Jobstown
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Jobstown is an area now considered part of West Tallaght
, Tallaght itself being the county seat of South Dublin County, Ireland
. The West Tallaght area, which is not officially defined, encompasses Jobstown, Killinarden, Fettercairn, Cushlawn, Rossfield and Brookfield.
, not unlike like counterparts in Dublin city, such as Crumlin
and Ballyfermot
, 60 years ago.
routes 77 and 56A, and from Ballyfermot
by route 76. It can also be accessed from the city by Luas
, via Tallaght Hospital or The Square Shopping Centre - Jobstown is a 15 minute walk from these.
(1821–1907) who was born at Lilyvale in Jobstown (now site of the Whitestown Industrial Estate). He was a journalist with The Times
and reported on Daniel O’Connell’s repeal campaign and on the great famine of 1847
. On the outbreak of the Crimean War
, he became the first war correspondent and was later knighted for his work.
Several League of Ireland
soccer players are from the area, including Richard Dunne
, Irish international and English Premiership soccer player. Philip Hogarty
was also from Tallaght. Philip was Irish Chess Union
Chairman from 2006 until his death on January 1, 2008.
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
, Tallaght itself being the county seat of South Dublin County, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The West Tallaght area, which is not officially defined, encompasses Jobstown, Killinarden, Fettercairn, Cushlawn, Rossfield and Brookfield.
History
Jobstown was once a small rural community some distance from Tallaght village, close to the western foothills of the Dublin mountains where farming was a central feature of every-day life. Today, it is a densely populated outer suburb, `just come out of development, not unlike like counterparts in Dublin city, such as Crumlin
Crumlin, Dublin
Crumlin is suburb in Southside Dublin, Ireland. It is the site of Ireland's largest hospital for children.-Location:Crumlin covers the area from the River Poddle near the KCR to the Drimnagh Road, to Bunting Road, and is situated not far from the city centre, on the Southside of Dublin city....
and Ballyfermot
Ballyfermot
Ballyfermot is a suburb in the city of Dublin.Celebrities such as the famous Furey Brothers and the brilliant Keenan family have all resided in Ballyfermot.Ireland, located 7 kilometres due west from the city centre, and to the south of the Phoenix Park...
, 60 years ago.
Location and access
Jobstown lies between seven and nine miles from the centre of Dublin and can be accessed from the city centre by Dublin BusDublin Bus
Dublin Bus is a public transport operator in Ireland. It operates an extensive bus network of 172 radial, cross-city and peripheral routes and 18 night routes in the city of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area. The company, established in 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann which is...
routes 77 and 56A, and from Ballyfermot
Ballyfermot
Ballyfermot is a suburb in the city of Dublin.Celebrities such as the famous Furey Brothers and the brilliant Keenan family have all resided in Ballyfermot.Ireland, located 7 kilometres due west from the city centre, and to the south of the Phoenix Park...
by route 76. It can also be accessed from the city by Luas
Luas
Luas , also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a tram or light rail system serving Dublin, the first such system in the decades since the closure of the last of the Dublin tramways. In 2007, the system carried 28.4 million passengers, a growth of 10% since...
, via Tallaght Hospital or The Square Shopping Centre - Jobstown is a 15 minute walk from these.
Social issues
Because of the social problems attendant on the birth of a new community, the Government has initiated a number of community-based projects to counteract a negative youth culture which developed unchecked when the large local authority housing stock was built without a supporting social structure. These initiatives, though late in coming, are beginning to bear fruit, aided in great measure by the enthusiasm of the community. The first school to open in Jobstown was St. Thomas’ NS in April 1982.People
Jobstown's most famous citizen was the world renowned war correspondent, William Howard RussellWilliam Howard Russell
William Howard Russell was an Irish reporter with The Times, and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents, after he spent 22 months covering the Crimean War including the Charge of the Light Brigade.-Career:As a young reporter, Russell reported on a brief military...
(1821–1907) who was born at Lilyvale in Jobstown (now site of the Whitestown Industrial Estate). He was a journalist with The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
and reported on Daniel O’Connell’s repeal campaign and on the great famine of 1847
Irish Potato Famine (1845–1849)
In Ireland, the Great Famine was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration between 1845 and 1852. It is also known, mostly outside Ireland, as the Irish Potato Famine...
. On the outbreak of the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
, he became the first war correspondent and was later knighted for his work.
Several League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
soccer players are from the area, including Richard Dunne
Richard Dunne
Richard Patrick Dunne is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012.Dunne began his professional career at Everton...
, Irish international and English Premiership soccer player. Philip Hogarty
Philip Hogarty
Philip David Hogarty was chairman of the Irish Chess Union from September 2006 until his untimely death in January 2008. He was born at Holles Street, Dublin and raised in Baggot Street until in 1990, at the age of two, he moved to Jobstown in Tallaght, County Dublin.Phil was hit by a Garda car...
was also from Tallaght. Philip was Irish Chess Union
Irish Chess Union
The Irish Chess Union , formed in 1912, is the governing body for chess in Ireland and a member of FIDE since 1933 and the European Chess Union. The ICU promotes Chess in the Republic of Ireland and maintains the chess rating for players in the Republic of Ireland, which are published three times a...
Chairman from 2006 until his death on January 1, 2008.