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Carrickmines (Irish: Carraig Mhaighin, meaning 'Plateau of rock') is an outer suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.The area, still semi-rural, was historically on the border of English control and featured a defensive construction, Carrickmines Castle, which became the subject of national controversy during the building of a late stage of Dublin's M50 orbital motorway.
Carrickmines Castle. Coordinates: 53.253292°N 6.175398°W. Carrickmines Castle is an archaeological site in Carrickmines, County Dublin, in eastern Ireland. The castle was built in the Middle Ages to protect the English -ruled Pale around Dublin. The mostly subsurface ruins lay in the path of the M50 motorway, completed in 2005.
The city of Dublin can trace its origin back more than 1,000 years, and for much of this time it has been Ireland's principal city and the cultural, educational and industrial centre of the island. Founding and early history Main articles: History of Dublin to 795 and Early Scandinavian Dublin The Dublin area c. 800 The earliest reference to Dublin is sometimes said to be found in the writings ...
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Currys. Currys (branded as Currys PC World between 2010 and 2021) is a British electrical retailer and aftercare service provider operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, specialising in white goods, consumer electronics, computers and mobile phones. Established as a bicycle retailer in 1927, Currys expanded the range of goods sold and from ...
Carrickmines Luas stop. / 53.25401; -6.16997. Carrickmines ( Irish: Carraig Mhaighin) is a stop on the Luas light rail tram system in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland, which serves the nearby village of Carrickmines. It opened in 2010 [1] and was built on the site of a disused heavy rail station of the same name.
Luas. Luas ( pronounced / ˈluːəs / [ˈl̪ˠuəsˠ]; Irish for "speed") is a tram system in Dublin, Ireland. There are two main lines: the Green Line, which began operating on 30 June 2004, and the Red Line which opened on 26 September 2004. Since then, the red line has been extended and split into different branches further out of the city ...
Collins Barracks, Dublin. / 53.34837; -6.28581. Collins Barracks ( Irish: Dún Uí Choileáin) is a former military barracks in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin, Ireland. The buildings now house the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History . Previously housing first British Armed Forces and later Irish Army garrisons through ...