Coolock - Localities

Localities

• Ayrfield, an area beginning on the north side of the Tonlegee Road, within the Dublin 13 postal code, opposite Edenmore, and near Donaghmede and Darndale, containing several estates such as Rathvale, Limewood, Millbrook, Slademore and Ard na Greine. Ayrfield has one primary school, St. Pauls Junior and Senior National School, and opposite the school is St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church. The main access road, Blunden Drive, is the home of Ayrfield Credit Union, Ayrfield Community Centre and O'Tooles GAC clubhouse and playing pitches. It is also home to Ayrfield United F.C. which has pitches beside the credit union.
• Belcamp, today comprising some housing between Darndale and Priorswood but historically to a broader rural area. It is situated near the site of the former Belcamp Cottage and included cottages demolished to to make way for the N32 road. Belcamp Hall, designed by architect James Hoban is a feature.
• Bonnybrook, a locality within the core of Coolock, above the original village, site of the main shopping centre, and with its own Catholic church and primary school.
• Clare Hall, a later housing estate which lies between Darndale and Donaghmede, includes a small shopping precinct, and the large Clarehall Shopping Centre anchored by Tesco Extra and also features a petrol station and a large fitness club and swimming facility.
• Clonshaugh, (now in Dublin 17) stretching from the large Clonshaugh Industrial Estate opposite Kilmore all the way to the AUL, close to Baskin Lane. This includes Riverside, a housing estate at the side of the Santry River, with over 500 residents, first described as being in Santry, but with the postal district changed from Dublin 5 (old main Coolock code) to Dublin 17, and Newbury, situated behind Riverside, accessed from the Clonshaugh Road.
• Darndale, built as a range of social housing estates, east of Clonshaugh and west of Clare Hall. It comprises Buttercup, Marigold, Primrose Grove, Snowdrop Walk and Tulip Court.
• Greencastle, a locality within the core of Coolock, above the original village.
• Kilmore as a whole is a large area west of the Malahide road and east of the M1, where Coolock meets Artane and Beaumont; of this, Kilmore West is entirely within Coolock, and includes the sub-locality of Cromcastle, which features numorous multi-storey council flat blocks in the same style as blocks in kilbarrack.
• Priorswood, a small, densely populated locality found between Belcamp and Clonshaugh, comprising the housing estates of Moatview, Fairfield and Ferrycarrig.
• St. Brendan's Estate, located across the Malahide Road from Coolock village proper, and comprising St. Brendan's Drive, Avenue & Park, Moatfield and Dunree Park.