Cherry Orchard (Irish: Gort na Silíní)[2] is a suburb and townland within South Dublin, Ireland. It is located near Ballyfermot, Inchicore, Drimnagh, Kilmainham and Clondalkin.
Cherry Orchard
Gort na Silíní | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
 Entrance to Cherry Orchard hospital, Ballyfermot | |
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| Coordinates: 53°20′13″N 6°22′30″W / 53.337°N 6.375°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| City | Dublin |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 7,976 |
| ("Cherry Orchard A" and "C" Electoral Divisions) | |
| Eircode (Routing Key) | D10 |
| Area code | 01 (+3531) |
History
editOrigins
editOriginally a largely rural area, Dublin City Council developed social housing in the Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard areas from the mid-20th century.[3] One of the first large developments in the area,[3] Cherry Orchard Hospital, opened in 1953.[4][5] Cherry Orchard F.C., a local association football (soccer) club, was formed in 1957.[6]
The Roman Catholic parish church, the Church of the Holy Sacrament, opened in the mid-1980s.[3] It is located on Cherry Orchard Avenue.[7]
Society
editDuring the 1980s and 1990s, drug dealing and joyriding was reported to be a concern in the area, including by a group sometimes known as the "Red Wall Gang".[8][9] By 1995, the red wall around which they gathered was a major hub in Ireland's illegal drug trade.[8] The gang were also known for their involvement in a Halloween riot in the area in 1995.[8]
In September 2022, a Garda car was rammed during a joyriding incident.[10] The Cherry Orchard Development Group was subsequently established to "co-ordinate and intensify support" for the local community.[11]
Developments
editPark West and Cherry Orchard railway station opened in 2008,[12] replacing a former station dating from 1994.[13]
In 2015, it was announced that a 10-point plan had been devised for Cherry Orchard and Park West which, if accepted, would inform future development in the area. Previous plans, devised in 2002, had stalled due to the economic downturn and the council subsequently proposed new plans to develop infrastructure and public transport.[14] An updated Local Area Plan, covering Park West and Cherry Orchard, was adopted by Dublin City Council in October 2019.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Census 2011 - Table 8 - Actual and percentage change in population 2006 to 2011 by Province County City Urban area Rural area and Electoral division by District, Year and Statistic". Central Statistical Office. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012.
- ^ "Gort na Silíní / Cherry Orchard". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Park West-Cherry Orchard Local Area Plan - 2019" (PDF). dublincity.ie. Dublin City Council. November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
Evolution of Cherry Orchard [..] Dublin City Council [..] purchased farmland in the Ballyfermot area in the late 1940's and the 1950's [..] In the early days [..] Cherry Orchard was known only for the fever hospital, with the remaining land in agricultural use [..] Blackditch, Cloverhill and Cherry Orchard residential estates were developed in the 1950's, 1970's and 1980's respectively. 1985 saw the opening of the Most Holy Sacrament Church
- ^ "Cork Street Fever Hospital and Cherry Orchard Hospital" (PDF). Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10, Dublin City". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Cherry Orchard - Our Club Story - Our History". cherryorchardfc.yourclub.ie. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Website of Cherry Orchard parish". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b c A. Jamie Saris; Brendan Bartley (2002), "Icon and structural violence in a Dublin 'underclass' housing estate" (PDF), Anthropology Today, vol. 18, no. 4, p. 14
- ^ "Red Wall terror trio are remanded". Irish Independent. 24 May 1991.
- ^ "Cherry Orchard: 'The cycle of anti-social behaviour has been happening for 30 years'". Irish Times. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Government sets up group to 'intensify' support for Cherry Orchard". Irish Examiner. 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Dempsey opens new train station in west Dublin". Irish Examiner. 5 August 2008.
- ^ "Cherry Orchard 2008". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
Cherry Orchard Station [..] opened with the new commuter service to Kildare in 1994, it was closed and demolished in October 2008
- ^ "Revamp plan for 'new town' Cherry Orchard". The Herald. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Park West - Cherry Orchard Local Area Plan". dublincity.ie. Dublin City Council. Retrieved 1 November 2023.