Ranelagh (Irish Raghnallach) is a residential area and township on the southside of Dublin city, Ireland. It is in the postal district of Dublin 6. It is one of the city's most exclusive residential areas where house prices are (second only to Dublin 4, according to an ESRI survey in 2002[1]), boasting fine Georgian and Victorian townhouses. The Southside is not an official administrative area but a colloquial term. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Publically distributed leaflet to publicise the Dublin Postal Districts issued by the Irish Department of Posts and Telegraphs - dated April 1976 Dublin postal districts are used by Irelands postal service, known as An Post, to sort mail in the Dublin area. ... Dublin 6 (D6) is a Dublin postal district on the Southside of the city. ... Of all Dublin postal districts, Dublin 4 (D4) is probably the most famous outside the city, due in no small part to it being the location of the national broadcaster RTÉ. The district also contains the RDS, University College Dublin and Lansdowne Road stadium, venues of many sporting events and... The Economic and Social Research Institute in Ireland produces research focusing on Irelands economic and social development in order to inform policy-making and societal understanding. ... The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles during the Victorian era: Neoclassicism Gothic Revival Italianate Second Empire Neo-Grec Romanesque Revival (Includes Richardsonian Revival) Renaissance Revival Queen Anne Jacobethan architecture (the precusor to the Queen Anne style) British Arts and Crafts movement painted...

The district was originally a village just outside Dublin city until it was swallowed up by the expanding city more than a century ago. It still has a village-like atmosphere with many small family-run shops, especially around the triangular intersection ("the Triangle") that marks its centre. There are several secondary schools in the area, including Gonzaga College and Sandford Park. It was named after a park in London, Ranelagh Gardens. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Gonzaga College S.J. is a private Catholic boys secondary school in Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland, under the trusteeship of the Society of Jesus. ... Sandford Park School is a private, non-denominational secondary school for boys, located in the inner suburb of Ranelagh in Dublin, Ireland. ... An 18th century print showing the exterior of the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens and part of the grounds. ...

The green Luas line passes through, and stops at, Ranelagh/Raghnallach. Luas (Irish for speed), also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, currently encompasses two unconnected on-street light rail lines in Dublin, Ireland. ...

Ranelagh is in the local government electoral area of Rathmines and the Dail Constituency of Dublin South-East. Rathmines is a suburb on the southside of Dublin. ... Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland1. ... Dublin South-East is a 4-seat constituency for Dáil Éireann on the south side of Dublin city, Ireland. ...

Former World snooker champion Ken Doherty is from the area and still practices in Jason's. Jasons (Jason&Son) is a snooker club in Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland. ...

External links

• Map of Ranelagh
• InRanelagh.com - local site for Ranelagh
• Ranelagh Multidenominational School O'Donnell + Tuomey Architects (LandLiving.com)

Ranelagh started life as Cullenswood and was later named Ranelagh after Ranelagh Gardens the park of Willbrook house now demolished. Part of Ranelagh gardens now survive in the park called Ranelagh Gardens