Dundrum, Dublin

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Dundrum (Dún Droma in Irish, the ridge fort), originally a town in its own right, is now a suburban village and district in the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland.

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Dundrum Village Centre, from Ballinteer Road

The area is located in the An Post postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16.

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[edit] History

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The original Dundrum station built by William Dargan in 1854 behind the modern Luas halt.
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The new William Dargan bridge at Dundrum

The original village clustered around the 13th century Dundrum Castle (now in ruins), built as part of the defences around Dublin. The village expanded greatly after the arrival of the Dublin and South Eastern Railway (DSER) in 1854. The 18th century church of St. Nahi is located in Dundrum.

[edit] Development

In 1971, Dundrum was one of the earliest places in Ireland to open a purpose-built shopping centre (the first being in Stillorgan), succeeding the Pye factory.

A much bigger shopping centre opened just south of the village on March 3, 2005. Known as Dundrum Town Centre it contains within the complex one the largest cinemas in Ireland, opened in early October 2005. The old shopping centre and much of Main Street, excluding the Church, are to be demolished to create space for hotels and apartments.

The College of Further Education in Dundrum is the local community Vocational Education Committee college.

[edit] Transport

The Luas tram system passes through the town, over the large cable-stayed "William Dargan Bridge", at Taney Cross near the town centre. It is the biggest engineering structure on the line. The route was originally a railway line opened by the DSER. Closed in 1958, the alignment was preserved intact for several decades. Dundrum railway station opened on 10 July 1854, but was finally closed on 1 January 1959.[1]

Preceding station Luas Following station
Windy Arbour   Green Line   Balally


Dundrum is also serviced by the following bus routes:

[edit] Trivia

Dundrum is the family home of cyclist, Stephen Roche, and Seamus Brennan, Minister of Social and Family Affairs.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dundrum station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.

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Coordinates: 53°17′23″N, 6°14′39″W

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