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Ballyroan (Irish: Baile Uí Ruáin, meaning 'O'Rowan's town') [2] is a suburban area within Rathfarnham, County Dublin, Ireland. It lies at the foot of the Dublin mountains, alongside Ballyboden , Butterfield, Knocklyon , Old Orchard, and Scholarstown.
The Yellow House, Rathfarnham. Pubs in the area include the "Buglers" pub in Ballyboden House on Ballyboden Road in Ballyboden. John Blake was the first known publican to be granted the licence in 1799. On Rathfarnham's main street, near Rathfarnham Castle, is "The Castle Inn". [citation needed] "The Eden House" pub is on Grange Road near ...
Mansion House B, Merchants Quay A, Merchants Quay B, Merchants Quay C, ... Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, Rathfarnham-Butterfield, Rathfarnham-Hermitage, Rathfarnham-St. Enda's,
A painting of Rathgar castle by Gabriel Beranger.. Rathgar in the Middle Ages was a farm belonging to the Convent of St Mary de Hogges, at present-day College Green. [3] At the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Rathgar was granted to the Segrave family: they built Rathgar Castle, ownership of which subsequently passed to John Cusacke, who was Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1608.
This was not possible owing to long-term plans to demolish the house and widen the road. The old Templeogue Bridge, built in 1800, and Bridge House were removed and a new bridge at the same location was opened by Councillor Mrs. Bernie Malone, Chairman Dublin City Council on 11 December 1984, which was renamed Austin Clarke Bridge in his honour.
Within the Archdiocese of Dublin, Rathfarnham parish is the parent of several local parishes. To accommodate the increasing need for ministry to the residential development of the Rathfarnham area over the last century, Terenure was developed in 1894, Churchtown (1965), Ballyroan (1968), Tallaght (1972), Ballyboden (1973) and Knocklyon (1974).
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For 16 years the house served as a Preventorium. By 1959 tuberculosis was under control but a new need had arisen in this beautiful area of South Dublin, i.e. education. The population of Ballyroan was increasing and a school was needed. On 8 September 1960, Sancta Maria College was opened. Around the year 1963 the assembly hall was built.