Ballyfermot is a suburb of the city of Dublin, Ireland.
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Ballyfermot is a civil parish in the barony of Uppercross.
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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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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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Ballyfermot Castle was constructed on the site of a Norman motte and baily.
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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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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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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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Ballyfermot College of Further Education is a third-level institution based locally.
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Fictional "Ballyfermot School" was created for the children's television programme Roy and many of the episodes were set there.
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Ballyfermot Youth Service is a youth service that has been running since 1985.
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The Ballyfermot United FC Social Club is located close to Le Fanu Park.
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