Laurel Lodge

Laurel Lodge (Irish: Lóiste an Labhrais)[1] is a large housing estate in the Castleknock area of North Dublin which forms part of Dublin 15.

Laurel Lodge Shopping Centre- a business centre is located above it
Castleknock train station, located next to Laurel Lodge
Sign at Castleknock train station
Castleknock Community Centre, Laurel Lodge
St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Laurel Lodge
Scoil Thomáis national school

The estate was built in the 1980s. Prior to the houses being built the area was a field called Laurel Lodge.

Located in the estate is Castleknock Community Centre[2]; Castleknock Credit Union [3]; Scoil Thomáis a Catholic primary school[4]; St. Thomas's Catholic Church[5]; a shopping centre and business centre (the latter is located above the shopping centre). The Castleknock train station is located beside it and the Royal Canal also runs beside it on one side and the M50 motorway runs beside it on the other. The area is close to Castleknock Village, Carpenterstown, Roselawn, Coolmine and Blanchardstown Village.

It is located in the Dublin West Dáil constituency[6]; the Castleknock Electoral Area in Fingal County Council [7] and the European Union Dublin constituency.

Notable residents

References

  1. "Lóiste an Labhrais / Laurel Lodge". logainm.ie. Logainm.ie.
  2. "Caslteknock Community Centre website homepage". www.castleknockcommunitycentre.ie. Castleknock Community Centre.
  3. "Community Credit Union- Contact details". communitycu.ie. Community Credit Union.
  4. "Scoil Thomáis homepage". scoilthomais.ie. Scoil Thomáis.
  5. "Local Catholic Church website homepage". laurellodgeparish.ie. Parish of St. Thomas the Apostle- Laurel Lodge & Carpenterstown.
  6. "Election 2020: Dublin West constituency profile". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times.
  7. "Fingal County Council Local Elections 2019 results". rte.ie. RTÉ News.

See also



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