Ballyogan
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Ballyogan is a residential area of Dublin, Ireland
. It is within the historical County Dublin
and governmental Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
county. It is located approximately 12 km south of Dublin city centre. It is bounded to the west and north by Stepaside
and Sandyford
; across the M50 motorway
to the east is Leopardstown
and to the south, Carrickmines
. It has a population of about 2,000 people.
Ballyogan is centered on the Ballyogan Road. The residential and shopping areas are located between the road and the M50 motorway which runs more or less parallel to and east of the Ballyogan road. West of the road is a Local Authority
landfill and recycling centre. Also running west of the road are remnants of the Pale ditch, a defensive structure which marks a former border of The Pale
. Just west of here are the Dublin Mountains which were outside English control. Another reminder of the area's past as frontier country is found at adjoining Carrickmines where the remains of Carrickmines Castle
became a centre of a controversy when the M50 was being built.
The Ballyogan Road is nearly 3 km long; it starts in Sandyford at its northern end and ends at Carrickmines. The Luas Green line extension, opened in October 2010, runs most of the length of the road on its Eastern side. It has three stops on Ballyogan Road; The Gallops; Leopardstown Valley and Ballyogan Wood, which is in Ballyogan, as the name suggests.
ballyogan got voted as Irish 5 diriest town and some people got asked what ballyogan is like to live in there a number of different answer like kip best place ever if anyone is to go up to ballyogan i would watch for mad john
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It is within the historical County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
and governmental Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. Located to the south-east of Dublin city, its county seat is the town of Dún Laoghaire. It is one of the four constituent parts of the Dublin Region...
county. It is located approximately 12 km south of Dublin city centre. It is bounded to the west and north by Stepaside
Stepaside, Dublin
- See also :*Kilgobbin House*List of towns and villages in Ireland...
and Sandyford
Sandyford
Sandyford is a suburb of Dublin, located in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. A major part of Sandyford today is composed of the Sandyford Industrial Estate and related developments.- Location and access :...
; across the M50 motorway
M50 motorway (Ireland)
The M50 motorway is a motorway in Ireland running in a C-shaped ring around the north-eastern, northern, western and southern sides of the capital city, Dublin. The northern end of the route is located at the entrance to the Dublin Port Tunnel. Anti-clockwise it heads northwest through the tunnel...
to the east is Leopardstown
Leopardstown
Leopardstown is a district in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland, located at the foot of the Dublin Mountains. A residential suburb of the greater Dublin area, it is divided by the course of the M50 motorway, and adjoins the neighbouring areas of Sandyford, Stepaside, Ballyogan, Foxrock and...
and to the south, Carrickmines
Carrickmines
Carrickmines is suburb of Dublin in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland. Traditionally a location for large expensive houses, being situated just south of Foxrock. The area is now divided north/south by the M50 motorway and its associated Junction 15...
. It has a population of about 2,000 people.
Ballyogan is centered on the Ballyogan Road. The residential and shopping areas are located between the road and the M50 motorway which runs more or less parallel to and east of the Ballyogan road. West of the road is a Local Authority
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. Located to the south-east of Dublin city, its county seat is the town of Dún Laoghaire. It is one of the four constituent parts of the Dublin Region...
landfill and recycling centre. Also running west of the road are remnants of the Pale ditch, a defensive structure which marks a former border of The Pale
The Pale
The Pale or the English Pale , was the part of Ireland that was directly under the control of the English government in the late Middle Ages. It had reduced by the late 15th century to an area along the east coast stretching from Dalkey, south of Dublin, to the garrison town of Dundalk...
. Just west of here are the Dublin Mountains which were outside English control. Another reminder of the area's past as frontier country is found at adjoining Carrickmines where the remains of Carrickmines Castle
Carrickmines Castle
Carrickmines Castle is an archaeological site in Carrickmines, County Dublin, in eastern Ireland. The castle was built in the medieval period to protect the English-ruled Pale around Dublin...
became a centre of a controversy when the M50 was being built.
The Ballyogan Road is nearly 3 km long; it starts in Sandyford at its northern end and ends at Carrickmines. The Luas Green line extension, opened in October 2010, runs most of the length of the road on its Eastern side. It has three stops on Ballyogan Road; The Gallops; Leopardstown Valley and Ballyogan Wood, which is in Ballyogan, as the name suggests.
ballyogan got voted as Irish 5 diriest town and some people got asked what ballyogan is like to live in there a number of different answer like kip best place ever if anyone is to go up to ballyogan i would watch for mad john
Luas
Ballyogan WoodSee also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland