Finglas
Finglas
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Finglas (/ˈfɪŋɡləs/; Irish: Fionnghlas, meaning "clear streamlet")[2] is a northwestern outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It lies close to Junction 5 of the M50 motorway, and the N2 road. Nearby suburbs include Glasnevin and Ballymun; Dublin Airport is seven km (4.3 mi) to the north. Finglas lies mainly in the postal district of Dublin 11.
Finglas is the core of a civil parish of the same name in the barony of Castleknock.
Name
The name Finglas (Irish: Fionnghlas), meaning clear streamlet, is derived from the Finglas River, which passed through the historic settlement.
Geography
The centre of Finglas lies on a rise overlooking the valley of the
History
Early history
Finglas was originally the site of an
St. Canice is said to have been born at Glengiven near
Early modern period
The Finglas or Finglass family, who were prominent in the legal profession and in politics in the sixteenth century, took their name from the district. THe family were recorded in Termonfeckin and Dublin but many of them had by the mid 1700s taken up residence in Drogheda (where they participated in the 1798 Rebellion); newspaper accounts report their opening up the Boyne River for salmon fishing.[citation needed]
In 1649, the Duke of Ormonde used Finglas as a staging post for his army before launching an unsuccessful Siege of Dublin.
Following the
20th century onwards
In 1932, Ireland's first commercial airport was set up at Kildonan in Finglas.[9] It was the site for the first Irish commercial aircraft, a Desoutter Mark II aircraft "EI-AAD", and the first commercial air taxi service, the Iona National Air Taxis and Flying School.[10]
In the 1950s, Finglas was developed with extensive housing estates, to rehouse many north inner-city Dublin residents. Many of these estates, particularly in Finglas West, were named after prominent
.Amenities
In the village centre is a range of shops, including one of the first-established Superquinn stores (since rebranded as SuperValu), banking facilities, pubs and restaurants. To the north are several light industrial estates.
Charlestown Shopping Centre and Clearwater Shopping Centre, are located outside the village core, to the north and south of Finglas respectively.
Finglas is home to one of Dublin's four Road Safety Authority Driving Testing Centres, which is located in Jamestown Business Park.
The Finglas Maypole Arts Festival was launched in 2019.[11] In its first year, the festival committee was part of a steering group that got the first blue plaque in Finglas – to honour the uileann piper Séamus Ennis.[citation needed]
Education
There are 13 primary and national schools in the Finglas area,[12] and 6 secondary schools.[13] Coláiste Íde College of Further Education is located in Finglas West and offers third level courses.[14]
Sports
The
Transport
Finglas is served by a number of bus routes operated by
Representation and governance
Finglas is in the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council, and for local elections it is part of the Finglas-Ballymun local electoral area.[21]
Finglas is part of the Dublin North-West constituency for elections to Dáil Éireann.
The civil parish of Finglas is a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock.
Notable people
Finglas has been the home of a number of notable figures, including:
- Dermot Bolger, writer and poet, whose novels The Woman's Daughter and Night Shift are set in Finglas
- Bono, lead singer of U2[22]
- Achmet Borumborad, con-artist who operated in late 18th-century Dublin[23][24][25]
- Charles Bowden, Irish criminal
- Gerard Byrne (born 1958), Irish artist
- Declan Cassidy filmmaker, television producer and author
- Patrick Clarke (filmmaker) The opening scene from Beyond the Pale (film) was shot in Erin's Isle GAA Club
- Aslanmusicians
- Martin Doherty, volunteer for the Provisional Irish Republican Army
- Regina Doherty, Fine Gael Senator and former Minister for Social Protection
- Eamon "The Don" Dunne, Irish crime boss
- Dessie Ellis, Sinn Féin TD
- uilleannpiper
- Mairead Farrell, radio and television personality[26]
- Pat Fenlon, Football manager
- Tony Fenton, Today FM DJ
- Patrick Finglas (died 1537), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
- Congregation of the Holy Spirit
- Niamh Kavanagh, Eurovision Song Contest 1993 winner, and Irish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
- Dick McKee, volunteer for the Irish Republican Army
- Colm Meaney, actor
- Brendan O'Carroll, comedian and actor
- Stephen O'Rahilly, endocrinologist and scientist researching obesity and diabetes
- Spiral, a former Big Brother contestant, who wrote, performed and released a song about Finglas
And in sport:
- .
- All Ireland winning Dublin GAA players: James McCarthy, Charlie Redmond, Barney Rock and Jason Sherlock
In popular culture
The BBC sitcom, Mrs. Brown's Boys, is set in Finglas.[citation needed]
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Dublin)
References
- ^ "2006 Census Table 04" (PDF). 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2006.
From Census 2006 – Preliminary Table 04 - Includes totals from divisions/districts: Finglas A, B & C North. And Finglas A, B, C & D South, Ballygall A, B, C & D
- ^ "Fionnghlas / Finglas". Irish Placenames' Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ISBN 9780956636379.
- ISBN 9780956636379.
- ^ Sexton, Peter (2000). History of St. Margarets and Finglas. p. 62.
- ^ "Parish of St. Canice - The Cross of Nethercross". StCanices.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013.
- ^ "St. Canice's Church of Ireland, Church Street, Finglas, Dublin 11". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "St. Canice's Church, Main Street, Finglas, Dublin 11". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Sites - Kildonan". The Historical Aviation Society Of Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011.
- ^ "The Story of Kildonan Aerodrome". Chapters of Dublin. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007.
- ^ Beggs, Ernie (10 April 2019). "The return of The Finglas Maypole Festival after only 175 years". The Circular. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Primary Schools in Dublin 11". CitizensInformation.ie. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007.
- ^ "Secondary Schools in Dublin 11". CitizensInformation.ie. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007.
- ^ "Colaiste Ide College of Further Education". ColaisteIde.ie. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Tolka Rovers Football Club". tolkarovers.com.
- ^ "Valley Park Utd". Archived from the original on 2 April 2004.
- ^ "Finglas United Football Club". soccer-ireland.com.
- ^ "Willows Football Club". soccer-ireland.com.
- ^ "A Brand New Dublin Bus Route Is Starting In December And It's Badly Needed Just In Time For Christmas". Lovin Dublin.
- ^ "Timetable for route 103" (PDF). buseireann.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Your Councillors by Local Electoral Area". Dublin City Council. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Bono - Evening Herald". Herald.ie. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "The Ottoman, Finglas, and What Might Have Been". Glasnevin Heritage (Facebook group). 23 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Finglas, County Dublin". neesonirelandtours.com. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Finglas Heritage Trail" (PDF). dublincity.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Mairead Farrell - RTÉ Ten". RTÉ.ie. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2012.