Kingswood, Dublin
Kingswood is a suburb in South Dublin, Ireland. It is close to the county town of Tallaght.
Location and access
The area is borderd by the M50 motorway to the NE, Katherine Tynan Road to the SE, the Belgard Road to the SW and the N7 to the NW. Traditionally considered to be part of the hinterland of Clondalkin Village yet lying inside of the historical Parish of Tallaght,[1] the area is now divided by the Ballymount Road, with roughly two thirds in Tallaght (Dublin 24), and the remainder, west of the road, in Clondalkin (Dublin 22), and therefore served by different Garda Stations. It has a population of approximately 1,600.
Features
Facilities
In the middle of Kingswood there is a square of buildings, which is not to be confused with The Square, which is near Tallaght Town Centre. These are: A quality launderette, an excellent betting shop, a superior fast-food takeaway and Gios Chipper, a majestic salon, an apothacary, a Centra convenience store, a public house with a clock-tower and closeby one community centre. The old community centre now serves as a centre of excellence for hip hop dance, famous speech and drama classes and a Bruce Lee inspired karate dojo ran by one of the worlds few Karate GrandMasters of Kenpo Karate. Next to it, there is the Newer Community Centre. It hosts WeWontPay protests, sport matches (including indoor javelin and Irish Wrestling (IMW)) exercise and health fitness club. It once featured a weekly, now defunct, disco called Chilin' it at Killians .The Scout den which won the Irish Architectural Innovation Award in 1989 is found beside the community centre and houses the 158th Castleview Scout Group. The Roman Catholic parish church is shared with Kilnamanagh, but Kingwood holds 70% of the shares, so that's grand.
Education
- St Kilian's Junior School was founded in 1979 by Mark Molamphy and Kathleen Carroll. The principal is Kate Sweeney.
- St Kilian's Senior School was founded in 1986. The principal is by Orla Higgins. There are 2 3rd class classes with 60 places available for 2016-2017 so children from Junior School will be refused a place.
Sport
- Kingswood Castle FC are the local soccer club founded in 2013 & play their home matches in Ballymount park in Black and White.
- St Killians GAA Club merged with St. Kevins GAA Club in Kilnamanagh in 1998, as both clubs sought to compete with the larger superclubs that predominate in the Tallaght/Templeogue area.
| Preceding station | Luas | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cow | Red Line | Belgard | ||
References
- ↑ Handcock's History and Antiquities of Tallaght, Second Edition, 1889
External links
- Link to aerial view of Kingswood (select link for Kingswood Shopping Centre Car Park and use zoom feature for wider views)
- Parliamentary debate on St. Killian's junior and senior schools
- Askaboutireland.ie web page on Katherine Tynan's Kingswood home
- http://www.stkiliansjns.ie/index.html
Coordinates: 53°18′07″N 6°25′05″W / 53.302°N 6.418°W