Dooradoyle ( Irish: ''Tuar an Daill'') is a large suburb of

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

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. It is one of Limerick's newer suburbs, and is home to the campus of

University Hospital Limerick University Hospital Limerick ( ga, Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Luimneach) is a hospital located in Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland. It is managed by UL Hospitals Group. History The hospital, which was designed by Patrick Sheahan, was officially ope ...

and the

Crescent Shopping Centre The Crescent Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre serving Limerick, Ireland. It is located in Dooradoyle, on the southern outskirts of the city. The complex in its original form was opened in 1973, making it one of the earlier shopping ce ...

Etymology

The name Dooradoyle ( ga, Tuar an Daill) means "paddock of the blind man", where "tuar" means paddock or field, and "dall" refers to a blind person. Other sources translate "tuar" as a bleach-green — a stretch of grass set aside for the drying and bleaching of

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Description

It is part of the

Ecclesiastical parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

of St Paul in the

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. St Paul's was created in 1971, partitioned from the parish of Mungret - Raheen -

Crecora Crecora (; ) is a village in County Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, located approximately from Limerick, Limerick city. The small village has a school, stone yard, garden centre, Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA pitch (of Crecora/Manis ...

, though some parts of Dooradoyle remain in that parish. Until June 2014, Dooradoyle was the site of the administrative offices of

Limerick County Council Limerick County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Luimnigh) was the authority responsible for local government in County Limerick, Ireland. As a county council, it was governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council had 28 elected members. ...

. Since the merger of Limerick City Council and Limerick County Council these offices have become civic offices for the merged

Limerick City and County Council Limerick City and County Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach agus Contae Luimnigh) is the authority responsible for local government in the City of Limerick and County Limerick in Ireland. It came into operation on 1 June 2014 after the 2014 loc ...

. Several attempts were made by

Limerick City Council Limerick City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Luimnigh) was the authority responsible for local government in the city of Limerick in Ireland. The council had 17 elected members. The head of the council had the title of Mayor. Limerick City ...

to expand its area of control to include

Castletroy Castletroy (, meaning O'Troy's Landing or O'Troy's Callow) is a suburb of Limerick, Ireland. The town was named after Castle Troy also known as The Black Castle, which is located on the southern bank of the River Shannon, roughly 2km East of th ...

, Raheen, and Dooradoyle: all until recently administered by Limerick County Council. Since the merger of the authorities the district has become part of the Limerick Metropolitan district which enlarged the city area to include the large suburban districts such as Dooradoyle. Dooradoyle is located in the south west area of Limerick City on the R526 road (formerly the main N20 route), also called St Nessan's Road. The suburb is now bypassed by the M20 motorway to the south. The earliest developments in the area began in the 1960s, and Dooradoyle has experienced rapid growth since.

Services

The Civic Offices of

are in Dooradoyle, along with the county's motor tax office and the county library headquarters. The

, Ireland's largest shopping centre outside of Dublin, is located in Dooradoyle. The Omniplex, Limerick's largest cinema with twelve screens, is on the site of the Crescent Shopping Centre. There are also smaller, local shops, bars and restaurants, along with a leisure centre and gym. Dooradoyle is the location of the campus of

, the biggest hospital in the mid west of Ireland.

Religion

St Paul's is the area's

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church. Dooradoyle is also home to the Limerick

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and a meeting hall of

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. Mungret Abbey, an ancient monastery, is located just outside Dooradoyle.

Education

The main primary school serving the area is St Paul's NS, though students in some estates in Dooradoyle are zoned to St Nessan's NS in nearby Mungret. The area is also home to St Gabriel's School, a special needs school, and Gaelscoil an Ráithín, an Irish-medium school. Dooradoyle is home to

Crescent College Crescent College Comprehensive SJ, formerly known as the College of the Sacred Heart, is a secondary school located on of parkland at Dooradoyle, Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The college is one of a number of Jesuit schools in Ire ...

, a comprehensive secondary school. However, many students from the area attend secondary schools in Limerick City.

Sports

Regional United is an amateur football club based in Dooradoyle. The home ground of Garryowen is located in Dooradoyle, while Old Crescent and

Young Munster Young Munster is a rugby union club based in Limerick, Ireland, playing in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League. It was founded in 1895 and plays its games at Tom Clifford Park in Rosbrien, Limerick. Club honours have included nine wins in th ...

are both based in the neighbouring townland of Rosbrien. The local GAA club is Mungret St. Pauls which covers the Dooradoyle, Raheen, Mungret and Ballycummin areas.

References

{{Reflist Towns and villages in County Limerick