Poppintree
Poppintree
Crann Phapáin | |
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Neighbourhood | |
.jpg) Entrance to Poppintree park (Entrance next to pond) | |
  Poppintree Location within Dublin | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Region | Eastern and Midland |
| Local government area | Dublin |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
| Time zone | UTC0 (WEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Eircode | D11 |
| Dialing Code | +353(0)1 |
| Geocode | O142401 |
Poppintree (Irish: Crann Phapáin)[1] is a townland and neighbourhood in Ballymun, a large suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is principally bordered by other parts of Ballymun, and Finglas, and to a modest extent by Ballygall. The area includes Poppintree Park[2] and the Poppintree Sports and Community Complex.[3] The Republic of Ireland's only IKEA store is located here.[4]
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from the townland in the civil parish of Santry[1] (Ballymun was established primarily on Santry lands). It borders a smaller townland of the same name to the west of the parish of Finglas.
History
[edit]Poppintree is derived from Pappan's Tree, named in honour of the 6th century abbot, Saint Pappan, who built a small chapel in Santry.[5] The area was the site of a large tree under which was held an annual commemoration service to Saint Pappan on the last day of July. The services ceased by 1845.[6]
Transportation
[edit]Buses serving the area include routes 4, 13, 88n, 140 and 155 (operated by Dublin Bus), as well as routes 220 and N6 (operated by Go-Ahead Ireland).[citation needed]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Poppintree townland". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.
- ↑ "Poppintree Park". dublincity.ie. Dublin City Council. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "Poppintree Sports and Community Complex". dublincity.ie. Dublin City Council. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "Poppintree IKEA". dublincity.ie. Dublin City Council.
- ↑ Royalty Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (2009). Register of Wills and Inventories of the Diocese of Dublin in the Time of Archbishops Tregury and Walton, 1457-1483. Cornell University Library. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-112-18847-3.
- ↑ Adams, Benjamin William (1883). History and description of Santry and Cloghran parishes, county Dublin. Kensington. p. 29.
External links
[edit]- Poppintree Neighbourhood Forum (archived 2010)