Tyrrelstown
| Tyrrelstown Irish: Baile an Tirialaigh | |
| County Dublin | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_738722_(cropped).jpg) Housing in Tyrrelstown | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | O075423 |
| Location: | 53°25’12"N, 6°22’59"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | D15 |
| Dialling code: | 01 |
| Local Government | |
| Dáil constituency: |
Dublin West |
Tyrrelstown is a townland of County Dublin, which has become a developed village within the conurbation, in the parish of Mulhuddart,[1] Tyrrelstown is to be found eight miles north-west of the city of Dublin, and often considered as part of the greater Blanchardstown area. It is the site of a planned suburban development from the early 2000s.
The place is located south of Hollystown Golf Course, north of Mulhuddart, and west of Cruiserath. 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
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] Historically Tyrrelstown is part of County Dublin's Barony of Castleknock. Much of the area's history is intertwined with that of Cruiserath, Castleknock, Mulhuddart and other adjacent places.
About 1580 Tyrrelstown was granted to the Bellings family, whose most prominent member was Richard Bellings, one of the leaders of the rebel 'Confederates' in the reign of \King Charles I.
To the south stands Tyrrelstown House, which dates back to 1720 and which is listed on the Record of Protected Structures for Fingal.[3][4]
Sport
- Football: Tyrrelstown FC[5]
- Gaelic Athletics: Tyrrelstown GAA
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Tyrrelstown) |
References
- ↑ Tyrrelstown: Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ A History of the County Dublin, Francis Elrington Ball
- ↑ Tyrrelstown House on National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- ↑ "Appendix 2: Record of protected structures". Fingal County Council. 2016. https://consult.fingal.ie/en/consultation/draft-fingal-development-plan-2017-%E2%80%93-2023-stage-2/chapter/appendix-2-record-protected.
- ↑ http://www.tyrrelstownfc.com/