Tyrrelstown () 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 ...
in
Fingal
Fingal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which ...
,
County Dublin
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,
Ireland
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, in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Mulhuddart
Mulhuddart () is an outer suburb situated 12 km (7.456 miles) north-west of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The River Tolka passes near the village.
Mulhuddart is also a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in the Barony (Irelan ...
. It is located 13 km northwest of the city 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 is often considered as part of the greater
Blanchardstown
Blanchardstown () is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern Counties of Ireland, county of Fingal, Ireland. Located northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchards ...
area. It is the site of a planned suburban development from the early 2000s. It is in the
Dublin postal district of
Dublin 15
Dublin 15, also rendered as D15, is a List of Dublin postal districts, postal district in the suburbs of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is west of the General Post Office, Dublin, GPO in Dublin city.
Geography and political subdivisi ...
.
Location
Tyrrelstown is located south of Bellingsmore, north of
Mulhuddart
Mulhuddart () is an outer suburb situated 12 km (7.456 miles) north-west of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The River Tolka passes near the village.
Mulhuddart is also a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in the Barony (Irelan ...
, west of Cruiserath and lies between the
N3 and the
M2.
Located nearby is
Damastown Industrial Estate, one of Dublin's largest industrial estates, which includes a major
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, and present in over 175 countries. It is ...
campus, employing over 4,000 people. In Cruiserath, also nearby, there are premises for the pharmaceutical corporation
Bristol Myers Squibb
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Trade name, doing business as Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), is an American multinational pharmaceutical company. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, BMS is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies ...
, while beyond is Blanchardstown Corporate Park which features offices belonging to PayPal and Ask.Com.
History
Tyrrelstown (often also spelt as Tyrellstown or Tyrrellstown) derives its name from that of the Tyrrell family, including
Hugh Tyrrel
Hugh Tyrrel ( Anglo-Norman: ''Huge Tyrel''), 1st Baron of Castleknock (died 1199) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and crusader who played a prominent part in the Norman invasion of Ireland and took part in the Third Crusade.
He was born in Hampshir ...
, who was granted lands in the parishes of Clonsilla and Mulhuddart in 1178 by
Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath
Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, 4th Baron Lacy (; before 1135 – 25 July 1186), was an Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman landowner and royal office-holder. He had substantial land holdings in Herefordshire and Shropshire. Following his participation in ...
.
John Tirel
John Tirel, or Tyrell (died 1395) was a prominent judge and statesman in fourteenth-century Ireland who held office as Serjeant-at-law and Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas.Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' London John M ...
, or Tyrrell, was
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland
The chief justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland was the presiding judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland, which was known in its early years as the Court of Common Bench, or simply as "the Bench", or "the Dublin bench". It was one of the ...
in the 1380s and 1390s. Tyrrelstown is historically part of the
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Castleknock
Castleknock () is an affluent village in County Dublin, Ireland, located west of the centre of Dublin city. It is in the modern county of Fingal.
In addition to the village, the name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: a ...
within the traditional
County Dublin
County Dublin ( or ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and holds its capital city, Dublin. It is located on the island's east coast, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Until 1994, County Dubli ...
. Much of the area's history is intertwined with that of Cruiserath,
Castleknock
Castleknock () is an affluent village in County Dublin, Ireland, located west of the centre of Dublin city. It is in the modern county of Fingal.
In addition to the village, the name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: a ...
,
Mulhuddart
Mulhuddart () is an outer suburb situated 12 km (7.456 miles) north-west of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The River Tolka passes near the village.
Mulhuddart is also a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in the Barony (Irelan ...
and other adjacent places. To the south is Tyrrelstown House, which dates back to 1720 and which is listed on the
Record of Protected Structures
Conservation in the Republic of Ireland is overseen by a number of statutory and non-governmental agencies, including those with responsibility for Historic preservation, conservation of the built environment and Environmental protection, conservat ...
for Fingal. About 1580 Tyrrelstown was granted to the Bellings family, whose most prominent member was
Richard Bellings
Sir Richard Bellings (1613–1677) was a lawyer and political figure in 17th century Ireland and in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. He is best known for his participation in Confederate Ireland, a short-lived independent Irish state, in which he ...
, one of the leaders of
Confederate Ireland
Confederate Ireland, also referred to as the Irish Catholic Confederation, was a period of Irish Catholic Church, Catholic self-government between 1642 and 1652, during the Irish Confederate Wars, Eleven Years' War. Formed by Catholic aristoc ...
.
Amenities
Education
The district has a secondary school, nowadays vested in the
Le Chéile Schools Trust
The Le Chéile Schools Trust is a charitable trust which manages around 60 schools in Ireland on behalf of fifteen Roman Catholic religious congregations.
History
The majority of secondary schools and some junior schools in Ireland were establi ...
, and four national schools: two under the patronage of
Educate Together
Educate Together () is an educational charity in Republic of Ireland, Ireland which is the patron body to "equality-based, co-educational, child centred, and democratically run" schools. It was founded in 1984 to act as the patron body for the ...
, including Tyrrelstown ET NS, St Luke's NS adjacent, under Roman Catholic patronage, and one under the patronage of the
Gaelscoileanna
A Gaelscoil (; plural: ''Gaelscoileanna'') is an Irish language-Medium of instruction, medium school in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht. Over 50,000 students attend Gaels ...
organisation. Tyrrelstown Educate Together NS and St Luke's NS were both "rapid built" by Western Building Systems of Dungannon, and were temporarily closed in October 2018 due to fire safety concerns.
Sport
There is a GAA club,
Tyrrelstown GAA
Tyrrelstown GAA ( Irish: ''CLG Bhaile an Tirialaigh'') is one of six Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) clubs based in Dublin 15 and the youngest founded in 2008 the others are Castleknock, Erin Go Bragh, Garda, St Brigid's, St Peregrines an ...
, playing football and hurling for boys and girls up to Under 15.
There is a Foróige youth service located in the local community centre and it is aimed at young people between the ages of 10–18. "Foróige is the leading youth organisation in Ireland".
It has been running many youth clubs, programmes and facilities for young people in Ireland since 1952.
A local soccer club, Tyrrelstown FC, was formed in 2004 and, as of 2016, had two teams playing in the
Athletic Union League and underage teams playing in the North Dublin Schoolboys/Girls League.
Commercial
The retail facilities that serve the residents (Tyrrelstown Town Centre, Carlton Hotel a creche,
Lidl
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and
SuperValu supermarkets) are located in the neighbouring townlands of Hollywood-Rath
Placenames Database of Ireland
- townland of Hollywood-Rath and Cruiserath.
Transport
Tyrrelstown is served primarily by the regular 40D Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus () is an Irish State-owned enterprise, state-owned bus operator providing services in Dublin. By far the largest bus operator in the city, it carried 145 million passengers in 2023. It is a subsidiary of CIÉ, Córas Iompair Éireann ...
route from Dublin City Centre. In addition, the 40E links the area with 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 ...
Green Line at Broombridge and the 238 service links the area with Blanchardstown Shopping Centre and Ladyswell.
A N2– N3 link road was completed in May 2013 and passes by Tyrrelstown, improving the development linkages to the M2 (Dublin-north east motorway). By road it is accessible via Mulhuddart
Mulhuddart () is an outer suburb situated 12 km (7.456 miles) north-west of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The River Tolka passes near the village.
Mulhuddart is also a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in the Barony (Irelan ...
, Hollystown and Cruiserath.
References
External links
Tyrrelstown Residents Association
{{Dublin residential areas
Townlands of the barony of Castleknock
Places in Fingal