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Encyclopedia > Tyrrelstown

Tyrrelstown is a rapidly expanding village in the North West of Dublin, Ireland. It is located approximately 14 km from central Dublin. The area is classified as Dublin 15 by the postal system and the local authority for the area is Fingal County Council. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Fingal County Council has 24 directly elected members. ...

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History

Tyrrelstown is often incorrectly spelt as Tyrellstown or even Tyrrellstown. It derives its name from that of the Tyrrell family, who were granted the lands in the parishes of Clonsilla and Mulhuddart in 1178 by the Norman, Hugh DeLacy. 1. Historically Tyrrelstown is part of the Barony of Castleknock which had its focal point at Castleknock Castle and much of area's history is intertwined with that of Cruiserath, Castleknock, Mulhuddart and other adjacent places.. Castleknock Castle is the ruins of a Norman castle in the grounds of Castleknock College in Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland. ... Castleknock (Caisleán Cnucha in Irish meaning Castle of the Hill or Cnuchas Castle[1] is a village with some affluent residential enclaves at the edge of Co Dublin and located 8 km west of the centre of Dublin, Ireland. ... // Mulhuddart (Mullach Eadrad in Irish) is a village in southwest County Fingal, Ireland, and is now effectively a suburb of Dublin city, being seven miles from the city centre. ...


Location

Tyrrelstown is located South of Hollystown Golf Course, North of Mulhuddart, to the West of Cruiserath and set between the Navan Road (N3) and Ashborne Road ( N2). // Mulhuddart (Mullach Eadrad in Irish) is a village in southwest County Fingal, Ireland, and is now effectively a suburb of Dublin city, being seven miles from the city centre. ... The N3 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland, running between Dublin, Cavan Town and the border with County Fermanagh. ... The N2 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland, connecting Dublin with the border near Aughnacloy, in county Tyrone. ...


Located nearby is Damastown Industrial Estate, one of Dublin's largest industrial estates which includes a large IBM Campus employing over 4,000 people. Also in nearby Cruiserath, there are premises for the pharmaceutical corporation Bristol-Myers Squibb and beyond that is Blanchardstown Corporate Park which features offices belonging to Ebay, Ask.Com and WeLocalize, a multinational Software Localization company. Damastown is an area in North West of Dublin, Ireland. ... International Business Machines Corporation (known as IBM or Big Blue; NYSE: IBM) is a multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. ... Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), colloquially referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical corporation, formed by a 1989 merger between pharmaceutical companies Bristol-Myers Company, founded in 1887 by William McLaren Bristol and John Ripley Myers in Clinton, NY (both were graduates of Hamilton College), and Squibb Corporation. ... Image:TEbayheadquarters. ...


Local Amenities

A new retail area known as Tyrrelstown Town Centre opened on November 24th 2005 and has been created as part of the recent housing developments to cater for the local inhabitants. A 4 star luxury Park Plaza hotel was opened in 2006 leading the way for a retail park which will contain over 200,000 square feet of shopping facilities. Other local amenities include a national school (Still to be built), a creche, a large supermarket, a convenience sized supermarket, a pub, an off licence, a restaurant, several fast food outlets, a pharmacy, a medical centre and a coffee shop and dont forget Brownes Barbers.


Transportation

Tyrrelstown is served primarily by the 38C and 40D Dublin Bus routes. A new N2 - N3 link road is being built. By road it is accessible via Mulhuddart, Hollystown and Cruiserath. Dublin Bus (Irish: Bus Átha Cliath) is a public transport operator in the Republic of Ireland. ...


Developers

Tyrrelstown was created by Dublin property company TwinLite Developments and launched in 2001. Other development companies involved include McInerney Construction, Kranok Construction and Merville Homes. Originally the site was zoned for a landfill that was scrapped, the town now hosts over 4,000 inhabitants and is set to expand further.


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