Ellenfield Park
| Ellenfield Park | |
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| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Nearest city | Dublin |
| Coordinates | 53°23′8.89″N 6°14′26.41″W / 53.3858028°N 6.2406694°WCoordinates: 53°23′8.89″N 6°14′26.41″W / 53.3858028°N 6.2406694°W |
| Area | 10 hectares |
Ellenfield Park (sometimes called Whitehall Park) is a public park in Whitehall, Dublin, managed by Dublin City Council Parks department.[1]
History
The park is on the land where once stood Clonturk Cottage which was renamed Ellenfield House.[2] During The Emergency / Second World War, Ellenfield Park was used for allotments (hence the nickname of the playing fields The Plots[3]). Dublin Corporation developed the Ellenfield lands as a public park in the 1950s. The parks' west and northern boundary was altered during the construction in 1983 of the Santry Bypass (M1 Motorway). During the construction of the Dublin Port Tunnel, which started in 2001, the re-alignment of the Swords Road caused the parks north and western perimeter to be further altered.
Access and recreation
The park is located in Whitehall, Dublin. It is bordered by The Church of The Holy Child (Whitehall/Larkhill), Margaret Aylward Community College, Swords Road, Shantalla Road, and Ellenfield Road.
The park has recreational facilities for football, gaelic football, camogie, and tennis, as well as a children's playground. It is used by a variety of sports clubs such as St. Kevin's Boys Club,[4] and Whitehall Colmcille GAA club,[5] and by Holy Child National School[6] for sports.
A number of tennis courts were developed as an all weather pitch with floodlights, leaving 3 tennis courts. There is a Boules (Pétanque) court under construction.[7]
References
- ^ Ellenfield Park www.dublincity.ie
- ^ History Whitehall parish website.
- ^ Club History Whitehall Colmcille
- ^ History St. Kevins Boys Club.
- ^ Whitehall Colmcille GAA official website
- ^ Holy Child Boys National School Larkhill
- ^ Larkhill/Whitehall Parish Newsletter, March 19, 2017.