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Huntstown and Littlepace (Irish: Baile an Huntaigh agus An Bealach Beag) is a set of modern housing developments that forms an outer suburb of Dublin city in the county of Fingal in Ireland. The developments were built in the townlands of Littlepace (westerly)[1] and Huntstown (easterly)[2] which are the southernmost townlands of the civil parish of Mulhuddart. The district is also a parish in the Blanchardstown deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. The nearest villages in the county are Ongar, Mulhuddart and Clonsilla along with Clonee in County Meath.
Huntstown and Littlepace
Baile Huntaigh agus Luas Beag | |
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Townlands | |
  Huntstown and Littlepace Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°24′20″N 6°25′13″W / 53.4055°N 6.4203°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Fingal |
| Irish grid reference | O050406 |
Location and access
editLocated to the south of the River Tolka, the N3 national route sits on the northern boundary of the townlands of Huntstown and Littlepace. To the east, Huntstown borders the community of Blakestown and Blanchardstown and, to the west, Littlepace is bordered by County Meath. Ongar lies to the south of both townlands.[citation needed]
The area is approximately 14 km from Dublin city and 6 kilometers north-west of the M50 motorway. Dublin Bus route 70 connects it to the city centre and Dunboyne. Route 39A connects it to Baggot Street and University College Dublin (UCD). Route 270 goes to the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre. The two nearest railway stations are Clonsilla railway station and Hansfield railway station.[citation needed]
History
editThe area was developed during the housing boom in Ireland. It is located near a major Kepak Meats plant, Facebook Data Centre and Damastown Industrial Estate. Littlepace stud farm is also nearby. Before the area was developed for housing, it was known as a hunting ground, with some estates and a park named to reflect this. The Huntstown/Littlepace parish was founded in 1981, and formed from the Blakestown parish, which formed from the parish of Corduff in 1979.[3]
On 1 January 2005, a "mini tornado" caused damage to a number of houses and parked vehicles in the area.[4]
Amenities
editThere are two churches of the Roman Catholic Church in the suburb, which constitutes its own parish:
- Huntstown - "Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus" (parish separated from Blakestown in 1981)
- Littlepace - "Mary, Mother of Hope" (a Chapel of Ease in the process of development since 2002)[5]
There are also two community centres in the area, one at Huntstown[6] and another in Littlepace.[citation needed]
There are three parks in the area, Littlepace Park, Hunters Run Park and Hazelbury Park. These parks are used by a number of sports clubs.
There is also a small number of shops in the area located beside the Huntstown community centre. There is also a shopping centre, known as Littlepace Shopping Centre, which contains a number of shops, restaurants and a pub.[citation needed]
Sport
editThe area has two Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) clubs: Erin go Bragh and Peregrines GAA club. The Erin go Bragh club moved to the area in 2003 and fields teams in Gaelic football, hurling, Ladies football and camogie.[citation needed]
There is also an association football (soccer) club called Clonee United. This club was formed through the amalgamation of two existing clubs, Casta Celtic and Little Pacers FC, in June 2006. Casta Celtic had originally formed in 2002 with Little Pacers establishing themselves in 2000. Santos Soccer Club is also located in the area. A basketball club, the Ongar Chasers, is based in Phibblestown Community Centre.[citation needed]
Huntstown also has a football club known as Huntstown/Hartstown Football Club. Established in 2016, it fields teams for youth and adult players aged from 16–30 years.[citation needed]
Education
editPrimary schools in the area include the Sacred Heart of Jesus National School in Huntstown,[7] and Mary, Mother of Hope National School in Littlepace.[8]
The nearest two secondary schools are in Hartstown & Phibblestown. Hartstown Community School, located in Hartstown, is home to over 1,300 students.[citation needed] Coláiste Pobail Setanta, in nearby Phibblestown, has over 1000 students. It shares a PE hall, the biggest school sports hall in Ireland, with Phibblestown Community Centre. There are two schools within the Phibblestown school campus, Coláiste Pobail Setanta[9] and Scoil Ghrainne Community National School.[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Townland of Littlepace". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Townland of Huntstown". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Huntstown parish website". huntstownparish.ie.
- ↑ "Mini tornado' damages 100 houses". Breakingnews.ie. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ↑ "Official website of the Parish of Huntstown-Littlepace". huntstown-littlepace.ie. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Huntstown Community Centre website". huntstowncc.org.
- ↑ "Sacred Heart of Jesus NS". sacredhearthuntstown.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014.
- ↑ "Mary, Mother of Hope NS". hopejns.com.
- ↑ "Coláiste Pobail Setanta". cpsetanta.ie.
- ↑ "Scoil Ghrainne CNS". scoilghrainnecns.ie.