- Drumcondra, Dublin
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Drumcondra
Droim Conracu— Area of Dublin — The Royal Canal passing through Drumcondra
Location in Ireland
DrumcondraCoordinates: 53°22′05″N 6°15′22″W / 53.368°N 6.256°WCoordinates: 53°22′05″N 6°15′22″W / 53.368°N 6.256°W Country Ireland Province Leinster County Dublin City Council Elevation 25 m (82 ft) Population (2006)[1] - Urban 8,637 Irish Grid Reference O158368 Drumcondra (Irish: Droim Conrach, meaning "Conra's Ridge") is a residential area and inner suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is administered by Dublin City Council.[2] The River Tolka and the Royal Canal flow through the area.
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History
It was the central area of the district of Clonturk, and the two names were used equally for the religious and civil parishes.
The Cat and Cage Pub on the Drumcondra Road was the site of an old postal stop and the point at which rebels, during the 1798 rebellion, seized a postal cart in order to signal to others in north Co. Dublin to revolt. The Cat and Cage is located at the corner of Church Avenue.
Transport
- The district is served by Drumcondra railway station, on the main Drumcondra road. The station initially opened on 1 April 1901 but closed on 1 December 1910[3] with the termination of Kingsbridge (now Heuston Station) to Amiens Street (now Connolly Station) services. Part of the original building was demolished in late 1918. It reopened on 2 March 1998 as a station on the Maynooth/Longford commuter line.
- The proposed Metro line from Dublin city centre to beyond Dublin Airport is scheduled to be linked with Drumcondra railway station.[4]
Features
One of the main sights of Dublin is Croke Park, where Ireland's national games of Gaelic football and hurling may be seen. Boasting a capacity for 82,300 people, it is one of the largest sports stadiums in Europe.[5] 'Croker' (as it colloquially known) is the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association and also houses the official GAA Museum (on St Josephs Avenue, which is off Clonliffe Road).[6] The stadium has the right to host the final matches of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The history of the GAA, which is Irelands largest sporting organisations, is intricacy linked to the birth of modern Ireland. The stadium is a 20 minute walk from Dublin city centre, or a 5 minute bus ride.
The oldest church in the district is Drumcondra Church (Church of Ireland) located at the bend of Church Avenue, abutting All Hallows College. Georgian period architect James Gandon is buried in the graveyard.
The palace of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin is situated alongside Clonliffe College (the diocesan seminary). Together they occupy an extensive site bounded by Clonliffe Road and the Drumcondra Road (to the South and West) with the River Tolka at the northern extremity.
Education
Primary schools
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- St Vincent's Infant N.S. (for boys and girls), Roman Catholic, parish of Marino.
- St Vincent De Paul's Girls School, Roman Catholic, parish of Marino.
- Drumcondra N.S. (for boys and girls), Church Avenue, Church Of Ireland.
- St Patrick's N.S. (for boys and girls), Roman Catholic, parish of Drumcondra.
- Corpus Christi N.S. (for girls), Home Farm Road, Roman Catholic, parish of Drumcondra.
- St. Joseph's School For Children With A Visual Impairment, (for boys and girls), Roman Catholic, parish of Drumcondra.[7]
Third level
Three colleges associated with the Roman Catholic Church and Dublin City University are located in Drumcondra:
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- All Hallows College
- Mater Dei Institute of Education
- St Patrick's College of Education - for the training of national school teachers.
Sport
Drumcondra is home to Croke Park and Tolka Park soccer stadium, the home of Shelbourne F.C.. The park was also the base for Drumcondra F.C. (Drums) which was a League of Ireland club from 1928-1972 before it was merged with fellow Dublin club Home Farm. Drumcondra FC, who played their home games at Tolka Park stadium, was a successful side in the post World War II years, winning five Irish league titles between 1948 and 1965 as well as competing in the European Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup on several occasions.[8]
The name lives on today in the shape of Drumcondra A.F.C. of the Leinster Senior League.
People
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- Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.
- The Archbishop of Dublin resides on Drumcondra Road.
- Aidan Gillen, star of "Queer as Folk", The Wire and Game of Thrones
- The Irish Times journalist Fintan O'Toole
- The former manager of the Repuplic of Ireland soccer team, Eoin Hand
- Novelist James Joyce
- Poet and Playwright Dermot Bolger, member of Aosdána.
- Composer Michael Holohan, member of Aosdána.
- Choral Conductor Ethna Barror,The Lindsay Singers.
- The Writer Alan Glynn [9]
See also
References
- ^ "Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2007. http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ According to the "Local Government Act, 2001", section 10(2): "The State continues to stand divided into local government areas to be known as counties and cities which are the areas set out in Parts 1 and 2, respectively, of Schedule 5." It is clear from SCHEDULE 5, Local Government Areas (Counties and Cities, PART 1, that "Dublin" is defined as a city (as distinct from a county).
- ^ "Drumcondra station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ Metro line from the city centre to beyond Dublin Airport
- ^ Capacity Croke Park web site
- ^ Croke park web site
- ^ Primary Schools in Dublin 9
- ^ About Drumcondra FC web site
- ^ "Born at this place" Evening Herald
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