road, closed down permanently in 2016 and was expected to re-open in 2018 as a residential development, pending an appeal with An Bord Pleanala.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://dublingazette.com/news/west-dublin-news/apts-rent-despite-planning-controversy |title = Apartments for rent despite planning controversy|date = 25 January 2018}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=June 2019|reason=}} |
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| ⚫ | Clondalkin has a branch of South Dublin Libraries in a building which used to house a [[Carnegie Library]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Clondalkin | work=South Dublin Libraries | url=http://www.southdublinlibraries.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=62 |access-date=30 June 2009}}</ref> North Clondalkin Library |
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| ⚫ | Clondalkin has a branch of South Dublin Libraries in a building which used to house a [[Carnegie Library]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Clondalkin | work=South Dublin Libraries | url=http://www.southdublinlibraries.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=62 |access-date=30 June 2009}}</ref> North Clondalkin Library, opposite the Immaculate Heart of Saint Mary's Church, was due to open in late 2019. There is also a post office.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} The [[Church of Ireland]], [[St. John's Church, Clondalkin (Church of Ireland)|St. John's Church]], was built in 1789 on the site of a medieval church, and extended in 1854. |
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Clondalkin also plays host to a large number of online businesses.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} |
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[[Wheatfield Prison]] and [[Cloverhill Prison]] are two prisons near Clondalkin.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} |
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[[Microsoft]], Google, [[Arytza]], Wyeth, Takeda and [[Pfizer]] all have significant data centres and development facilities in the Grange Castle Business Park |
[[Microsoft]], Google, Amazon, [[Arytza]], Wyeth, Takeda and [[Pfizer]] all have significant data centres and development facilities in the Grange Castle Business Park.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} |
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In March 2014, Clondalkin became the 51st "Fairtrade town" in Ireland. Farmers from Belize and El Salvador, along with local councillors and community representatives, attended a ceremony in Clonburris National School to mark the occasion.<ref>{{cite web | title=Clondalkin is now a Fair Trade Town! (Clonburris National School, 7 Márta 2014) | work=Darren J. Prior - Raidió na Life | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwuJy4hxV30 |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref> |
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==Transport== |
==Transport== |
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Clondalkin is served by public transport to [[Dublin]] city centre, to nearby suburbs, and to neighbouring settled areas such as Tallaght. |
Clondalkin is served by public transport to [[Dublin]] city centre, to nearby suburbs, and to neighbouring settled areas such as Tallaght. |
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[[Dublin Bus]] provide bus routes including the 13, 68, 69, |
[[Dublin Bus]] provide bus routes including the 13, 60, 68, 69, 151, G2, and L54. There are also other bus routes provided by [[Go-Ahead Ireland]] such as the W2 and L51. Many of these run from areas near Clondalkin, such as [[Rathcoole, Dublin|Rathcoole]] and Newcastle, into the city centre via Clondalkin, while some of these routes link Clondalkin to other local areas such as [[Liffey Valley]], [[The Square Tallaght|The Square]], [[Lucan, Dublin|Lucan]], and [[Leixlip]]. |
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The [[Luas]] [[Red Line (Luas)|Red Line]] runs from the [[Red Cow interchange]] park and ride station providing links to the town square in [[Tallaght]] and Dublin city centre. However, the Luas station is approximately fifteen to twenty minutes' walk from Clondalkin village. |
The [[Luas]] [[Red Line (Luas)|Red Line]] runs from the [[Red Cow interchange]] park and ride station providing links to the town square in [[Tallaght]] and Dublin city centre. However, the Luas station is approximately fifteen to twenty minutes' walk from Clondalkin village. |
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[[Clondalkin railway station]] opened on 4 August 1846 and was closed for goods traffic on 9 June 1947.<ref>{{cite web | title=Clondalkin station | work=Railscot – Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=31 August 2007}}</ref> It was reopened during the 1990s for commuter services. Commuter trains are operated by [[Iarnród Éireann]] (Irish Rail) and run between [[Dublin Heuston railway station|Heuston station]] in Dublin and [[Kildare Town]] in [[County Kildare]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Your journey, your station | work=Irish Rail | url=http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/your_station.asp?letter=C&action=showdetail&station_id=38 | access-date=30 June 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122235331/http://www.irishrail.ie//your_journey/your_station.asp?letter=C&action=showdetail&station_id=38 | archive-date=22 November 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref> A new station, to replace rather than supplement the previous station, has been built at Fonthill, north of Bawnogue.<ref>{{cite web |title=New train station at Fonthill Clondalkin opened |work=National Development Plan |url=http://www.ndp.ie/docs/New_Train_Station_at_Fonthill_Clondalkin_opened_-_13_October/2153.htm |access-date=30 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303162258/http://ndp.ie/docs/New_Train_Station_at_Fonthill_Clondalkin_opened_-_13_October/2153.htm |archive-date=3 March 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> The original Clondalkin station was demolished in 2008 to facilitate a four-line track, allowing express trains to pass through without affecting local services on the Kildare line. |
[[Clondalkin railway station]] opened on 4 August 1846 and was closed for goods traffic on 9 June 1947.<ref>{{cite web | title=Clondalkin station | work=Railscot – Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=31 August 2007}}</ref> It was reopened during the 1990s for commuter services. Commuter trains are operated by [[Iarnród Éireann]] (Irish Rail) and run between [[Dublin Heuston railway station|Heuston station]] in Dublin and [[Kildare Town]] in [[County Kildare]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Your journey, your station | work=Irish Rail | url=http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/your_station.asp?letter=C&action=showdetail&station_id=38 | access-date=30 June 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122235331/http://www.irishrail.ie//your_journey/your_station.asp?letter=C&action=showdetail&station_id=38 | archive-date=22 November 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Clondalkin/Fonthill railway station|A new station]], to replace rather than supplement the previous station, has been built at Fonthill, north of Bawnogue.<ref>{{cite web |title=New train station at Fonthill Clondalkin opened |work=National Development Plan |url=http://www.ndp.ie/docs/New_Train_Station_at_Fonthill_Clondalkin_opened_-_13_October/2153.htm |access-date=30 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303162258/http://ndp.ie/docs/New_Train_Station_at_Fonthill_Clondalkin_opened_-_13_October/2153.htm |archive-date=3 March 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> The original Clondalkin station was demolished in 2008 to facilitate a four-line track, allowing express trains to pass through without affecting local services on the Kildare line. |
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[[Bus Éireann]] services stop to collect and set down passengers at [[Newlands Cross]], on the [[N7 road (Ireland)|N7 road]] near Clondalkin. These services have destinations all over the west and south of the country; services to the north do not pass Newlands Cross. |
[[Bus Éireann]] services stop to collect and set down passengers at [[Newlands Cross]], on the [[N7 road (Ireland)|N7 road]] near Clondalkin. These services have destinations all over the west and south of the country; services to the north do not pass Newlands Cross. |
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As of 2007, Clondalkin was included on the preferred route for the proposed [[Dublin Metro]] West line.<ref>{{cite web | title=Metro Orbital (Metro West) | work=Railway Procurement Agency | url=http://www.rpa.ie/en/projects/metro_orbital/Pages/default.aspx | access-date=30 June 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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==Media== |
==Media== |
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Two local newspapers, the ''Clondalkin Echo'' and ''Clondalkin Gazette'', serve the area. The latter is published by Gazette Group Newspapers (part-owned by the ''[[Irish Times]]''), and was launched in October 2005.<ref>[http://www.gazettegroup.com/ Gazette Group]</ref> The Clondalkin News is delivered free into households in Clondalkin.{{ |
Two local newspapers, the ''Clondalkin Echo'' and ''Clondalkin Gazette'', serve the area. The latter is published by Gazette Group Newspapers (part-owned by the ''[[Irish Times]]''), and was launched in October 2005.<ref>[http://www.gazettegroup.com/ Gazette Group]</ref> The Clondalkin News is delivered free into households in Clondalkin.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} |
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==Sport== |
==Sport== |
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===GAA=== |
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The town's oldest sports club is the [[Round Towers GAA (Clondalkin)|Round Towers GAA Club]], which was founded in December 1884 and is located on Convent Road. Club members have represented Dublin in the inter-county competition since the nineteenth century, when Tom Errity won [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland Senior Football]] medals in |
The town's oldest sports club is the [[Round Towers GAA (Clondalkin)|Round Towers GAA Club]], which was founded in December 1884 and is located on Convent Road. Club members have represented Dublin in the inter-county competition since the nineteenth century, when Tom Errity won several [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland Senior Football]] medals in the 1890s. More recently, [[Jim Gavin (footballer)|Jim Gavin]] won an All-Ireland senior medal with Dublin in 1995 and several as a manager in the 2010s.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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There also used to be [[Samildanach GAA Club]] located beside [[Liffey Valley]] it was formed in 2013 and dissolved the same year. |
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===Soccer=== |
===Soccer=== |
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The towns main association football team is Clondalkin Celtic F.C. formed in 1969 with teams competing in the Leinster Senior League, Dublin and District Schoolboys League. |
The towns main association football team is Clondalkin Celtic F.C. formed in 1969 with teams competing in the Leinster Senior League, Dublin and District Schoolboys League. |
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The town's two main previous association football teams were [[Moyle Park College|Moyle Park]] Past Pupils FC,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moyleparkppfc.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928220611/http://www.moyleparkppfc.com/ |archive-date=28 September 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> and Neilstown Rangers (past winners of the [[FAI Junior Cup]]). St Francis Boys FC |
The town's two main previous association football teams were [[Moyle Park College|Moyle Park]] Past Pupils FC,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moyleparkppfc.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-08-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928220611/http://www.moyleparkppfc.com/ |archive-date=28 September 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> and Neilstown Rangers (past winners of the [[FAI Junior Cup]]). St Francis Boys FC have been at home at [[John Hyland Park]], [[Baldonnel, Dublin|Baldonnel]], close to Clondalkin since relocating from their original home in [[The Liberties]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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Some other local teams include |
Some other local teams include Booth Road Celtic, Castle Park F.C., Moorefield United, and Knockmitten United. The latter is a senior and schoolboy football club which was founded in 2008 with the amalgamation of Hillview and Monksfield.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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Collinstown FC, Liffey Valley Rangers and Clondalkin Celtic F.C. are also emerging soccer clubs in the area.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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===Rugby=== |
===Rugby=== |
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[[Rugby union]] is played at [[Clondalkin RFC|Clondalkin Rugby Club]], [[Kingswood, Dublin|Kingswood]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clondalkinrugby.com/ |title=Clondalkin Rugby Club - Gordon Park, Kingswood, Dublin|website=www.clondalkinrugby.com |access-date=12 October 2013}}</ref> who were winners of the 2006 Spencer Cup and 2006 Under-18 Premier League. The club was formed in 1973–74 and fields four senior teams and |
[[Rugby union]] is played at [[Clondalkin RFC|Clondalkin Rugby Club]], [[Kingswood, Dublin|Kingswood]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clondalkinrugby.com/ |title=Clondalkin Rugby Club - Gordon Park, Kingswood, Dublin|website=www.clondalkinrugby.com |access-date=12 October 2013}}</ref> who were winners of the 2006 Spencer Cup and 2006 Under-18 Premier League. The club was formed in 1973–74 and fields four senior teams and several underage and youth teams.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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===Boxing=== |
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===Basketball=== |
===Basketball=== |
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Dublin Lions Basketball Club has teams playing in Division 2, 3 and 4 of the Dublin Men Basketball League, |
Dublin Lions Basketball Club has teams playing in Division 2, 3 and 4 of the Dublin Men Basketball League, teams in Senior 2, 5 and 6 of Dublin Ladies Basketball League.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} There are also children's teams and an academy for ages 4 to 10. The club is based between Coláiste Bride and Moyle Park College.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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The National Baseball Facility in Ireland, O'Malley Field, is located in [[Corkagh Park|Corkagh Demesne Park]], in southwest Clondalkin. |
The National Baseball Facility in Ireland, O'Malley Field, is located in [[Corkagh Park|Corkagh Demesne Park]], in southwest Clondalkin. This is the home of the [[Irish national baseball team]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Baseball Ireland home page | work=Baseball Ireland | url=http://www.baseballireland.com | access-date=29 June 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109154212/http://www.baseballireland.com/ | archive-date=9 November 2019 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Clondalkin has |
Clondalkin has primary and secondary schools of different denominations. |
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Among its primary schools are: |
Among its primary schools are: St. Ronans, Clonburris [[National School (Ireland)|National School]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clonburrisns.ie/|title=Our Lady Queen of the Apostles Clonburris N.S.|website=Our Lady Queen of the Apostles Clonburris N.S.}}</ref> Sacred Heart Sruleen National School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sruleenns.com/|title=sruleenwebsite|website=sruleenwebsite}}</ref> [[St. Joseph's Boys National School]], Scoil Íde,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoilidepps.com/|title=Scoil Íde Presentation Primary School Clondalkin|website=www.scoilidepps.com}}</ref> Scoil Áine,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoilaine.ie/|title=Scoil Naomh Áine|website=www.scoilaine.ie}}</ref> St John's National School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stjohnsclondalkin.ie/|title=St Johns National School|website=stjohnsclondalkin.ie}}</ref> (Church of Ireland), Scoil Mhuire,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smclon.com/|title=Scoil Mhuire|first=Scoil|last=Mhuire|website=www.smclon.com}}</ref> Talbot S.N.S<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scoiltalbot.scoilnet.ie/blog/|title=Talbot Senior National School|website=scoiltalbot.scoilnet.ie}}</ref> and Scoil Nano Nagle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schooldays.ie/school/scoil-nano-nagle-rollnumber-19509T|title=Scoil Nano Nagle, Dublin Belgard 22 on SchoolDays.ie|website=www.schooldays.ie}}</ref> |
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The secondary schools are: [[Moyle Park College]] (for boys), Deansrath Community College,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deansrathcommunitycollege.ie/|title=Deansrath Community College - Coláiste Pobail Rath an Déin|website=deansrathcommunitycollege.ie}}</ref> [[Coláiste Bríde]] (for girls), Collinstown Park Community College<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collinstownpark.ie/|title=COLLINSTOWN PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE|website=collinstownpark.ie}}</ref> and St. Kevin's Community College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stkevinscc.scoilnet.ie/blog/|title=St. Kevin's Community College|website=stkevinscc.scoilnet.ie}}</ref> |
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Clondalkin also contains three [[Gaelscoileanna]] (Irish-language schools) – |
Clondalkin also contains three [[Gaelscoileanna]] (Irish-language schools) – Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcáin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gscd.ie/|title=Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcáin|website=Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcáin}}</ref> and Gaelscoil na Camóige<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaelscoilnacamoige.ie/?lang=en|title=Gaelscoil na Camóige - Ní neart go cur le chéile|website=www.gaelscoilnacamoige.ie}}</ref> at primary level and Coláiste Chilliain<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colaistechilliain.ie/links|title=Welcome to Coláiste Chilliain - Nangor Road, Clondalkin. Dublin, Ireland|website=www.colaistechilliain.ie}}</ref> at second level. |
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==Local organisations== |
==Local organisations== |
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Community organisations include a unit of [[Toastmasters International]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clondalkintoastmasters.com/ |title=Clondalkin Toastmasters club |
Community organisations include a unit of [[Toastmasters International]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clondalkintoastmasters.com/ |title=Clondalkin Toastmasters club|access-date= 12 October 2013}}</ref> an [[Order of Malta Ambulance Corps|Order of Malta]] branch and several youth groups including Clondalkin Youth Theatre (associated with the Irish National Association for Youth Drama).{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} |
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The town is also home to St Joseph's Pipe band (established in 1937). The band is one Ireland's most successful having won several All-Ireland Championship Titles and rising from Grade 3 level in 1989 to Grade 1 level by 1992 winning a Grade 2 World Championship along the way in 1990. The band celebrated its 80th Anniversary in 2017 and has re-established itself on the competition circuit having been off the road for a number of years. The band won the All-Ireland Championships in 2018 and its drum corps won several titles including the 2018 World championships. In 2019 the band Won the World Championships and Scottish Championships in Grade 3A and was subsequently upgraded to Grade 2. |
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The Clondalkin Youth Band was founded in 1986 by Vincent Dolan, a nephew of the late, famous Joe Dolan. A marching band, CYB participates in marching, concert and field-show championships, and is consistently ranked among the top bands in Ireland. In 2009, the band won the All-Ireland concert band championships in Cork. The band has numerous European gold medals under its belt, and in 2005 they gained a World Silver Standard Award at the WMC, Kerkrade. Then, at the WMC 2009, the band picked up a gold standard award, and finished 7th out of 20 bands in their category, ranking them the highest out of the Irish bands to participate in the competition. {{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} |
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The town is also home to St Joseph's Pipe band; Established in 1937, the band has won several All-Ireland Championship Titles.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} The Clondalkin Youth Band, also based locally, was founded in 1986.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} |
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Clondalkin Drama Group is a drama and theatre group based in Clondalkin Village. The group has been running since 1957 and has members ranging from 16 to 70 years old. The group performs for the people of Clondalkin and beyond 3 times a year in Quinlan's Black Lion Pub and Moyle Park College. They put on many productions varying from comedies and dramas, to pantomimes for children. |
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Clondalkin Youth Theater is a theatre group for youth's in the Clondalkin area. It has two subgroups, the Junior club (10–16 yr old) and the Senior group (16–24 yr old) It is 25 years running and has had over 100 members in its time. At the moment it has around 30 members. They practice in the Áras Chroinan where they also put on various plays on its stage. Many of their members have gone on to Drama College and further. It is affiliated with NAYD. {{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} |
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The Clondalkin Tidy Towns group was established in 2012. They were awarded the South Dublin County Community Group of the Year 2012 and were also runners-up in the Pride of Place Award for 2012.<ref>[http://www.clondalkintidytowns.com/ Clondalkin Tidy Towns] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507033721/http://www.clondalkintidytowns.com/ |date=7 May 2013 }}. Clondalkin Tidy Towns (30 April 2013). Retrieved on 12 October 2013.</ref> In June 2023 they were amongst the winners of South Dublin County Council's Mayor's Community Hero Awards.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dublingazette.com/dublinlocalmatters/news/community-heroes-tallaght-56433/ | title=Mayor honours Community Heroes | date=15 June 2023 }}</ref> |
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The Civil Defence established a unit in Deansrath during 2010. |
The [[Civil Defence Ireland|Civil Defence]] established a unit in Deansrath during 2010. It specialises in auxiliary fire fighting, emergency medical services and swift-water technical rescue. A notable task assigned to the Clondalkin unit of Dublin Civil Defence was responding to flooded homes next to the Camac River in Clondalkin Village on 24 October 2011.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} |
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==Irish language== |
==Irish language== |
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''Áras Chrónáin''<ref>[http://www.araschronain.ie/home.html Fáilte – Arashronain] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424094601/http://www.araschronain.ie/home.html |date=24 April 2011 }}. Araschronain.ie. Retrieved on 12 October 2013.</ref> promotes [[Irish language]] and culture (e.g. music and [[Irish dance|dancing]]). ''Muintir Chrónáin'' have been awarded the main national [[Glór na nGael]] awards in 1978 and 1988 and hosted [[Oireachtas na Gaeilge]] in 1991. The national director of [[Oireachtas na Gaeilge]] is Liam Ó Maolaodha from Clondalkin.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} The grassroots Irish language project [[Pop-Up Gaeltacht]] was co-founded by Clondalkin native Peadar Ó Caomhánaigh.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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There are an estimated |
There are an estimated 1,500 Irish-speaking pupils in Clondalkin, attending the two [[Gaelscoil]]eanna (Irish language primary schools) and [[Gaelcholáiste]] (Irish language secondary school). |
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The idea of designation for Clondalkin as |
The idea of designation for Clondalkin as an [[Irish Language Network]] region was raised in 2012, based on proposed amendments to the definition of "Gaeltacht", to be "based on linguistic criteria instead of on geographic areas".<ref name="thejournal.ie">{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/clondalkin-could-be-dublins-first-official-gaeltacht-350427-Feb2012/|title=Clondalkin could be Dublin's first official Gaeltacht|first=Sinead|last=O'Carroll|date=9 February 2012 }}</ref> |
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==Politics and local government== |
==Politics and local government== |
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Clondalkin is included in the [[Dublin Mid-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Mid-West]] [[Dáil Éireann]] constituency. Four TDs were elected to Dáil Éireann in 2020 – two from [[Sinn Féin]], one from [[People Before Profit]] and one from Fine Gael. |
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Clondalkin is part of the [[Dáil constituency]] of [[Dublin Mid-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin Mid-West]]. |
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Clondalkin is mostly in the |
Clondalkin is mostly in the [[local electoral area]] of Clondalkin for elections to [[South Dublin County Council]] (along with Rathcoole, [[Newcastle, County Dublin|Newcastle]] and [[Saggart]]), with parts in the Tallaght Central local electoral area.<ref>{{cite Irish legislation|year=2018|type=si|num=633|title=County of South Dublin Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018|date=19 December 2018|access-date=11 September 2020|archive-date=2 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212347/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/633/made/en/print}}</ref> |
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== People == |
== People == |
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*[[Karl Bermingham]], |
*[[Karl Bermingham]], footballer |
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*[[Mic Christopher]], singer-songwriter |
*[[Mic Christopher]], singer-songwriter |
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*[[Brendan Courtney]], television presenter<ref>{{cite news |author=Liz Kearney |title='I just told him I loved him, no matter what': Two Irish mothers on the moment their children revealed they were gay |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/i-just-told-him-i-loved-him-no-matter-what-two-irish-mothers-on-the-moment-their-children-revealed-they-were-gay/30920100.html |date=19 January 2015 |work=[[Irish Independent]] |access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> |
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*[[Bernard Dunne]], boxer |
*[[Bernard Dunne]], boxer |
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*[[Wonderland (band)|Corrina Durran]], member of girlband [[Wonderland (band)|Wonderland]] |
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*[[Kenny Egan]], boxer |
*[[Kenny Egan]], boxer |
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*[[Jim Gavin (footballer)|Jim Gavin]], |
*[[Jim Gavin (footballer)|Jim Gavin]], footballer and manager |
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*[[Mary Kennedy]], |
*[[Mary Kennedy]], television host |
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*[[Cathal Mac Coille]], broadcaster and journalist |
*[[Cathal Mac Coille]], broadcaster and journalist |
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*Dudley Colley, motor racing driver in the 1950s |
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*[[Brendan Courtney]], television presenter |
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*Eric Moore, RTÉ radio |
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*[[Sinéad Mulvey]], singer, represented Ireland in the [[2009 Eurovision Song Contest]] |
*[[Sinéad Mulvey]], singer, represented Ireland in the [[2009 Eurovision Song Contest]] |
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*[[Adrienne Murphy]], model and Miss Universe Ireland 2012 |
*[[Adrienne Murphy]], model and Miss Universe Ireland 2012 |
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*[[Derek Murray (Gaelic footballer)|Derek Murray]], |
*[[Derek Murray (Gaelic footballer)|Derek Murray]], footballer |
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*[[Graham Norton]], comedian and presenter<ref>{{cite news |date=3 September 2004 |title=A Corkman? Not so Graham Norton |work=[[Irish Examiner]] |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/yourview/arid-10033582.html |access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> |
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*[[Graham Norton]], comedian and presenter |
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*[[Neil O'Donoghue]], [[American football]]er |
*[[Neil O'Donoghue]], [[American football]]er |
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*[[Stephen Quinn]], footballer |
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*[[Peter Kavanagh (Irish politician)|Peadar Ó Caomhánaigh]], co-founder of Pop Up Gaeltacht |
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*[[Eoin Ó Murchú]], writer and retired journalist. RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. |
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*[[Aidan Turner]], actor<ref name="McMenamy">{{cite news| url= http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/poldark-star-aidan-turners-incredible-8814790|title=Poldark star Aidan Turner's incredible journey from dance sensation to international acting star|first=Emma|last=McMenamy|date=12 September 2016}}</ref> |
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*[[Aidan Turner]], actor |
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*[[Katharine Tynan]], novelist |
*[[Katharine Tynan]], novelist |
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*[[Glenn Whelan]] footballer |
*[[Glenn Whelan]], footballer |
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*[[Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden]] |
*[[Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Wolfe, Arthur |url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/wolfe-arthur-a9105 |work=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]] |access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> |
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*[[Simon Young (presenter)|Simon Young]], broadcaster<ref>{{cite news |author=Maurice Garvey |title=Community mourns the loss of 'radio legend' Simon Young |url=https://www.echo.ie/community-mourns-the-loss-of-radio-legend-simon-young/ |date=1 November 2021 |website=Echo.ie |access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> |
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==Climate== |
==Climate== |
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The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Köppen climate classification#Group C: Temperate/mesothermal climates|Cfb]]" (Marine West Coast Climate/[[Oceanic climate]]).<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=39670&cityname=Clondalkin%2C+Ireland&units= Climate Summary for Clondalkin]. Weatherbase.com. Retrieved on 12 October 2013.</ref> |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071129145345/http://www.southdublinhistory.ie/Clondalkin/clondalkin_intro.htm Clondalkin on South Dublin County History website] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071129145345/http://www.southdublinhistory.ie/Clondalkin/clondalkin_intro.htm Clondalkin on South Dublin County History website] |
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* [https://www.instagram.com/clondalkin_history Clondalkin History on Instagram] |
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* [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:U8IwYDHfpM4J:www.dcu.ie/fiontar/downloads/trachtas2_BNG_06.pdf+l%C3%ADon+na+cainteoir%C3%AD+d%C3%BAchasacha+lasmuigh+den+Ghaeltacht&hl=en&gl=ie&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESggb2xHNejlivzvbUOo3ZFxJ2MEVaT6TtBzP_NcQ9pNBeKnYojK-vMi4YZwqTaOCmFxYwf9gBjxEvFioEzBUpOmqq7hHfjmi4J3ejWdiLAzulwgulBEDBspR_PSaf4K0fqPhCaV&sig=AHIEtbTp_dkmIuOr6UM5_G1dWUsuUOqoJw Clondalkin's Gaelscoils/Gaelcholáiste] |
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Clondalkin
Cluain Dolcáin | |
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Suburban town | |
 The Clondalkin round tower | |
  Clondalkin Location in the Republic of Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°19′13″N 6°23′41″W / 53.320278°N 6.394722°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Dublin |
| Local Authority | South Dublin County Council Dublin City Council |
| Government | |
| • Dáil constituency | Dublin Mid-West |
| • Local electoral area | Clondalkin |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Electoral division | 47,938[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Eircode routing key | D22 |
Clondalkin (Irish: Cluain Dolcáin, meaning 'pasture of Dolcán'[2]) is a southwestern outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland, 10 km (6 mi) west of Dublin city centre, Ireland, under the administrative jurisdiction of South Dublin. It features an 8th-century round tower that acts as a focal point for the area.
Clondalkin is also the name of a civil parish and a townland in the ancient barony of Uppercross, and is also used in relation to some local religious parishes.
The population of all electoral divisions labelled as Clondalkin was 47,938 as of the 2022 census.[1]
History
[edit]Prehistory
[edit]Neolithic tribes first settled in the area around 7,600 years ago, taking advantage of the site's favourable location on the River Camac, overlooking the River Liffey and the inland pass between the mountains and the river. Evidence of the presence of the Cualann Celtic people (an early tribe possibly the Cauci on Ptolemy's world map) can be found in various mounds and raths.[3]
Christian era
[edit]Clondalkin is believed to have been founded by Saint Cronan Mochua as a monastic settlement on the River Camac over 1,400 years ago (possibly late 6th or early 7th centuries). The round tower was built perhaps two centuries later (c. 790 AD[4]) as part of the monastery. This would make it an unusual tower, as most scholars assume that the main period of their construction was between the start of the 10th century and the end of the 12th century,[5] and that this one was built in the 10th or 11th century.[6] By the 8th century, Saint Fugillus was Bishop of Clondalkin and noted gospel manuscripts were produced – the most famous of these being the Clondalkin mass book which is on display in Karlsruhe, Germany.[7]
Viking arrival
[edit]Clondalkin was sacked by Vikings in 832 AD, and the monastery was burned to the ground. One of the early Norse kings of Dublin, Amlaíb Conung, built a fortress on the site in the middle of the 9th century. In 867 a force led by Cennétig mac Gaíthéne, king of Loígis, burned the fortress at Clondalkin and killed 100 of Amlaíb's followers. [citation needed] The monastery was later restored and, with help from other surrounding monasteries, and influenced the Viking settlers in their conversion to Christianity.[8] The district remained under Norse control until the Viking defeat by Brian Boru at the famous Battle of Clontarf in 1014.
Norman era
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Clondalkin witnessed another historic event during the Norman invasion in 1171 with a battle there between Richard de Clare (Strongbow) and the last High King of Ireland Ruaidhrí Ua Conchabhair.
Clondalkin is a civil parish in the ancient barony of Uppercross. An exclave of the parish, consisting of the single townland of Blundelstown, is located in the neighbouring barony of Newcastle to the west.
17th century and beyond
[edit]Centuries later, Clondalkin was the scene for some fighting in the 1641 Rebellion, when the Gaelic Irish in Ulster, and later in the rest of the kingdom, and the Old English in the Pale of Leinster rebelled against rule from Westminster.[9][10] (Ireland had its own parliament at this time, but it was severely limited in its powers, e.g. by Poynings' Law.)
Clondalkin Paper Mill was established at the start of the 19th century by Thomas Seery and Son. Having changed ownership over the years, activity peaked during the First World War as the focus moved to war production. Productivity slowed until the mill closed its doors for the last time in 1987.[citation needed] Water to power the mill came from Brittas ponds via Saggart.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 597 | — |
| 1831 | 1,632 | +173.4% |
| 1841 | 505 | −69.1% |
| 1851 | 474 | −6.1% |
| 1861 | 668 | +40.9% |
| 1871 | 470 | −29.6% |
| 1881 | 379 | −19.4% |
| 1891 | 310 | −18.2% |
| 1901 | 276 | −11.0% |
| 1911 | 271 | −1.8% |
| 1926 | 345 | +27.3% |
| 1936 | 598 | +73.3% |
| 1946 | 1,042 | +74.2% |
| 1951 | 1,432 | +37.4% |
| 1956 | 3,105 | +116.8% |
| 1961 | 3,434 | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 5,079 | +47.9% |
| 1971 | 7,009 | +38.0% |
| 1981 | 23,444 | +234.5% |
| 1986 | 34,879 | +48.8% |
| 1991 | 38,489 | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 41,335 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 42,729 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 43,879 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 45,165 | +2.9% |
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Historical features
[edit]A focal point for Clondalkin is the eighth-century round tower, one of the four remaining towers in the historic County Dublin.[12] Acknowledged as one of the oldest in the country, it is 25.6 metres high and has its original conical cap.[13] In July 2017, The Round Tower Heritage Centre opened in the village core, the result of a €3.5 million investment into enhancing the historic Round Tower with an interactive interpretive centre and a monastic-style garden. The centre addresses the history of Clondalkin and the round tower. [citation needed]
Clondalkin is also home to St Brigid's Well, which is said to have been established as a well for baptising pagans by Saint Brigid in the 5th century. It was believed that the well possessed powers of healing.[14]
Tully's Castle is a castle and a National Monument.
Amenities and businesses
[edit]The Clondalkin area had a population of approximately 46,000 as of 2016.[15] Retail facilities serving the population include branches of four major supermarket chains.[citation needed] The village centre also has several small businesses including solicitors, restaurants, pubs, hairdressers and pharmacies.[citation needed]
Clondalkin has a branch of South Dublin Libraries in a building which used to house a Carnegie Library.[16] North Clondalkin Library, opposite the Immaculate Heart of Saint Mary's Church, was due to open in late 2019. There is also a post office.[citation needed] The Church of Ireland, St. John's Church, was built in 1789 on the site of a medieval church, and extended in 1854.
Wheatfield Prison and Cloverhill Prison are two prisons near Clondalkin.[citation needed]
Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Arytza, Wyeth, Takeda and Pfizer all have significant data centres and development facilities in the Grange Castle Business Park.[citation needed]
In March 2014, Clondalkin became the 51st "Fairtrade town" in Ireland. Farmers from Belize and El Salvador, along with local councillors and community representatives, attended a ceremony in Clonburris National School to mark the occasion.[17]
Transport
[edit]Clondalkin is served by public transport to Dublin city centre, to nearby suburbs, and to neighbouring settled areas such as Tallaght.
Dublin Bus provide bus routes including the 13, 60, 68, 69, 151, G2, and L54. There are also other bus routes provided by Go-Ahead Ireland such as the W2 and L51. Many of these run from areas near Clondalkin, such as Rathcoole and Newcastle, into the city centre via Clondalkin, while some of these routes link Clondalkin to other local areas such as Liffey Valley, The Square, Lucan, and Leixlip.
The Luas Red Line runs from the Red Cow interchange park and ride station providing links to the town square in Tallaght and Dublin city centre. However, the Luas station is approximately fifteen to twenty minutes' walk from Clondalkin village.
Clondalkin railway station opened on 4 August 1846 and was closed for goods traffic on 9 June 1947.[18] It was reopened during the 1990s for commuter services. Commuter trains are operated by Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) and run between Heuston station in Dublin and Kildare Town in County Kildare.[19] A new station, to replace rather than supplement the previous station, has been built at Fonthill, north of Bawnogue.[20] The original Clondalkin station was demolished in 2008 to facilitate a four-line track, allowing express trains to pass through without affecting local services on the Kildare line.
Bus Éireann services stop to collect and set down passengers at Newlands Cross, on the N7 road near Clondalkin. These services have destinations all over the west and south of the country; services to the north do not pass Newlands Cross.
As of 2007, Clondalkin was included on the preferred route for the proposed Dublin Metro West line.[21]
Media
[edit]Two local newspapers, the Clondalkin Echo and Clondalkin Gazette, serve the area. The latter is published by Gazette Group Newspapers (part-owned by the Irish Times), and was launched in October 2005.[22] The Clondalkin News is delivered free into households in Clondalkin.[citation needed]
Sport
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GAA
[edit]The town's oldest sports club is the Round Towers GAA Club, which was founded in December 1884 and is located on Convent Road. Club members have represented Dublin in the inter-county competition since the nineteenth century, when Tom Errity won several All-Ireland Senior Football medals in the 1890s. More recently, Jim Gavin won an All-Ireland senior medal with Dublin in 1995 and several as a manager in the 2010s.[citation needed]
Soccer
[edit]The towns main association football team is Clondalkin Celtic F.C. formed in 1969 with teams competing in the Leinster Senior League, Dublin and District Schoolboys League.
The town's two main previous association football teams were Moyle Park Past Pupils FC,[23] and Neilstown Rangers (past winners of the FAI Junior Cup). St Francis Boys FC have been at home at John Hyland Park, Baldonnel, close to Clondalkin since relocating from their original home in The Liberties.[citation needed]
Some other local teams include Booth Road Celtic, Castle Park F.C., Moorefield United, and Knockmitten United. The latter is a senior and schoolboy football club which was founded in 2008 with the amalgamation of Hillview and Monksfield.[citation needed]
Collinstown FC, Liffey Valley Rangers and Clondalkin Celtic F.C. are also emerging soccer clubs in the area.[citation needed]
Rugby
[edit]Rugby union is played at Clondalkin Rugby Club, Kingswood,[24] who were winners of the 2006 Spencer Cup and 2006 Under-18 Premier League. The club was formed in 1973–74 and fields four senior teams and several underage and youth teams.[citation needed]
Boxing
[edit]Bernard Dunne the former WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion is from Neilstown in Clondalkin.
Kenny Egan, winner of a silver medal for boxing in the 2008 Olympics, comes from Clondalkin, originally Woodford estate.[25]
Basketball
[edit]Dublin Lions Basketball Club has teams playing in Division 2, 3 and 4 of the Dublin Men Basketball League, teams in Senior 2, 5 and 6 of Dublin Ladies Basketball League.[citation needed] There are also children's teams and an academy for ages 4 to 10. The club is based between Coláiste Bride and Moyle Park College.[citation needed]
The National Baseball Facility in Ireland, O'Malley Field, is located in Corkagh Demesne Park, in southwest Clondalkin. This is the home of the Irish national baseball team.[26]
Education
[edit]Clondalkin has primary and secondary schools of different denominations.
Among its primary schools are: St. Ronans, Clonburris National School,[27] Sacred Heart Sruleen National School,[28] St. Joseph's Boys National School, Scoil Íde,[29] Scoil Áine,[30] St John's National School[31] (Church of Ireland), Scoil Mhuire,[32] Talbot S.N.S[33] and Scoil Nano Nagle.[34]
The secondary schools are: Moyle Park College (for boys), Deansrath Community College,[35] Coláiste Bríde (for girls), Collinstown Park Community College[36] and St. Kevin's Community College.[37]
Clondalkin also contains three Gaelscoileanna (Irish-language schools) – Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcáin[38] and Gaelscoil na Camóige[39] at primary level and Coláiste Chilliain[40] at second level.
Local organisations
[edit]Community organisations include a unit of Toastmasters International,[41] an Order of Malta branch and several youth groups including Clondalkin Youth Theatre (associated with the Irish National Association for Youth Drama).[citation needed]
The town is also home to St Joseph's Pipe band; Established in 1937, the band has won several All-Ireland Championship Titles.[citation needed] The Clondalkin Youth Band, also based locally, was founded in 1986.[citation needed]
Scouting Ireland meet in the Scout Hall most evenings. Boy's and Girl's Brigades, girl guides and Brownies meet at St John's Parish Hall. Local drama groups are Clondalkin Drama Group and Clondalkin Youth Theatre.[citation needed]
The Clondalkin Tidy Towns group was established in 2012. They were awarded the South Dublin County Community Group of the Year 2012 and were also runners-up in the Pride of Place Award for 2012.[42] In June 2023 they were amongst the winners of South Dublin County Council's Mayor's Community Hero Awards.[43]
The Civil Defence established a unit in Deansrath during 2010. It specialises in auxiliary fire fighting, emergency medical services and swift-water technical rescue. A notable task assigned to the Clondalkin unit of Dublin Civil Defence was responding to flooded homes next to the Camac River in Clondalkin Village on 24 October 2011.[citation needed]
Irish language
[edit]Áras Chrónáin[44] promotes Irish language and culture (e.g. music and dancing). Muintir Chrónáin have been awarded the main national Glór na nGael awards in 1978 and 1988 and hosted Oireachtas na Gaeilge in 1991. The national director of Oireachtas na Gaeilge is Liam Ó Maolaodha from Clondalkin.[citation needed] The grassroots Irish language project Pop-Up Gaeltacht was co-founded by Clondalkin native Peadar Ó Caomhánaigh.[citation needed]
There are an estimated 1,500 Irish-speaking pupils in Clondalkin, attending the two Gaelscoileanna (Irish language primary schools) and Gaelcholáiste (Irish language secondary school).
The idea of designation for Clondalkin as an Irish Language Network region was raised in 2012, based on proposed amendments to the definition of "Gaeltacht", to be "based on linguistic criteria instead of on geographic areas".[45]
Politics and local government
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Clondalkin is part of the Dáil constituency of Dublin Mid-West.
Clondalkin is mostly in the local electoral area of Clondalkin for elections to South Dublin County Council (along with Rathcoole, Newcastle and Saggart), with parts in the Tallaght Central local electoral area.[46]
People
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- Karl Bermingham, footballer
- Mic Christopher, singer-songwriter
- Brendan Courtney, television presenter[47]
- Seán Dillon, footballer
- Bernard Dunne, boxer
- Kenny Egan, boxer
- Jim Gavin, footballer and manager
- Mary Kennedy, television host
- Cathal Mac Coille, broadcaster and journalist
- Sinéad Mulvey, singer, represented Ireland in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest
- Adrienne Murphy, model and Miss Universe Ireland 2012
- Derek Murray, footballer
- Graham Norton, comedian and presenter[48]
- Neil O'Donoghue, American footballer
- Stephen Quinn, footballer
- Dermot Ryan, Archbishop of Dublin (1972–1984)
- Aidan Turner, actor[49]
- Katharine Tynan, novelist
- Glenn Whelan, footballer
- Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden[50]
- Simon Young, broadcaster[51]
Climate
[edit]The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[52]
| Climate data for Clondalkin | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
8 (47) |
10 (50) |
12 (54) |
15 (59) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
19 (67) |
17 (63) |
13 (56) |
10 (50) |
8 (47) |
13 (56) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
2 (36) |
3 (38) |
4 (39) |
7 (44) |
9 (49) |
12 (53) |
11 (52) |
9 (49) |
7 (45) |
4 (40) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 66 (2.6) |
51 (2) |
51 (2) |
48 (1.9) |
61 (2.4) |
53 (2.1) |
51 (2) |
64 (2.5) |
71 (2.8) |
71 (2.8) |
69 (2.7) |
79 (3.1) |
730 (28.9) |
| Source: Weatherbase[53] | |||||||||||||
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External links
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Media related to Clondalkin at Wikimedia Commons
- Clondalkin on South Dublin County History website
- Clondalkin History on Instagram
- Clondalkin's Gaelscoils/Gaelcholáiste
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