Caherdavin

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Caherdavin (Irish: Cathair Dháibhín, meaning "Stone Fort of Dáibhín")[1] is a northern suburban district of Limerick city in the mid-west of Ireland. It had a population in 2002 of 6,613.

Local landmarks include the Moylish campus of the Limerick Institute of Technology, a third level college and research centre, the Jetland Shopping Centre which opened in 2005, Caherdavin Church, built in 1985, with adjoining primary boys' and girls' schools (Scoil Chríost Rí and Mary Queen of Ireland respectively) and there is also St Nessan's Community College in the nearby Woodview estate. Both the Gaelic Grounds and Thomond Park are nearby.

Caherdavin Park

History

Caherdavin was originally part of the "Northern Liberties" granted to Limerick Corporation in 1216 by King John. It remained part of

Coonagh Cross shopping centre at the Coonagh
roundabout.

Organisation

The district includes the townlands of

Clonconane, Clondrinagh, Coonagh, Knock and Shannabummy. As of 11 November 2016, this area is part of Limerick city. To the south and west is the River Shannon whilst to the east is the old Limerick city boundary Borough and to the north is the boundary with County Clare. An important feature of the area is that it is broken up into four sub-districts by the Clonmacken road, the Ennis road and the Cratloe
road. There is Caherdavin Lawn, Caherdavin Park, and Caherdavin Heights. Caherdavin is approximately 1.5 miles north from Limerick city centre.

Clubs

The 23rd Limerick Scout Group has its hall beside the primary schools and has been active for over 30 years. The Community Centre houses a branch of the LCC library. The Irish Girl Guides are active. The Na Piarsaigh GAA clubhouse and grounds is at Caherdavin Lawn. Along with Crowley School of Ballet and tap The Caherdavin & District Credit Union is at Redgate. The local church hosts three choirs - The Senior Choir (which performs at 10:30 during Sunday Mass), the Folk Choir (Which performs at 12 Noon during Sunday mass, and many other functions) and the Taize Choir (Performs at 18:30 during Saturday Mass). The Caherdavin Youth Club, which is one of Limerick's longest running, operates from the Community Centre. A group of former youth club members went on to form the Caherdavin massive crew (CMC) which is made up of clean living men and women in their twenties who strive to make Caherdavin a better place for young and old alike. There is a playing field in Caherdavin Park, near the Greenhills hotel, which is used by the youth soccer teams of Caherdavin Celtic FC and for other community sports.

Transport

Roads run over the three Shannon bridges from the city centre through Caherdavin in the direction of

industrial estates at Raheen and Castletroy, adding to traffic problems at rush hour. Several bus routes are provided by Bus Éireann, Ireland's national bus operator, but as there are very few bus lanes the buses must compete with private traffic. Bus Éireann officials have complained that the round trip on the LIT-UL route (about 14 km) can take up to 2 hours. Bus lanes were introduced on the Ennis Road during the summer of 2007, though the effects of these remain to be seen. A new tunnel project west of the city is hoped to relieve the situation. The Coonagh Aerodrome, a few kilometres west of Caherdavin, provides access for small aircraft. Larger commercial aircraft use Shannon Airport, which lies 20 km west in County Clare
.

References

  1. ^ "Cathair Dháibhín/Caherdavin". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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