Donabate
Donabate ( Irish : Domhnach Bat ) is a small coastal town and peninsula in Ireland , about 20 km (12 miles) north-northeast of Dublin . The city is located on a peninsula between the Rogerstown Estuary in the north and the Broadmeadow Estuary in the south. Donabate is in the County of Fingal in the former County of Dublin .
geography
The Donabate Peninsula has a characteristic hammer-head shape. This is due to pronounced spits that protrude south and north into the respective estuary . The northern spit carries Portrane Beach , which almost reaches the town of Rush . Only the Rogerstown Estuary separates the beaches. A strip of low limestone cliffs south of Portrane stretches to Donabate Beach , to the eastern end of the southern spit. The Broadmeadow Estuary is similarly enclosed. It is fed by the Broadmeadow River . Important habitats have emerged in the relatively calm waters of the estuaries. You are under the protection of the Ramsar Convention .
history
In 1912 Donabate had a population of 734 people in 150 houses. It remained a small village for a century. However, in recent decades it has seen rapid population growth as transport links to Dublin have greatly improved. While 1868 inhabitants were counted in 1996, in 2011 there were 8730 inhabitants.
administration
Donabate is now part of Fingal, North County Dublin . The Donabate-Portrane Peninsula is part of the Swords constituency (local electoral area). This constituency is numerically the largest in Fingal County and sends five County Councilors to Fingal County Council . With regard to national elections, the city is part of Dublin North (Dáil Éireann) constituency , which sends four MPs (Teachta Dála) to the House of Representatives (Dáil Éireann).
Lambay as seen from the Donabate Portrane Cliff Walk .
Smyths Donabate Village.
Donabate Beach.
Broadmeadow Estuary in winter.
The Donabate Parish Council (Donabate Portrane Community Council) is the local municipality.
religion
The inhabitants are predominantly Catholic, in addition to Donabate and Portrane, Balheary also belongs to the community . The Donabate Presbyterian Church holds services at the community center.
education
The city has a public school, one for girls and one for boys, as well as the Donabate Community College VEC .
Culture & Sport
The Donabate Portrane Community and Leisure Center is the new community center that opened in 2001. There is a Chamber of Commerce , Boy Scouts (63rd Dublin 14th Port Donabate), two football clubs (St. Ita's AFC, Portrane Athletic), a club for Gaelic Football and Hurling (St. Patrick's GAA club, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Naomh Pádraig, 1924 ), a hockey club, karate, Tae-Kwon Do, a snooker club, a Historical and Folklore Society , the Tidy Towns (Ireland) Committee , a bridge club and other leisure activities. GAA training and competitions are held at Robbie Farrell Park, Ballymastone. The club colors are green and black.
Golf
Donabate is also known for its large number of golf clubs. There are five places on the peninsula.
water sports
Although the east coast of Ireland is not ideal for surfing, surfers come to Donabate regularly. In addition, kayaking, sailing, and kite surfing are popular activities. Especially in the Broadmeadow Estuary . Access and water ramps can be found in Donabate, Malahide and Rush. Jet skis and motor boats are only permitted after approval. In summer all beaches are manned by lifeguards. The water quality has always been "Good" or "Excellent" in recent years.
Equestrian sport Hunter trials are held
in Corballis Donabate .
Bouldering
In recent years, bouldering on the cliffs has become more and more popular.
Attractions
Newbridge Estate
A historic building is the "Big House and Estate" at Newbridge Demesne. The Newbridge House is a Georgian property, which in 1736 for Charles Cobbe , the Archbishop of Dublin was built. It is set in an 18th century landscape park with 150 hectares (370 acres). The property was acquired by the Cobbe family by Fingal County Council in 1985 and is now a public park. The family has an apartment in the main building.
Newbridge House was also the setting for the 1965 film The Spy Who Came In The Cold . In 2009 a valuable portrait of William Shakespeare was rediscovered in the drawing room of the house.
Transition Town Donabate Portrane
There is an active community in Donabate that is committed to the Transition Town Movement . Projects include a weekly market day and a project to convert the unused St Ita's Gardens & Farm into a farming community.
nature
In 2008, plans were published to convert the Rogerstwon Estuary into a nature reserve . It was suggested to create new entrances, parking spaces and paths and to set up information boards. In order to improve the character of the landscape, hedges should be created and pastures mowed and cattle returned to pasture.
Rogerstown Estuary
The Rogerstown Estuary is an important wetland area. It is subject to various protections including the Statutory Nature Reserve . The conservation organization Bird Watch Ireland owns land along the shore and is committed to preserving the land as a nature reserve despite its proximity to the Dublin metropolitan area. The Bird Watch Ireland branch has two observation huts.
Broadmeadow Estuary
The Broadmeadow Estuary is also a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protection Area (SPA). It is home to an internationally important colony of the Brent goose as well as other nationally important breeding grounds for other bird species.
traffic
Rail transport
The Donabate railway station in the city center is on the main line Dublin- Belfast and from the line Northern Commuter trains on operated between Dublin and Dundalk run. The Transport 21 infrastructure plan provides for the electrification of the line north of Malahide and through Donabate to Balbriggan . Donabate is also to be integrated into the new Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) system between Balbriggan and Hazelhatch and Celbridge . This connection leads through the planned interconnector rail tunnel to Dublin.
Viaduct collapse
On August 21, 2009, the 6:07 pm train from Balbriggan Railway Station to Connolly passed the Broadmeadow viaduct when the driver noticed that the route for the northbound rail section was giving way. The train was able to leave the section unharmed, the driver alerted those responsible and the damaged viaduct was renewed over several weeks.
Roads
The regional road R126 connects Portrane with the R127 and the M1 motorway . Dublin Bus from Swords to Portrane goes to Donabate.
Significant people
- Stephen Rea (born 1946), actor
- Frances Power Cobbe (1822–1904), writer, social reformer, suffragette and pioneer in the fight against animal testing
Web links
- Donabateportrane.net
- Donabate Portrane Community Council
- Donabate Tidy Towns
- Transition Town Donabate Portrane
- Fingal Safe Cycling
- Donabate Taekwondo
- Donabate Sea Scouts
- The Lambay Singers Local Choir
- Donabate Drama Society
- Donabate Portrane Leisure Center
- Donabate / Portrane Baby and Toddler Group
Individual evidence
- ↑ Origin of the name at Logainm.ie ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Ramsar Convention
- ^ St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
- ^ Donabate Portrane Educate-Together National School ; St Patrick's Boys National School
- ↑ Homepage of the center
- ↑ St. Patrick's GAA, Donabate stpatsgaa.com ; St. Itas AFC ; Portrane Hockey Club ; Donabate Tidy Towns Committee donabatetidytowns.blogspot.com
- ↑ The Island , one of the top 20 places in Ireland; as well as Beaverstown Golf Club ; The Island Golf Club ; Donabate Golf Club ; Balcarrick Golf Club ; Corballis Links Golf Club ; - Golf Digest Ireland golfdigest.com
- ↑ Fingal County Council: Bye laws 2006 regulating recreational craft (incl. Fast power boats) and personal watercraft (jet-skis) http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Environment/BeachesinFingal/ByeLaws2006RegulatingRecreationalCraft/FileDownload,20659,en.doc
- ↑ Splash is the national bathing water information website for identified bathing waters around Ireland - Portrane Beach Status http://splash.epa.ie/#idbw/IEEABWC020_0000_0200
- ↑ Ward Union Hunt archive link ( memento of the original from March 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bouldering Ireland
- ^ Fingal County Council, Parks and Heritage, Newbridge House fingalcoco.ie
- ^ The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
- ↑ 'Shakespeare' portrait hung for years in Irish big house . The Irish Times .
- ↑ ttdp.ie ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Plans to Transform Rogerstown Estuary . Fingal Independent
- ↑ The proposed development shall include; new entrances, a car park with a 120 car parking spaces, 250 allotments, 3 km of walkways, a new bridge adjacent to the railway bridge, woodland and hedgerow planting, hay meadows, reintroduction of cattle to graze the grasslands and interpretative facilities. : 'Nature on Display' Plans for Turvey Wildlife park and natural amenity . Fingal Parks Department
- ↑ Rogerstown Estuary ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Bird Watch Ireland Fingal
- ↑ Conservation Sites. ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. National Parks and Wildlife Services
- ^ North. Dublin Rail
- ↑ Tracks to be closed for several weeks , The Irish Times , August 22, 2009
Coordinates: 53 ° 29 ′ N , 6 ° 9 ′ W