Saint Margaret's (Irish: Teampall Mhaighréide)[1] is a civil parish and townland in the historical barony of Coolock in County Dublin, Ireland.[1][2] Rivermeade, a housing estate of 175 homes which is treated as a separate census town, is located between Saint Margaret's and the Ward River. Dublin Airport is also nearby.[3]
Saint Margaret's
Irish: Teampall Mhaighréide | |
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Civil parish | |
 St Margaret's Roman Catholic church | |
  Saint Margaret's Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′51″N 6°18′03″W / 53.4307°N 6.3009°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Dublin |
| Local government area | Fingal |
| Irish grid reference | O129436 |
History edit
One of the earliest documented references to St. Margaret's dates to 1182, when Pope Lucius III reportedly confirmed "the town of St. Margarets" to the Archbishop of Dublin.[4] Other evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a fulacht fiadh site,[5] holy well,[6] and an early 18th century church and graveyard.[7] 16th century records of St. Margaret's Chapel at Dunsoghly, also called Dovemachenor or Donoughmore, indicate that a church existed in the area from at least 1275 AD.[8]
Also nearby is the 15th century Dunsoghly Castle,[9] the one-time residence of John Plunket, who was Lord Chief Justice of Ireland from 1559 until his death in 1582.[4] The graveyard and well at St. Margaret's are also historically associated with the Plunket family and it was reputedly a member of this family who had "St. Margaret's Spa Well [..] walled in so as to form a bath 6 feet long by 3 feet wide".[4]
Geography edit
There are 14 townlands within Saint Margaret's civil parish,[10] including Barberstown, Harristown, Newtown, Sandyhill, Shanganhill, and Saint Margaret's.[2] A number of these townlands, such as Shanganhill,[11] overlap with the grounds of Dublin Airport.[12]
Rivermeade, a housing development of 175 homes south of the Ward River, is also located in the area.[13] For census purposes, Rivermeade is treated as a census town and had a population of 530 people as of the 2016 census.[14] It is served by Dublin Bus route 40B.[15]
In 2018, the local authority, Fingal County Council, published a statutory Local Area Plan (LAP) covering the area. The LAP envisaged making Rivermeade, and St. Margaret's in general, a "more viable community" and providing a base for local services, with allowance for the addition of up to 275 houses, a commercial centre and a civic space.[13]
Amenities edit
Local national (primary) schools include St. Margaret's National School (with an enrollment of approximately 90 pupils),[3][16] and Mary Queen of Ireland National School in Rivermeade (which opened in 1981).[17]
The local Roman Catholic church, which is dedicated to Saint Margaret, is a 'chapel of ease' in Finglas parish in the Archdiocese of Dublin.[18][19]
Sport edit
Sports clubs in the area include St Margaret's GAA club (which was founded in 1908)[20] and St. Margaret's Golf Club.[21] As of 2018, Rivermeade F.C. was fielding association football (soccer) teams in the Athletic Union League.[22]
References edit
- ^ a b "Saint Margaret's / Teampall Mhaighréide". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Civil Parish of St. Margaret's, Co. Dublin". townlands.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b "St. Margaret's National School". stmargaretsns.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
St. Margaret's National School is located in the small North Co. Dublin village of St. Margarets which is close to Dublin Airport
- ^ a b c Tutty, Michael J. (September 1979). "Dunsogly Castle and St. Margaret's Well". Dublin Historical Record. 32 (4). Old Dublin Society: 155–157. JSTOR 30104162.
- ^ "Rivermeade Local Area Plan May 2018" (PDF). Fingal Development Plan 2017 - 2023. Fingal County Council. May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ D'Alton, John (1838). "St. Margaret's". The History of County Dublin. Dublin: Hodges and Smith. pp. 387–390.
- ^ "St. Margaret's, Saint Margaret's (graveyard/cemetery)". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Walsh, Robert (1888). "Appendix VII Finglas, (b) St. Margaret's" (PDF). Fingal and its Churches. Dublin: William McGee. p. 222.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Margaret's St (Dublin)". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Dublin – via libraryireland.com.
- ^ "Saint Margaret's / Teampall Mhaighréide (civil parish)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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- ^ "daa lodges plans for solar farm to help power Dublin Airport". rte.ie. RTÉ News. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Dublin Airport Local Area Plan - January 2020 - Appendix 5 - Screening Report for Appropriate Assessment (PDF). Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 (Report). Fingal County Council. January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
The [Dublin Airport] LAP [..] northern boundary is defined by the [..] Naul Road which follows the northern perimeter of the existing airfield but includes the lands centred on Barberstown [townland] where the consented northern runway is under construction. The western boundary of the LAP [..spans..] the townland of Shanganhill. The southern boundary [..runs..] through the townland of Harristown
- ^ a b "Rivermeade LAP to bring 273 new homes to village". Fingal Independent. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
A new Local Area Plan (LAP) for the Rivermeade area of St Margaret's is aiming to transform 'an estate into a village' [..] The Ward River runs through the centre of the site [..] There are currently 175 homes in Rivermeade
- ^ "Rivermeade (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Fighting for bus route". Fingal Independent. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "St Margarets NS, St Margarets, Co. Dublin". gov.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Mary Queen of Ireland N.S, Rivermeade Estate, Toberburr, St. Margarets, Co. Dublin". maryqueenofireland.com.
- ^ "Parishes - Finglas (St. Canices & St. Margaret's)". dublindiocese.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "St. Canices Parish". stcanicesfinglas.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "St Margarets Gaelic Association Club | Football since 1908". stmargaretsgaa.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "St. Margaret's Golf & Country Club, St. Margaret's, Co. Dublin". stmargaretsgolf.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Athletic Union League - Rivermeade FC Home". aul.ie. 2018.