Newcastle, Dublin

Newcastle (Irish: An Caisleán Nua) is a village in the south-western part of South Dublin county, Ireland.

The gradual relaxation of the Penal Laws throughout Ireland and Great Britain from 1778 onward culminated in the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1793 passed the Irish Parliament.

The eventual achievement of full Catholic Relief was secured during the administration of the Dublin-born hero of the Napoleonic war, the Duke of Wellington.

It did not succeed with the majority of the native Irish or Hiberno-Irish leaders or, as a consequence, with their few priests or their generally illiterate followers.

[citation needed] The eastern stained glass window of the church serves as an unofficial symbol of Newcastle village, and features on the crest of Saint Finian's National School.

Orbital bus service W6 was also introduced,[8][9] connecting Newcastle to Hazelhatch, Celbridge, Maynooth, Saggart, Citywest and The Square shopping centre in Tallaght.

Newcastle-Lyons is home to St Finian's Newcastle GAA club (Irish: CLG Naomh Finnéin) which was founded in 1943.

[11] In the 2011–12 season Peamount United's ladies team became the first Irish club to qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.