Trim, Kildalkey, Ballivor??????

TTuffin

Hi I never write on forums however I'm in desprate need for some guidence and honest opinions...

I've been working in the UK for past 15 years at first on and off and moved here perm 10 years ago. Originally from Dublin where I met my husband 6 years ago who ironically is from London.

My husband has always loved dublin and Ireland in particular and recently got a good opportunity to work in Dublin... we've since decided to relocate back home with our 2 children 2 and 3 years old..

My family all live in dublin however I'm keen to move somewhere a little more remote and a bit cheaper so hopefully I don't have to work and can concentrate on the children. We love love love around trim and have found about 4 houses which we think could be our dream home but I'm so anxcious about it all..

It's so important for me that we choose somewhere friendly and welcoming as we really love to get involved in things and want our children to be able to do lots of activities sport swimming dancing etc all the things we do in uk and wanted to know what people thought would be best place for pre schools activities and friendly mammys as I'm going to need them I think..

Although I have no family in the uk I have a great bunch of mammys around me and I would like to make new friends wherever we moved... I've seen some old threads on here about ballivor not been so friendly but their so old it would be great to read something a bit more current.

I don't mind being a bit remote like kildalkey for a bigger house so we can have family stay over but I wanted to know what the community is like and access to trim and shops etc...

My 3 year old also has coeliac disease so important we have a decent supermarkets around with lots of gluten free options and places to eat out...

I'm not asking for much am I anyways I know that was an essay but hope someone can help x

JohnnyB23

I grew up half way between Trim and Navan. I only ever ventured into Trim as a kid to use the old swimming pool. I went to secondary school in Navan and after school I socialised and worked in Navan. But for the last 6 years I've lived and worked in Trim and I couldn't speak highly enough about it. Property/rental prices are probably 10 to 15% higher in Trim than in Navan and its easy to see why. IMO Trim is a friendlier, safer and much more picturesque place to live. It has plenty of activities for all ages. Trim also has a lovely green area by the castle for walks/ jogs. I hoping to build on the outskirts of Trim in the next few months. Again, I couldn't recommend Trim enough. Hope this helps, any questions I do my best to help!

TTuffin

Thank you so much... Trim does seem to have a lot of good things said about it and it's so clean which makes me feel people really care.

We found a really nice house in kildalkey and it's a good size house compared to what we would pay in trim for something smaller. Do you think that's close enough to trim so we don't feel isolated or is it worth paying the extra house price premium to actually live in trim itself and have smaller house?

Thanks

niallb

I moved to the area when my kids were small about 14 years ago and love it.
I'm living a bit outside Trim, but am close enough to be in there most days.
I've made good friends here.
With kids the age of yours you can't help but meet people!

Trim has two swimming pools, and a decent health food shop.
Nally's Supervalu has a large gluten free section, and there's also a Lidl with a growing range.
There are also two coffee shops that are very coeliac aware, and the Knightsbrook hotel caters well too with advance notice.

We're only a few minutes drive from Trim, but the bus is €5 one way which would put the kids off going to the pool
on their own now that they're old enough. Kildalkey is about the same distance as us, but on the far side of Trim.
The bus service to Dublin is great, but public transport to Dunshaughlin for example where the kids are in secondary school is awkward from here. We'd have to get to Trim first.

The premium on housing prices in Trim might be helped by savings on transport costs over the years, but you spend a lot of time in the house itself, so it's got to be right! As I said I live in a smaller community nearby, and it feels like the best of both worlds.

TTuffin

Thank you so so much for your reply these are really really helpful... I'm feeling less and less anxcious and more and more excited by the day x

Thank you

JohnnyB23

Best of luck with the move and hope your very happy. But make sure you go out and buy Meath jerseys for those kids

TTuffin

Ha, oh god we already have the Ireland v England fan zone, now I have to think dublin v Meath!!!! My 3 year old is so clever he supports teams pending on the type of accent you have... Irish accent asking, the green team... England the red team... interesting to see how he works G football out

Thanks for your help

Dickie10

trim is a great little town, very classy.has its working class element too, but not loutish or anything. people would be fairly well off in this region of meath espically from trim to dublin, think county kildare, around clane,straffen.
brilliant girls secondary school also in the town as well as good night life, 4 hotels, lidl, aldi, super value. pop. of around 7,500.

kildalkey is a very good little village too, very middle class, compared to ballivor which would be working class and have a lot of social issues. ballivor is not a great place to live. kildlakey prob the very minature version of trim

TTuffin

Thanks so much for your response..... makes total sense my heart is saying kildalkey have had a good chat to school to and they seem lovely just need to get down to have a tour now and check out the pre schools.. thanks so much x

will56

Dickie10 wrote: »

ballivor which would be working class and have a lot of social issues. ballivor is not a great place to live.

Can I ask what sort of social issues and why is Ballivor not a great place to live ?

Geranium40

Hi
would recommend Trim too, but expensive to buy in Trim. You might consider outside Trim, will get bigger house, more garden, privacy etc. Downside is you have to drive everywhere. You will make new friends if you are willing to get involved in the community. Lots of voluntary organisations looking for help. Also, lots of sports and social clubs. We moved from Dublin 13 years ago, and live outside Trim and love it. Best thing we did. Good luck

Bez85

compared to ballivor which would be working class and have a lot of social issues. ballivor is not a great place to live. [/quote]

I personally would strongly disagree. I Think Ballivor has a great community spirit with very little trouble. The quietness of rural Ireland with the small buzz of its few pubs, shops, etc. Great place to raise kids and a very workable commute. I travel to Dublin 7 on a weekday in 55 minutes. Weekend in 45.

Dickie10

just find ballivor a bit in your face type of people , a little bit more raw than kildalkey. groups of teenagers hanging around ballivor dosent help , ducking and diving out of alleyways, just wouldnt take to it. kildalkey seems classier

MastiffMrs

Dickie10 wrote: »

just find ballivor a bit in your face type of people , a little bit more raw than kildalkey. groups of teenagers hanging around ballivor dosent help , ducking and diving out of alleyways, just wouldnt take to it. kildalkey seems classier

Hilarious! Never thought of Meath places as being "classy". Groups of teens everywhere. Known teens attacking tourists in Trim, made the news. Don't think anyone should make decision on where to live based on the current/prior teens who live there.

1874

anyone any opinions on longwood or enfield? what are they like? I plan to take a spin out there to see, facilities? general tone of the places, Id have thought, near enough to the M4 for access to Dublin but hopefully small.enoigh to ne nice and have some character? facilities or lack of them? broadband? anyone know if Virgin Media are in either place? or do I need to start a new thread?

Dickie10

Like my post on ballivor earlier , i was just commenting on the tone of the place no major issues. I just dont like the feel of ballivor, Longwood maybe similar to ballivor , i know its secondary school stuggles a bit with some issues and is a Deis school. Enfield is the one i would pick , also new secondary school opened there this sept.