It is most notable as the home of Parnell Park , a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium where the Dublin inter-county teams play many of their matches, including lower-profile matches which do not warrant the use of Croke Park , the national stadium. Donnycarney Donnycarney Domhnach Cearna.
In practice the clergy were kept by the well-to-do catholic families such as the Bathes of Drumcondra and the Hollywoods of Artane and said Mass in their houses. With the occupation of the new housing scheme in Marino and Donnycarney , this expanding population put a huge burden on the parish church in Fairview. They're maybe some people still around, who can remember the long trudge from Donnycarney to Fairview in the late 's and the early 's. Canon Flanagan P. The new parish church of St.
Vincent de Paul Marino was opened in and the parishioners from Donnycarney were especially delighted, as the journey was now much shorter. Most people either walked or cycled to the church. However, in the late 's a bus was provided from Hazel Road for Sunday Mass. In the parish of Donnycarney was constituted with Fr. James Robinson as PP. In Canon McArdle P. Marino suggested the idea of a new church in Donnycarney and this was enhanced, when the Canon went Budapest, Hungary for the International Eucharistic Congress later in the year.
The Canon was in a dilemma as he set out - which dedication he would select for the new church in Donnycarney. Into this maelstrom, the Canon along with Bishop Browne of Galway and one hundred Irish pilgrims travelled to Hungary.
Stopping in Gyor, Hungary for a connection to Budapest and with time to spare, they went to the Cathedral to view the miraculous painting of Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted - known as the Weeping Madonna or the Irish Madonna, this painting was originally owned by Bishop Lynch of Clonfert. At the shrine the inspiration was presented to the Canon - dedicate his new church to Our Lady of Consolation. It was postponed until mid , when work began on the erection of our chapel of ease to Marino - "The Tin Chapel", as it was affectionately known.
The Canon commissioned a copy of the miraculous painting from Gyor, which was mounted above the side altar. The Bishop of Gyor sent the copy with this prophetic message: "Write soon, for it seems that the night is approaching when no man can work," - the winds of Communism were then blowing over the land of Hungary and all of Eastern Europe.
Donnycarney was constituted a parish in and the late Very Rev. James Robinson took up duty as Parish Priest on September 15th of that year. Initially he organised the building of a Parochial Hall, which he dedicated to Our Lady. Even back in the s, in an era when building gargantuan churches was not unusual in Ireland , the size of Galway cathedral stood out. Not to be outdone, an even more formidable prelate went one better.
Similar-sized churches were built at the time in Donnycarney and Artane , also in north Dublin. Today between and people attend weekly Sunday Mass in the Finglas West church out of a local Catholic population of about 9, in the census. The church building is in poor repair. Coda Architects has been asked to examine the possibility of replacing the existing building with a more modest structure that will accommodate people.
Week beginning Saturday, November 6th, Week beginning Saturday, October 23rd, Saturday, October 16th, This spot doubtless marks their assembly ground and the residence of their king". The Gaileanga were a people of considerable power and were famous as warriors and renowned for their prowess of spear vaulting over walls during attacks on native forts.
When the Normans settled in Malahide and Balgriffen in the 12th century, they would have been surprised to discover the area was already provided with a fine highway, the Slighe Cualann, one of the five historic roads from Tara. Though historians differ as to the precise route it took, it is believed that the Slighe Cualann ran through Garristown, Mullaghoo, Hollywood, Feltrim, Artane, and Donnycarney on its way to Cualann south of the Liffey and the hills beyond.
In the year , the first powerful Viking attack in Irish waters occurred on Lambay Island and other smaller islands around Dublin, which were devastated. By the beginning of the 11th century they held control of Dublin and all of Fingal north County Dublin. Fierce fighting took place across the Lands of Donnycarney and in an area called "The Bloody Fields" most of present day Marino , the Dal Cais warriors defeated the Vikings.
Brian Boru took no part in the battle and spent his day in prayer in his tent in nearby Tomars Wood top of Castle Avenue.
Brodhar the Viking killed Brian in his tent. After the battle, the victorious Dalcassians mourned their dead king and brought his body to the monastery in Swords. It is possible the procession took the ancient road from Clontarf via Killester Lane to Malahide Road and onto to Swords.
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