Rathfarnham

Rathfarnham (Irish: Rath Fearnain, meaning Fearnain's Ringfort), is a residential suburb on Dublin's Southside. It is located to the south of Terenure, and to the east of Templeogue, in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16. It is within the administrative area of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.

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Irish - Ringfort - Dublin - Southside - Terenure - Templeogue - Dublin 14 - Dublin 16 - Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

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Rathfarnham is home to several notable historic buildings, including Rathfarnham Castle, Loreto Abbey, parks like Marlay Park , St. Enda's Park and Bushy Park and pubs like The Eden and the landmark Yellow House. There are also several golf courses. Padraig Pearse set up and ran St Enda's School for Boys in Rathfarnham, which is now a museum in his honour situated in St. Enda's Park.

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Rathfarnham Castle - Loreto Abbey - Marlay Park - St. Enda's Park - Bushy Park - The Eden - Yellow House - Golf courses - Padraig Pearse - St Enda's School

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The area of Rathfarnham includes Whitechurch, Ballyboden , Ballyroan and Nutgrove. Rathfarnham recently replaced Kimmage as the cheapest place to buy a house on the new Monopoly board.

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Whitechurch - Ballyboden - Ballyroan - Nutgrove

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Historical sites in the Rathfarnham townlands include : Kilmashogue , Mount Venus , Tibradden and Taylors Grange.

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Rathfarnham - Townland - Kilmashogue - Mount Venus - Tibradden - Taylors Grange

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Rathfarnham is also home to the 13th Dublin and the 14th Dublin scout troops, the Rathfarnham Girl Guides http://members.lycos.co.uk/rathfarnhamguides/ and the Ballyboden St. Enda's GAA Club http://www.ballybodenstendas.ie/home/default.asp.

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13th Dublin - 14th Dublin - Scout - Rathfarnham Girl Guides - Ballyboden St. Enda's - GAA

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