Clondalkin
Clondalkin ( Irish : Cluain Dolcáin; German: "Dolcáns Wiese") is a large suburb in the west of the Irish capital Dublin and the ninth largest city (2011) in the Republic of Ireland .
The place
The first traces of settlement in the Clondalkin area date back about 7600 years. Today's Clondalkin goes back to the founding of an early Christian monastery by probably St. Cronán , also known as St. Mochua , around the year 600. The monastery was first mentioned in 776 and plundered by Vikings in 832. In 1076 the monastery was probably already abandoned.
The dominant structure of the village on the River Camac (a tributary of the Liffey ) in historic County Dublin is the 27 m high round tower , the construction of which is dated to the end of the 8th century. Regardless of its age, the limestone tower is considered to be one of the best preserved in Ireland. The tower is very narrow, the diameter at the widest point is only 4.04 meters. An unusual feature of this tower is the distinctive buttresses at the base of the tower. The fact that the lintel is shallow is a feature of the earlier round towers. The base and the external stone staircase (unique) are probably original. In the graveyard of the demolished church there are two granite crosses , one of which is a ring cross . A ring barrow has also been preserved in Kilmahuddrick near Clondalkin .
Today , Clondalkin, administratively located in County South Dublin , is a typical satellite town of Dublin with a population of 46,813 people at the 2016 census. It is about 10 km west of Dublin city center and borders Tallaght to the south and Blanchardstown to the north . Lucan , the eighth largest city in the republic (2011), is about 3 km northwest of Clondalkin near the border with County Kildare . While the national road N7 runs south of Clondalkin , the route of the M50 motorway runs right through the town.
In parliamentary terms, Clondalkin is part of Dublin Mid West .
Personalities
- Dermot Ryan (1924–1985), Archbishop of Dublin
- Graham Norton (born 1963), actor, comedian and television presenter
- Kenneth Egan (* 1982), boxer, grew up in Clondalkin
- Aidan Turner (* 1983), actor (known from "The Hobbit")
See also
literature
- Peter Harbison : Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland . Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1992, ISBN 0-7171-1956-4 .
Individual evidence
Web links
Coordinates: 53 ° 19 ′ N , 6 ° 25 ′ W