Artane, sometimes spelled
Artaine (
Ard Aidhin in
IrishIrish is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now only spoken natively by a small minority of the Irish population but also plays an important symbolic role in the life of the Irish state, and is used...
), historically
Tartaine is a
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of
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,
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. Neighbouring districts include
CoolockCoolock is a large suburban area on Dublin city's Northside in Ireland. Coolock is crossed by the Santry River, a prominent feature in the middle of the district, with a linear park and ponds...
,
BeaumontBeaumont is a suburb of Dublin, located on the Northside. It lies within the postal district , sometimes known as D9.- History :The name derives from the French for "beautiful mount"....
,
KillesterKillester is a small, largely residential suburb of Dublin and lies on the Northside of the city.-Location and access:...
,
RahenyRaheny is a northern suburb of Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. It is an old area, referenced back to 570 AD but after years of light settlement, with a main village and a coastal hamlet, grew rapidly in the 20th century, and is now a mid-density Northside suburb with a village core.-Location...
and
ClontarfClontarf is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is most famous for giving the name to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 during which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland defeated the Viking invaders...
; to the south is a small locality,
HarmonstownHarmonstown is a small suburban locality straddling the boundary between modern-day Artane and Raheny. Historically what is now Harmonstown was mostly in Raheny...
, straddling the Raheny-Artane border.
Artaine, now usually
Artane, has a recorded history spanning over 900 years, but for much of that time was a quiet rural area.
Artane
http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/cgi-bin/displayimage.cgi?id=2433&size=f&type=m1, as described from
Thom's Almanac and Official Directory: County Dublin Directory, in 1862:
A village and parish in Coolock barony, Dublin county, three miles (5 km) N.
Artane, sometimes spelled
Artaine (
Ard Aidhin in
IrishIrish is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now only spoken natively by a small minority of the Irish population but also plays an important symbolic role in the life of the Irish state, and is used...
), historically
Tartaine is a
NorthsideThe Northside is the area in County Dublin, Ireland bounded to the south by the River Liffey to the east by Dublin Bay, to the north and west by the boundaries of County Dublin.- Introduction :...
suburbSuburbs are defined in various different ways around the world. They can be the residential areas of a large city, or separate residential communities within commuting distance of a city. Some suburbs have a degree of political autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city...
of
DublinDublin is the largest city and capital of Ireland. It is officially known in Irish as Baile Átha Cliath or Áth Cliath ; the English name comes from the Irish Dubh Linn meaning "black pool". It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the...
,
IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
. Neighbouring districts include
CoolockCoolock is a large suburban area on Dublin city's Northside in Ireland. Coolock is crossed by the Santry River, a prominent feature in the middle of the district, with a linear park and ponds...
,
BeaumontBeaumont is a suburb of Dublin, located on the Northside. It lies within the postal district , sometimes known as D9.- History :The name derives from the French for "beautiful mount"....
,
KillesterKillester is a small, largely residential suburb of Dublin and lies on the Northside of the city.-Location and access:...
,
RahenyRaheny is a northern suburb of Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. It is an old area, referenced back to 570 AD but after years of light settlement, with a main village and a coastal hamlet, grew rapidly in the 20th century, and is now a mid-density Northside suburb with a village core.-Location...
and
ClontarfClontarf is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is most famous for giving the name to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 during which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland defeated the Viking invaders...
; to the south is a small locality,
HarmonstownHarmonstown is a small suburban locality straddling the boundary between modern-day Artane and Raheny. Historically what is now Harmonstown was mostly in Raheny...
, straddling the Raheny-Artane border.
History
Artaine, now usually
Artane, has a recorded history spanning over 900 years, but for much of that time was a quiet rural area.
Artane
http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/cgi-bin/displayimage.cgi?id=2433&size=f&type=m1, as described from
Thom's Almanac and Official Directory: County Dublin Directory, in 1862:
A village and parish in Coolock barony, Dublin county, three miles (5 km) N. from the General Post Office, Dublin, comprising an area of . Population, 457. The village is on the road to
MalahideMalahide is a coastal suburban town, near Dublin city, located in the administrative county of Fingal, within the traditional County Dublin, Ireland...
. The parish, anciently called "Tartaine," for centuries formed part of the estate of the Hollywood family, and the castle of Artane likewise belonged to that of the Donnellans. The ruins were taken down in 1825, and on its site Artane House was erected.
The
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
of Artaine, linked with Finglas before the Reformation, comprises the townlands of Artaine North, Artaine South, Artaine West, Artaine East (originally Skillinglass), Puckstown (where Bram Stoker once resided with his family) and two-thirds of the tonwland of Oldtown (the remainder being in the civil parish of Coolock).
Artane Cottages Lower and Upper, built circa 1900, on the Malahide Road, are in the townland of Killester North.
Silken Thomas and Artane Castle
In 1532, when Silken Thomas appeared in Dublin, the citizens, feeling themselves unable to defend the city, allowed his troops to enter and lay siege to Dublin Castle. Among those who had taken refuge in the Castle was
John AlenJohn Alen was an English canon lawyer, Archbishop of Dublin, and Chancellor of Ireland.-Life:He was educated at Oxford and Cambridge, graduated in the latter place, and spent some years in Italy, partly at Rome, for studies and for business of Archbishop Warham of Canterbury...
,
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. He had incurred the enmity of the
FitzGeraldThe surname FitzGerald is a translation of the Norman fils de Gérald, or son of Gerald . Variant spellings include Fitz-Gerald and the modern Fitzgerald...
s (also known as the Geraldines) by zeal in promoting Wolsey's plans, and now dreaded their vengeance. He tried to escape by sea, but his ship was driven ashore at Clontarf and he was captured. When brought before Silken Thomas he implored the Earl to spare his life, but the young lord turned away with contempt, saying "Beir uaim an bodach" ("take the fellow away"). These words were interpreted as an order to put him to death and he was murdered in cold blood. For this crime Silken Thomas was excommunicated by the Pope and thus lost many of his adherents. A slab bearing his name is still to be seen in the Archbishop's cemetery. In this old cemetery we also have the 18th century tomb of Richard Hollywood of Elm Park and the ruins of the 13th century parish church.
Artane Industrial School
The
Artane Industrial schoolSt. Josephs Industrial School, Artane was an industrial school run by the Christian Brothers in Artane, Dublin from 1870 to 1969.-History:The school opened on 28 July 1870, in Artane Castle with fifty-six acres of land added....
was set up in 1871 in Artane House by the
Congregation of Christian BrothersThe Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
.
Industrial SchoolIndustrial Schools, were established in Ireland under the Industrial Schools Act of 1868 to care for "neglected, orphaned and abandoned children". By 1884, there were 5,049 children in such institutions throughout the country....
s were established to take in orphaned or abandoned boys or those who were involved in petty crime, and even such a minor offense as skipping school could be enough for a boy to be sent there. It has been said that about 5% of the children in Artane, indeed in all Industrial Schools, were actually orphans. Most of the incarcerated children were from families that had broken down and as separation was not allowed either, the children of these broken marriages were incarcerated and the religious institution in whose charge the children were put were paid one-third of a labourer's wage to feed, educate and clothe each child. In today's money this would be equal to about €120 per child per week.
The school housed around 900 boys at any one time and they stayed there until they were 16 years of age. More than 15,000 youngsters passed through the gates of the school from 1871 to its closure in 1966. Subsequently, many allegations of abuse of boys at the school emerged.
After the industrial school
St. David's Primary School, CBS, began operations on the lower floors of the old industrial school in 1969. St. David's Secondary School moved into the upper floors of the industrial school building in 1974 from the pre-fabricated buildings on Kilmore Road it had occupied since 1966. The school building remains today, with playing fields surrounded by a double fence.
Much of the surrounding land was later sold. Building began in 1969 with the construction of the Elm Mount estate followed by Thorndale, Whitethorn, Ardmore (in the townland of Kilmore Little, the site of the first school), Montrose and Pinebrook and ending with Beauvale in the 1970s. The construction of Artaine Castle Shopping Centre was the last piece in that phase of development. Skelly's Lane was realligned and made into a road linking Kilmore Road with Beaumont Road. Traces of the estate boundary, also marking part of the townland boundaries of Artaine North and Artaine South with Artaine West, can be seen at the backs of the houses at the end of Skelly's Lane. The Wad River which flows culverted under Donnycarney Bridge also ran along the perimeter. St. David's and St. David's Wood housing developments were built close to the school in the 1990s.
On the 7th of September 2008, a large fire which broke out at the industrial school complex, caused extensive damage to a building which is understood to have been used as a store room by the Artane Boys' Band and to house memorabilia.
Artane Band
The Artane Boys' Band
| was founded in 1872 in what was then the Artane
industrial schoolIn Ireland the Industrial Schools Act of 1868 established industrial schools to care for "neglected, orphaned and abandoned children". By 1884 there were 5,049 children in such institutions....
. The first public performance was given in 1874, for the Prince of Wales, on the school lawn. On the 14th of June, 1886, the band gave its first
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performance and since then has become synonynous with big match days in
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. One of the most famous Band Masters of the Artane Band was Professor Alexander Burke, whose death obituary and photograph was in the Irish Press in 1933. He was given a State Funeral. In 1969 the Band was moved to the old
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, with its previous building becoming a
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Many followers of the GAA have abiding memories of the Artane Boys’ Band parading the teams
| around the ground in their distinctive blue and scarlet uniforms. The band, also known as “the biggest little band in the world”, now permits girls to participate and as a result the band changed its name to the Artane Band
|.
In 1988, former Band members got together to form the
Artane Senior Band. For the first 12 years of its existence the band consisted entirely of past members of the Artane Boys' Band.
The Stardust
The Stardust was a popular nightclub located near the Artane end of the Kilmore Road leading from Artane to Coolock. In the early hours of February 14, 1981, a fire took place during a disco. 48 people lost their lives and 214 were injured. 841 people had attended the disco that night. The site of the disaster is today a pub, opposite Artaine Castle Shopping Centre. On the site was originally the factory of Scotts Foods, making jams and jarred vegetables.
Artane today
The district today has a dispersed character, lying either side of the Malahide Road, with focal points around the churches, main shopping centre and Artane Roundabout.
There are shopping precincts on Malahide Road and opposite one of the churches (St. John Vianney), a main shopping centre, Artaine Castle (anchored by
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), a small industrial estate (Butterly Business Park, site of the Stardust and also location of the HQ of Astronomy Ireland) and a leisure centre. One of the churches, the Dublin 5
An PostAn Post is the State-owned provider of postal services in Ireland. An Post provides a universal postal service to all parts of the country as a member of the Universal Postal Union...
sorting office, and more shops and businesses, are located in
HarmonstownHarmonstown is a small suburban locality straddling the boundary between modern-day Artane and Raheny. Historically what is now Harmonstown was mostly in Raheny...
.
There are two Roman Catholic churches, one for Artane Parish, one for Kilmore, and an oratory (a chapel-of-ease for Artane Parish), a considerable distance apart.
Artane is also the site of the large Artane-Coolock Credit Union main office (the other, older, office is in Northside Shopping Centre), and the smaller Donnycarney-Beaumont Credit Union, located in Artaine Castle Shopping Centre.
Schools in Artane include St. David's CBS and St. David's Boys National School, mentioned above, and St. John of God National School on Kilmore Road.
Dublin Bus
Artane is served by a number of
Dublin BusDublin Bus is a public transport operator in Ireland. It operates an extensive bus network of 172 radial, cross-city and peripheral routes and 24 night routes in the city of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area. The company, established in 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann which is...
routes, including:
20B,
27,
27B,
27X,
42,
42A, 42B,
43,
104,
128,
DART
While there is no rail service in Artane proper, it is close to two stations:
Harmonstown,
Killester
Notable people
- Singer songwriter Danny Ellis spent the years 1955-1963 in the care of the Christian Brothers at Artane and started his musical life as a trombone player in the Artane Boys Band.
- Footballer Ronan Finn
Ronan Finn, born in Dublin on 21 December 1987, is a footballer, currently playing with FAI League of Ireland side UCD.-UCD:Ronan was signed by UCD in 2005 and went straight into the U-21 team. He was one of the star performers in the side and was a catalyst for the club winning a second straight Dr...
who currently plays for and is captain for UCD-Education:*University of California, Davis*University College Dublin**The association football club University College Dublin A.F.C.**The rugby union club University College Dublin RFC*University of Colorado at Denver-Science:*User-centered design...
grew up in Artane, He also played with Artane Beaumont FC.
- Retired two time FAI cup winning footballer Barry Ferguson (Irish footballer)
Barry Ferguson is a former Irish professional football player and currently a development officer with the Football Association of Ireland.Barry began his football career with Home Farm before moving to Coventry City...
grew up in Artane.
- Birthplace of Thomas Kettle
Thomas Michael "Tom" Kettle was an Irish journalist, barrister, writer, poet and economist. As nationalist, Home Rule politician and MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, he represented East Tyrone as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1906-1910...
(1880 - 1916), writer, barrister, Nationalist politician and economist.
- Birthplace of Larry Mullen
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Mullen, Jr. is the drummer for the Irish rock band U2. He is the founder of U2, which was originally known as "The Larry Mullen Band" at its inception. He has worked on numerous side projects during his career, including a collaboration with Michael Stipe and Mike Mills...
, drummer with the Irish band U2U2 are a rock band that formed in Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr...
, and perhaps the most famous former member of the Artane Boy's Band.
- Ex-Westlife singer Brian McFadden
Brian Nicholas McFadden is an Irish singer, who rose to fame with Irish boy band Westlife before leaving the band to forge his own solo career. He was married to former Atomic Kitten member Kerry Katona, and is now engaged to Australian singer Delta Goodrem. Brian has found considerable success in...
grew up in Artane.
- Ex-Big Brother star, now TV/radio presenter, Ray Shah grew up and went to school to St. David's N.B.S & C.B.S in Artane
- Ex-Dead Radio bassist Tony Kane
Anthony Michael 'Tony' Kane is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a full-back for Darlington F.C. he is on loan from Carlisle United...
currently resides in Artane.
- Ex-Artane-Beaumont striker Keith Brady
Keith Brady was an Irish soccer player who was born in Dublin.Brady was a former youth international defender who represented Bohemian F.C. amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He signed for Bohemians in the summer of 1990 and made his competitive debut for them in the League...
currently resides in Artane
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