Crumlin, Dublin

The valley is situated in front of Drimnagh and is largely made up of good-quality houses with plentiful recreational parkland.

[citation needed] During the medieval period, Dublin was surrounded by manorial settlements, each comprising a manor house, church and graveyard, farmland and cottages.

Crumlin, along with Saggart, Newcastle, Lyons and Esker (Lucan), was constituted a royal manor by King John sometime before the end of his reign in 1216.

At the beginning of the reign of King Henry III, Fitz John acquired the custody of the lands of William de Carew and held the royal manor of Crumlin, although he did not establish family roots in Ireland.

[9] Some of the local amenities in Crumlin, such as Pearse College on Clogher Road and Ceannt park, are named after some of the 1916 Rebels who had a training camp in nearby Kimmage at Sundrive crossroads.

In 1942, following the rapid housing development, it moved to a new site designed by McDonnell and Dixon in yellow brick.

There's a statue of the warrior Cúchulainn situated opposite St. Mary's Church at the junction with Bunting Road.

[citation needed] St James Gaels, another GAA club in the area, play their home games at the Iveagh Grounds.

Local Association football (soccer) clubs include Crumlin United F.C., St James's Gate F.C., and Lourdes Celtic FC.

[citation needed] Crumlin Boxing Club is based in Windmill road and produced Dean Byrne.

Crumlin Bowling Club is based on St.Mary's Road and was originally part of the Imperial Tobacco Company from 1926 to 1947.