Terenure
Terenure
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Terenure (Irish: Tír an Iúir, meaning 'land of the yew tree'),[2] originally called Roundtown, is a middle class[3] suburb of Dublin in Ireland. It is located in the city's D6 and D6W postal districts. The population of all electoral divisions labelled as Terenure was 17,972 as of the 2022 census.[1]
Location and transport
Terenure lies primarily in the administrative area of Dublin City Council but with parts falling in South Dublin.[4] It is located south of Harold's Cross and north of Rathfarnham, and also borders the suburbs of Templeogue, Rathgar, Kimmage and Perrystown.
Terenure Cross (Vaughan's Corner)[notes 1] was at one time a terminus for the Dublin tramways, and is mentioned in James Joyce's novel Ulysses (Episode 7, 'Aeolus'). There were three tram depots in Terenure at one time, the main tram depot for the number 15 Dublin United Transport Company (DUTC) trams on Terenure Road East, another DUTC depot for number 16 trams on Rathfarnham Road, and the terminus of the Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway on Templeogue Road. The modern tram system — the Luas — does not serve Terenure, but it is still served by bus routes numbered 15, 15a and 16 bus, among others.[5] The bus route numbers were originally allocated based on historic tram route numbers.
History
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The earliest reference to these areas can be found in a grant (ref Grant CCA-DCc-ChAnt/C/1206) stored in the Canterbury Cathedral Archives, by which King Henry II granted the lands Terenure and Kimmage (Cheming) in Rathfarnham to Walter the goldsmith ('aurifauber') in 1175. It has not yet been established how the lands reverted to the crown within 40 years.
On 2 January 1941, during World War II, the German Luftwaffe bombed Terenure, injuring seven people and destroying two houses.[7]
Education
Schools within the Terenure area include St. Joseph's BNS, Presentation Primary School,[8] Presentation College[9] (was Presentation secondary school; renamed in 2004), Terenure College and Our Lady's Secondary school.[10]
Religion
The
Along with Rathgar and the area around
People
The author
The village was home to actors, writers and musicians including the artist Mary Perrin, who grew up in Fortfield House, Donal McCann and Máirtín Ó Direáin. Broadcaster Mike Murphy, Derek Daly former Formula One driver, comedian Dave Allen, Olympic boxer Mick Dowling, musicians Republic of Loose, Rob Smith, The Coronas and Grammy-winner Susan McKeown all hail from Terenure.[citation needed]
Sport
Terenure is the home of
Terenure Rangers Football Club provide schoolboy, schoolgirl and adult football for men and women to the surrounding area.[14]
Terenure Sports Club is also in Terenure.[15]
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- Terenure in Old Photographs (2014), by Joe Curtis
Notes
- public houseat the northeast corner of the crossroads.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tír an Iúir". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ Freeman, Michael. "Your guide to Terenure: Victorian grandeur around a proper old village centre". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Dublin City Council. "The Council Explained, Your Area". Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Dublin Bus (2005). Core Route Map (PDF) (Map). Transport for Ireland. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "A History Of Presentation Terenure". presterenure.scoilnet.ie. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Quigley, Capt. A.A. (1 June 1996). "The Day they bombed Dublin". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "All about Presentation Primary Terenure, Dublin 6W". presterenure.scoilnet.ie.
- ^ "Welcome / Fáilte". presentationcollege.ie. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Our Lady's School". olschool.ie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Irish Jewish Community". jewishireland.org. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ James Joyce baptismal certificate, on display in Terenure public library.
- ^ James Joyce: Genealogical Appendix Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Ricorso. Retrieved: 2012-05-30.
- ^ "Terenure Rangers FC". terenurerangers.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Terenure Sports Club Archived 16 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine Terenure Sports Club, 2020.