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'Rathgar' (''Ráth Garbh'' in Irish, meaning "Rough Ringfort) is known as a well to do and fashionable suburb of Dublin, Ireland, lying about 3 km south of the city centre.
Rathgar is largely a quiet suburb with good amenities, including primary and secondary schools, nursing homes, child-care and sports facilities, and good public transport to the city centre. It has a variety of retail outlets as well as a good choice of restaurants and pubs in the village.
The housing stock largely comprises red-brick Victorian terraces and much of the area lies within a conservation zone.
Saint Lukes Hospital, Highfield Road,specialises in cancer treatments. Mount Carmel General and Maternity hospital is at the end of Orwell Road, near the Embassy of Russia.
Rathgar has a number of fine architectural features, notably Christchuch Presbyterian Church at the junction of Rathgar Road and Highfield Road in the village centre. The Roman Catholic Church of The Three Patrons on Rathgar Road is known as "The Servants' Church" because in the late 19th and early 20th century it was the place of worship for the large number of servants who worked and lived in the large houses in the area.
The suburb's most famous son is James Joyce, who was born in Brighton Square. Mr. Jack Lynch, who was Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland intermittently from 1966 to 1979 had his home at Garville Avenue, Rathgar. Also Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, lived in Rathgar on Orwell Park in the later part of his life.
★ List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
★ Irish Architecture - Buildings of interest in Rathgar
Rathgar is largely a quiet suburb with good amenities, including primary and secondary schools, nursing homes, child-care and sports facilities, and good public transport to the city centre. It has a variety of retail outlets as well as a good choice of restaurants and pubs in the village.
The housing stock largely comprises red-brick Victorian terraces and much of the area lies within a conservation zone.
Saint Lukes Hospital, Highfield Road,specialises in cancer treatments. Mount Carmel General and Maternity hospital is at the end of Orwell Road, near the Embassy of Russia.
Rathgar has a number of fine architectural features, notably Christchuch Presbyterian Church at the junction of Rathgar Road and Highfield Road in the village centre. The Roman Catholic Church of The Three Patrons on Rathgar Road is known as "The Servants' Church" because in the late 19th and early 20th century it was the place of worship for the large number of servants who worked and lived in the large houses in the area.
The suburb's most famous son is James Joyce, who was born in Brighton Square. Mr. Jack Lynch, who was Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland intermittently from 1966 to 1979 had his home at Garville Avenue, Rathgar. Also Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, lived in Rathgar on Orwell Park in the later part of his life.
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See also
★ List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
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★ Irish Architecture - Buildings of interest in Rathgar
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