Blessington Baile Coimin
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53°10′29″N 6°31′31″W / 53.1748, -6.5254
Irish Grid Reference N976142
Statistics
Province:	Leinster
County:	County Wicklow
Elevation:	223 m
Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:	2,184  325

Blessington (Irish: Baile Coimin) is a town in County Wicklow, Ireland. Located on the N81 which connects Dublin to Tullow. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Global Positioning System (GPS) is currently the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 19,774. ... For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Wicklow Code: WW Area: 2,024 km² Population (2007) 114,676 Website: www. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Wicklow Code: WW Area: 2,024 km² Population (2007) 114,676 Website: www. ... The N81 road is a National Secondary route in the Republic of Ireland, connecting Dublin with Tullow, County Carlow. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... Tullow (An Tulach in Irish) is a town in County Carlow, Ireland. ...

St. Marys Church and Monument - Main Street

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History

Blessington was originally called Munfine and in the Medieval period was part of the lordship of Threecastles. In 1667 the Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Michael Boyle, bought the lordship of Threecastles, previously the property of the Cheevers for £1,000. Boyle received a Royal Charter to establish the town of Blessington, in the townland of Munfine, as a borough. Construction of Blessington House was begun in 1673 and afterwards St. Mary’s Church in Blessington, which was completed in 1683. On Boyle's death in 1702 his son Morough, Baron Boyle and Viscount Blessington, inherited the Blessington estate. Morough’s son, Charles, died in 1732 without an heir and the estate was inherited by his sister Anne, then her son William Stewart, Viscount Mountjoy and Baron Stewart. Stewart died in 1769 without an heir and the estate passed to Charles Dunbar, a great grandson of Morough Boyle, who also died heirless in 1778, when the estate passed to Wills Hill of Hillsborough, County Down, a great great grandson of Michael Boyle and the first Marquess of Downshire. The Hills held the estate until 1908. Primate of Ireland is a title possessed by the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland (Anglican) Archbishops of Dublin. ... The office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest judicial office in Ireland from earliest times until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Baron Boyle may refer to: In the Peerage of Ireland: Baron Boyle of Youghal, created in 1616, later merged with the Earldom of Cork Baron Boyle of Broghill, created in 1628, later merged with the Earldom of Orrery Baron Boyle of Bandon Bridge, created in 1628, later merged with the... The titles of Viscount Blesington or Blessington and Baron Boyle, in the Peerage of Ireland, were created on the 23 August 1673 for Murrough Boyle, son of Michael Boyle, Archbishop of Armagh. ... The titles of Baron Mountjoy and Viscount Mountjoy have been created several times for members of two separate families: the Blounts and their descendants and the Stewarts of Ramelton and their descendants. ... The title of Marquess of Londonderry (pronounced Lundundry) is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1816 for Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Londonderry, father of Lord Castlereagh, the Foreign Secretary at the time. ... Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (30 May 1718 - 7 October 1793), was a British politician of the Georgian era. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County: District: Lisburn UK Parliament: Lagan Valley European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 Post Town: Hillsborough Postal District(s): BT26 Area:  ? km² Population (2001) 3,400 Hillsborough (Cromghlinn in Irish, Cromlyn in anglicized Gaelic) is a pretty and historical large Georgian village in County... The Marquess of Downshire is a marquess in the Peerage of Ireland. ...

Russborough House is 5 km (3 mi) south of Blessington. Irish Palladianism. ...

In 1888 a tram service commenced from central Dublin to Blessington via Tallaght. This service ended in the mid 1950's and was replaced with a conventional bus service, which still acts as the only public transport in the area to the city centre. Bus Éireann, the national bus company also provides a minor service, as Blessington is upon the N81. // WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Main Street - the N81

The Downshire Hotel - a landmark on Main Street

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Pollaphuca Reservoir

Also known locally as the Blessington Lake, the reservoir was created when the waterfall at Poulaphouca on River Liffey (which flows from the Wicklow Mountains to Dublin City) was dammed by the ESB for a hydroelectric plant which is still in use today. The resulting lakes extend over approximately 5,000 acres (20 km²). Poulaphouca (Poll an Phúca in Irish, The Devils Hole) is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland. ... The Liffey in West Wicklow The Liffey (An Life in Irish) is a river in the Republic of Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. ... The Wicklow Mountains are a range of mountains in the south-east of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) (Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais in Irish), sometimes called ESB Ireland to differentiate it from US utilities, is responsible for generating and transmitting most of the electricity in the Republic of Ireland. ...

In addition to electricity the lakes also provide water for the locality and Dublin City as well as provide a leisure resource. There is now a lakeside luxury hotel complex in the Blessington area, with its own helipad, and lakeside facilities which has helped to develop tourism in the area. The lake is also extensively used by boatmen, fishermen and is a training location for the Irish Air Corps HQ divisions from Baldonnel, 15 km (9 mi) north of Blessington). The Irish Air Corps (in Irish: Aer Chór na hÉireann) provides the air defence function of Oglaigh na hÉireann (the Irish Defence Forces), in support of the Army and Naval Service, together with such other roles as may be assigned by the Government (e. ... Baldonnell,pronounced (Bal-don-nel) commonly spelt using the singular Baldonnel is believed to be a local name attributed to the Clann of Donail? Mainly recognised as just a townland, and industrial/agricultural area near Tallght, Lucan, Saggart and Naas, in West County Dublin, it is mainly famed for the...

Recent Developments

Since 2000, Blessington's population has increased substantially. Housing estates are being constructed on the western side of the town, off the R410 which is the road to Naas. Due to the expanding pressures of Dublin, house prices in Blessington have soared in recent years, and it is now one of the most expensive outer suburban commuting areas to live in the Leinster region. It is estimated that the population will at least double between 2007 and 2012. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Area: 19,774. ...

External links

• Blessington Parish Website
• Blessington Sailing Club
• Dublin & Blessington Steam Tramway

Coordinates: 53°10′N, 6°32′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...