Ballyboden
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Ballyboden is a locality within the suburb of Rathfarnham
in South Dublin
, at the foot of the Dublin mountains between Whitechurch, Ballyroan and Knocklyon
.
According to the 2006 Census, Ballyboden has a population of about five thousand.
Republic of Ireland international footballer Damien Duff
is from the locality.
Ballyboden is home to two Gaelic Athletic Association
clubs, Ballyboden Wanderers
, who play in Mount Venus Road, and Ballyboden St. Enda's
, who have a new playing facility at Sancta Maria College.
.
The parish of Rathfarnham
, a pre-Reformation parish, is the parent of several parishes in south Dublin. Terenure
developed in 1894, Churchtown
(1965), Ballyroan (1968), Tallaght
(1972) and Ballyboden (1973).
There had been an Augustinian house of studies in Ballyboden since 1955. It was the home of students of the Order following the two-year course in Philosophy. When the new church in Ballyroan was opened in 1966 with only one regular priest, the Augustinians
took an active part, celebrating four Masses
on Sundays.
The Augustinians
acquired Orlagh as a Novitiate
in 1872. When U.C.D. moved from Earlsfort Terrace to the new campus at Belfield in South Co. Dublin, alternate accommodation was needed for the students. The order acquired St. Catherines, Ballyboden, previously the residence of Mr. Justice O’Byrne. Construction on the new student residence, dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel
, began in 1955.
Ballyboden parish church was blessed by Archbishop Dermot Ryan on October 4, 1981.
Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham or Rathfarnam is a Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and 16. It is within the administrative areas of both Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin County Councils.The area of Rathfarnham...
in South Dublin
South Dublin
South Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. The county seat is Tallaght, the largest suburb of Dublin and the biggest urban centre in the county. Other important centres of population are Lucan and Clondalkin...
, at the foot of the Dublin mountains between Whitechurch, Ballyroan and Knocklyon
Knocklyon
Knocklyon is a suburb of Dublin in Ireland, situated south west of Dublin city, and north of the Dublin Mountains.There is currently a debate among locals whether the correct name is cnoc linn, or cnoc liamhna....
.
According to the 2006 Census, Ballyboden has a population of about five thousand.
Republic of Ireland international footballer Damien Duff
Damien Duff
Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League team Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he has participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012...
is from the locality.
Ballyboden is home to two Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
clubs, Ballyboden Wanderers
Ballyboden Wanderers
Wanderers are a small Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballyboden, Dublin, Ireland.-Background:Ballyboden Wanderers G.A.A. Club was founded in 1910. They played their first match against Clanna Gael Fontenoys in April 1910. The match was played by permission of Padraig Mac Piarais in the...
, who play in Mount Venus Road, and Ballyboden St. Enda's
Ballyboden St. Enda's
Ballyboden St. Enda's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Knocklyon, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is named after Saint Enda of Aran. The Club serves the Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Rathfarnham, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse areas.Their homeground is Pairc Uí Mhurchú, located on the Firhouse...
, who have a new playing facility at Sancta Maria College.
The Parish of Ballyboden
The Catholic parish of Ballyboden was set up in 1973 and is managed by Order of St. Augustine of HippoAugustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo , also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Blessed Augustine, or St. Augustine the Blessed, was Bishop of Hippo Regius . He was a Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian who lived in the Roman Africa Province...
.
The parish of Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham or Rathfarnam is a Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and 16. It is within the administrative areas of both Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin County Councils.The area of Rathfarnham...
, a pre-Reformation parish, is the parent of several parishes in south Dublin. Terenure
Terenure
Terenure is a mainly residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland, largely in the administrative area of Dublin City Council but with parts in the administrative county of South Dublin County .-Location and transport:...
developed in 1894, Churchtown
Churchtown, Dublin
Churchtown is a largely residential suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland, between Dundrum and Rathfarnham. It is in the postal districts Dublin 14 and Dublin 16.- Ely's Arch :...
(1965), Ballyroan (1968), Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
(1972) and Ballyboden (1973).
There had been an Augustinian house of studies in Ballyboden since 1955. It was the home of students of the Order following the two-year course in Philosophy. When the new church in Ballyroan was opened in 1966 with only one regular priest, the Augustinians
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
took an active part, celebrating four Masses
Mass (liturgy)
"Mass" is one of the names by which the sacrament of the Eucharist is called in the Roman Catholic Church: others are "Eucharist", the "Lord's Supper", the "Breaking of Bread", the "Eucharistic assembly ", the "memorial of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection", the "Holy Sacrifice", the "Holy and...
on Sundays.
The Augustinians
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
acquired Orlagh as a Novitiate
Novitiate
Novitiate, alt. noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a novice monastic or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether they are called to the religious life....
in 1872. When U.C.D. moved from Earlsfort Terrace to the new campus at Belfield in South Co. Dublin, alternate accommodation was needed for the students. The order acquired St. Catherines, Ballyboden, previously the residence of Mr. Justice O’Byrne. Construction on the new student residence, dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Our Lady of Good Counsel is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary, after an allegedly miraculous painting now found in the thirteenth century Augustinian church at Genazzano, near Rome, Italy. Measuring 40 by 45 centimeters the image is a fresco executed on a thin layer of porcelain no thicker...
, began in 1955.
Ballyboden parish church was blessed by Archbishop Dermot Ryan on October 4, 1981.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- Mount VenusMount VenusMount Venus is a sacred megalithic site in Edmondstown, County Dublin, Ireland on the Mount Venus Road. It is a national heritage site....