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Rathmines (Ráth Maonais in Irish) is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, about 3 kilometres south of the city centre. It effectively begins at the south side of the Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to the south, Ranelagh to the east and Harold's Cross to the west. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...
The Grand Canal begins on the Southside of Dublin, Ireland. ...
Rathgar (Irish: Rath Gharbh) is a well-to-do suburb of Dublin, Ireland, lying about 4 km south of the city centre. ...
Ranelagh (Irish Raghnallach) is a residential area and township on the southside of Dublin city, Ireland. ...
Harolds Cross (Crois Araild in Irish) is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland. ...
Rathmines is an Anglicisation of the Irish Ráth Maonais, or directly translated to English, Fort of Maones (sometimes Maoghnes). Like many of the surrounding areas, it arose from a fortified structure (a ráth) which would have been the centre of civic and commercial activity from the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century. Rathgar, Baggotrath and Rathfarnham are further examples of Dublin placenames deriving from a similar root. Anglicisation (CwE) or Anglicization (NAE) is a process of making something English. ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
Ringforts are fortified settlements that are generally agreed to be from the Early Medieval Period in Ireland. ...
The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous people of France and the Viking invaders under the leadership of Hrolf Ganger, who adopted the French name Rollo and swore allegiance to the king of France (Charles the Simple). ...
Rathgar (Irish: Rath Gharbh) is a well-to-do suburb of Dublin, Ireland, lying about 4 km south of the city centre. ...
Rathfarnham (Irish: Ráth Fearnáin, meaning Fearnains Ringfort), is a residential suburb on Dublins Southside. ...
Rathmines has a long history stretching back to the 14th century. At this time, Rathmines and surrounding hinterland were part of the ecclesiastical lands called Cuallu or Cuallan. This is reflected in the name of a nearby area called Cullenswood. Cuallu is mentioned in local surveys from 1326 as part of the farm of St Sepulchre. There is some evidence of an established settlement around a Rath as far back as 1350.
In more recent times, Rathmines was a popular suburb of Dublin, attracting the wealthy and powerful seeking refuge from the poor living conditions of the city from the middle of the 19th century. Rathmines sits on a site overlooking the city and is a portal to the hills to the south and west of Dublin. The area is characterised by a long main road from the canal bridge to the town hall. Rathmines is the central urban area of south west Dublin comprising as far west as Kimmage and as far east as Donnybrook and is served well by public transport. Donnybrook (Irish Domhnach Broc, meaning Church of [Saint] Broc) is a district of Dublin, Ireland. ...
Rathmines has thriving commercial and civil activity and is well-known across Ireland as part of a traditionally known "flatland" - providing reasonably priced accommodation to newly arrived junior civil servants and third level students coming from outside the city from the 1930s to the present day. In more recent times, Rathmines has diversified its housing stock and many houses have been [Gentrification|gentrified]] by the wealthier beneficiaries of Ireland's economic boom of the 1990s. Rathmines, nonetheless, exudes a cosmopolitan air and has a diverse international population and has always been home to groups of new immigrant communities and indigenous ethnic minorities.
Rathmines was originally part of the Barony of Uppercross, one of the many baronies surrounding the old city of Dublin, bound as it was by walls, some of which are still visible. Arguably, Rathmines is best known historically for a bloody battle that took place there in 1649, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, leading to the death of perhaps up to 5,000 people. The battle of Rathmines took place on August 2 1649 and led to the routing of Royalist forces in Ireland shortly after this time. Some have compared the Battle of Rathmines - or sometimes Baggotrath - as equal in political importance to England's Battle of Naseby. // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ...
Oliver Cromwell landed in Ireland with his New Model Army on behalf of the English Parliament in 1649. ...
The battle of Rathmines was fought in around the modern Dublin suburb of Rathmines in August 1649, during the Irish Confederate Wars, the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. ...
// Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ...
Combatants Parliamentarians Royalists Commanders Sir Thomas Fairfax King Charles I Strength 6000 horse 7000 foot 4100 horse 3300 foot Casualties unknown 3500 The Battle of Naseby was the key battle of the first English Civil War. ...
Rathmines is well known for the large army barracks which is located there. Cathal Brugha Barracks (known in the past as Portobello Barracks) is home to many units of the Irish Army including the 2nd Infantry Battalion. For more information about the history of Cathal Brugha Barracks visit this webpage . The Irish Army is the main branch of the Irish Defence Forces of the Republic of Ireland. ...
Rathmines Township
One of Rathmines' most prominent buildings is the Town Hall and its clock tower. This building, now occupied by Rathmines Senior College, once housed a town council for the Rathmines Township, made up of local businessmen. The Rathmines Township was created by act of parliament in 1847, and its area was later expanded to take in the areas of Rathgar, Ranelagh, Sandymount and Milltown. The township was initially responsible only for sanitation, but its powers were extended over time to cover most functions of local government. The township was incorporated into the City of Dublin in 1930, and its functions were taken over by Dublin Corporation, now known as Dublin City Council. Rathmines is still a local electoral area of Dublin City Council, electing four city councillors. A Vocational Education Committee (VEC) are committees in the Republic of Ireland that have charge of vocational schools, certain colleges and previously had authority over the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Regional Technical Colleges until 1992. ...
In the United Kingdom, town councils are civil parish councils, where the civil parish is a town. ...
1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Sandymount (Dumhach Thrá in Irish) is a seaside village in the district of Dublin 4 in Ireland. ...
Milltown, Dublin 6, Ireland. ...
Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. ...
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Dublin Corporation is the former name given to the city government and its administrative organisation in Dublin between the twelfth century and 1 January 2002. ...
A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods...
A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ...
Nearby Towns - This article is partially based on the article with the same name on http://www.irelandinformationguide.com, licensed under GFDL.
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