Deansgrange

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Deansgrange (Gráinseach an Déin in Irish) is a suburban area of South Dublin, centered around a crossroads, midway between Dun Laoghaire and Foxrock. The crossroads is a commercial centre for the surrounding low density housing estates, providing a medium sized supermarket, two banks, a pub, a library, a pharmacy and an Italian takeaway food outlet. To the South is Clonkeen road leading to Clonkeen College, to the West is Kill Lane, leading up to Foxrock Church and the N11. North of the crossroads are some car showrooms, a pizzeria, a cafe, a bookies, a bakery and a large and now full cemetery, while to the East is a small industrial estate containing offices of the World GSM Association.

The area is named after the Church of Ireland Kill O'The Grange Church, situated just to the East of the crossroads. A church primary school is located just to the South of the church building.

A river runs parallel and to the East of Clonkeen Road through a very lightly used linear park.

Following a grant of planning permission in 2004, the large corner site now housing the Bank of Ireland is to be redeveloped by Lidl into a discount food store.

[edit] Cemetery

Deansgrange cemetery is, together with Glasnevin and Mount Jerome, one of the three largest cemeteries in Dublin and is the burial place of many famous people, including Flann O'Brien, Count John McCormack, Frank O'Connor, Sean Lemass, and the nobel laureate Ernest Walton."