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Ranelagh (Irish Raghnallach) is a residential area and urban village on the south side of Dublin,...
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Ranelagh (Irish Raghnallach) is a residential area and urban village on the south side of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the postal district of Dublin 6. It is in the local government electoral area of Rathmines and the Dáil Constituency of Dublin South-East.
The English name is locally pronounced /ˈrɛnələ/. The park in London, Ranelagh Gardens, was named after Ranelagh House, home of the Cole family, who took their title (Earls of Ranelagh) from the district in County Dublin.
The district was originally a village just outside Dublin until it was incorporated into the expanding city in the 19th century.
There are several primary schools,and secondary schools in the area.
Scoil Bhríde, founded in 1917, was the first gaelscoil (Irish-language school) in Ireland.
Lios na nÓg, another gaelscoil, is located in Cullenswood House on Oakley Road, where St. Enda's School (Scoil Éanna) was set up by Patrick Pearse in 1908. Here was the first school in Ireland where pupils were taught in both Irish and English.
The Ranelagh Multi-Denominational School, is another primary school established in September 1988, and other primary schools in the area include Sandford National, located close to Gonzaga
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Oct 22, 2006
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