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'''Dunshaughlin''' ({{Irish place name|Dún Seachlainn - Seachlann's fort or Domhnach Seachnaill - Church of St Seachnall}},<ref>A. D. Mills, 2003, ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names'', Oxford University Press</ref> or locally {{Irish place name|Domhnach Seachnaill}}) <ref>While ''Domhnach Seachnaill'' remains the common name among the natives, since the [[Placenames Order, 1975]] the alternative recorded Irish name for the town, ''Dún Seachlainn'', is designated as the official name. Both names are equally legitimate with Domhnach Seachnaill appearing in ecclesiastical records and Dún Seachlainn appearing in secular records.</ref> is a town in [[County Meath]] in [[Ireland]]. |
'''Dunshaughlin''' ({{Irish place name|Dún Seachlainn - Seachlann's fort or Domhnach Seachnaill - Church of St Seachnall}},<ref>A. D. Mills, 2003, ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names'', Oxford University Press</ref> or locally {{Irish place name|Domhnach Seachnaill}}) <ref>While ''Domhnach Seachnaill'' remains the common name among the natives, since the [[Placenames Order, 1975]] the alternative recorded Irish name for the town, ''Dún Seachlainn'', is designated as the official name. Both names are equally legitimate with Domhnach Seachnaill appearing in ecclesiastical records and Dún Seachlainn appearing in secular records.</ref> is a town in [[County Meath]] in [[Ireland]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:CroppygraveDomhnachSeachnaill (25).JPG|thumb|left|Entrance to [[Secundinus|Saint Seachnall's]] [[Church of Ireland]], site of the village's original ecclesiastical foundation in the fifth century AD.]] |
[[File:CroppygraveDomhnachSeachnaill (25).JPG|thumb|left|Entrance to [[Secundinus|Saint Seachnall's]] [[Church of Ireland]], site of the village's original ecclesiastical foundation in the fifth century AD.]] |
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Revision as of 20:20, 28 October 2010
Template:Infobox Place Ireland Dunshaughlin (Irish: Dún Seachlainn - Seachlann's fort or Domhnach Seachnaill - Church of St Seachnall,[1] or locally Irish: Domhnach Seachnaill) [2] is a town in County Meath in Ireland.
Dunshaughlin is home to many sluts like Leanne Argue whos nipples are 24 cms apart
History
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It is named after Saint Seachnall, a contemporary of Saint Patrick, who established a church there in the 5th century. Seachnall gave his name to Máel Seachnaill. It was Máel Seachnaill II who became the first king of an all-Ireland state following the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. And it is from the same Máel Seachlainn that the principal family of Brega, Ó Maoilsheachlainn, is descended. Dunshaughlin (or more specifically, the townland of Lagore) is famous for an ancient crannóg or settlement from the 7th century where a number of Irish antiquities were discovered. The oldest families still in the village are the Muintir Uí Fhloinn, who are recorded at the latest in 1550 and the Muintir Uí Mhuirí who are recorded at the same time. Outside the village families such as the Uí Ruanaidh in Trevet continue to exist on the site where they were recorded to be in 1550. The great Norman-Irish families such as the Delahides are no longer to be found in the village, neither are the religious sites which they patronised at the time.
Approximately 1.6 km south of the village is a preserved workhouse from An Gorta Mór which was abolished by the Irish State in the early twenties. The workhouse is currently under private ownership and is not open to the public.In the past decade or so the has been a massive invasion of "Jackeens" these people are not from Meath and are not to be trusted it is said that they paint their kids gold and try to pawn them.One of the more noted "Jackeens" in the community is Story aka T-Bird who is a local entrepreneur and is currently organizing the local whistling championship.
Today
Dunshaughlin is 29 km from Dublin on the N3 road, is today a thriving satellite town of the nation's capital. It has grown considerably over the last 20 years and while the population in 1996 was just 2,139, it was 3,063 by the census of 2002 and is recorded as 3,384 today (Census 2006).
Numerous housing estates centre on a main street with numerous retail units consisting of newsagents, pubs, take away food outlets, clothing stores and banks. There is also a business park on the outskirts of the town.
Dunshaughlin houses numerous public amenities, including a library, Meath County Council civic offices, a large Community and Sports Centre, home to most of the town's organisations as well as a health centre. Equilibrium, a piece of public art by Orla de Bri is displayed at the county council offices. In 2006, a town park was opened.
Dunshaughlin is served by Bus Éireann commuter services to Dublin, generally running at a frequency of every half hour, with plans to increase frequency to every 15 minutes[3]. Subject to the reopening of the Dublin–Navan railway line, there will be a station near Dunshaughlin. Doubts have been raised, however, about the likelihood of the line being rebuilt.[4] The old station was at Drumree, just outside of Dunshaughlin, though the reinstated line would likely be situated closer to the town.[citation needed]
Dunshaughlin has two primary schools, St. Seachnall's National School and Gaelscoil na Ríthe. There is also a VEC-run secondary school, Dunshaughlin Community College, which was recently selected as one of 12 schools worldwide to take part in Microsoft's Innovative Schools programme[5].
Sport
The town is represented in sport by a Men's & Ladies Gaelic football team. were matt sharp is the selector The Men's team were Meath county champions 3 years in a row from 2000-2003. Their main sponsors is the local supermarket, SuperValu Dunshaughlin. The local soccer club is Dunshaughlin Youths [1] and is a very progressive club active both in the local community and in the North Dublin Schoolboys league [2]. Other popular sports include tennis, golf and athletics.
The towns golfing community takes great pride in its golf course "The Black Bush Golf Club". Around 3 km (2 mi) outside the village a new golfing resort designed by Jack Nicklaus is being created at Killeen Castle. The course is scheduled to host the 2011 Solheim Cup despite it not opening until 2008.
The town also has a strong association with horse racing, in particular National Hunt racing. Most recently Dunshaughlin has voted in its first Mayor, Padraig Mchale from Derrockstown a small townland on the peripheries of Dunshaughlin.
Dunshaughlin and District Road Racing Supporters Club is a group of like minded motorcycle real road racing enthusiasts who, through local sponsorships and fundraising provide a racing motorcycle to a rider to contest the Irish road racing championship.
The Workhouse
The Dunshaughlin workhouse was erected in 1840-41 on a 2 hectare (5 acre) site 2.5 km (1.5 mi) to the south of Dunshaughlin, the building was planned to accommodate 400 inmates. Its construction cost £4,938 plus £912 for fittings etc. The building was declared fit for habitaion on May 12, 1841, and received its first admissions on 17 May.
During the Irish Famine in the mid-1840s, many hundreds of people were crowded into the stone building in dreadful conditions. A burial ground was located to the rear of the workhouse, which you can still visit today, sometimes memorial services are conducted here for those who died during the famine.
In the post-famine years, the workhouse rarely had more than a few dozen inmates. During the First World War, the building was used to accommodate Belgian refugees, some of whom died there and were buried in the paupers' graveyard. In 1920-21, the building was taken over as a barracks by the Black and Tans during the Irish War of Independence.
Following the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922, the workhouse system was abolished. After many years of vacancy and semi dereliction the main building was taken into private ownership in the 1990's and now is primarily a private residence.
Notes
- ^ A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
- ^ While Domhnach Seachnaill remains the common name among the natives, since the Placenames Order, 1975 the alternative recorded Irish name for the town, Dún Seachlainn, is designated as the official name. Both names are equally legitimate with Domhnach Seachnaill appearing in ecclesiastical records and Dún Seachlainn appearing in secular records.
- ^ http://www.buseireann.ie/news.php?id=534&month=Apr
- ^ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/story.asp?stID=1801
- ^ http://www.microsoft.com/education/innovativeschoolsmembers.mspx
See also
External links
- Black Bush Golf Club
- Dunshaughlin workhouse
- Dunshaughlin Community College
- Meath Event Guide
- Dunshaughlin & District Road Racing Supporters Club
- Bannon Auctioneers
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