Goatstown (Irish: Baile na nGabhar) is a suburb of Dublin located in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The County of Dun Laoghaire&ndashRathdown (Contae Dhún Laoghaire&ndashRáth an Dúin is a county in Ireland formed from part of the old county of Dublin Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. To the west is Dundrum, to the east is Mount Merrion and Stillorgan, to the south is Sandyford, and to the north is Clonskeagh. Dundrum ( Dún Droma in Irish, the ridge fort) originally a Town in its own right is now a suburban village and district in the county of Mount Merrion ( Cnoc Mhuirfean in Irish) is a predominantly middle class suburb roughly 5 miles (7km south of Dublin City centre Ireland, situated Stillorgan (Stigh Lorgan also Stigh Lorcáin and previously Tigh Lorcáin or Teach Lorcáin) formerly a village in its own right is now a broad suburban Sandyford (Áth an Ghainimh is a suburb of Dublin located in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. Clonskeagh or Clonskea (Cluain Sceach meaning "meadow of the Whitethorn " is a southern Suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

Goatstown is primarily a residential area, with extensive housing developments from the middle decades of the 20th century onwards, with little local industry. Within a urban area there is a tendency for land uses to Aggregate. Subdivision is the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop usually via a Plat. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on It is roughly centred on a pub named the "Goat Grill" (known as "Dublin's Sporting Pub"), at the intersection of Goatstown Road and Taney Road, where there has been a pub since the early 18th century. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system

Goatstown got its name from the fact that formally goats were bred there whose milk was considered to be excellent for those suffering from tuberculosis. The domestic goat ( Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat Domesticated from the Wild goat of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the Mammary glands of female Mammals (including Monotremes. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common .

Contents 1 Transport 2 Development 3 Notable Events 4 Famous local people 5 References 6 See also

Transport

The Luas green line runs through the south-west corner of Goatstown and the Dundrum Luas stop is nearby with the vehicular entrance off Taney Road. Luas /ɫ̪uəsˠ/ ( Irish for 'speed' also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a Light rail or Tram

Development

To the east of the Goatstown Road lie the allotments, much of which was compulsorily purchased during the 1960s for the proposed Eastern Bypass / Saint Helen's link road. A portion of this land is currently being built on by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, to provide social and affordable housing. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (Comhairle Chontae Dhún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin is one of three local authorities in the greater Dublin area A Georgian house and remaining surrounding land, known as Trimbleston, was sold in 1998 for over £2 million; bought by Sorohan Brothers, builders. The house was subsequently damaged in two fires and the remaining ruins demolished and replaced by a housing and apartment development, also called Trimbleston. Phase two of Trimbleston has recently been granted planning permission. This will involve the demolition of five 2-storey houses and the construction of 202 dwelling units in their place and on surrounding land owned by the Sorohans.

Notable Events

Charlie Chawke, who took over the pub in 1982 and changed the name from Traynor's to the Goat Grill, was shot in the leg in October 2003 during a robbery and had his right leg amputated five days later. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Robbery is the Crime of seizing Property through Violence or Intimidation. Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or Surgery. ^[1]

In another widely publicised case, on 5 March 2008 a jury found Brian Kearney guilty of the murder of his wife, Siobhán Kearney, at their home in Goatstown in February 2006. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial Verdict (a finding of fact on a question officially submitted to them Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English ^[2]

Famous local people

• Barry Desmond, politician
• Brian O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player
• Mr David Kelly, Irish actor

References

See also

• List of towns in Ireland

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