Killester?

brianrcarney

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what Killester is like to live in?? Around the Clanmaurice area...

Contemplating moving there so need to have a good idea on facilities, people, transport etc

Any comments welcomed,

Thanks
BRC

Fuinseog

brianrcarney wrote: »

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what Killester is like to live in?? Around the Clanmaurice area...

Contemplating moving there so need to have a good idea on facilities, people, transport etc

Any comments welcomed,

Thanks
BRC

supervalu in the village, 24 hour tesco in artane. good DART and bus connections.pleasant people. st annes park, the sea only a few minutes away.

ciaran_h

brianrcarney wrote: »

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what Killester is like to live in?? Around the Clanmaurice area...

Contemplating moving there so need to have a good idea on facilities, people, transport etc

Any comments welcomed,

Thanks
BRC

The 'Clans' are in Donnycarney not killester...at least they were when i used to be going to visit my relatives round there

cosmic

There's an abundance of buses to town that you can get from Donnycarney Church (right beside Clanmaurice). I don't know the numbers offhand since they changed route names but you'd barely be waiting more than 10 minutes on a bus from there at any time.

There's a Super Valu in Killester village which is close by. As has been said, Artaine Castle SC is also close enough, with a 24 hour Tesco and a Penneys. There's a McDonalds at the shopping centre too, if you're so inclined. The Goblet is a lovely pub for a few quiet pints, just up the Malahide Road in the Artane direction (about a 10 minute walk) and the Cosy chipper across the road from it is pretty tasty too.

St Anne's park isn't too far away either for lovely walks. There's a food market there on Saturdays too which is very nom.

The Casino in Marino is less than a 10 minute walk away too, if you're in the mood for a bit of culture.

It's a great area, basically!

chris85

cant beat Harry Byrnes down closer to fairview for few pints. brilliant pub.

fullback4glin

Lovely Guinness in HB

saa

Been in Killester a lot and from talking to people who live there it seems like the only thing stopping someone from moving there is the price!

Close enough to town, so that drunken taxi isn't going to cost the earth, good transport, nice mature and leafy, quiet, st annes park and the sea.

See its great :pac:

ciaran_h

saa wrote: »

Been in Killester a lot and from talking to people who live there it seems like the only thing stopping someone from moving there is the price!

Close enough to town, so that drunken taxi isn't going to cost the earth, good transport, nice mature and leafy, quiet, st annes park and the sea.

See its great :pac:

Agree with that but I wouldnt call donnycarney leafy.

brianrcarney

Thanks for all the input... seems like there's not much wrong with the place!!!

BRC

donaghs

Have you had a good walk around there? I'd do that before moving in.

Killester near the Howth Road near is grand. As you move towards Donnycarney and the "clans" you'll be in an old council estate, which would have had a reputation as being rougher than Clontarf. Shouldn't be much of an issue these days.

Facilities are good. There's a big Supervalu on the Howth Road, and lots of smaller shops around. If you have a car you can shop cheaper in Tesco further up the Malahide Road in Clarehall. Plenty of buses, and the DART is nearby. Not too far from St Annes Park.

brianrcarney

yeah i have taken a walk around it and its grand.... a woman of about 70 said hello and i wasnt looking to friendly at time lol so if she was floating around and happy out safety is not an issue! services seem super duper too

mikemac1

Take note of the recent flooding

There is a river through that area, as you walk up the Malahide Road you can see a nineteenth century plaque for the bridge. The river is underground now of course but that area does get flooded

Degsy or some local expert could probably name the river, I've forgotton the name.

Further up Killester would not have this issue

Donnacarney rough? Maybe twenty years ago, very settled and quiet now

Fantastic transport, you have buses on the Malahide and Howth roads and the Dart and taxis to town are affordable.
Cycle lanes most of the way if want to do that also

brianrcarney

where abouts gets flooded?

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mikemac1 wrote: »

Degsy or some local expert could probably name the river, I've forgotton the name.

The Holly Brook.

You can actually see the river itself if you go into Harry Byrne's back bar and look down the well.

chris85

Des wrote: »

The Holly Brook.

You can actually see the river itself if you go into Harry Byrne's back bar and look down the well.

Must check that out next time down there. Its an excuse for me to drop down for a few (like I need an excuse )

BraziliaNZ

Harry Byrne full of twats on the wrong city of the city, lol, Ramble Inn FTW, best Guinness ever!

chris85

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Harry Byrne full of twats on the wrong city of the city, lol, Ramble Inn FTW, best Guinness ever!

Off ya go. Absolute kip. A bit of craic in Harry's and love the Paulaner on tap.

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BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Harry Byrne full of twats on the wrong city of the city, lol, Ramble Inn FTW, best Guinness ever!

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TarfHead

Harry Byrnes is not in Killester ? It's like saying Cork is a great place to live cos it's near Kerry :rolleyes:

admiralofthefleet

TarfHead wrote: »

Harry Byrnes is not in Killester ? It's like saying Cork is a great place to live cos it's near Kerry :rolleyes:

its virtually opp. the old clontarf railway station so technically its clontarf

Fuinseog

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Harry Byrne full of twats on the wrong city of the city, lol, Ramble Inn FTW, best Guinness ever!

ramble inn is gas with its in your face friendliness. you cannot walk into the place without the locals quizzing you, though in a nice way.

beachcomber can be nice. there is a nice chinese beside it.

harry Byrnes down the road has a nice ambiance

Mr Simpson

Harry's and the beachcomber are both good as is the new Gilbert and Wrights beside Harry's. I wouldn't call either of the chinese takeaways in killester nice though. If you drive, its worth the five minute trip to get a Takeaway from Hing Keng, unfortunately they don't deliver.

brianrcarney

looks like if I get there I should try them all!!

miss choc

I live in the Clans its a great spot for everything 8 mins from Dart and a good choice of buses into town in 15 mins. Shop/pharmacy/chinese/pubs short walk away and beside Artane and Killester for supermarkets. I have been living here 6 years and it's grand area.

admiralofthefleet

miss choc wrote: »

I live in the Clans its a great spot for everything 8 mins from Dart and a good choice of buses into town in 15 mins. Shop/pharmacy/chinese/pubs short walk away and beside Artane and Killester for supermarkets. I have been living here 6 years and it's grand area.

my auntie is having her 80th in the ramble inn in april. cant wait its a great pub

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Large bottles off the shelf

brianrcarney

Well the house has been purchased and shortly I will cross the water and become a North Sider... any new rules/behaviour modifications that i need to know?

Thanks for the replies all it will help me settle in quicker!

Any other suggestions on what to be doing / not doing there is appreciated.

BRC

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you should have a read of the Donnycarney thread

most of what's in there is applicable to you also.

conorking

To the original poster ...
Just wondering how you are finding the place a few years on? I know the area reasonably well so am familiar with the amenities and transport links etc but more just looking to get an insight from someone who lives there that you maybe wouldn't know if you didnt live there.... such as crime / community spirit / schools / etc.
Would appreciate if you could spare a few minutes to put down some thoughts on this.
Thanks
Conor