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{{Short description|Outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland}}
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{{Infobox settlement
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'''Loughlinstown''' ({{Irish place name|Baile Uí Lachnáin|
Loughlinstown is the location of [[St. Columcille's Hospital]], which serves both south Dublin and [[Wicklow]]. The [[European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions]], an [[European Union|EU]] body, is located in Loughlinstown House.
==Etymology==
Loughlinstown is a corrupted English translation of the Irish name ''Baile Uí Lachnáin'', meaning "O'Laughnan's town".<ref name="logainm">{{cite web |title=Loughlinstown |url=http://www.logainm.ie/en/16613 |website=[[Placenames Database of Ireland]]}}</ref> This was historically anglicized 'Ballyloughnan' and 'Ballylaghnan'.<ref name="logainm"/>
==Early history==
Loughlinstown was inhabited from at least the [[Neolithic]] period when the megalithic portal tomb at Cromlech Fields was constructed circa 2,500 B.C. Following [[Henry II of England|Henry II]]'s [[Norman invasion of Ireland|conquest of Ireland]], the lands around Loughlinstown were granted to the Anglo-Norman Talbot Family. By 1541 they had been granted to the Goodman Family, who held them as "warden of the marches" protecting the southern border of [[the Pale]] from raids and incursions of the Wicklow Septs.{{sfnp|Ryan|1983|p=1|ps=}}
A 1654 survey describes the area as containing 458 acres, of which 300 acres were the property of James Goodman, who acted as Provost Marshal of the Irish Confederate Army during the [[Irish Rebellion of 1641]].
Loughlinstown was granted to Sir [[William Domville]], [[
In 1975 Loughlinstown House and Commons were the subject to a Compulsory Purchase Order by
==Recent history==
The village of Loughlinstown grew
For years a large mature [[Common horse-chestnut|chestnut]] tree was located in the middle of the dual carriageway at its junction with the [[R118 road|Wyatville Road]]. It was known as ''The Big Tree'' and was a landmark feature on the road from Dublin to Wicklow. In the 1970s the junction was upgraded and the tree removed. In 2004 the 1960s road was replaced with a new dual carriageway and the junction was replaced with an overbridge.
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==Education==
There are eight primary schools in the area. In Loughlinstown, St Columbanus (Catholic, mixed);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.education.ie/en/find-a-school/School-Detail/?roll=20218P|title=Department of Education}}</ref> in Ballybrack, St John's (Catholic, mixed), Gaelscoil Phadraig (Catholic, mixed) and Scoil Colmcille junior and senior schools (Catholic, mixed);<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.scoilcholmcille.com/| title = Scoil Cholmcille Ballybrack| access-date = 2020-05-05| archive-date = 2021-03-06| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210306102045/http://scoilcholmcille.com/| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.stcolmcillesjns.com/| title = stcolmcillesjns.com| access-date = 2020-05-05| archive-date = 2021-03-01| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210301200633/https://www.stcolmcillesjns.com/| url-status = dead}}</ref> in Shankill, Scoil Mhuire (Catholic, mixed), Rathmichael NS (Church of Ireland, mixed) and St Anne's (Catholic, mixed).
There are three secondary schools: St Laurence College (Catholic, mixed); [[Holy Child Killiney]] (Catholic, girls) and [[John Scottus School|John Scottus]] (interdenominational, mixed).
==Transport==
===Bus===
The [[Green Line (Luas)|Luas Green Line]] terminates a few minutes away from Loughlinstown, with the nearest stop being [[Brides Glen Luas stop|Brides Glen]], which is a 40-minute journey to Dublin city centre.<ref name="Luas.ie">{{cite web |url=https://luas.ie/assets/files/B1_Ops%20Info_V9%20web_080910_DL.pdf |title= LUAS CHERRYWOOD OPERATING HOURS, FREQUENCY AND FARES |access-date= 14 August 2020 |work=[[Luas]]}}</ref> The nearest [[Dublin Area Rapid Transit|DART]] station is [[Shankill railway station|Shankill]].▼
The 7 and 7a (to [[Mountjoy Square]]), 84a ([[Blackrock, Dublin|Blackrock]] to [[Newcastle, County Wicklow|Newcastle]]), 145 ([[Heuston railway station|Heuston station]] to Ballywaltrim) and 155 ([[Ikea]], [[Ballymun]] to [[Bray Daly railway station|Bray station]]) routes from [[Dublin Bus]] serve
===Rail===
▲The 7a (to [[Mountjoy Square]]), 84a ([[Blackrock, Dublin|Blackrock]] to [[Newcastle, County Wicklow|Newcastle]]), 145 ([[Heuston railway station|Heuston station]] to Ballywaltrim) and 155 (Ikea, [[Ballymun]] to [[Bray Daly railway station|Bray station]]) routes from [[Dublin Bus]] serve Loughninstown.<ref name="Dublin Bus">{{cite web |url=https://www.dublinbus.ie/Your-Journey1/Timetables/ |title= Timetables |access-date= 15 August 2020 |work=[[Dublin Bus]]}}</ref> The 111 [[Go-Ahead Ireland]] route from Brides Glen to [[Dalkey]] also serves Loughninstown.<ref name="GoAheadIreland.ie">{{cite web |url=https://www.goaheadireland.ie/services/111?date=2020-08-15&direction=outbound |title= 111, Dalkey to Brides Glen via Dún Laoghaire |access-date= 15 August 2020 |work=[[Go-Ahead Ireland]]}}</ref>
▲The [[Luas]] [[Green Line (Luas)|
The [[Dublin Area Rapid Transit|DART]] is also close by, with the nearest station being [[Shankill railway station|Shankill]].
===Road===
The [[N11 road (Ireland)|N11 national route]] and the [[M11 motorway (Ireland)|M11]] bypass meet at Loughlinstown.
The [[M50 motorway (Ireland)|M50 orbital motorway]] also has an exit close to Loughlinstown.
==See also==
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'''Citations'''
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'''Bibliography'''
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*{{citation |last=Clare|first=Liam |title=Loughlinstown Workhouse in the 1840s |journal=Publications - Foxrock Local History Club |year=1986 |publisher=Foxrock Local History Club |
*{{citation |last=Clare|first=Liam |title=Loughlinstown Commons Before 1870 |journal=Publications - Foxrock Local History Club |year=2004 |publisher=Foxrock Local History Club |
*{{citation |last=D'Alton|first=John |title=The history of the county of Dublin |year=
*{{citation |last=Ryan|first=Dr Rita |title=Loughlinstown House |journal=Publications - Foxrock Local History Club |year=1983 |publisher=Foxrock Local History Club |
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{{Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown}}
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[[Category:Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown]]
[[Category:Towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown]]
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