Ellenfield Park
Ellenfield Park | |
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Location | Dublin, Ireland |
Nearest city | Dublin |
Coordinates | 53°23′8.89″N 6°14′26.41″W / 53.3858028°N 6.2406694°W |
Area | 10 hectares |
Ellenfield Park (sometimes called Whitehall Park) is a public park in Whitehall, Dublin, managed by Dublin City Council's parks department.[1]
History
The park is on the land where once stood Clonturk Cottage, later renamed Ellenfield House.[2] During The Emergency / Second World War, Ellenfield Park was used for allotments (hence the nickname of the playing fields The Plots[3]).
Dublin Corporation developed the Ellenfield lands as a public park in the 1950s. The park's western and northern boundaries was altered during the construction, in 1983, of the Santry Bypass (
Access and recreation
The park is located in Whitehall, Dublin. It is bordered by The Church of The Holy Child (Whitehall/Larkhill), Margaret Aylward Community College, Swords Road, Shantalla Road, and Ellenfield Road.
The park has recreational facilities for soccer, Gaelic football, camogie, and tennis, as well as a children's playground. It is used by a variety of sports clubs such as St Kevin's Boys Club,[4] and Whitehall Colmcille GAA club,[5] and by Holy Child National School[6] for sports.
A number of tennis courts were developed as an all weather pitch with floodlights, leaving 3 tennis courts. As of 2017, there was a boules (Pétanque) court under construction.[7]
References
- ^ Ellenfield Park www.dublincity.ie
- ^ History Whitehall parish website.
- ^ Club History Whitehall Colmcille
- ^ History St. Kevins Boys Club.
- ^ Whitehall Colmcille GAA official website
- ^ Holy Child Boys National School Larkhill
- ^ Larkhill/Whitehall Parish Newsletter, March 19, 2017.