Marino, Dublin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Marino Irish: An Mairíne
Suburb
The Georgian-era Marino Crescent
Marino Location in Dublin
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Dublin
Council	Dublin City Council
Dáil Éireann	Dublin Bay North
European Parliament	Dublin
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)

Marino (Irish: An Mairíne) is an inner suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It was built, in a planned form, on former grounds of Marino House, in an area between Drumcondra, Donnycarney, Clontarf, and what became Fairview. The initial development featured around 1,300 concrete-built houses.

The design of the new Marino development was heavily influenced by the Garden City Movement, which originated in the United Kingdom with Sir Ebeneezer Howard. Howard's idea came from 19th century writings which inspired him to build the opposite of the general urban conditions that existed at the time, hence building the "Garden City", to be "a perfect combination of rural and urban living". His book, To-morrow, a Peaceful Path to Real Reform (1898), was reprinted in 1902 titled Garden Cities of Tomorrow.

Location and access

Marino encompasses the area within the boundaries of Sion Hill Road, Gracepark Road, Philipsburgh Avenue (north of Lynch's, Malahide Road and Shelmartin Terrace. Marino borders other Northside areas such as Fairview, Donnycarney and Clontarf. It is two kilometres from the GPO in O'Connell Street.

The area is served by the Clontarf Road DART station.

Dublin Bus operates route 123 through Marino.

History

The townland of Marino was carved out of the townland of Donnycarney which was granted to the Corporation of Dublin following the dissolution of The Priory of All Hallows in the reign of King Henry VIII.

The area was developed for housing in the late 1920s and 1930s on the former estate lands of the Earl of Charlemont in the civil parish of Clonturk (now Marino, Fairview and Drumcondra). It is notable as one of the first examples, in the newly formed Irish state, of an affordable housing project. It is heavily influenced by the garden city movement.

The area consists of about 1,300 houses built for the most part of concrete, which was an unusual building material at that time in Ireland. The houses were built by a private contractor using a proportion of immigrant German builders. The houses each cost £657 to build (approximately €40,000 at today's costs ).

The development centred on a large circular 'green', Marino Park, with adjoining symmetrical green areas such as Marino Green, the green area in the middle of Croydon Park Avenue is known locally as the "D" walls, that give the area a highly distinctive character when seen from the air.

Amenities

Marino is home to well regarded schools including St. Vincent de Paul Infants and Girls National School, Scoil Mhuire CBS and Ard Scoil Rís Secondary School which are all located on Griffith Avenue, next to the Parish Church.

Along Philipsburgh Avenue there is a strip of shops that serve the local people of Marino including a hairdressers, dry cleaners, butchers, C&T Superstore, Pharmacy and Bakery.

Marino is home to the renowned St Vincents GAA Club, based at Pairc Naomh Uinsionn just off the Malahide Road, bordering Donnycarney. St Vincents has produced many notable football and hurling players over the years. The club fields very successful senior sides and has a thriving juvenile section which caters for close to one thousand boys and girls.

Marino AFC plays soccer on one of the greens.

Marino/Fairview CY/LYMC is a pitch and putt and social club on Philipsburgh Avenue.

Carlton Hall Community Centre located on Shelmartin Avenue provides the local community with many facilities including karate, mother and baby classes etc.

The Order of Malta Ambulance Corps has a unit in Marino which provides first aid cover to local events. The current Officer in Charge of the unit is Jean Hoban.

The Casino at Marino

The Casino is a famous piece of Irish neo-classical architecture. It was designed by William Chambers as a pleasure house for James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont. It is regarded as one of the finest 18th century neo-classical buildings in Europe. The Casino, meaning "small house", contains a total of 16 finely decorated rooms. It is maintained by the Office of Public Works and is open to the public annually from April to October, with an admission charge.

Notable people

• Florence Balcombe
• Billie Barry, founder of the Billie Barry Stage School, lived on St. Declan's Road.
• Harry Boland lived at 5 Marino Crescent.
• William Carleton, novelist, lived at No. 3 Marino Crescent.
• James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont.
• Dermot Desmond, businessman.
• P. J. Gallagher, comedian and broadcaster.
• Fintan Gavin, Catholic Bishop.
• Martin Haverty, historian.
• Tom Jordan, actor
• James Larkin, trade unionist, lived in Croydon House.
• Cathal O'Shannon, broadcaster.
• Michael Ryan, broadcaster.
• John Sheahan, member of The Dubliners.
• Alex White, TD and minister.
• Steve Wickham, musician.

Images for kids

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  An aerial view of Marino shortly after its construction

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  Marino Crescent as seen from Marino Crescent Park. Number 15 was the childhood home of Bram Stoker

See also

In Spanish: Marino (Dublín) para niños