Ballinteer

Ballinteer

Ballinteer (irish place name|Baile an tSaoir|Home of the Stonemason) is a southside suburb of Dublin, located in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. It is primarily a residential area, extensively developed from the late 1960s onwards.

History

Ballinteer has changed much over the past two decades. Originally it consisted of some housing groups off Ballinteer Avenue (Mayfield Terrace, Ballinteer Gardens, and Ballinteer Park). These were built between the 1920s and 1950s, and are locally referred to as 'Old Ballinteer'. Ludford Estate was built in the late 1960s, followed by Ballinteer Drive, Grove, Crescent, and Close. The latter four roads were originally called Lissadel Estate when built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The sprawling estate of Broadford was built between the mid 1970s and early 1980s.

Geography

Ballinteer is located approximately 10km (six miles) from the city centre as the crow flies; to the west is Rathfarnham, to the east is Sandyford, to the south are the Dublin Mountains, and to the north is Dundrum. Ballinteer is also bordered by the 120ha (300 acre) Marlay Park.

Transport

Ballinteer is serviced by the 14, 14A, 16, 48A, 75, 116, and 161 buses, the 48N Nitelink, and is also within walking distance of the Luas light rail system.

People

Notable residents include Tom Kitt a Fianna Fáil TD, and ex Government Chief Whip, his son David, an Irish musician, Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballer Coman Goggins, former Republic of Ireland soccer international Richard Sadlier, former League of Ireland footballers Robbie Gaffney, Gary O'Sullivan, Paul Caffrey, Craig Reilly (Shelbourne), Jason Bushe, Robert Ryan, current players Glen Fitzpatrick and Dave Mooney and comedian Jason Byrne. Carly Hennessy Smithson also lived here until she moved to the US.

Education

Primary

*Saint Attracta's.
*Our Lady's National School.
*Scoil Naithí.

Secondary

*Ballinteer Community School. [ [http://www.ballinteercs.ie Ballinteer Community School Index ] ]
*Wesley College.

Sports

*Broadford Rovers soccer club was established in 1978. The club is based at Stonemason's Way; facilities include two dressing rooms and two state of the art AstroTurf football pitches. The senior teams and seven-a-side teams play at Broadford Park on Saturdays and Sundays. The middle teams (under elevens to under eighteens) play at nearby Marlay Park. Broadford has produced recognised players including Glen Fitzpatrick (Saint Patrick's Athletic),Fact|date=February 2008 footballer Andrew Deegan (Leeds United),Fact|date=May 2008 and most famously Richard Sadlier who played for Millwall and had one international cap for Ireland before his career was cut short due to injury.Fact|date=February 2008

*Ballinteer St. Johns GAA club.

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