Newcastle, Dublin
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Newcastle (Irish: An Caisleán Nua) is a village in the south-western part of South Dublin county, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of the same name. It was the location of the castle of the barony, which in historical and official documents is described as Newcastle-Lyons. The area is still primarily rural in nature. Newcastle village is within the administrative area of South Dublin County Council.[1]
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the Newcastle area include a number of
The parliamentary borough of Newcastle elected two MPs to the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1801. It was disenfranchised by the Acts of Union 1800.
The gradual relaxation of the
Location and population
Newcastle-Lyons is located at the junction of the R120 and the R405 regional roads. It lies approximately 3 km north of the N7 at Rathcoole, 6 km south-east of Celbridge, and 9 km west of Tallaght. The village lies west of Casement Aerodrome (Baldonnell), the HQ of the Irish Air Corps. It features a public house and two churches. Peamount Hospital, a facility for long-term care, is 2 km north of the town centre on the R120. The 2001 census registered a village population of 1,160, but the surrounding area has grown rapidly since then, with population almost quadrupling by 2022 to 4,526.[6] This growth included, for example, new housing developments at Graydon off the village's main street.[7]
Transport
Newcastle-Lyons is served by the number 68 bus to the city centre.[1] It is also connected to the rail network via the nearby train station of Hazelhatch and Celbridge. Recently, orbital bus service W62[8][9] was also introduced, connecting Newcastle to Saggart, the Citywest development and The Square shopping centre in Tallaght.
Sport
Newcastle-Lyons is home to St Finian's Newcastle GAA club (Irish: CLG Naomh Finnéin) which was founded in 1943.[10] In 1949, the club won the Dublin Intermediate Championship.[10]
The
Elm Hall Golf Club in located near Newcastle at Hazelhatch. It features two 18-hole pitch and putt courses.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Newcastle Local Area Plan" (PDF). South Dublin County Council. December 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "St Finian's C Of I Church, Glebe (Ne. By.) Newcastle Ed, Newcastle, Dublin". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Appendix 3B - Record of Monuments and Places" (PDF). Draft South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2022-2028. South Dublin County Council. 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Newcastle - St Finian's Medieval Church". megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Newcastle - History". southdublinhistory.ie. South Dublin History. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Newcastle". CSO Ireland. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Green shoots in west Dublin – new homes from €375k at Newcastle development with 6.4ac park". independent.ie.
- ^ "Phase 5a: W-Orbital".
- ^ "Three new orbital bus routes for Dublin and Kildare to launch on 25 June 2023".
- ^ a b "St. Finian's GAA Newcastle History". stfiniansnewcastle.ie. St. Finian's Newcastle. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ a b "About Us". peamountutd.com. Peamount United FC. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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