Hazelhatch

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{{Infobox settlement

|settlement_type = Townland

|other_name = {{Pad top italic|Collchoill}}

|image_skyline = Grand Canal at Hazelhatch, Co. Dublin - geograph.org.uk - 1300922.jpg

|image_caption = The Grand Canal at Hazelhatch

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Ireland

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Leinster

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = County Dublin

|subdivision_type3 = Local government area

|subdivision_name3 = South Dublin

|subdivision_type4 = Civil parish

|subdivision_name4 = Newcastle

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Hazelhatch ({{irish place name|Collchoill}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/17163.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Collchoill / Hazelhatch | accessdate = 26 February 2022 }} is a townland in County Dublin on the border with County Kildare in Ireland. It is located on the R405 regional road, approximately halfway between Celbridge and Newcastle. Hazelhatch is one of the places of recreational activity along the Grand Canal, with fishing and boating. There is one pub in Hazelhatch, beside the canal. Although there is no conventional village centre, there is a concentration of one-off houses in the surrounding area. As of the 2011 census, Hazelhatch townland had a population of 62 people.{{cite web|url = https://data.gov.ie/dataset/cd175-dublin-population-by-private-households-occupied-and-vacancy-rate?package_type=dataset | publisher = Central Statistics Office | website = data.gov.ie | title = CD175 - Dublin Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate | date = 2011 | quote = Townlands [..] Hazelhatch, Newcastle, Co. Dublin [..] 2011 [..] Population: 62 }}

Transport

The Heuston main railway line to Dublin eastwards and Cork, Limerick and Galway westwards passes through Hazelhatch. Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station opened on 4 August 1846 and closed for goods traffic on 9 June 1947.{{cite web | title=Hazelhatch and Celbridge station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-09-04}}

During the mid 2000's the railway line was expanded from double track to quadruple track, in order to improve the commuter and intercity services. There was a proposal to electrify the line between Hazelhatch and Dublin,{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/plans-to-buy-600-electric-and-battery-electric-powered-carriages-over-10-years-1.3906238|title=Plans to buy 600 electric and battery-electric powered carriages over 10 years|work=The Irish Times|first=Tim|last=O'Brien|date=27 May 2019|accessdate=25 January 2020}} but this was shelved following the post-2008 Irish economic downturn.{{fact|date=February 2022}} Hazelhatch is referred by railwaymen and trainspotters as 'The Hatch'.{{fact|date=February 2022}} Nearby Stacumny Bridge is one of the most popular places in Ireland for trainspotting due to the quadruple tracks, the frequency and high speeds of trains and the freight and engineering trains that must pass here leaving Dublin.{{fact|date=February 2022}}

Hazelhatch is located equidistant from the M4 at Celbridge and the N7 Naas Road. Other nearby places include Lyons House, Stacumny House and Ardclough.{{fact|date=February 2022}}

References

{{Commons category multi | Hazelhatch Bridge | Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station }}

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Category:Geography of County Kildare

Category:Places in South Dublin (county)

Category:Townlands of County Dublin