Cornelscourt

Cornelscourt
Suburb
Cornelscourt Village
Cornelscourt Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°14′N 6°8′W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Government
• Dáil Éireann	Dún Laoghaire
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Eircode (Routing Key)	D18
Area code	01 (+3531)
Irish Grid Reference	O244235

Cornelscourt (Irish: Cúirt an Choirnéil) is a small suburban area of South Dublin, situated between Cabinteely and Foxrock. It has a mostly commercial rather than residential character and is best known for being the site of Ireland's first big-box store, a branch of Dunnes Stores.

Geography

Cornelscourt consists of the houses and shops on either side of a section of the bypassed Old Bray Road between the junction with the N11 to the East. Along this strip are: a petrol station, a well known pub called "The Magic Carpet" which contained one of Ireland's first non-smoking lounges in a pub - the "Samuel Beckett" lounge, named after a former customer. Upstairs, there is a new art gallery and exhibition space, named the "Gallery Intermarium", and there is also a 60 seat theatre named the "Dolmen Theatre" above the pub. There is a drama school called "Arclight", an Indian Restaurant, a traditional fish and chip shop named "Aldos", along with several other take-away food outlets. There is also a convenience store, a pharmacy named "Hiltons", and the above-mentioned Dunnes Stores. The surrounding residential housing is laid out in suburban housing estates.

Ireland's first experimental drive-through bank opened in Cornelscourt in 1990 and closed 12 years later.

Local Area Plan

The area has been designated a 'District Centre' by Dún Laoghaire County Council. A local area plan for the area is being implemented with the aim of making aesthetic and functional improvements through redesign of road layout, street furniture etc.

See also

List of towns and villages in Ireland