Stillorgan
Stillorgan
Stigh Lorgan | |
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Suburb | |
Coordinates: 53°17′20″N 6°11′45″W / 53.2888°N 6.1958°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
Dáil Éireann | Dún Laoghaire |
Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | 18,212 |
Electoral division | |
Eircode (Routing Key) | A94 |
Area code | 01 (+3531) |
Irish Grid Reference | O192286 |
Stillorgan (
The population of all electoral divisions labelled as Stillorgan, an area considerably larger than Stillorgan village, was 18,212 at the 2022 census.[1]
Name
It is popularly believed that the name Stillorgan is either a Danish or Anglo-Norman corruption of Teach Lorcán, 'the house or church of Lorcán', possibly signifying Saint
The local
Development
In the 1930s, 60 houses were built at Beaufield Park. The Merville Estate was subsequently built in the 1950s on land belonging to the Jolly family dairy farm.[citation needed] St Laurence's Park was completed in October 1954.[citation needed]
The first bowling alley in Ireland, the Stillorgan Bowl opened in December 1963 and since 1996 was run under LeisurePlex until it was demolished in May 2021.[6]
Ireland's first shopping centre was opened in Stillorgan by recently-retired Taoiseach,
Places of interest
Samuel Lewis'
The location of Stillorgan Castle became the House of St John of God when the Hospitaller Order moved there in 1883; it is now a psychiatric hospital.[7] One of the most prominent architectural features is the large 18th-century obelisk designed by Edward Lovett Pearce for the second Viscount Allen;[12] Pearce resided in Stillorgan in a house known as The Grove, which was demolished to make way for Stillorgan Bowl.[citation needed]
The present St. Brigid's Church of Ireland was built in 1706 on the site of an earlier church, thought to have been linked to St. Brigid's Monastery in Kildare.[7]
A large open reservoir, called Stillorgan Reservoir, is situated near the
Stillorgan's oldest
The first Ormonde Cinema was built and opened in 1954, seating 980 people with a large car park to the side. It was completely demolished in 1978, the site being occupied by the AIB Bank at Stillorgan Plaza. The new Ormonde Cinema opened in the early 1980s as a smaller multi-screen venue. In summer 2011, the Ormonde Cinema was refurbished and opened as a
Education
Primary and secondary schools in the area include
Third level institutions in Stillorgan include Stillorgan College of Further Education.[15]
Sports
Stillorgan is home to the Kilmacud Crokes Gaelic Athletic Association club, whose clubhouse and grounds, Glenalbyn, are located directly opposite the shopping centre. It is also home to Stillorgan Rugby Club.
Transport
Road
The
Rail
The
A National Transport Authority consultation paper, published in 2018, proposed that the MetroLink would stop alongside Stillorgan's Luas station on its way from Estuary to Sandyford.[18] This was dropped the following year, as it was feared it would disrupt the Luas for a few years, and the updated Metrolink proposal projects a stop at Charlemont instead.[19]
Representation
The Stillorgan Ward is one of six wards in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council.[20] The Ward includes Clonskeagh, Mount Merrion, Kilmacud, Stillorgan, Leopardstown and Foxrock. The Stillorgan Ward was established with the 1985 Irish local elections, prior to which much of the Stillorgan Ward was part of the Dundrum Ward.[21]
In the 2019 local elections, six councillors were elected to the ward with three representing Fine Gael, one Fianna Fáil, one Green Party and one independent.[22]
People
Notable people who have lived in the Stillorgan area include:
- Veronica Bolay (1941–2020), German-Irish painter, lived in Stillorgan[23]
- James Comyn (1921–1997), English High Court judge, lived in Stillorgan[7]
- Lucy de László (née Guinness; 1870–1950), socialite and diarist.[24]
- Dermot Morgan (1952–1998), the comedian and actor, attended school at Oatlands College and was a teacher at the Stillorgan Tech, now known as the Stillorgan College of Further Education.[7]
- William Orpen (1878–1931), the portrait painter and war artist, was born into an affluent Protestant family in a house called Oriel on Grove Avenue.[7]
- David Sherlock (1814-1884), politician, barrister and Serjeant-at-law, lived at Stillorgan Castle.[25]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b "Census 2022 - F1008 Population by Electoral Divisions in County Dublin, by Birthplace". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Ball 1902, p. 130.
- ^ "Architecture of Stillorgan". Archiseek.com. Archiseek. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
- ^ Ball 1902, p. 115.
- ^ Patent Roll 12 Richard II
- ^ "Bowled over: Stillorgan Leisureplex to be demolished". Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Oram 2017.
- ^ "Bord Pleanála grants planning permission for redevelopment of Stillorgan Shopping Centre". finfacts.com. Finfacts. 22 August 2006. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-324-09287-2.
- ^ About Us Stillorgan Village. Retrieved: 2023-05-27.
- ^ Lewis 1837.
- ^ Ball 1902, p. 125.
- ^ "St Brigid's National School – St Brigid's Church of Ireland National School, Stillorgan". stbrigidstillorgan.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Boylan, Shaun (2009). "Veronica Ryan In Ryan, John Archibald". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Stillorgan College of Further Education". stillorgancollege.ie. Stillorgan College of Further Education. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Stillorgan station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
- ^ "Stillorgan". Eiretrains. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Metrolink Public Consultation Document 2018" (PDF). Transport Infrastructure Ireland. March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Southside section of MetroLink set to be abandoned". breakingnews.ie. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
The line [..] is likely to stop north of Ranelagh at Charlemont, and not continue to Sandyford
- ^ "DLR County Council - List of Councillors by Electoral Area". dlrcoco.ie. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011.
- ^ "1967, 1974, 1979,1985, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2009 Local Election Results for Dublin City Council and Dublin County Council". wordpress.com. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Local Elections 2019 Latest Results". dlrcoco.ie. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Oram 2017, p. 86.
- ^ "Irish wife of Hungarian painter Philip de László questioned in citizenship hearing". rte.ie. RTÉ. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1912). Landed Gentry of Ireland. London: Harrison and Co. p. 637.
Sources
- Ball, Francis Elrington (1902). "Parish of Stillorgan". A history of the County Dublin; the people, parishes and antiquities from the earliest times to the close of the eighteenth century. Vol. 1. Dublin: Alexander Thom and Company. OL 11435333W.
- Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Stillorgan". Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Samuel Lewis. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019 – via libraryireland.com.
- Oram, Hugh (2017). The Little Book of Stillorgan. The History Press. ISBN 9780750986274.