Deansgrange () is a southern

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, centred on the crossroads of Clonkeen Road and Kill Lane. The area shares the name Clonkeen () with the area further east, known as Kill of the Grange (i.e. "Church of the Grange of ": referring to Grange Church (now in ruins)).

History and etymology

Since early medieval times the area was owned by the

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, and used as a grange, giving rise to the

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of Kill, in the half-barony of Rathdown. The

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map 1837–1842 shows a "Grange Church" (now in ruins, the modern housing estate surrounding it is called ''Kill Abbey''), "Kill Abbey" (still existing), "Grange House" (demolished with the building of the ''South Park'' estate), and "Glebe House" (still existing). Deansgrange was a

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of Kill Parish. Presumably the dean of the grange lived in ''Grange House'', and so the area became known as "the Dean's Grange", and then simply, Deansgrange.

Geography

The crossroads are the commercial centre for the surrounding low-density housing estates, with a number of commercial outlets. The R827 road runs roughly north-south through Deansgrange from

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to Cabinteely. South of the crossroads is Clonkeen Road, leading to

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, while north is Deansgrange Road leading to Deansgrange Cemetery. Kill Lane runs roughly east (to Baker's Corner crossroads and Kill of the Grange) and west (to Foxrock).

Amenities

Schools in the area include Kill o' the Grange National School and

. A Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council library is located at Deansgrange. Local sports clubs include Meadow Vale Tennis, Geraldines Patrick Moran GAA Club, and Granada FC soccer club.

Churches

Kill Church was designed by Welland and Gillespie architects in 1863 and built by James Douglass. James McAllister was the supervising architect. The foundation stone was laid in July 1863 and it cost €1,600. In 1931 Hubert McGoldrick designed a 'The Good Shepheard' leaded glass window.Biographical index of Irish Architects on Irish Architectural Archive website

Cemetery

Deansgrange Cemetery is, together with

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and Mount Jerome, one of the largest cemeteries in Dublin and is the burial place of many famous people, including

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, Count John McCormack,

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, Dermot Morgan, Delia Murphy,

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and the

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Ernest Walton.

References

External links

Kill O' The Grange Church

{{Dublin residential areas Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown