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name = South Dublin | |
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gaeilge = Átha Cliath Theas | |
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crest image = South Dublin County Council Crest.JPG | |
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map image = Ireland map County Dublin South.png | |
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area = 222.74 km² | |
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county town = [[Tallaght]] | |
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code = D (SN proposed) | |
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population = 246,919 | |
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census yr = 2006 | |
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province = [[Leinster]] | |
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web = www.sdublincoco.ie | |
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'''South Dublin''' ({{lang-ga|Átha Cliath Theas}}) is a county in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], with its [[county town|county seat]] located in [[Tallaght]]. South Dublin achieved county status under the 1993 Local Government (Dublin) Act, and more formally in the 2001 Local Government Act. |
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==Overview== |
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South Dublin was created along with two other counties from the former [[County Dublin|County of Dublin]]. The area was part of [[County Dublin]] until its dissolution as such in 1994, where Section 9 Part 1(a) of the ''Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1993'' stated that as of [[1 January]] [[1994]] "the county shall cease to exist".<ref>[[Act of the Oireachtas]]: [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA31Y1993S9.html Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1993 (Section 9 Part 1(a))]</ref> |
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The coat of arms for South Dublin reads "This We Hold In Trust" in both [[English language|English]] and Irish, while incorporating elements of the history, geography, and present day infrastructure of the area. |
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South Dublin is the last county in Ireland to have any alterations made to its boundary, these being made in 1993 to accommodate the [[M50 motorway (Ireland)|M50 motorway]]. It is also the last county to undergo a name change, its original name of "Belgard" (An Bealach Ard) being changed to South Dublin when the area was altered from being an Electoral County to an Administrative County in 1994 (Fingal and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown's boundaries and names were both set in 1985). The name of Belgard did have a historical association with the area, being the designation of one of the border fortresses of [[the Pale]] which existed in that area. It was altered however under the view that the name Belgard would create associations with areas of modern development in [[Tallaght]] that now also use that name. The county is still identified as Belgard by certain Government departments<sup>[[#Footnote|1]]</sup> to differentiate it from the geographical area of what used to be the southern part of County Dublin.<ref>There are also many{{Fact|date=April 2009}} who would favour a name change for the county, reverting back to Belgard as confusion often arises because RTÉ and TV3 news reports continue to mistakenly refer to large areas of South Dublin County as 'west Dublin', while maintaining that Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County is 'south Dublin'. Representations can be made at any time by the elected members of the County Council to the Government requesting a legal name change.</ref> |
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The area of South Dublin covers 222.74 square kilometres and lies 15 km south west of the capital. It is bounded by the [[Dublin Mountains]] to the south and stretches from the [[River Liffey]] at [[Lucan, County Dublin|Lucan]] through [[Palmerstown]], [[Clondalkin]], south to [[Newcastle, County Dublin|Newcastle]], [[Rathcoole]], [[Saggart]]. It includes [[Tallaght]] West, South and Central and stretches east to [[Templeogue]] and [[Rathfarnham]]. South Dublin is bordered by the Counties of [[Kildare]], [[Wicklow]], [[Fingal]] and [[Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown]], as well as Dublin City. The [[Institute of Technology, Tallaght]] is located within the county. |
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==South Dublin towns and villages== |
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Most areas in south Dublin are also suburbs of Dublin city but some, such as Newcastle, Rathcoole and Saggart, are too remote for this. |
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The County Council designates status of towns, villages and suburbs in three tiers - '''town''', '''district centre''' and '''local centre''', and these are used in planning and management. In the current development plan, the towns and district centres are listed as: |
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* Tallaght (county seat) |
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* Clondalkin ("to be facilitated and developed as a Town Centre... including northward development") |
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* Lucan (with notes on the Liffey Valley Centre, and the developing Adamstown area - a future "district centre" - and a stated aim to avoid Lucan merging with [[Leixlip]]) |
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* and with a proposal to develop a Town Centre around the Liffey Valley Centre at Quarryvale |
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while the more local centres are noted in three groups: |
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* '''city suburbs''' including at least Rathfarnham, Palmerstown, Templeogue, Knocklyon and Greenhills |
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* '''villages''' such as Rathcoole, Newcastle(-Lyons), and Saggart |
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* '''new neighbourhoods''', some within bigger, older areas - including such as Kilnamanagh, Ballyowen, Finnstown, and, in development, Adamstown.<ref>Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland: South Dublin County Development Plan 2004-2010, Chapter 5</ref> |
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===List of South Dublin residential areas=== |
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*[[Adamstown]] |
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*[[Ballyboden]] |
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*[[Clondalkin]] |
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*[[Edmondstown]] |
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*[[Firhouse]] |
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*[[Greenhills]] |
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*[[Jobstown]] |
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*[[Knocklyon]] |
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*[[Lucan, County Dublin|Lucan]] |
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*[[Newcastle, County Dublin|Newcastle]] |
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*[[Palmerstown]] |
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*[[Rathcoole, Dublin|Rathcoole]] |
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*[[Rathfarnham]] |
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*[[Rockbrook]] |
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*[[Ronanstown]] |
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*[[Saggart]] |
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*[[Tallaght]] |
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*[[Templeogue]] |
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==See also== |
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*[[Dublin South (Dáil Éireann constituency)]] |
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*[[South Dublin (UK Parliament constituency)]] |
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==Footnote== |
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* [http://www.education.ie/home/home.jsp?pcategory=10917&ecategory=12016&language=EN Department of Education and Science] |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.sdublincoco.ie South Dublin County Council] |
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* [http://www.lucanstpatricksday.org Lucan St. Patrick's Day Parade] |
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{{Ireland counties}} |
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[[Category:Geography of County Dublin]] |
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[[Category:County Dublin| ]] |
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[[ast:Condáu de Dublín Sur]] |
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[[es:Condado de Dublín Sur]] |
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[[fr:Comté de Dublin Sud]] |
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[[ga:Contae Átha Cliath Theas]] |
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[[gv:Coontae Ghivlyn Yiass]] |
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[[it:South Dublin]] |
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[[lt:Pietų Dublinas]] |
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[[nl:South Dublin]] |
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[[pl:Hrabstwo Dublin Południowy]] |
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[[pt:Condado de South Dublin]] |
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[[ru:Южный Дублин]] |
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[[sv:South Dublin]] |
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[[zh:南都柏林郡]] |
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Revision as of 18:27, 22 June 2009
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