Ballyboden is an area in Rathfarnham, County Dublin. It is a suburban area at the foot of the Dublin mountains between Whitechurch, Ballyroan and Knocklyon.
Damien Duff is probably the most famous person to come out of Ballyboden.
Ballyboden is best known for its GAA club, the Ballyboden St. Enda's (Although the club is situated in nearby Knocklyon). Rathfarnham (Irish: Rath Fearnain, meaning Fearnains Ringfort), is a residential suburb on Dublins Southside. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath),is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region. ... Whitechurch is a council estate on the southside of Dublin, situated in Ballyboden in Rathfarnham at the foot of the Dublin mountains. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Knocklyon is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... Damien Duff (born March 2, 1979 in Ballyboden, Dublin) is an Irish football player. ... GAA redirects here. ... The Ballyboden St. ...

The Parish of Ballyboden

The parish of Ballyboden was set up in 1973 and entrusted to the care of members of the Order of Augustine of Hippo. St. ...

The parish of Rathfarnham, which goes back to pre-Reformation times, is the parent of several other parishes in this part of south Dublin. Even after Terenure had been cut off from it in 1894, the parish still covered an enormous area until the middle 1960s. This is clear from a list of the parishes since carved out of its territories — a list which also shows how rapidly the city was expanding at that period: Churchtown (1965), Ballyroan (1968), Tallaght (1972) and Ballyboden (1973). Rathfarnham (Irish: Rath Fearnain, meaning Fearnains Ringfort), is a residential suburb on Dublins Southside. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath),is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region. ... Terenure (Tír an Iúir in Irish: Land of the Yew Trees) is a residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... Churchtown can refer to: Churchtown, Sefton Churchtown, Dublin This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Tallaght (Tamhlacht in Irish) is a large suburban area in the administrative county of South Dublin, Ireland situated to the south west of Dublin city. ...

There had been an Augustinian house of studies in Ballyboden since 1955. It was the home of students of the Order following the two-year course in Philosophy prescribed for them. When the new church in Ballyroan was opened in 1966 with only one priest attached to it, the Augustinians began to take a more active part; in fact they had a contract to say four Masses there every Sunday. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ... Masses may refer to: Mass (music) Mass Mass (liturgy) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

When Ballyroan became an independent parish in 1968 with three priests assigned to it, the Augustinians continued to help, though to a lesser extent. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ...

The Augustinians had been in the district since 1872 when they acquired Orlagh as their Novitiate.The outbreak of World War II in September 1939 made it impossible to send students to Rome from the Novitiate. The decision was made to transfer the university from Earlsfort Terrace to a new campus in Belfield in south Co. Dublin. It became clear that the students could not remain in Raheny. A search for an alternative site began, and several properties were inspected. The choice fell on St. Catherines, Ballyboden, which had been the residence of Mr. Justice O’Byrne and work on the new student residence, dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel, began in 1955. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ... A novitiate (also called a novice) is a member of a religious order who has not yet taken his/her vows. ... Wikipedia will not tolerate irrelevant posts. ... A novitiate (also called a novice) is a member of a religious order who has not yet taken his/her vows. ... Belfield is a suburb located in the south of Irelands capital city Dublin. ...

The parish church was opened by Archbishop Ryan on 4th October 1981.

References

• Ballyboden Parish

External links

• Ballyboden Wanderers
• Ballyboden St. Enda's