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Glasnevin

Glasnevin (Irish: Glas Naíon, meaning 'stream of the infants', also known as Glas Naedhe, meaning "stream of O'Naeidhe" after a local stream and an ancient chieftain) is a neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the River Tolka. While primarily residential, Glasnevin is also home to the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin Cemetery, the National Meteorological Office, and a range of other state bodies, and Dublin City University has its main campus and other facilities in and near the area. Glasnevin is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Coolock.[1]

Glasnevin
Irish: Glas Naíon
Suburb
Glasnevin, Dublin
Glasnevin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°22′19″N 6°16′02″W / 53.371859°N 6.267357°W / 53.371859; -6.267357
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyDublin
Local AuthorityDublin City Council

Geography edit

A mainly residential neighbourhood, Glasnevin is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin (about 3 km north of Dublin city centre). It was established on the northern bank of the River Tolka where the stream for which it may be named joins, and now extends north and south of the river. Three watercourses flow into the Tolka in the area. Two streams can be seen near the Catholic "pyramid church", the Claremont Stream or Nevin Stream, flowing south from Poppintree and Jamestown Industrial Estate branches, and what is sometimes called the "Cemetery Drain" coming north from the southern edge of Glasnevin Cemetery. In addition, a major diversion from the Wad River comes from the Ballymun area, joining near the Claremont Stream.[2]

The boundaries of Glasnevin stretch from the Royal Canal to Glasnevin Avenue and from the Finglas Road to the edges of Drumcondra. It spans the postal districts of Dublin 9 and 11,[citation needed] and is bordered to the northwest by Finglas, northeast by Ballymun and Santry, Whitehall to the east, Phibsborough and Drumcondra to the south and Cabra to the southwest.[3][4]

History edit

Foundation edit

Glasnevin was reputedly founded by Saint Mobhi (sometimes known as St Berchan) in the sixth (or perhaps fifth) century as a monastery. His monastery continued to be used for many years afterwards - St. Colman is recorded as having paid homage to its founder when he returned from abroad to visit Ireland a century after St Mobhi's death in 544. St. Columba of Iona is thought to have studied under St. Mobhi, but left Glasnevin following an outbreak of plague and journeyed north to open the House at Derry; there is a long street (Iona Road) in Glasnevin named in his honour and the church on Iona Road is called Saint Columba's.

Middle Ages edit

A settlement grew up around the monastery, which survived until the Viking invasions in the eighth century. After raids on monasteries at Glendalough and Clondalkin, the monasteries at Glasnevin and Finglas were attacked and destroyed.

By 822 Glasnevin, along with Grangegorman and Clonken or Clonkene (now known as Deansgrange),[5] had become parts of the grange (farm) of Christ Church Cathedral and it seems to have maintained this connection up to the time of the Reformation.

The Battle of Clontarf was fought on the banks of the River Tolka in 1014 (a field called the bloody acre is supposed to be part of the site). The Irish defeated the Danes in a battle, in which 7,000 Danes and 4,000 Irish died.

The 12th century saw the Normans (who had conquered England and Wales in the eleventh century) invade Ireland. As local rulers continued fighting amongst themselves the Norman King of England Henry II was invited to intervene. He arrived in 1171, took control of much land, and then parcelled it out amongst his supporters. Glasnevin ended up under the jurisdiction of Finglas Abbey. Later, Laurence O'Toole, Archbishop of Dublin, took responsibility for Glasnevin and it became the property of the Priory of the Most Holy Trinity (Christ Church Cathedral).

In 1240 a church and tower were reconstructed on the site of the Church of St. Mobhi in the monastery. The returns of the church for 1326 stated that 28 tenants resided in Glasnevin. The church was enlarged in 1346, along with a small hall known as the Manor Hall.

Late Middle Ages edit

When King Henry VIII broke from Rome an era of religious repression began. During the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Catholic Church property and land were appropriated to the new Church of Ireland, and monasteries (including the one at Glasnevin) were forcibly closed, later falling into ruin. Glasnevin had at this stage developed as a village, with its principal landmark and focal point being its "bull-ring" noted in 1542.

By 1667 Glasnevin had expanded - but not by very much; it is recorded as containing 24 houses. The development of the village was given a fresh impetus when Sir John Rogerson built his country residence - "The Glen" or "Glasnevin House" - outside the village.

The plantations of Ireland saw the settlement of Protestant English families on land previously held by Catholics. Lands at Glasnevin were leased to such families and a Protestant church was erected there in 1707. It was built on the site of the old Catholic Church and was named after St. Mobhi. The church was largely rebuilt in the mid-18th century. The attached churchyard became a graveyard for both Protestants and Catholics. It is said that Robert Emmet is buried there, this claim being made because once somebody working in the graveyard there dug up a headless body.[citation needed]

Early modern times edit

By now Glasnevin was an area for "families of distinction" - in spite of a comment attributed to the Protestant Archbishop of Dublin, William King that "when any couple had a mind to be wicked, they would retire to Glasnevin". In a letter, dated 1725 he described Glasnevin as "the receptacle for thieves and rogues [..] The first search when anything was stolen, was there, and when any couple had a mind to retire to be wicked there was their harbour. But since the church was built, and service regularly settled, all these evils are banished. Good houses are built in it, and the place civilised."[6] Glasnevin National School was also built during this period.[citation needed]

19th and 20th centuries edit

In the 1830s, the civil parish population was recorded as 1,001, of whom 559 resided in the village. Glasnevin was described as a parish in the barony of Coolock, pleasantly situated and the residence of many families of distinction.[7]

On 1 June 1832, Charles Lindsay, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, and William John released their holdings of Sir John Rogerson's lands at Glasnevin, (including Glasnevin House) to George Hayward Lindsay. This transfer included the sum of 1,500 Pounds Sterling. Although this does not specifically cite the marriage of George Hayward Lindsay to Lady Mary Catherine Gore, George Lindsay almost certainly came into possession of the lands at Glasnevin as a result of his marriage.

When Drumcondra began to rapidly expand in the 1870s, the residents of Glasnevin sought to protect their district and opposed being merged with the neighbouring suburb.[clarification needed] One of the objectors was the property owner, Dr Henry Gogarty, the father of the Irish poet, Oliver St. John Gogarty. The combined areas of Drumcondra, Clonliffe and Glasnevin became a separate administrative unit, a township, in 1878. The township was merged into the City of Dublin in 1900, under the Dublin Corporation Act of that year.

George Hayward Lindsay's eldest son, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Gore Lindsay, was in possession of his father's lands at Glasnevin when the area began to be developed at the beginning of the twentieth century. Gradual development of his lands began in 1903/04 but Glasnevin remained relatively undeveloped until the opening up of the Carroll Estate in 1914, which saw the creation of the redbrick residential roads running down towards Drumcondra. The process was accelerated by Dublin Corporation in the 1920s and the present shape of the suburb was in place by 1930.[citation needed] Among the developers who built estates in the area were Alexander Strain and his son-in-law George Linzell. Linzell built the first individual house built in the international style in Ireland, Balnagowan House, on St. Mobhi Boithrin in the late 1920s.[8]

The start of the 20th century also saw the opening of a short-lived railway station on the Drumcondra and North Dublin Link Railway line from Glasnevin Junction to Connolly Station (then Amiens Street). Glasnevin railway station opened on 1 April 1901 and closed on 1 December 1910.[9]

Features edit

 
Victorian-era and Edwardian-era housing is common in Glasnevin

The village has changed a lot over the years, and is now fully part of Dublin city.[10]

As well as the amenities of the National Botanic Gardens (Ireland) and local parks, the national meteorological office Met Éireann, the Central Fisheries Board, the National Standards Authority of Ireland, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, the Department of Defence and the national enterprise and trade board Enterprise Ireland are all located in the area.

National Botanic Gardens edit

 
The Curvilinear Range of glasshouses at the Irish National Botanic Gardens

The house and lands of the poet Thomas Tickell were sold in 1790 to the Irish Parliament and given to the Royal Dublin Society for them to establish Ireland's first Botanic Gardens. The gardens were the first location in Ireland where the infection responsible for the 1845–1847 Great Famine was identified. Throughout the famine, research to stop the infection was undertaken at the gardens.

The 48 acres (190,000 m2) which border the River Tolka also adjoin the Prospect Cemetery. In 2002 the Botanic Gardens gained a new two-storey complex which included a new cafe and a large lecture theatre. The Irish National Herbarium is also located at the botanic gardens.

Glasnevin (Prospect) Cemetery edit

 
Crosses at Glasnevin Cemetery

Prospect Cemetery is located in Glasnevin, although better known as Glasnevin Cemetery, the most historically notable burial place in the country and the last resting place, among a host of historical figures, of Michael Collins, Éamon de Valera, Charles Stewart Parnell and also Arthur Griffith. This graveyard led to Glasnevin being known as "the dead centre of Dublin". It opened in 1832 and is the final resting place for thousands of ordinary citizens, as well as many Irish patriots.

Hart's Corner edit

Approaching Glasnevin via Phibsboro is what is known as Hart's Corner but which about 200 years ago was called Glasmanogue, and was then a well-known stage on the way to Finglas. At an earlier date, the name possessed a wider signification and was applied to a considerable portion of the adjoining district.

Delville edit

At the start of the 18th century a large house, known variously as The Glen and later as Delville, was built on the site of the present Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin. Its name, Delville, was an amalgamation of the surnames of two tenants, Dr. Helsam and Dr. Patrick Delany (as Heldeville), both fellows of Trinity College.[citation needed]

When Delany married his first wife he acquired sole ownership, but it became more well-known as the home of Delany and his second wife, Mary Pendarves. She was a widow whom Delany married in 1743, and was an accomplished letter writer.

The couple were friends of Dean Jonathan Swift and, through him, of Alexander Pope. Pope encouraged the Delaneys to develop a garden in a style then becoming popular in England - moving away from the very formal, geometric layout that was common. He redesigned the house in the style of a villa and had the gardens laid out in the latest Dutch fashion creating what was almost certainly Ireland's first naturalistic garden.

The house was, under Mrs Delany, a centre of Dublin's intellectual life.[10] Swift is said to have composed a number of his campaigning pamphlets while staying there. He and his lifelong companion Stella were both in the habit of visiting, and Swift satirised the grounds which he considered too small for the size of the house. Through her correspondence with her sister, Mrs Dewes, Mary wrote of Swift in 1733: "he calls himself my master and corrects me when I speak bad English or do not pronounce my words distinctly".

Patrick Delany died in 1768 at the age of 82, prompting his widow to sell Delville and return to her native England until her death twenty years later.

 
Church of Lady of Dolours (the 'pyramid church')

The Pyramid Church edit

Glasnevin is also a parish in the Fingal South West deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.[11] It is served by the Church of Lady of Dolours on the banks of the River Tolka.[citation needed]

A timber church, which originally stood on Berkeley Road, was moved to a riverside site on Botanic Avenue early in the twentieth century; the altar in this church was from Newgate prison in Dublin.[citation needed] It served as the parish church until it was replaced, in 1972, by a structure resembling a pyramid when viewed from Botanic Avenue.[citation needed] The previous church was known locally as "The Woodener" or "The Wooden" and the new building is still known to older residents as "The new Woodener" or "The Wigwam".[citation needed] The church underwent some refurbishment work inside and in its grounds and car park during the first half of 2011.[citation needed]

Met Éireann edit

 
Met Éireann headquarters

In 1975 the new headquarters of Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Office, designed by Liam McCormick, opened on Glasnevin Hill, on the site of a former juvenile detention centre, Marlborough House.[citation needed] The Met Éireann building is a pyramidal shape and was originally to be covered in Welsh Slate, however, an indigenous material was deemed more appropriate, and the selected Irish stone curled and had to be replaced by metal sheeting.[citation needed] It is recognised as one of the most significant buildings to be erected in Dublin in the 1970s.[citation needed]

Griffith Avenue edit

 
Griffith Avenue

The tree-lined Griffith Avenue runs through Glasnevin, Drumcondra and Marino, and spans three electoral constituencies. Like nearby Griffith Park, it was named after Arthur Griffith, who was the founder and third leader of Sinn Féin, served as President of Dáil Éireann and is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.

A double-row of mature lime trees runs along both sides of Griffith Avenue from its junction with St Mobhi Road (in the west) to its junction with Malahide Road (in the east), a distance of 2.81km.[12] It is reputed to be the longest tree-lined purely residential avenue in the northern hemisphere.[13][14][15]

Amenities edit

Scouting is represented in Glasnevin by the 1st Dublin (L.H.O) Scout Troop located on the corner of Griffith Avenue and Ballygall Road East.[16]

Sport edit

The Gaelic games of Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and Gaelic handball are all organised locally by Na Fianna CLG, while soccer is played by local clubs Tolka Rovers, Glasnevin FC and Glasnaion FC. Basketball is organised by Tolka Rovers. Tennis is played in Charleville Lawn Tennis Club which was founded in 1894 and took its name from the original location at the corner of the Charleville and Cabra Roads. The move to its present location on Whitworth Road took place in 1904.[citation needed] Hockey is also played in Botanic Hockey club on the Old Finglas Road. Glasnevin Boxing Club and Football (soccer) club have a clubhouse on Mobhi road.

Billy Whelan, one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster of 6 February 1958, was born locally and is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.[17]

Education edit

There are several primary schools in Glasnevin. These include Lindsay Road National School (Presbyterian patronage) and Glasnevin National School (Church of Ireland patronage), founded by Dean Swift and constructed in a round shape; known as 'The Ink Bottle' this building was replaced in 1911. Also present are Glasnevin Educate Together National school, North Dublin National School Project, Scoil Mobhi, St. Brigid's GNS, St. Columba's NS and St.Vincent's CBS.[citation needed]

There are several Roman Catholic secondary schools in the area St Vincent's (Christian Brothers) School, Scoil Chaitríona and St Mary's (Holy Faith) Secondary School.[citation needed]

The main campus of Dublin City University lies on the border between Glasnevin, Whitehall and Ballymun, and the DCU Alpha centre is in central Glasnevin.[18] Teagasc also run horticultural education courses from the College of Amenity Horticulture in the Botanic Gardens.[citation needed]

 
Dublin City University Glasnevin Library

Representation edit

Glasnevin is part of the Dáil Éireann constituency of Dublin Central and Dublin North-West.

Notable people edit

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Further reading edit

  • The Parish of Glasnevin from F.E. Ball's A History of the County Dublin (1920)
  • Account of Glasnevin from D'Alton's History of the County Dublin (1838)
  • Glasnevin, Finglas and the Adjacent District from The Neighbourhood of Dublin by Weston St. John Joyce (third and enlarged edition 1920)
  • The Tolka, Glasnevin and the Naul Road from North Dublin by Dillon Cosgrove (1909)

External links edit

  • A History of Glasnevin from Egan's House
  • The Botanic Gardens

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For the hamlet in Canada see Glasnevin Saskatchewan Glasnevin Irish Glas Naion meaning stream of the infants also known as Glas Naedhe meaning stream of O Naeidhe after a local stream and an ancient chieftain is a neighbourhood of Dublin Ireland situated on the River Tolka While primarily residential Glasnevin is also home to the National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin Cemetery the National Meteorological Office and a range of other state bodies and Dublin City University has its main campus and other facilities in and near the area Glasnevin is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Coolock 1 Glasnevin Irish Glas NaionSuburbGlasnevin DublinGlasnevinLocation in IrelandCoordinates 53 22 19 N 6 16 02 W 53 371859 N 6 267357 W 53 371859 6 267357CountryIrelandProvinceLeinsterCountyDublinLocal AuthorityDublin City Council Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2 1 Foundation 2 2 Middle Ages 2 3 Late Middle Ages 2 4 Early modern times 2 5 19th and 20th centuries 3 Features 3 1 National Botanic Gardens 3 2 Glasnevin Prospect Cemetery 3 3 Hart s Corner 3 4 Delville 3 5 The Pyramid Church 3 6 Met Eireann 3 7 Griffith Avenue 4 Amenities 4 1 Sport 4 2 Education 5 Representation 6 Notable people 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksGeography editA mainly residential neighbourhood Glasnevin is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin about 3 km north of Dublin city centre It was established on the northern bank of the River Tolka where the stream for which it may be named joins and now extends north and south of the river Three watercourses flow into the Tolka in the area Two streams can be seen near the Catholic pyramid church the Claremont Stream or Nevin Stream flowing south from Poppintree and Jamestown Industrial Estate branches and what is sometimes called the Cemetery Drain coming north from the southern edge of Glasnevin Cemetery In addition a major diversion from the Wad River comes from the Ballymun area joining near the Claremont Stream 2 The boundaries of Glasnevin stretch from the Royal Canal to Glasnevin Avenue and from the Finglas Road to the edges of Drumcondra It spans the postal districts of Dublin 9 and 11 citation needed and is bordered to the northwest by Finglas northeast by Ballymun and Santry Whitehall to the east Phibsborough and Drumcondra to the south and Cabra to the southwest 3 4 History editFoundation edit Glasnevin was reputedly founded by Saint Mobhi sometimes known as St Berchan in the sixth or perhaps fifth century as a monastery His monastery continued to be used for many years afterwards St Colman is recorded as having paid homage to its founder when he returned from abroad to visit Ireland a century after St Mobhi s death in 544 St Columba of Iona is thought to have studied under St Mobhi but left Glasnevin following an outbreak of plague and journeyed north to open the House at Derry there is a long street Iona Road in Glasnevin named in his honour and the church on Iona Road is called Saint Columba s Middle Ages edit A settlement grew up around the monastery which survived until the Viking invasions in the eighth century After raids on monasteries at Glendalough and Clondalkin the monasteries at Glasnevin and Finglas were attacked and destroyed By 822 Glasnevin along with Grangegorman and Clonken or Clonkene now known as Deansgrange 5 had become parts of the grange farm of Christ Church Cathedral and it seems to have maintained this connection up to the time of the Reformation The Battle of Clontarf was fought on the banks of the River Tolka in 1014 a field called the bloody acre is supposed to be part of the site The Irish defeated the Danes in a battle in which 7 000 Danes and 4 000 Irish died The 12th century saw the Normans who had conquered England and Wales in the eleventh century invade Ireland As local rulers continued fighting amongst themselves the Norman King of England Henry II was invited to intervene He arrived in 1171 took control of much land and then parcelled it out amongst his supporters Glasnevin ended up under the jurisdiction of Finglas Abbey Later Laurence O Toole Archbishop of Dublin took responsibility for Glasnevin and it became the property of the Priory of the Most Holy Trinity Christ Church Cathedral In 1240 a church and tower were reconstructed on the site of the Church of St Mobhi in the monastery The returns of the church for 1326 stated that 28 tenants resided in Glasnevin The church was enlarged in 1346 along with a small hall known as the Manor Hall Late Middle Ages edit When King Henry VIII broke from Rome an era of religious repression began During the Dissolution of the Monasteries Catholic Church property and land were appropriated to the new Church of Ireland and monasteries including the one at Glasnevin were forcibly closed later falling into ruin Glasnevin had at this stage developed as a village with its principal landmark and focal point being its bull ring noted in 1542 By 1667 Glasnevin had expanded but not by very much it is recorded as containing 24 houses The development of the village was given a fresh impetus when Sir John Rogerson built his country residence The Glen or Glasnevin House outside the village The plantations of Ireland saw the settlement of Protestant English families on land previously held by Catholics Lands at Glasnevin were leased to such families and a Protestant church was erected there in 1707 It was built on the site of the old Catholic Church and was named after St Mobhi The church was largely rebuilt in the mid 18th century The attached churchyard became a graveyard for both Protestants and Catholics It is said that Robert Emmet is buried there this claim being made because once somebody working in the graveyard there dug up a headless body citation needed Early modern times edit By now Glasnevin was an area for families of distinction in spite of a comment attributed to the Protestant Archbishop of Dublin William King that when any couple had a mind to be wicked they would retire to Glasnevin In a letter dated 1725 he described Glasnevin as the receptacle for thieves and rogues The first search when anything was stolen was there and when any couple had a mind to retire to be wicked there was their harbour But since the church was built and service regularly settled all these evils are banished Good houses are built in it and the place civilised 6 Glasnevin National School was also built during this period citation needed 19th and 20th centuries edit In the 1830s the civil parish population was recorded as 1 001 of whom 559 resided in the village Glasnevin was described as a parish in the barony of Coolock pleasantly situated and the residence of many families of distinction 7 On 1 June 1832 Charles Lindsay Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin and William John released their holdings of Sir John Rogerson s lands at Glasnevin including Glasnevin House to George Hayward Lindsay This transfer included the sum of 1 500 Pounds Sterling Although this does not specifically cite the marriage of George Hayward Lindsay to Lady Mary Catherine Gore George Lindsay almost certainly came into possession of the lands at Glasnevin as a result of his marriage When Drumcondra began to rapidly expand in the 1870s the residents of Glasnevin sought to protect their district and opposed being merged with the neighbouring suburb clarification needed One of the objectors was the property owner Dr Henry Gogarty the father of the Irish poet Oliver St John Gogarty The combined areas of Drumcondra Clonliffe and Glasnevin became a separate administrative unit a township in 1878 The township was merged into the City of Dublin in 1900 under the Dublin Corporation Act of that year George Hayward Lindsay s eldest son Lieutenant Colonel Henry Gore Lindsay was in possession of his father s lands at Glasnevin when the area began to be developed at the beginning of the twentieth century Gradual development of his lands began in 1903 04 but Glasnevin remained relatively undeveloped until the opening up of the Carroll Estate in 1914 which saw the creation of the redbrick residential roads running down towards Drumcondra The process was accelerated by Dublin Corporation in the 1920s and the present shape of the suburb was in place by 1930 citation needed Among the developers who built estates in the area were Alexander Strain and his son in law George Linzell Linzell built the first individual house built in the international style in Ireland Balnagowan House on St Mobhi Boithrin in the late 1920s 8 The start of the 20th century also saw the opening of a short lived railway station on the Drumcondra and North Dublin Link Railway line from Glasnevin Junction to Connolly Station then Amiens Street Glasnevin railway station opened on 1 April 1901 and closed on 1 December 1910 9 Features edit nbsp Victorian era and Edwardian era housing is common in GlasnevinThe village has changed a lot over the years and is now fully part of Dublin city 10 As well as the amenities of the National Botanic Gardens Ireland and local parks the national meteorological office Met Eireann the Central Fisheries Board the National Standards Authority of Ireland Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland the Department of Defence and the national enterprise and trade board Enterprise Ireland are all located in the area National Botanic Gardens edit nbsp The Curvilinear Range of glasshouses at the Irish National Botanic GardensMain article Irish National Botanic Gardens The house and lands of the poet Thomas Tickell were sold in 1790 to the Irish Parliament and given to the Royal Dublin Society for them to establish Ireland s first Botanic Gardens The gardens were the first location in Ireland where the infection responsible for the 1845 1847 Great Famine was identified Throughout the famine research to stop the infection was undertaken at the gardens The 48 acres 190 000 m2 which border the River Tolka also adjoin the Prospect Cemetery In 2002 the Botanic Gardens gained a new two storey complex which included a new cafe and a large lecture theatre The Irish National Herbarium is also located at the botanic gardens Glasnevin Prospect Cemetery edit nbsp Crosses at Glasnevin CemeteryProspect Cemetery is located in Glasnevin although better known as Glasnevin Cemetery the most historically notable burial place in the country and the last resting place among a host of historical figures of Michael Collins Eamon de Valera Charles Stewart Parnell and also Arthur Griffith This graveyard led to Glasnevin being known as the dead centre of Dublin It opened in 1832 and is the final resting place for thousands of ordinary citizens as well as many Irish patriots Hart s Corner edit Approaching Glasnevin via Phibsboro is what is known as Hart s Corner but which about 200 years ago was called Glasmanogue and was then a well known stage on the way to Finglas At an earlier date the name possessed a wider signification and was applied to a considerable portion of the adjoining district Delville edit At the start of the 18th century a large house known variously as The Glen and later as Delville was built on the site of the present Bon Secours Hospital Dublin Its name Delville was an amalgamation of the surnames of two tenants Dr Helsam and Dr Patrick Delany as Heldeville both fellows of Trinity College citation needed When Delany married his first wife he acquired sole ownership but it became more well known as the home of Delany and his second wife Mary Pendarves She was a widow whom Delany married in 1743 and was an accomplished letter writer The couple were friends of Dean Jonathan Swift and through him of Alexander Pope Pope encouraged the Delaneys to develop a garden in a style then becoming popular in England moving away from the very formal geometric layout that was common He redesigned the house in the style of a villa and had the gardens laid out in the latest Dutch fashion creating what was almost certainly Ireland s first naturalistic garden The house was under Mrs Delany a centre of Dublin s intellectual life 10 Swift is said to have composed a number of his campaigning pamphlets while staying there He and his lifelong companion Stella were both in the habit of visiting and Swift satirised the grounds which he considered too small for the size of the house Through her correspondence with her sister Mrs Dewes Mary wrote of Swift in 1733 he calls himself my master and corrects me when I speak bad English or do not pronounce my words distinctly Patrick Delany died in 1768 at the age of 82 prompting his widow to sell Delville and return to her native England until her death twenty years later nbsp Church of Lady of Dolours the pyramid church The Pyramid Church edit Glasnevin is also a parish in the Fingal South West deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin 11 It is served by the Church of Lady of Dolours on the banks of the River Tolka citation needed A timber church which originally stood on Berkeley Road was moved to a riverside site on Botanic Avenue early in the twentieth century the altar in this church was from Newgate prison in Dublin citation needed It served as the parish church until it was replaced in 1972 by a structure resembling a pyramid when viewed from Botanic Avenue citation needed The previous church was known locally as The Woodener or The Wooden and the new building is still known to older residents as The new Woodener or The Wigwam citation needed The church underwent some refurbishment work inside and in its grounds and car park during the first half of 2011 citation needed Met Eireann edit nbsp Met Eireann headquartersIn 1975 the new headquarters of Met Eireann the Irish Meteorological Office designed by Liam McCormick opened on Glasnevin Hill on the site of a former juvenile detention centre Marlborough House citation needed The Met Eireann building is a pyramidal shape and was originally to be covered in Welsh Slate however an indigenous material was deemed more appropriate and the selected Irish stone curled and had to be replaced by metal sheeting citation needed It is recognised as one of the most significant buildings to be erected in Dublin in the 1970s citation needed Griffith Avenue edit nbsp Griffith AvenueThe tree lined Griffith Avenue runs through Glasnevin Drumcondra and Marino and spans three electoral constituencies Like nearby Griffith Park it was named after Arthur Griffith who was the founder and third leader of Sinn Fein served as President of Dail Eireann and is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery A double row of mature lime trees runs along both sides of Griffith Avenue from its junction with St Mobhi Road in the west to its junction with Malahide Road in the east a distance of 2 81km 12 It is reputed to be the longest tree lined purely residential avenue in the northern hemisphere 13 14 15 Amenities editScouting is represented in Glasnevin by the 1st Dublin L H O Scout Troop located on the corner of Griffith Avenue and Ballygall Road East 16 Sport edit The Gaelic games of Gaelic football hurling camogie and Gaelic handball are all organised locally by Na Fianna CLG while soccer is played by local clubs Tolka Rovers Glasnevin FC and Glasnaion FC Basketball is organised by Tolka Rovers Tennis is played in Charleville Lawn Tennis Club which was founded in 1894 and took its name from the original location at the corner of the Charleville and Cabra Roads The move to its present location on Whitworth Road took place in 1904 citation needed Hockey is also played in Botanic Hockey club on the Old Finglas Road Glasnevin Boxing Club and Football soccer club have a clubhouse on Mobhi road Billy Whelan one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster of 6 February 1958 was born locally and is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery 17 Education edit There are several primary schools in Glasnevin These include Lindsay Road National School Presbyterian patronage and Glasnevin National School Church of Ireland patronage founded by Dean Swift and constructed in a round shape known as The Ink Bottle this building was replaced in 1911 Also present are Glasnevin Educate Together National school North Dublin National School Project Scoil Mobhi St Brigid s GNS St Columba s NS and St Vincent s CBS citation needed There are several Roman Catholic secondary schools in the area St Vincent s Christian Brothers School Scoil Chaitriona and St Mary s Holy Faith Secondary School citation needed The main campus of Dublin City University lies on the border between Glasnevin Whitehall and Ballymun and the DCU Alpha centre is in central Glasnevin 18 Teagasc also run horticultural education courses from the College of Amenity Horticulture in the Botanic Gardens citation needed nbsp Dublin City University Glasnevin LibraryRepresentation editGlasnevin is part of the Dail Eireann constituency of Dublin Central and Dublin North West Notable people editMargaret Buckley former president of Sinn Fein originally from Cork lived on Marguerite Road Glasnevin 19 Saint Canice early Christian abbot studied under Mobhi of Glasnevin 20 Saint Comgall early Christian abbot and founder of a monastery at Bangor 21 Marian Finucane architect journalist and broadcaster 22 Colm Gallagher Fianna Fail T D Ian Gallahar cyclist and commissaire 23 Alice Glenn Fine Gael T D Niamh Kavanagh singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 24 Robbie Kelleher former All Ireland winning Gaelic footballer 25 Anne Kernan 1933 2020 Irish physicist 26 Celia Lynch Fianna Fail TD and assistant government whip originally from Galway lived on Botanic Road 27 Colm Meaney actor 28 Damien McCaul television presenter and radio DJ 29 Saint Mobhi early Christian missionary and abbot of Glasnevin monastery 21 John O Connell Fianna Fail TD and former Minister for Health attended school in the area 30 Francis Martin O Donnell diplomat citation needed Michael O Hehir sports commentator and journalist 31 James O Higgins Norman academic citation needed John J O Kelly politician former President of Sinn Fein and government minister 32 Michael O Riordan founder of the Communist Party of Ireland 33 Roisin Owens biochemist 34 Richard Brinsley Sheridan satirist playwright and politician 35 failed verification Jonathan Swift author and essayist who lived across the road from the Glasnevin Model School now Glasnevin Educate Together 36 Thomas Tickell poet whose Glasnevin property was later developed as the National Botanic Gardens 37 David P Tyndall businessperson citation needed Mona Tyndall doctor and missionary citation needed Macdara Woods Irish poet who wrote Winter Fire amp Snow with Brendan Graham citation needed References edit Glas Naion Glasnevin civil parish logainm ie Placenames Database of Ireland Archived from the original on 26 September 2021 Retrieved 5 May 2020 Doyle Joseph W May 2013 Ten Dozen Waters The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin 7 ed Dublin Rath Eanna Research p 19 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Glasnevin Finglas and the Adjacent District from The Neighbourhood of Dublin by Weston St John Joyce third and enlarged edition 1920 The Tolka Glasnevin and the Naul Road from North Dublin by Dillon Cosgrove 1909 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glasnevin A History of Glasnevin from Egan s House The Botanic Gardens Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glasnevin amp oldid 1197932277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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