Ongar, Dublin

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Ongar (Hansfield)
Suburb (village core)
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Ongar Square
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Ongar (Hansfield)
Location in Dublin
Coordinates: 53°23′45″N6°26′23″W / 53.395805°N 6.439654°W / 53.395805; -6.439654
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Dublin
Local government area Fingal
Government
 •  Dáil constituency Dublin West
 •  EP constituency Dublin
Elevation
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62 m (203 ft)
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish grid reference O038395
Ongar is served by Hansfield railway station, a 10-15 minute walk away. Since 2017 a connection to the Luas Green Line is possible via Broombridge station. Railcar departing Broombridge - geograph.org.uk - 1049445.jpg
Ongar is served by Hansfield railway station, a 10-15 minute walk away. Since 2017 a connection to the Luas Green Line is possible via Broombridge station.
Ongar House Ongar House.jpg
Ongar House

Ongar /ˈɒŋɡər/ is a western suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Developed on a greenfield basis since 2001, it comprises the townlands of Castaheany (northerly) and "Hansfield or Phibblestown" (southerly), within the ancient Barony of Castleknock, [2] [3] County Dublin. It is close to Castleknock, Blanchardstown and Clonsilla. [4] The development has a number of amenities on the main street, there are several schools in the area, and the nearby railway line at Hansfield railway station connects to the Luas Green Line and ultimately the N3 national route / M3 motorway. Employers in the nearby business parks and Greater Blanchardstown include Intel, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Kepak and eBay.

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History

The area was a new build, developing the lands of the stud farm called Ongar House (named for Ongar, Essex), [5] once the residence of Hollywood star Rita Hayworth and her husband Prince Aly Khan. [6] Another part of the area covers the farm and lands belonging to Phibblestown House (built c. 1840). [7]

Building of the new suburban development started in 2001 on the site of the former stud farm and was ongoing as recently as 2009. The current building, "Ongar House", is a facsimile of the original house which was destroyed in a fire on the night of 14/15 September 2002. [8] [9] [10] The rebuilt house was sold in 2013. [11] Ongar House was refurbished in 2019 and is now an apartment block.[ citation needed ]

Ongar and its surrounding areas were built up with a mix of housing types - apartments, duplexes and houses - and with a concentration of services on one street. [6]

Location and access

Ongar is centred on the townland of "Hansfield or Phibblestown" and is contained within the old civil parish of Clonsilla. The village of Clonee is 2 kilometres to the north, while Clonsilla is roughly 2 km to the east, and Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, and the actual village of Blanchardstown, are 3−3.5 km away. Ongar is in the Dublin 15 postal district.

The Royal Canal passes to the south, and small streams run in the area.

Road

To the north is the Littlepace interchange of the N3 national route, which just after becomes the M3 motorway. Pedestrian access is possible to the townland of Castaheany to the north where the tree-lined avenue, house and walled garden of Phibblestown House have been preserved. In this townland, a primary and secondary school are located.

Dublin Bus routes 39 and 39A serve Ongar.

Commuter rail

Ongar is served by Hansfield railway station, which opened in June 2013 and is a 10/15 minute walk from Ongar. The station is on the Dublin Docklands to Dunboyne railway station / M3 Parkway railway station commuter route, its position on the Dunboyne commuter line sees it served by 45 trains daily, with a peak journey time of 25 minutes to Docklands or Connolly Station, itself a spur off the Dublin to Maynooth commuter route to the west of Clonsilla Station. Connection to the Luas Green Line, and ultimately the two Luas lines, is possible via the Luas Broombridge stop. [12]

Amenities

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Manor Square looking towards Ongar Main Street

As a greenfield development, [6] Ongar's master plan provided for a new "main street" on which most commercial development would be concentrated, with the intention that it would emulate a traditional Irish village.[ citation needed ] As of 2004, this street had a number of services including a supermarket, newsagent's, grocery shops, off-licence, betting shop, hairdressers and a number of eating places. [6]

Education

Castaheaney Educate Together Primary School moved to a permanent location in Ongar in June 2008. Scoil Benedict opened in 2010, having been located temporarily in Littlepace during construction; the school has one of the largest astroturf pitches in Ireland.[ citation needed ]

Coláiste Pobail Setanta secondary school is in nearby Phibblestown and was opened in 2008; [13] it shares a campus with Scoil Ghrainne Primary school.

An Educate Together school complex, West Blanchardstown Primary and Secondary School, has received government funding to build schools in or near Ongar, close by the new Hansfield Station - and having been scheduled to open in September 2014 was still pending as of August 2018.[ citation needed ]

Community

In 2018, Ongar entered the Tidy Towns competition, scoring 236 points out of 450. A 3-year plan was also submitted, to involve areas of improvement such as "streetscape & public places," "green spaces and landscaping," "nature and biodiversity" and "tidiness and litter control". [14] Several routes for cycling and walking have been created in the area, and Fingal County Council has worked with the local schools and community to improve amenities for pedestrians and cyclists.[ citation needed ]

Ongar is the location of an Irish language group, Pobal Gaeilge 15 who are a branch of Conradh na Gaeilge, who serve Dublin 15. There are local Irish language classes, a parent and child group, as well as social nights and an annual 'Féile'.[ citation needed ]

Sport

The area is served by two Gaelic Athletic Association clubs, Erin go Bragh GAA, which moved to nearby Littlepace in 2003, and Westmanstown Gaels at the Garda Síochána sports grounds in Westmanstown, near Clonsilla. For soccer, Clonee United, also based in Littlepace, was formed in 2003 through the amalgamation of two clubs, Casta Celtic, formed in 2002, and Little Pacers F.C., established in 2000, while Santos Soccer Club plays beside the Phibblestown Community Centre. Erin Go Bragh and Clonee United run under-age "nurseries". The Ongar Chasers basketball club is in Phibblestown Community Centre. Ongar Karate Club is in the Ongar Community Centre, beside Scoil Benedict.

See also

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  6. 1 2 3 4 "Ongar - from Aga Khan's estate to suburban village with 1,400 homes". The Irish Times . Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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  8. ↑ "Planning Report - FW19A/0019 - Report of the Conservation Officer" (PDF). Fingal County Council. 2019. the current Ongar House is a modern structure built in the early 21st century as a facsimile replacement building [..] The original house was destroyed by a catastrophic fire in 2002 [..] The current building is not a Protected Structure
  9. ↑ "Insurer told to pay over €1m for burned house". Irish Times. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2023. Ongar House in Clonsilla, where film star Rita Hayworth once stayed [..] was destroyed by fire on the night of September 14th/15th, 2002
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