Ballinteer

Ballinteer Irish: Baile an tSaoir
County Dublin
Ballinteer Avenue, Coach House pub area
Location
Grid reference:	O165264
Location:	53°16’31"N, 6°15’12"W
Data
Postcode:	D16
Dialling code:	01
Local Government
Council:	Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

Ballinteer is a small southside suburb of Dublin, once a County Dublin village and now incorporated into the southern edge of the swelling of the city since it was extensively developed from the late 1960s onwards.

The name 'Ballinteer' is from the Irish Baile an tSaoir meaning 'Town of the Stonemason'.

Geography

Off Ballinteer Avenue

Ballinteer is located approximately ten miles from the city centre. To the west is Rathfarnham, to the east is Sandyford and Stepaside, to the south are the Dublin Mountains, and to the north is Dundrum. Ballinteer is also bordered by the 300-acre Marlay Park.

History

Ballinteer originally consisted of some housing groups off Ballinteer Avenue (Mayfield Terrace, Ballinteer Gardens, and Ballinteer Park), built between the 1920s and 1950s, and locally referred to as 'Old Ballinteer'. Ludford Estate was built in the late 1960s, followed by Ballinteer Drive, Grove, Crescent, Close. The latter four roads were originally called Lissadel Estate when built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The sprawling estate of Broadford was built between the mid-1970s and early 1980s along with the ex-council estate Hillview. The most recent estate, Ballintyre, began construction in 2005 and was finished in mid-2008.

Amenities

Ballinteer has a range of shops and businesses including a mid-size supermarket located along Ballinteer Avenue. Also located here is a post office, two betting shops and two public houses. Every New Year's Day, the two public houses play a game of soccer in nearby Marley Park. Marlay Park is a large open parkland, with a craft centre near the old "big house"; the park hosts major concerts every year. Aside from St. Enda's, Dodder Park and Bushy Park (see above) and small green spaces, the area also hosts two golf clubs.

Sport

• Football: Broadford Rovers, established in 1978 and based at Stonemason's Way
• Gaelic Athletics: Ballinteer St Johns

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