Newcastle, County Dublin
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The village of Newcastle (An Caisleán Nua), in Co. Dublin, Ireland was the location of the Castle of the Barony of Newcastle, more specifically referred to in historical and official documents as Newcastle-Lyons. This ancient name is currently undergoing a welcome revival in use, given the many places called Newcastle located in these Islands. It is located in the south west part of South Dublin County, a newly created administrative division of the old County of Dublin.
Despite the rapid growth in commuting residential accommodation in this well transportation serviced area, and the growth of commercial construction in and around Dublin City in recent years, this area on the Kildare border is still primarily rural in nature.
(Baldonnell) the HQ of the Irish Air Corps
. It features a fine Irish Pub, and two churches, and lies approximately 3km north of the N7 at Rathcoole
, 6km south east of Celbridge
, and 9km west of Tallaght
. Peamount Hospital, a long term care facility, is 2km north of the town centre on the R120. The 2001 census registered a village population of 1,160, but the surrounding area has been growing rapidly since then, with the village population doubling by 2010.
The area was in the ancient Cantred
of Ui Donnchada, which stretched from the Liffey to the Dublin Hills. The home of the Mac Giolla Mocholmog sept, it was also home to settler Dyflyn Vikings, who were allies and trading partners of the Chieftain Dermot Mac Giolla Mocholmog during the century period prior to the Norman invasion of Ireland
. Following the initial Hiberno-Norman policy of integration and assimilation, the descendants of this chief became the Fitz Dermots. Through grants and intermarriage, by the time of the shireing of County Dublin, Newcastle Lyons was raised to the status of a barony
. It eventually came into the Newcomen family who secured succession into the seventeenth century. The village and castle bawn was fortified with walls and multiple tower houses. It later became a pocket borough until the Parliamentary Union of Dublin with Westminster in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. After the Union, and the famine, the Barony like Dublin City and County went into a long period of economic and population decline.
The gradual relaxation of the Penal Laws throughout the U.K. from 1778 culminated in the Relief Acts passed by the British Parliament Catholic Relief Act 1791 and the Irish Parliament in 1793. The eventual achievement of full Catholic Relief was secured during the administration of the Dublin born hero of the Napoleonic war, the Duke of Wellington. Signed into law by George IV, it proclaimed wide Catholic Emancipation
in 1829. This followed a very effective Irish campaign by Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator. In the ensuing general Christian religious revival, it became possible for the reinstated Roman Catholic Church
community to build a new church here in the 1830s. The existing pre-reformation Irish Church premises has been appropriated by the established Church of Ireland
following the schism caused by the divorce of the newly created King of Ireland, Henry VIII. The subsequent church Reformation
in the 1550's under Edward and later Elizabeth's during the Tudor reconquest and plantation of Ireland was not successful. It did not succeed with the Irish or Hiberno-Irish leaders or, as a consequence, with their few priests or their generally illiterate followers. The former residential tower fortification of the castle (see thumbnail right) now forms part of the Church of Ireland church building. It was built originally in the late 14th century.
and the Luas
Red Line,and the number 68 bus to the city centre.
Newcastle-Lyons is also home to Peamount United football club which was founded in 1983. The club is now based in a purpose build facility in Greenogue, Newcastle. In 2011 Peamount United's ladies team became the first Irish club to qualify for the champions league. Peamount United's male adult team plays in the Senior 1 division of the leinster senior league.
Despite the rapid growth in commuting residential accommodation in this well transportation serviced area, and the growth of commercial construction in and around Dublin City in recent years, this area on the Kildare border is still primarily rural in nature.
Location and population
Newcastle-Lyons is located at the junction of the R120 the R405 roads. The village lies west of Casement AerodromeCasement Aerodrome
Casement Aerodrome or Baldonnel Aerodrome is a military airbase to the south west of Dublin, Ireland situated off the N7 main road route to the south and south west. It is the headquarters and the sole base of the Irish Air Corps, and is also used for other government purposes...
(Baldonnell) the HQ of the Irish Air Corps
Irish Air Corps
The Air Corps is the air component of the Defence Forces of Ireland providing support to the Army and Naval Service, together with non-military air services such as search and rescue and the Ministerial Air Transport Service...
. It features a fine Irish Pub, and two churches, and lies approximately 3km north of the N7 at Rathcoole
Rathcoole
Rathcoole may refer to:* Rathcoole, Dublin, a village in south Dublin, Republic of Ireland* Rathcoole , a large housing estate in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK* Rathcoole Aerodrome Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland...
, 6km south east of Celbridge
Celbridge
Celbridge is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is west of Dublin. As a town within the Dublin Metropolitan Area and the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the R403 and R405 regional roads....
, and 9km west of Tallaght
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...
. Peamount Hospital, a long term care facility, is 2km north of the town centre on the R120. The 2001 census registered a village population of 1,160, but the surrounding area has been growing rapidly since then, with the village population doubling by 2010.
History
Cantred
Cantred can mean:* a cantref, an obsolete administrative subdivision of Wales* one of the Baronies of Ireland, an obsolete administrative subdivision of Ireland...
of Ui Donnchada, which stretched from the Liffey to the Dublin Hills. The home of the Mac Giolla Mocholmog sept, it was also home to settler Dyflyn Vikings, who were allies and trading partners of the Chieftain Dermot Mac Giolla Mocholmog during the century period prior to the Norman invasion of Ireland
Norman Invasion of Ireland
The Norman invasion of Ireland was a two-stage process, which began on 1 May 1169 when a force of loosely associated Norman knights landed near Bannow, County Wexford...
. Following the initial Hiberno-Norman policy of integration and assimilation, the descendants of this chief became the Fitz Dermots. Through grants and intermarriage, by the time of the shireing of County Dublin, Newcastle Lyons was raised to the status of a barony
Barony (Ireland)
In Ireland, a barony is a historical subdivision of a county. They were created, like the counties, in the centuries after the Norman invasion, and were analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. In early use they were also called cantreds...
. It eventually came into the Newcomen family who secured succession into the seventeenth century. The village and castle bawn was fortified with walls and multiple tower houses. It later became a pocket borough until the Parliamentary Union of Dublin with Westminster in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. After the Union, and the famine, the Barony like Dublin City and County went into a long period of economic and population decline.
The gradual relaxation of the Penal Laws throughout the U.K. from 1778 culminated in the Relief Acts passed by the British Parliament Catholic Relief Act 1791 and the Irish Parliament in 1793. The eventual achievement of full Catholic Relief was secured during the administration of the Dublin born hero of the Napoleonic war, the Duke of Wellington. Signed into law by George IV, it proclaimed wide Catholic Emancipation
Catholic Emancipation
Catholic emancipation or Catholic relief was a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the penal laws...
in 1829. This followed a very effective Irish campaign by Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator. In the ensuing general Christian religious revival, it became possible for the reinstated Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
community to build a new church here in the 1830s. The existing pre-reformation Irish Church premises has been appropriated by the established Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
following the schism caused by the divorce of the newly created King of Ireland, Henry VIII. The subsequent church Reformation
Reformation
- Movements :* Protestant Reformation, an attempt by Martin Luther to reform the Roman Catholic Church that resulted in a schism, and grew into a wider movement...
in the 1550's under Edward and later Elizabeth's during the Tudor reconquest and plantation of Ireland was not successful. It did not succeed with the Irish or Hiberno-Irish leaders or, as a consequence, with their few priests or their generally illiterate followers. The former residential tower fortification of the castle (see thumbnail right) now forms part of the Church of Ireland church building. It was built originally in the late 14th century.
Transport links
Newcastle-Lyons is served by the number 311 bus which links it to TallaghtTallaght
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...
and the 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...
Red Line,and the number 68 bus to the city centre.
Sport
Newcastle-Lyons is home to St. Finians GAA club which was founded in 1943. In 1949 the club won the Dublin Intermediate Championship. The clubs mens adult team currently plays in division 4 of the Dublin league, with the adult ladies team playing in the Junior league and championship. The club recently developed their playing pitch at Alymer Road which can now be named as one of the finest grounds in the county.Newcastle-Lyons is also home to Peamount United football club which was founded in 1983. The club is now based in a purpose build facility in Greenogue, Newcastle. In 2011 Peamount United's ladies team became the first Irish club to qualify for the champions league. Peamount United's male adult team plays in the Senior 1 division of the leinster senior league.
See also
- List of subdivisions of County Dublin
- List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland