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Edmondstown

Coordinates: 53°16′N 6°18′W / 53.267°N 6.300°W / 53.267; -6.300
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Edmondstown (Irish: Baile Éamainn), also historically called 'Ballyhamon',[1] is a townland in County Dublin and a small outer suburb of Dublin. It is on the R116 regional road, south of Ballyboden and north of Rockbrook, in the valley of the Owendoher River, and is in the local government area of South Dublin. Edmondstown National School is a Catholic primary school which serves the local area[2] and has an attendance of 103 students. It won an Active Flag and the STEM plaque of excellence in science, technology, engineering and maths.[citation needed]

Edmondstown Golf Course is on Edmondstown Road. The remains of 27 people were discovered in the 1950s at the golf course when work uncovered an Early Bronze Age cemetery.[3]

It is the site of the Mount Venus megalith.

References

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  1. ^ "Edmondstown". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  2. ^ "Eirscoil.net - Schools-Ireland.net". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  3. ^ Mount, Charles (1993). "Early Bronze Age cemetery at Edmondstown, County Dublin". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Section C. 93C (2): 21–79. JSTOR 25516111.

53°16′N 6°18′W / 53.267°N 6.300°W / 53.267; -6.300