Newcastle, Dublin
{{Short description|Village in south-west County Dublin, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Irish English|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Newcastle
|native_name = {{lang|ga|An Caisleán Nua}}
|native_name_lang = ga
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = IMG CoINCastleDub5565.jpg
|image_caption = St Finian's Church in Newcastle adjoins an earlier residential fortified tower
|pushpin_map = Ireland
|pushpin_label_position = right
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Ireland
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Leinster
|subdivision_type3 = County
|subdivision_name3 = County Dublin
|subdivision_type4 = Local government area
|subdivision_name4 = South Dublin
|population_as_of = 2022
|population = 4526
|timezone1 = WET
|utc_offset1 = +0
|utc_offset1_DST = -1
|coordinates = {{Coord|53|18|N|6|30|W|region:IE_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|footnotes =
| postal_code_type = Eircode routing key
| postal_code = D22
}}
Newcastle ({{Irish place name|An Caisleán Nua}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/17167.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = An Caisleán Nua / Newcastle | accessdate = 28 February 2025 }} is a village in South Dublin county south-west of Dublin, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the historical barony of the same name. It was the location of the castle of the barony, which in historical and official documents is described as Newcastle-Lyons. The area is still primarily rural in nature. Newcastle village is within the administrative area of South Dublin County Council.{{cite web|url = https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/planning/local-area-plans/existing/newcastle/newcastle-lap-2012.pdf | publisher = South Dublin County Council | title = Newcastle Local Area Plan | date = December 2012 | accessdate = 16 November 2022 }}
History
{{See|Newcastle (County Dublin barony)}}
File:Newcastle Dublin 5564w.jpg in Newcastle dates from at least the 15th century{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/11212009/st-finians-c-of-i-church-glebe-ne-by-newcastle-ed-newcastle-dublin| publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = Buildings of Ireland | title = St Finian's C Of I Church, Glebe (Ne. By.) Newcastle Ed, Newcastle, Dublin | accessdate = 16 November 2022 }}]]
Evidence of ancient settlement in the Newcastle area include a number of ringfort, fulacht fiadh and tower house sites in the townlands of Newcastle Farm, Newcastle North, Newcastle South and Ballynakelly.{{cite web|url = https://www.sdcc.ie/en/devplan2022/stage-2-draft-plan/appendices/appendix-3b-record-of-monuments-and-places.pdf| publisher = South Dublin County Council | work = Draft South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2022-2028 | title = Appendix 3B - Record of Monuments and Places | date = 2022 | accessdate = 16 November 2022 }} A raised motte, dated to the 12th century Norman invasion of Ireland, is located close to the medieval church in Newcastle, St Finian's Church, Newcastle.{{cite web|url = http://www.megalithicireland.com/St%20Finian's%20Church,%20Newcastle.html| website = Megalithic Ireland | title = Newcastle - St Finian's Medieval Church| accessdate = 16 November 2022 }}{{cite web|url = http://www.southdublinhistory.ie/content.aspx?area=newcastle&type=history| publisher = South Dublin History | title = Newcastle - History | accessdate = 16 November 2022 }} The existing pre-reformation Irish Church premises continued in use as a place of worship by the established Church of Ireland. The former residential tower fortification of the castle now forms part of St Finian's Church of Ireland church. It was built originally in the late 14th century.{{fact|date=November 2022}} The eastern stained glass window of the church serves as an unofficial symbol of Newcastle village and features on the crest of Saint Finian's National School.{{fact|date=July 2022}}
A new Catholic Church was built in 1813.{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/11212002/st-finians-r-c-church-newcastle-south-newcastle-dublin |publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = Buildings of Ireland | title = St Finian's R.C. Church, Newcastle South, Newcastle, Dublin | accessdate = 14 April 2025 }} This followed the opening up of Catholic worship in the relaxation of the penal laws from 1778 culminating in the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1793 passed by the Irish Parliament.
The parliamentary borough of Newcastle elected two MPs to the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1801. It was disfranchised by the Acts of Union 1800.{{cite web |last1=Johnston-Liik |first1=Edith Mary |title=County Dublin |url=https://ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com/irish-parliament/constituencies-and-elections/county-dublin |work=History of the Irish Parliament |publisher=Ulster Historical Foundation}}
Location and population
Newcastle-Lyons is located at the junction of the R120 and the R405 regional roads. It lies approximately 3 km north of the N7 at Rathcoole, 6 km south-east of Celbridge, and 9 km west of Tallaght. The village lies west of Casement Aerodrome (Baldonnell), the HQ of the Irish Air Corps. It features a public house and two churches. Peamount Hospital, a facility for long-term care, is 2 km north of the town centre on the R120. The 2001 census registered a village population of 1,160, but the surrounding area has grown rapidly since then, with the population almost quadrupling by 2022 to 4,526.{{cite web | url = https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/ima/cop/2022&boundary=C04160V04929&guid=2a34f78b-9afc-4d50-9c7c-d29ae8ba0f99 | title = Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Newcastle | website=CSO Ireland | access-date = 26 September 2023}} This growth included, for example, new housing developments at Graydon off the village's main street.{{cite web |title=Green shoots in west Dublin – new homes from €375k at Newcastle development with 6.4ac park |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/home-garden/new-homes/green-shoots-in-west-dublin-new-homes-from-375k-at-newcastle-development-with-64ac-park/41668086.html | website = independent.ie }}
Transport
Newcastle-Lyons is served by the number 68 bus to the city centre. It is also connected to the rail network via the nearby train station of Hazelhatch and Celbridge. An orbital bus service, route W6, was also introduced to connect Newcastle to Hazelhatch, Saggart, Citywest and The Square shopping centre in Tallaght.{{cite web |title=Phase 5a: W-Orbital |url=https://www.transportforireland.ie/getting-around/by-bus/phase-5a-w-orbital/}}{{cite web |title=Three new orbital bus routes for Dublin and Kildare to launch on 25 June 2023 |url=https://www.dublinpublictransport.ie/blog/2023/6/16/three-new-orbital-bus-routes-for-dublin-and-kildare-to-launch-on-25-june-2023 | website = dublinpublictransport.ie | date = 16 June 2023 }}
Sport
Newcastle-Lyons is home to St Finian's Newcastle GAA club ({{langx|ga|CLG Naomh Finnéin}}), which was founded in 1943.{{cite web|url = http://stfiniansnewcastle.ie/st-finians-gaa-newcastle-history/| website = stfiniansnewcastle.ie | publisher = St. Finian's Newcastle | title = St. Finian's GAA Newcastle History |accessdate = 16 November 2022 }} In 1949, the club won the Dublin Intermediate Championship.
The association football (soccer) club, Peamount United F.C., is also based in the area.{{cite web|url = http://www.peamountutd.com/about-us/ | publisher = Peamount United FC | website = peamountutd.com | title = About Us | accessdate = 16 November 2022 }} Founded in 1983, the club is based in a purpose-built facility in Greenogue, Newcastle. In the 2011–12 season Peamount United's ladies team became the first Irish club to qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League. Peamount United's male adult team plays in the Senior 1 division of the Leinster Senior League. The ladies' team plays in the Women's National League.
Elm Hall Golf Club is located near Newcastle at Hazelhatch. It features two 18-hole pitch and putt courses.{{fact|date=November 2022}}
See also
References
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