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Ballyfermot (Irish: Baile Formaid) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is located seven kilometres (5 miles) west of the city centre, south of Phoenix Park . It is bordered by Chapelizod on the north, by Bluebell on the south, by Inchicore on the east, and by Palmerstown and Clondalkin on the west.
The hospital, which was commissioned to replace the aging Cork Street Fever Hospital, opened in November 1953. [1] [2] By the 1980s immunisation programmes had reduced the incidence of infectious diseases and the hospital expanded the range of medical services it provided to include psychiatric and rehabilitation services. [1]
Originally a largely rural area, Dublin City Council developed social housing in the Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard areas from the mid-20th century. [3] One of the first large developments in the area, [3] Cherry Orchard Hospital, opened in 1953. [4] [5] Cherry Orchard F.C., a local association football (soccer) club, was formed in 1957. [6]
The Johnstown townland extends due west from the Georgian Johnstown House (now St. John's College) on Le Fanu Rd. It runs west to Kennelsfort Road and lies between St. Laurence townland (the St. Laurence House is now the West County Hotel) from the River Liffey and Chapelizod in the north, to Ballyfermot Upper/Blackditch on the south.
St John's College is a secondary school in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland. The school is run by the De La Salle Christian Brothers. St John's College is fully funded by the Department of Education. The current Principal is Ann Marie Leonard, since 2007 and the current Deputy Principal is Adrienne Murphy, since 2008.
The first church in modern-day Ballyfermot existed in a former Dublin Corporation paint depot on O'Hogan Road which Father Donal O'Scannaill had purchased from Dublin Corporation c.1950 for £200. [2] This building had originally been a storage unit known as 'the painters hut' during the first housing phase of Ballyfermot.
The college opened in 1979 as the Senior College Ballyfermot Sr. Dr. Margaret Mac Curtain OP was its founding principal. [3] Since then the college has worked with a range of educational and industrial partners to develop and offer courses in further and higher education. The college caters for students from the age of 17 and upwards.
Vincent B. Jackson (born Vincent Noel Jackson, [1] 1 March 1966) is an Irish independent politician who has served as a Dublin City Councillor since May 1991. He previously served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from June 2006 to June 2007.