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The town has two old established churches, St. Mary's [[Church of Ireland]] (1831) and St. Patrick' [[Catholic]] Church (1866), both on Carrickbrennan Road. Also established in the modern era are St. John's Church of the Society of St Pius X located at Gamble's Hill, the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witnesses at Monkstown Farm and the Meeting Hall of the Society of Friends at the junction of Packenham Road and Carrickbrennan Road. An [[Gaelscoil|Irish school]] is located in Monkstown, [[Scoil Lorcáin]], which teaches all classes through [[Irish language|Irish]]. A primary school, Monkstown Educate Together National School (METNS) and a [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]] School, CBC Monkstown Park, are also located in the Monkstown area. |
The town has two old established churches, St. Mary's [[Church of Ireland]] (1831) and St. Patrick' [[Catholic]] Church (1866), both on Carrickbrennan Road. Also established in the modern era are St. John's Church of the Society of St Pius X located at Gamble's Hill, the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witnesses at Monkstown Farm and the Meeting Hall of the Society of Friends at the junction of Packenham Road and Carrickbrennan Road. An [[Gaelscoil|Irish school]] is located in Monkstown, [[Scoil Lorcáin]], which teaches all classes through [[Irish language|Irish]]. A primary school, Monkstown Educate Together National School (METNS) and a [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]] School, CBC Monkstown Park, are also located in the Monkstown area. |
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[[Monkstown Castle, County Dublin|Monkstown Castle]], which was probably built in the twelfth or 13th century, was erected by the monks of the Abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary, near Dublin. |
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Revision as of 11:16, 16 March 2008
Template:Infobox Irish Place Monkstown (Irish: Baile na Manach) is a village in the south Dublin suburbs in the Republic of Ireland, located in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County. It is located on the coast, between the area of Blackrock and the town of Dún Laoghaire. The DART stations of Seapoint and Salthill and Monkstown serve the village. Monkstown is well known for its restaurants and bohemian residents.
Amongst the lands with which it had been endowed were those of Carrickbrennan, now forming the greater part of the civil parish of Monkstown.
History
In 1539 King Henry VIII awarded the Monkstown lands to Sir John Travers, Master of the Ordnance in Ireland. John Travers lived in his Castle at Monkstown from 1557 to his death in 1562 and buried in the Carrickbrennan graveyard where the property fell to James Eustace 3rd Viscount Baltinglass through his marriage to Mary Travers. 1580 The Castle was used as a rebellion stronghold when it was awarded to Sir Henry Wallop the Vice Treasurer of Ireland. The lands were later returned to Mary, widow Baltinglass who later married Gerald Alymer. On her death in 1610 the Castle was transferred to the Chevers family through the marriage of Mary Travers's sister Catherine to John Chevers, and the property passed directly to his second son Henry Chevers, who married Catherine, daughter of Sir Richard Fitzwilliam, of Merrion, co.Dublin Henry & Catherine Chevers lived with their 4 children (Walter, Thomas, Patrick, Margaret). On the death of Henry in 1640, the Castle and lands were passed to Walter Cheevers. Walter and family were given command to vacate Monkstown in 1653, by the Cromwellian Commissioners, and transplanted to Killyan, co.Galway. 1660 Walter Cheevers was restored to his estate at Monkstown Castle until his death in 1678. Monkstown was later purchased by Bishop of Armagh Michael Boyle where his son enlarged the Castle making it one of the finest residences. The Shivers family of America trace their lineage to Thomas Chevers brother of Walter Chevers of Monkstown, Ire, through the Cromwellian warrant, authorized Nov 26 1653 for Capt John Whittey to transport the Thomas Chevers family to America.
- Monkstown is first mentioned in 1450; Tenants Cistercians at Carrickbrennan, Villa Monachorum.
- Records of the Abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1640.
- Forfeiting Proprietors under the Cromwellian Settlement 1657.
Noted buildings
The town has two old established churches, St. Mary's Church of Ireland (1831) and St. Patrick' Catholic Church (1866), both on Carrickbrennan Road. Also established in the modern era are St. John's Church of the Society of St Pius X located at Gamble's Hill, the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witnesses at Monkstown Farm and the Meeting Hall of the Society of Friends at the junction of Packenham Road and Carrickbrennan Road. An Irish school is located in Monkstown, Scoil Lorcáin, which teaches all classes through Irish. A primary school, Monkstown Educate Together National School (METNS) and a Congregation of Christian Brothers School, CBC Monkstown Park, are also located in the Monkstown area.
Monkstown Castle, which was probably built in the twelfth or 13th century, was erected by the monks of the Abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary, near Dublin.
Culture
Monkstown has a locally known puppet theatre named Lambert Puppet Theatre, it is a family run business. Every year the puppet theatre hosts an international puppet festival. It used to run series on national television, RTÉ. Michael Jackson once saw a puppet show in this theatre. Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, an organisation promoting Irish culture (particularly Irish traditional music), has its headquarters in Monkstown, as does Birdwatch Ireland. Monkstown was formerly home to Italian playwright and pop-philosopher Marcusio Glynnerato (Marcus Glynn in colloquial terms). The aforementioned later died in Paris due to a heroin overdose. His last words were "Heroin's grand!".
Christian Brother's College
Christian Brother's College consists of two schools; a preparatory school with over 500 students and a secondary school with more than 700 students. CBC caters for boys from junior infants up to sixth year.[1]
Famous residents
See also
References
- ^ Christian Brother's College Retrieved on 07-02-08.
External links
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