CRUMLIN, DUBLIN

'Crumlin' (''Croimghlinn'' in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the Southside of the city between Walkinstown Perrystown Drimnagh and Kimmage. Crumlin is usually considered to be in Dublin 12, a Dublin postal district. Crumlin is home to Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, the largest children's hospital in the country.

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Notable residents

Bus Routes

External links

Notable residents

★ Crumlin is where Morrissey's mother lived.

★ It is also the childhood home of the late Phil Lynott, bassist, singer and poet, leader and co-founder of the rock band Thin Lizzy. He lived at 85 Leighlin Road.

★ Also of Leighlin Road was the family of filmmaker and author Martin Duffy, the youngest of thirteen raised in one of the area's Dublin Corporation homes. Duffy based his first feature film The Boy from Mercury on his childhood experiences in the neighborhood and treated life there since the 1930's in detail in the biography of his parents, "Barney and Molly".

★ Christy Brown, the Irish author, painter and poet, was born in Crumlin.

★ Brendan Behan moved to Crumlin from Dublin City centre. He lived at 70 Kildare Road where the house is marked with a plaque in his honour.

★ Crumlin is where Martin Cahill AKA "The General" reigned.

★ Eamonn Rogers, the Republic Of Ireland football international, grew up on Cashel Road in Crumlin. Rogers appeared 19 times for Ireland between 1967-1972. His league clubs included Blackburn Rovers and Charlton Atheltic.

Bus Routes

Bus Átha Cliath routes serving the Crumlin area are:
17, 18, 19A, 50, 54A, 56A, 77, 77A, 83, 121, 122, 123, 150, 151, 210

External links

★ Crumlin GAA Club