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Malahide Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
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Malahide, County Dublin Bed and Breakfast
Malahide (Mullach Íde in Irish) is a coastal suburban town, near Dublin city, located in the administrative county of Fingal, within the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. It has a village like centre with large housing estates surrounding it on three sides. Malahide is situated 16 kilometres north of Dublin city, lying between Swords, Kinsealy and Portmarnock. It is situated on an estuary, on the opposite side of which is Donabate. The village is served by the DART and a northside Commuter Rail route that extends to Dundalk, as well as by Dublin Bus. After a day exploring Malahide, book a bed and breakfast in Malahide.
Name
The modern name Malahide (Mullach Íde) derives from around the 12th century, and may (from Mullach h-Íde) mean the sandhills of the Hydes, probably referring to a Norman family from the Donabate area.
History
While there are some remnants of prehistoric activity, Malahide is known to have become a persistent settlement from the coming of the Vikings, who landed in 795, and used Malahide Estuary (along with Baldoyle) as a convenient base. With the arrival of the Anglo-Normans, the last Danish King of Dublin retired to the area in 1171. From the 1180s, the history of the area is tied to that of the Talbot family of Malahide Castle, who were granted extensive lands in the area and over the centuries following developed their estate, and the small harbour settlement.
By the early 19th century, the village had a population of over one thousand, and a number of local industries, including salt harvesting, while the harbour continued in commercial operation, with landings of coal and construction materials. By 1831, the population had reached 1223. The area grew in popularity in Georgian times as a seaside resort for wealthy Dublin city dwellers. This is still evident today from the fine collection of Georgian houses in the town and along the seafront, and Malahide is still a popular spot for day-trippers, especially in the summer months.
In the 1960s, developers began to build housing estates around the village core of Malahide, launching the first, Ard na Mara in 1964. Further estates followed, to the north, south and west, but the village core remained intact, with the addition of a "marina apartment complex" development to the east. Book a B&B in or around Malahide for the best rates and availability.
Malahide Marina, County Dublin
Malahide Today
Malahide grew from a population of 1500 in 1960 to between 20,000 and 25,000 in 2006, and is still a rapidly growing dormitory town for the Dublin area. Most of the population lives outside the core, in a series of large housing estates. It is often noted as one of Dublin's more affluent suburbs. It has the lowest unemployment rate of any town in the Republic of Ireland. Malahide, despite the surrounding, and ongoing, development, has retained a village atmosphere in the centre, and retail facilities are on a modest scale, including a single small supermarket in a modest shopping centre, and many shops on the central streets. There is a broad range of pubs and restaurants, and a mid-sized hotel, the Grand Hotel.
There is an ancient covered well, St. Sylvester's, on the old main street (Old Street, previously Chapel Street), which used to have a "pattern" to Our Lady each August 15th.
St. Sylvester's Well, Old Street, Malahide, 1989
Near to the village itself is Malahide Castle and demesne, including, gardens, which were once the estate of Baron Talbot of Malahide. The Malahide area has more than twenty residents' associations, sixteen of which (May 2007) work together through the Malahide Community Forum, which publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Malahide Guardian. There is an active historical society (with a small museum at Malahide Castle Demesne), a Lions club, a camera club, a musical and drama society, the renowned Enchiriadis choirs, a chess club and a photography group which has published calendars. Aside from Malahide Castle Demesne, there are a number of smaller parks (with further spaces planned, for example, at Robswall and Seamount). There are several golf courses nearby, and GAA, soccer, tennis, rugby, yacht clubs and Sea Scouts.
Malahide Golf Club
Malahide Golf Club opened in 1892, moving to a new location in 1990. It has a 2-storey clubhouse completed in May 1990, with 1,000 square metres, including bars, a restaurant, conference room and a snooker room. After a day on the golf course, why not relax in the comfort of a Town and Country Homes B&B in Malahide.
Famous People
Malahide was the hometown of U2 bassist Adam Clayton and The Edge. Notable Malahide residents include Ronan Keating, Brendan Gleeson, Westlife's Nicky Byrne, Cecilia Ahern, and Olympic sailor David Burrows. The rock bands Director and Delorentos and singer/songwriter Paul Hourican.
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