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Crumlin Raod Names - Dublin 12

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  • 28-09-2011 7:35am
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    1580Steve
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭


    Hi all,

    During a recent conversation somebody mentioned how a lot of roads in Drimnagh are named after Irish Mountains eg. Mourne Rd, Galtymore Rd. etc. It got us thinking, what are the roads in Crumlin named after?

    Any ideas??


    Steve


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    bruce wayne
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭bruce wayne


    Monasteries


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    1580Steve
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭1580Steve


    How sure are you Bruce Wayne?


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    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    It's somewhat self-evident!


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    theteal
    Registered Users Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    Drimnagh is mountains, Crumlin is monasteries and not that you asked but Walkinstown roads are named after poets too. Being from the area, it's always a nice little fact to throw at visiting guests


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    bruce wayne
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭bruce wayne


    very sure 1580Steve

    As theteal said Drimnagh is mountains, Crumlin is monasteries and Walkinstown roads is poets


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    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    theteal wrote: »
    Drimnagh is mountains, Crumlin is monasteries and not that you asked but Walkinstown roads are named after poets too....

    That tells us something about official Ireland in the mid-20th century. Dublin roads were named for Christian sites, rural features, and poetry. Cabra has a mixture of referents, but would the Dubs who were assigned houses there think of naming a road for Ventry, or St. Jarlath, or Newgrange?


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    Pride Fighter
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    There would be a few exceptions though in Crumlin and Drimnagh.

    Carrow Road in Drimnagh is not named after an Irish mountain range as far as I know.

    Captains Road and Lisle Road in Crumlin are not named after Monasteries either.


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    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    Pride Fighter wrote: »
    ... Captains Road and Lisle Road in Crumlin are not named after Monasteries either.

    They both existed before the Corporation building project. Stannaway Road is another exception to the general naming pattern; it's an old name for part of the area.


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    1580Steve
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭1580Steve


    Thanks for all the info!!!


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