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Jobstown (; ), also historically called Rathminton, is a
townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
and suburb of Tallaght in
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,
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, and so an outer suburb of
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. It is in the
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of
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.


History

Jobstown takes its name from Henry Jope, who held land here in the 1250s. Jobstown was historically a small rural farming community three kilometres from Tallaght village, close to the western foothills of the Dublin Mountains. The only landmark in the area was the
public house A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption Licensing laws of the United Kingdom#On-licence, on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the ...
called the Jobstown House. The censuses of 1901 and 1911 showed that the population was low, and consisted mostly of farmers. Today, it is a densely populated suburb. According to the 2011 census, carried out by the central statistics office, Jobstown had a population of 16,616.


Location and access

Jobstown is a
townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
, surrounded by others townlands including Brookfield, Corbally, Sundale, Johnville, Killinarden, Kiltalown, Mount Seskin, and Whitestown. It lies 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) from the centre of
Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
and can be reached from the city by Dublin Bus route 27. It is a 15-minute walk from Jobstown to the
Luas Luas (, Irish language, Irish: ; meaning 'speed') is a tram system in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. There are two main lines: the Green Line (Luas), Green Line, which began operating on 30 June 2004, and the Red Line (Luas), Red Line ...
tram service from Tallaght Hospital or The Square Shopping Centre into Dublin.


Social issues

Because of social problems attendant on the birth of a new community, the government has initiated a number of community-based projects to counteract a bad youth culture which developed when the large local authority housing stock was built without a supporting social structure. These initiatives are beginning to bear fruit, aided by the enthusiasm of the community. The first school to open in Jobstown was St. Thomas National School in April 1982. It is a DEIS Band 1 school and was successful in having radical government cuts reversed in Spring 2012, as part of the Save Our Schools campaign. In January 2023, Dublin Bus announced that due to
anti-social behaviour Anti-social behaviours, sometimes called dissocial behaviours, are actions which are considered to violate the rights of or otherwise harm others by committing crime or nuisance, such as stealing and physical attack or noncriminal behaviours s ...
such as vandalism and treatment of drivers on their services and buses in the Jobstown and West Tallaght area, routes 27, 65B and 77A would terminate at The Square in Tallaght from 6 p.m. In April 2023, the service was restored following negotiations between Dublin Bus and unions and consultations with representatives of local residents, political representatives and An Garda Síochána.


People

The war correspondent,
William Howard Russell Sir William Howard Russell, (28 March 182710 February 1907) was an Irish reporter with ''The Times'', and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents. He spent 22 months covering the Crimean War, including the Sie ...
(1821–1907) was born at Lilyvale in Jobstown (now site of the Whitestown Industrial Estate). He was a journalist with ''
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'' and reported on
Daniel O'Connell Daniel(I) O’Connell (; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. His mobilisation of Catholic Irelan ...
's repeal campaign and on the great famine of 1847. On the outbreak of the
Crimean War The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ...
, he became the first war correspondent and was later knighted for his work. Several
League of Ireland The League of Ireland is a national association football Sports league, league consisting of professional clubs in the Republic of Ireland and Derry, Derry City in Northern Ireland. It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland. It was ...
football players are from the area, including the former Irish international and English Premiership soccer players, Richard Dunne and Robbie Keane. Current Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley also hails from Jobstown. The former chairman of the Irish Chess Union, Philip Hogarty, was also from Tallaght. Former MMA and UFC fighter Paddy Holohan lives in Jobstown as of 2021.


References

{{Dublin residential areas Tallaght Uppercross Towns and villages in South Dublin (county) Townlands of County Dublin