12 Facts About Ballyfermot

1.

Ballyfermot is a suburb of the city of Dublin, Ireland.

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2.

Ballyfermot is a civil parish in the barony of Uppercross.

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3.

Place name Ballyfermot—rendered in Irish Baile Formaid and sometimes Baile Thormaid—is derived from the Middle Irish baile, and the Old Norse personal name Þormundr.

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4.

In 1307 the manor of Ballyfermot was held by William Fitzwilliam and his wife Avice, who leased part of it to Thomas Cantock, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

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5.

Ballyfermot Castle was constructed on the site of a Norman motte and baily.

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6.

The Ballyfermot townlands were transferred from the Barony of Newcastle to the Barony of Uppercross in the late nineteenth century, under the Local Government Act of 1898.

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7.

Ballyfermot is bordered to the north by the N4, to the south by the N7 and to the west by the M50.

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8.

Secondary schools in Ballyfermot include Kylemore College, St John's College De La Salle, Dominican Convent Secondary School, and Caritas College.

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9.

Ballyfermot College of Further Education is a third-level institution based locally.

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10.

Fictional "Ballyfermot School" was created for the children's television programme Roy and many of the episodes were set there.

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11.

Ballyfermot Youth Service is a youth service that has been running since 1985.

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12.

The Ballyfermot United FC Social Club is located close to Le Fanu Park.

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