Whitestown Mulhuddart or Blanchardstown ?

Keep reading in the Evening Herald about Things going on in Whitestown. They keep referring to Whitestown Mulhuddart. I always thought it was Blanchardstown. When i google it , i get both Blanchardstown and Mulhuddart.

chucknorris

Dre as in Dray wrote: »

Keep reading in the Evening Herald about Things going on in Whitestown. They keep referring to Whitestown Mulhuddart. I always thought it was Blanchardstown. When i google it , i get both Blanchardstown and Mulhuddart.

It is Mulhuddart and Mulhuddart is in Blanchardstown. Clonsilla maybe slightly different in that it's an area on it's own.

I'm sure some are going to contradict this.

Morag

The addresses on google maps have half of that estate as being Mulhuddart and half as being Blanchardstown but I happen to know the deeds of houses in the estate say Clonsilla as will a registry land search but Sheepmore across the road from it comes up as Blanchardstown. It's one of those weird inconsistencies with how the place is divided up.

All of the Dublin 15 area gets refered to by people as being Blanchardstown when it's not.

Polar101

Sharrow wrote: »

All of the Dublin 15 area gets refered to by people as being Blanchardstown when it's not.

And if you're buying a house in D15, Castleknock suddenly becomes a surprisingly large area.

chucknorris

Polar101 wrote: »

And if you're buying a house in D15, Castleknock suddenly becomes a surprisingly large area.

and those people will suffer because allot of houses are not in castleknock and the boundary commission will clear it up. Soon.

Take Brady's pub, the houses in that are are addressed as Castleknock but they are not. The railway track is a fairly good idea of where Castleknock is.

Roselawn road folks is not Castleknock but some people think it is

Finglas Incubus

Polar101 wrote: »

And if you're buying a house in D15, Castleknock suddenly becomes a surprisingly large area.

Whitestown is in the Mulhuddart electoral division (as is Clonsilla), however, its often referred to as either Clonsilla or Blanchardstown in the media. When I was growing up, Whitestown would have been considered Blanch as opposed to Clonsilla or Mulhuddart. Looking at some of the historic maps on http://maps.osi.ie, the area known now as Whitestown appears to be in 'Coolmine' and is certainly a lot closer to Mulhuddart than Blanch.

Morag

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barony_of_Castleknock

It is one of seven and a half baronies that used to comprise the old County Dublin. It stretches from Cabra to Blanchardstown (from east to west) and from Finglas to Chapelizod (from north to south). It is located between the baronies of Coolock to the east, Upper Cross to the south and Newcastle to the southwest.[2] The whole of the barony is contained within the modern county of Fingal and it is subject to Fingal County Council.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barony_of_Castleknock#Civil_parish_of_Castleknock

Townlands in the civil parish of Castleknock:[3].
Gaelic English
Baile an Aba Abbotstown
Baile an Ásaigh Ashtown
Baile an Chairpintéaraigh Carpenterstown
Baile an Déanaigh Deanestown
Baile an Diosualaigh Diswellstown
Baile an Huntaigh Huntstown
Baile an Phóirtéaraigh Porterstown
Baile Bhlainséir Blanchardstown
Baile Mhistéil Mitchelstown
Baile Pheiléid Pelletstown
Baile Scriobail Scribblestown
Baile Sheáin Johnstown
An Chabrach Cabra
Caisleán Cnucha Castleknock (incl. part of Phoenix Park)
Ceapach Cappoge or Cappagh
Cnoc na gCaorach Sheephill
An Chorr Dhubh Corduff
Dún Sinche Dunsink
Páirc Anna Annfield
Snugborough Snugborough
Steach Gob Astagob

Civil parish of Clonsilla

Townlands in the civil parish of Clonsilla:
Gaelic English
Baile an Bhearbóraigh Barberstown
Baile an Bhlácaigh Blakestown
Baile an Hartaigh Hartstown
Baile Fiobail nó Páirc Hans Phibblestown or Hansfield
Baile Lotrail Woodlands
Baile Uí Cheallaigh Kellystown
Cluain Saileach Clonsilla
Cnoc an Sciobóil Barnhill
Cúil Mhín Coolmine
Gort na Giolcaí Broomfield
Móinteán na gCaorach Sheepmoor
Steach Gob Astagob
Teach Chainnigh Castaheany

It is one of the old ways that places were divided up and a lot of the post codes are still based on it and so is the land registry entries.

Finglas Incubus

Sharrow wrote: »

It is one of the old ways that places were divided up and a lot of the post codes are still based on it and so is the land registry entries.

That may be so but it doesn't answer the original question on the whereabouts of Whitestown. Like much of Dublin, its in the barony of Castleknock. I suspect its in the civil parish of Clonsilla (as is Blakestown, Hartstown and Coolmine) and the Mulhuddart electoral division. In my experience, the area is most often referred to as Blanchardstown from a postal perspective, go figure...

Morag

Finglas Incubus wrote: »

. I suspect its in the civil parish of Clonsilla (as is Blakestown, Hartstown and Coolmine) and the Mulhuddart electoral division.

It is.

Finglas Incubus wrote: »

In my experience, the area is most often referred to as Blanchardstown from a postal perspective, go figure...

I've seen postal addresses with either Clonsilla or Blanchardstown used but I have never seen mulhuddart used as a postal address in conjunction with Whitestown.

BostonB

chucknorris wrote: »

and those people will suffer because allot of houses are not in castleknock and the boundary commission will clear it up. Soon.

Take Brady's pub, the houses in that are are addressed as Castleknock but they are not. The railway track is a fairly good idea of where Castleknock is.

Roselawn road folks is not Castleknock but some people think it is

According to Fingals townland the boundary is closer to to the M50 than the cancel. Much of what people think of Castleknock is Diswellstown

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castleknock#Feudal_period

Hunting around I found this debate on it. Read it from the end backward to get it the facts quicker.

http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=6139

Gaspode

The whole this is/is not Catleknock discussion has been done to death on other threads and is definitely off-topic for this one. This is about Whitestown and Mulhuddart.

Kev.

I'm from Huntstown and my address has always been Mulhuddart..

BostonB

What is the legally correct name? I assume the townland.

are you serious

I suppose I may as well add my 2 cents to this.. I have since moved but growing up my address was as follows.. ## Whitestown Park, Blakestown, Dublin 15..... Then eventually it turned to Blanchardstown as the area grew in size, it was never Mulhuddart.

The news is hilarious when reporting on things that happens in Blanchardstown, depending on what has happened each reporter seems to take the decision to change where in fact an individual thing has happened.

Justin10

As far as im aware if your on driving down whitestown road towards the centre. Any houses to the left are in Mulhuddart, houses to the right are blakestown.

are you serious

Whitestown Road I'm sure you mean Blakestown Way

Justin10

garkane wrote: »

Whitestown Road I'm sure you mean Blakestown Way

Well thank you very much for spotting there is no road called whitestown road. Thank you.

joolsveer

I don't think that anyone in Dublin 15 knows where each village starts and finishes. Roll on some sort of postal code system where the D1 to D2? is dropped.

Morag

There was one launched 2 years ago but an post doesn't want to use it.
http://www.techcentral.ie/article.aspx?id=15318

An overhaul of the process was called for in 2005 but well as you can see it never happened.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_codes_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland