Cornelscourt
Cornelscourt (Irish: Cúirt an Choirnéil) is a small suburban area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, situated between Cabinteely and Foxrock. While it is a primarily residential area it is best known for being the site of Ireland's first big-box store, a branch of Dunnes Stores.
Cornelscourt | |
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Suburb | |
 Cornelscourt Village | |
  Cornelscourt Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′N 6°8′W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Dún Laoghaire |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Eircode (Routing Key) | D18 |
| Area code(s) | 01 (+3531) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O244235 |
Geography
Cornelscourt has an area of 44.95 hectares.[1] It stretches west to Kerrymount Avenue, south to the Old Bray Road, and east across the N11 to include all of Monaloe (directly behind Clonkeen College).[1] Cornelscourt is in the Electoral Division of Stillorgan, in the Civil Parish of Kill, in the Barony of Rathdown, in the County of Dublin.[1]
Cornelscourt consists of houses and shops on either side of a section of the bypassed Old Bray Road between the junction with the N11 to the East. Along this strip are: a petrol station, a well known pub called "The Magic Carpet" which contained one of Ireland's first non-smoking lounges in a pub - the "Samuel Beckett" lounge, named after a former customer. Upstairs, there is a new art gallery and exhibition space, named the "Gallery Intermarium". A 60-seat theatre named the "Dolmen Theatre" opened above the pub in 2015, but closed in 2020. There is a drama school called "Arclight", an Indian Restaurant, a traditional fish and chip shop named "Aldos" (which is now "Romayo's"), along with several other take-away food outlets. There is also a convenience store, a pharmacy named "Hiltons", and the above-mentioned Dunnes Stores. The surrounding residential housing is laid out in suburban housing estates.
Ireland's first experimental drive-through bank opened in Cornelscourt in 1990 and closed 12 years later.[2]
A bronze sculpture Eoinín na nÉan (Eoineen of the Birds) by Colm J. Brennan was erected in 2008.
Local Area Plan
The area has been designated a 'District Centre' by Dún Laoghaire County Council.[3] A local area plan for the area is being implemented with the aim of making aesthetic and functional improvements through redesign of road layout, street furniture etc.[4]
References
- "Cornelscourt Townland, Co. Dublin". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- Cornelscourt bank down 70% to €4.75m
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2004 - 2010 Archived March 9, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- Progress report on the Dun Laoghaire Development Plan