St. Margaret's, Dublin

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Saint Margaret's
Local government area
Fingal
Irish grid referenceO129436

Saint Margaret's (Irish: Teampall Mhaighréide)[1] is a civil parish and townland in the historical barony of Coolock in County Dublin, Ireland.[1][2] Rivermeade, a housing estate of 175 homes which is treated as a separate census town, is located between Saint Margaret's and the Ward River. Dublin Airport is also nearby.[3]

History

One of the earliest documented references to St. Margaret's dates to 1182, when Pope Lucius III reportedly confirmed "the town of St. Margarets" to the Archbishop of Dublin.[4] Other evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a fulacht fiadh site,[5] holy well,[6] and an early 18th century church and graveyard.[7] 16th century records of St. Margaret's Chapel at Dunsoghly, also called Dovemachenor or Donoughmore, indicate that a church existed in the area from at least 1275 AD.[8]

Also nearby is the 15th century Dunsoghly Castle,[9] the one-time residence of John Plunket, who was Lord Chief Justice of Ireland from 1559 until his death in 1582.[4] The graveyard and well at St. Margaret's are also historically associated with the Plunket family and it was reputedly a member of this family who had "St. Margaret's Spa Well [..] walled in so as to form a bath 6 feet long by 3 feet wide".[4]

Geography

There are 14 townlands within Saint Margaret's civil parish,[10] including Barberstown, Harristown, Newtown, Sandyhill, Shanganhill, and Saint Margaret's.[2] A number of these townlands, such as Shanganhill,[11] overlap with the grounds of Dublin Airport.[12]

Rivermeade, a housing development of 175 homes south of the

census town and had a population of 530 people as of the 2016 census.[14] It is served by Dublin Bus route 40B.[15]

In 2018, the local authority, Fingal County Council, published a statutory Local Area Plan (LAP) covering the area. The LAP envisaged making Rivermeade, and St. Margaret's in general, a "more viable community" and providing a base for local services, with allowance for the addition of up to 275 houses, a commercial centre and a civic space.[13]

Amenities

Local national (primary) schools include St. Margaret's National School (with an enrollment of approximately 90 pupils),[3][16] and Mary Queen of Ireland National School in Rivermeade (which opened in 1981).[17]

The local

Roman Catholic church, which is dedicated to Saint Margaret, is a 'chapel of ease' in Finglas parish in the Archdiocese of Dublin.[18][19]

Sport

Sports clubs in the area include St Margaret's GAA club (which was founded in 1908)[20] and St. Margaret's Golf Club.[21] As of 2018, Rivermeade F.C. was fielding association football (soccer) teams in the Athletic Union League.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b "Saint Margaret's / Teampall Mhaighréide". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Civil Parish of St. Margaret's, Co. Dublin". townlands.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "St. Margaret's National School". stmargaretsns.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2022. St. Margaret's National School is located in the small North Co. Dublin village of St. Margarets which is close to Dublin Airport
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  5. ^ "Rivermeade Local Area Plan May 2018" (PDF). Fingal Development Plan 2017 - 2023. Fingal County Council. May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ D'Alton, John (1838). "St. Margaret's". The History of County Dublin. Dublin: Hodges and Smith. pp. 387–390.
  7. ^ "St. Margaret's, Saint Margaret's (graveyard/cemetery)". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  8. ^ Walsh, Robert (1888). "Appendix VII Finglas, (b) St. Margaret's" (PDF). Fingal and its Churches. Dublin: William McGee. p. 222.
  9. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland
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  10. ^ "Saint Margaret's / Teampall Mhaighréide (civil parish)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2022. Fo-Aonaid [..] bailte fearainn (14)
  11. ^ "daa lodges plans for solar farm to help power Dublin Airport". rte.ie. RTÉ News. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  12. ^ Dublin Airport Local Area Plan - January 2020 - Appendix 5 - Screening Report for Appropriate Assessment (PDF). Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 (Report). Fingal County Council. January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2023. The [Dublin Airport] LAP [..] northern boundary is defined by the [..] Naul Road which follows the northern perimeter of the existing airfield but includes the lands centred on Barberstown [townland] where the consented northern runway is under construction. The western boundary of the LAP [..spans..] the townland of Shanganhill. The southern boundary [..runs..] through the townland of Harristown
  13. ^ a b "Rivermeade LAP to bring 273 new homes to village". Fingal Independent. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019. A new Local Area Plan (LAP) for the Rivermeade area of St Margaret's is aiming to transform 'an estate into a village' [..] The Ward River runs through the centre of the site [..] There are currently 175 homes in Rivermeade
  14. ^ "Rivermeade (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Fighting for bus route". Fingal Independent. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  16. ^ "St Margarets NS, St Margarets, Co. Dublin". gov.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Mary Queen of Ireland N.S, Rivermeade Estate, Toberburr, St. Margarets, Co. Dublin". maryqueenofireland.com.
  18. ^ "Parishes - Finglas (St. Canices & St. Margaret's)". dublindiocese.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  19. ^ "St. Canices Parish". stcanicesfinglas.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  20. ^ "St Margarets Gaelic Association Club | Football since 1908". stmargaretsgaa.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  21. ^ "St. Margaret's Golf & Country Club, St. Margaret's, Co. Dublin". stmargaretsgolf.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  22. ^ "Athletic Union League - Rivermeade FC Home". aul.ie. 2018.
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