Ellenfield Park
{{Short description|Park in Dublin, Ireland}}
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| name = Ellenfield Park
| map = Ireland
| location = Dublin, Ireland
| nearest_city = Dublin
| area = 10 hectares
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Ellenfield Park (sometimes called Whitehall Park) is a public park in Whitehall, Dublin, managed by Dublin City Council's parks department.[http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-recreation-culture-dublin-city-parks-visit-park/ellenfield-park Ellenfield Park] www.dublincity.ie
History
The park is on the land where once stood Clonturk Cottage, later renamed Ellenfield House.[http://www.whitehall.dublindiocese.ie/history/ History] Whitehall parish website. During The Emergency / Second World War, Ellenfield Park was used for allotments (hence the nickname of the playing fields The Plots[http://www.whitehallcolmcille.ie/contentPage/20637/club_history Club History] Whitehall Colmcille).
Dublin Corporation developed the Ellenfield lands as a public park in the 1950s. The park's western and northern boundaries was altered during the construction, in 1983, of the Santry Bypass (M1 Motorway). During the construction of the Dublin Port Tunnel, which started in 2001, the re-alignment of the Swords Road caused the park's north and western perimeters to be further altered.
Access and recreation
The park is located in Whitehall, Dublin. It is bordered by The Church of The Holy Child (Whitehall/Larkhill), Margaret Aylward Community College, Swords Road, Shantalla Road, and Ellenfield Road.
The park has recreational facilities for soccer, Gaelic football, camogie, and tennis, as well as a children's playground. It is used by a variety of sports clubs such as St Kevin's Boys Club,[http://www.skbfc.yourclub.ie/history History] St. Kevins Boys Club. and Whitehall Colmcille GAA club,[http://www.whitehallcolmcille.ie Whitehall Colmcille GAA] official website and by Holy Child National School[http://www.holychildbns.ie/ Holy Child Boys National School Larkhill] for sports.
A number of tennis courts were developed as an all weather pitch with floodlights, leaving 3 tennis courts. As of 2017, there was a boules (Pétanque) court under construction.Larkhill/Whitehall Parish Newsletter, March 19, 2017.