Townland and outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland
Townland in Leinster, Ireland
Tyrrelstown
(
Irish
:
Baile an Tirialaigh
) is a
townland
in
Fingal
,
County Dublin
,
Ireland
, in the
civil parish
of
Mulhuddart
.
[1]
It is located 13 km northwest of the city of
Dublin
, and is often considered as part of the greater
Blanchardstown
area. It is the site of a planned suburban development from the early 2000s. It is in the
Dublin postal district
of
Dublin 15
Location
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Tyrrelstown is located south of Bellingsmore, north of
Mulhuddart
, west of Cruiserath and lies between the
N3
and the
M2
.
Located nearby is
Damastown
Industrial Estate, one of Dublin's largest industrial estates, which includes a major
IBM
campus, employing over 4,000 people. In Cruiserath, also nearby, there are premises for the pharmaceutical corporation
Bristol Myers Squibb
, while beyond is Blanchardstown Corporate Park which features offices belonging to PayPal and Ask.Com.
History
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Tyrrelstown (often also spelt as Tyrellstown or Tyrrellstown) derives its name from that of the Tyrrell family, including
Hugh Tyrrel
, who was granted lands in the parishes of Clonsilla and Mulhuddart in 1178 by
Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath
.
[2]
John Tirel
, or Tyrrell, was
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland
in the 1380s and 1390s. Tyrrelstown is historically part of the
barony
of
Castleknock
within the traditional
County Dublin
. Much of the area's history is intertwined with that of Cruiserath,
Castleknock
,
Mulhuddart
and other adjacent places. To the south is Tyrrelstown House, which dates back to 1720 and which is listed on the
Record of Protected Structures
for Fingal.
[3]
[4]
About 1580 Tyrrelstown was granted to the Bellings family, whose most prominent member was
Richard Bellings
, one of the leaders of
Confederate Ireland
.
Amenities
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Education
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The district has a secondary school, nowadays vested in the
Le Cheile Schools Trust
, and four national schools: two under the patronage of
Educate Together
, including Tyrrelstown ET NS, St Luke's NS adjacent, under Roman Catholic patronage, and one under the patronage of the
Gaelscoileanna
organisation.
[
citation needed
]
Tyrrelstown Educate Together NS and St Luke's NS were both "rapid built" by Western Building Systems of Dungannon, and were temporarily closed in October 2018 due to fire safety concerns.
[5]
Sport
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There is a GAA club,
Tyrrelstown GAA
, playing football and hurling for boys and girls up to Under 15.
There is a Foroige youth service located in the local community centre and it is aimed at young people between the ages of 10?18. "Foroige is the leading youth organisation in Ireland".
[6]
It has been running many youth clubs, programmes and facilities for young people in Ireland since 1952.
[6]
A local soccer club, Tyrrelstown FC, was formed in 2004 and, as of 2016, had two teams playing in the
Athletic Union League
and underage teams playing in the North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League.
[7]
Commercial
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The retail facilities that serve the residents (Tyrrelstown Town Centre, Carlton Hotel
[8]
a creche,
Lidl
and
SuperValu
supermarkets) are located in the neighbouring townlands of Hollywood-Rath
[9]
and Cruiserath.
Transport
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Tyrrelstown is served primarily by the regular 40D
Dublin Bus
route from Dublin City Centre. In addition, the 40E links the area with the
Luas
Green Line
at
Broombridge
and the 238 service links the area with Blanchardstown Shopping Centre and Ladyswell.
A
N2
?
N3
link road was completed in May 2013 and passes by Tyrrelstown, improving the development linkages to the M2 (Dublin-north east motorway). By road it is accessible via
Mulhuddart
,
Hollystown
and Cruiserath.
References
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External links
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Neighbouring areas of Greater Blanchardstown
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