Ballybrack
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Ballybrack or Ballybrac is a suburb of Dublin, located in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
county. It is south of Killiney
and northeast of Loughlinstown
.
Ballybrack has a post office, two public houses, a shopping centre as well as many other local amenities. The local Gaelscoil
is Gaelscoil Phádraig, which continues to grow year-on-year from a modest start in 1995. Ballybrack is home to both the Foxrock Cabinteely Ladies' Football
GAA club and Ballybrack FC soccer club.and also has the borough boxing club which is located right beside ballybrack football club
In 2005 Foxrock Girls and the ladies section of St Francis Gaels GAA club merged to form a new club offering a more complete programme of football for all age groups in their catchment area. They are now based at the grounds previously occupied by Cabinteely GAA Club at Kilbogget Park in Cabinteely/Ballybrack. The club has so far won at underage level the All-Ireland Division 1 Féile for U14's in 2005, All-Ireland U14 7's in the same year and numerous Dublin Leagues and Championships. The Adult team have won the 2007 VHI All-Ireland Junior Championship, 2007 All-Ireland Junior 7's Shield and in 2008 were Dublin Intermediate League and Championship winners.
Ballybrack Football Club was formerly known as KBL FC – Killiney, Ballybrack & Loughlinstown. KBL was founded in 1972 however Ballybrack FC was officially formed in 1975. At present Ballybrack has 13 teams competing in both the Dublin and District Schoolboys League and the South Dublin Football League. The soccer club provides football for boys and girls at all levels of ability. Catering for all children aged between seven and 18 years in the areas of Ballybrack, Cabinteely and Shankill. Football matches are played in Coolevin on Saturdays and Sundays. The football club is open five nights a week and at the weekends providing recreation and leisure activities. The soccer clubs' membership exceeds 300 children. Approximately one third comprise the Ballybrack Tigers, catering for the children of 5 to 7 years old. Every year the club plays host to a mini World Cup tournament for all children of the local community.
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. Located to the south-east of Dublin city, its county seat is the town of Dún Laoghaire. It is one of the four constituent parts of the Dublin Region...
county. It is south of Killiney
Killiney
Killiney is a suburb of Dublin in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is within the administrative area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County. The area is by the coast, south of neighbouring Dalkey, and north to Shankill area in the most southern outskirt of Dublin....
and northeast of Loughlinstown
Loughlinstown
Loughlinstown is a south Dublin suburb. Located in the County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown it lies on the N11 National Primary Route.Loughlinstown is the location of St. Columcille's Hospital, which serves both south Dublin and north Wicklow...
.
Ballybrack has a post office, two public houses, a shopping centre as well as many other local amenities. The local Gaelscoil
Gaelscoil
A gaelscoil is an Irish-medium primary school in Ireland, of a sort found outside the traditionally Irish-speaking regions, especially in urban areas....
is Gaelscoil Phádraig, which continues to grow year-on-year from a modest start in 1995. Ballybrack is home to both the Foxrock Cabinteely Ladies' Football
Ladies' Gaelic football
Ladies' Gaelic football is a team sport for women, very similar to Gaelic football, and co-ordinated by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association...
GAA club and Ballybrack FC soccer club.and also has the borough boxing club which is located right beside ballybrack football club
In 2005 Foxrock Girls and the ladies section of St Francis Gaels GAA club merged to form a new club offering a more complete programme of football for all age groups in their catchment area. They are now based at the grounds previously occupied by Cabinteely GAA Club at Kilbogget Park in Cabinteely/Ballybrack. The club has so far won at underage level the All-Ireland Division 1 Féile for U14's in 2005, All-Ireland U14 7's in the same year and numerous Dublin Leagues and Championships. The Adult team have won the 2007 VHI All-Ireland Junior Championship, 2007 All-Ireland Junior 7's Shield and in 2008 were Dublin Intermediate League and Championship winners.
Ballybrack Football Club was formerly known as KBL FC – Killiney, Ballybrack & Loughlinstown. KBL was founded in 1972 however Ballybrack FC was officially formed in 1975. At present Ballybrack has 13 teams competing in both the Dublin and District Schoolboys League and the South Dublin Football League. The soccer club provides football for boys and girls at all levels of ability. Catering for all children aged between seven and 18 years in the areas of Ballybrack, Cabinteely and Shankill. Football matches are played in Coolevin on Saturdays and Sundays. The football club is open five nights a week and at the weekends providing recreation and leisure activities. The soccer clubs' membership exceeds 300 children. Approximately one third comprise the Ballybrack Tigers, catering for the children of 5 to 7 years old. Every year the club plays host to a mini World Cup tournament for all children of the local community.
Notable People
- Seán LemassSeán LemassSeán Francis Lemass was one of the most prominent Irish politicians of the 20th century. He served as Taoiseach from 1959 until 1966....
; TaoiseachTaoiseachThe Taoiseach is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas , and must, in order to remain in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil.The current Taoiseach is...
from 1959 until 1966 was born and lived in Ballybrack.