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Encyclopedia > Caherdavin

Caherdavin (Pop:6,613 (2002)) is a suburban district in the northern environs of Limerick City in the mid-west of Ireland. Local landmarks include the Moylish campus of the Limerick Institute of Technology, a third level college and research center, the Jetland Shopping Centre which opened in 2005, Caherdavin Church, built in 1985, with adjoining primary boys and girls schools (Scoil Chríost Rí and Caherdavin Girls' School respectively) and St. Nessans Community College. This article is about the city in Ireland. ... LIT can also refer to Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. ...

Caherdavin Church
Caherdavin Church

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History

The site of Caherdavin was developed for housing in the 1960's and has grown rapidly since then. Industry is confined to the Clondrinagh Industrial Estate which houses mainly traditional style workshop units. The other form of employment in the area is the Services industry eg hotel, shops, doctors surgery. In 2005 the large Jetland Shopping Centre opened, providing new retail space and a 24 hour Dunnes Stores supermarket. Ivans shop is at Caherdavin Cross. The Bank of Ireland has a branch beside Melvin Grove. Dunnes Stores is a supermarket and clothing retail chain based in the Republic of Ireland. ...


Organisation

The district includes the townlands of Ballygrennan, Clonmacken, Caherdavin, Clonconane, Clondrinagh, Coonagh, Knock and Shannabolly. To the south and west is the River Shannon whilst to the east is the boundary with the Limerick City Borough and to the north is the boundary with County Clare. An important feature of the area is that it is broken up into four sub-districts by the Clonmacken road, the Ennis road and the Cratloe road. The four sub-districts are Coonagh, South Caherdavin, Central Caherdavin, North Caherdavin. The River Shannon (Irish: Sionainn), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connaught) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... County Clare (Contae an Chláir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ... The Cathedral of St. ... Cratloe (Irish: An Chreatalach) is a small village (pop: 656 (2002)) in County Clare, Ireland, located between Limerick City and Ennis. ...


Clubs

The 23rd Limerick Scout Group has its hall beside the primary schools and has been actively opperating in the communuity for over 30 years. The Community Centre houses a branch of the LCC library. The Irish Girl Guides are active. The Padraig Pearce GAA clubhouse and grounds is at Caherdavin Lawn. The Caherdavin & District Credit Union is at Redgate.

Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... LIT can also refer to Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. ...

Transport

Roads run over the three Shannon bridges from the city center through Caherdavin in the direction of Shannon Airport, Ennis and Galway. Many of the districts residents work in the industrial parks of Raheen and Castletroy, causing traffic problems at rush hour. Several public bus routes are provided by Bus Éireann, Ireland's national bus operator, but as there are no bus lanes, these must compete with private traffic. Bus Éireann officials have complained that the round trip on the LIT-UL (about 14km) route can take up to 2 hours. A new tunnel project west of the city is hoped to releave the situation. The Coonagh airfield, a few kilometers north of Caherdavin, provides access for small aircraft. Larger commercial aircraft use Shannon International Airport, 20km west. Raheen is a suburban district in Limerick City, Ireland. ... Castletroy is a middle-class suburb of Limerick, Ireland. ... Bus Éireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in Republic of Ireland with the exception of services entirely within the Dublin Region, which are provided by Dublin Bus. ... Shannon Airport (IATA Airport Code; SNN, ICAO Airport Code; EINN) is Irelands main transatlantic airport. ...


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Regions: Centre | Castletroy | Caherdavin | Plassey | Raheen
Landmarks: Bunratty | St. Mary's | King John's Castle | St. John's | Hunt Museum

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Caherdavin (Pop:6,613 (2002)) is a suburban district in the northern environs of Limerick City in the west of Ireland.
Caherdavin is most famous for a thriving music culture with bands such as the Cranberries and Discord.
Local landmarks include the Moylish campus of the Limerick Institute of Technology, a third level college and research center, Caherdavin Church, built in 1985, with ajoining primary boys and girls schools and St. Nessans Community College.
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