Bluebell, County Dublin
| Bluebell Irish: An Cloigín Gorm | |
| County Dublin | |
|---|---|
 7th Lock on the Grand Canal in Bluebell | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | O104328 |
| Location: | 53°19’44"N, 6°21’18"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | Dublin 12 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dublin |
| Dáil constituency: |
Dublin South-Central |
Bluebell is a small suburb of Dublin, County Dublin, some four miles south-west of the city centre on the Camac, a tributary of the Liffey. The village borders the Grand Canal and Inchicore to the north, Walkinstown to the south, Drimnagh to the east, and Kylemore to the west.
History
There is an early reference in Bluebell cemetery Church ruins dated 1254 when the people who lived here were most likely part of the Barnwall's Drimnagh Castle estate and home farm. Bluebell was part of the Civil Parish of Clondalkin. Until the 1950s, Bluebell was mainly a market garden and farming community on the outskirts of the City. It was developed for residential housing by the Dublin City Council in the post war housing program, which brought an influx of young families into the area.
Over the years, the area became heavily industrialised development with the coming of paper mills, making use of the Camac river for their water supply. Gradually more industry moved into the area like Lambs, Roadstone, Nugget, McInerneys, Fiat and Volkswagen.
About the village
There are few local historic landmarks within the area of Bluebell. Bluebell cemetery would be a prime reason to visit the suburb for many people with friends and relatives buried there. A ruined mediæval church stands in the cemetery.
In 2008 Local artist and environmentalist Fiann Ó Nualláin begun a project 'Bluebells for Bluebell' the aim to encourage locals to plant their place name. Supported by The railway procurement agency and Dublin city Council, the project has seen the reintroduction of native Irish bluebells into the green verges and public spaces around the bluebell environs. The main attraction being the name stone green facing the luas stop which has been transformed into an urban woodland habitat for bluebells. A striking sight to behold each Easter as the thousands of bluebells bloom.
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