Dardistown, Dublin
Dardistown(Irish name: Baile an Daidisigh) is atownlandin thecivil parishofSantry,located inFingal,Ireland.[1]This small populated area is located southeast ofDublin Airport.
One of the long term car parks for the Airport is in the townland.Dardistown Cemeteryis on theCollinstownsection of the old Swords Road.
Two streams, the Cuckoo Stream and the Turnapin Stream, pass through Dardistown; they later meet to form theMayne River.
Dardistown was intended to be the site of a station on the proposedDublin Metro,with Metro West terminating there, and Metro North passing southwards through Dardistown toSt Stephen's Greenin Dublin city centre, and northwards toSwords.[citation needed]However, in an announcement in 2011, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport,Leo Varadkar,said that the plans for Metro North would be deferred 'until further notice' due to a recession.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^Placenames Database of Ireland- townland of Dardistown