Cornelscourt
Cúirt an Choirnéil | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
 Cornelscourt village | |
  Cornelscourt Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′58″N 6°09′37″W / 53.26602°N 6.16041°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Dún Laoghaire |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Eircode (Routing Key) | D18 |
| Area code | 01 (+3531) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O244235 |
Cornelscourt (Irish: Cúirt an Choirnéil) is a small suburban area within the traditional County Dublin, now in the jurisdiction of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. Situated between Cabinteely and Foxrock, it is a primarily residential area, but is perhaps best known for being the site of Ireland's first big-box store, a branch of Dunnes Stores, and the country's first drive-through bank.
Geography
Cornelscourt has an area of 44.95 hectares.[1] It stretches west to Kerrymount Avenue, south to the Old Bray Road, and east across the N11 to include all of Monaloe (directly behind Clonkeen College).[1] Cornelscourt is in the civil parish of Kill, within the barony of Rathdown.[1] It is also in the electoral division of Stillorgan.
Cornelscourt consists of houses and shops on either side of a section of the bypassed Old Bray Road, between the junction with the N11 to the east. Along this strip are a petrol station and a pub called "The Magic Carpet" which contained one of Ireland's first non-smoking lounges in a pub - the "Samuel Beckett" lounge, named after a former customer - and which has an exhibition space, the "Gallery Intermarium"; a 60-seat theatre named the "Dolmen Theatre" opened above the pub in 2015 and closed in 2020. There are also several food outlets, a drama school, a convenience store, a pharmacy and the Dunnes Stores supermarket. The surrounding suburban housing is laid out in housing estates.
Ireland's first experimental drive-through bank opened in Cornelscourt in 1990 and closed 12 years later.[2]
A bronze sculpture Eoinín na nÉan (Eoineen of the Birds) by Colm J. Brennan was erected in 2008.
Local Area Plan
The area has been designated a 'District Centre' by Dún Laoghaire County Council.[3] A local area plan for the area is being implemented with the aim of making aesthetic and functional improvements through redesign of road layout, street furniture etc.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Cornelscourt Townland, Co. Dublin". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ Cornelscourt bank down 70% to €4.75m
- ↑ Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2004 - 2010 Archived March 9, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Progress report on the Dun Laoghaire Development Plan