MakeamovetoMilltown,Dublin6,14 Aview from the bridge · 2020. 8. 12. ·...
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Do you live in Shankill, Co Dublin?If so please tell uswhat it’s like tolive there. Do you have a favouriteplace or a pet peeve in the neigh-bourhood? Email:[email protected]
What’ssogoodaboutit?The southside suburb has a brilliantlymixed population: older established resi-dents live alongside a younger cohort whoprefer apartment living. Trinity College’sstudent halls sit on Dartry Road, with thebuzz of Rathmines nearby.
Milltown is known for a fine selection offee-paying schools. The river Dodder, withits Nine Arches bridge, makes for a niceneighbourhood stroll. Plenty of green spac-es and playgrounds also make it a fami-ly-friendly spot.
Locals have made note of how safe theyfeel. Milltown is not as hectic as Rath-mines, nor is it packed with restaurants orbars like nearby Ranelagh. There’s alsoClonskeagh, Belfield and Dundrum to thesouth, which makes it a particularly handyneighbourhood.
What’snotsogood?Milltown,which is part Dublin 6, part Dub-lin 14, does have a centre, but it’s less of avillage and more of a handful of shops on ei-ther side of the road that leads down to-wards the Dropping Well pub. There areplenty of amenities (among them a Spar,two creches, dry cleaners and two pharma-cies) but isn’t particularly cohesive, and lo-cals say they’d like more restaurants.
House prices are high. In 2018 a disusedchimney, Shanagarry Chimney, sold at auc-tion for ¤136,000. Yes, a chimney. Despitethe wealth of fee-paying schools,non-fee-paying primary schools are inshort supply in the immediate area.
Whereandwhattobuy?The area is teeming with high-end apart-ments, including 23 Cowper Hall, MountSt Anne’s (¤570,000, via Owen Reilly).With two bedrooms, two bathrooms and aB2 BER rating, this apartment looks overMount St Anne’s grounds.
With an asking price of ¤274,950, thecompact one-bed apartment 2 MilltownHill (via David Ross) offers an opportunityfor a first-time buyer to get on the propertyladder, or a bolt-hole for a professional.
In the market for a family home? 18 Ram-leh Park (¤695,000, via Felicity Fox) is athree-bed terraced house with a sizeablesouthwest-facing garden.
There’s plenty of living space for a grow-ing family in the nicely located 10 MertonWalk, Mount St Anne’s. This four-bed,three-bath terraced house is spread outover three floors. It’s in turnkey condition,although it has a price tag to match(¤850,000, via Young’s Estate Agents).
Whereandwhattorent?High-end apartments come onto the mar-ket regularly, but expect to pay¤1,700-¤2,000 a month for a one-bed-room unit, or ¤2,500 for a two-bed.Three-bedroom apartments have beenseen online in the ¤2,700-¤3,000 pricerange, but a similarly sized showstoppercan cost ¤4,500-¤5,000 a month.
Wheretoeatanddrink?Wilde & Green (Milltown Road) is some-thing of a local landmark, serving up up-market deli favourites (naturally, it’spacked on the weekends).
Steps of Rome, famous for its pizza andgreat Italian wines, moved out from thecity centre to 1 Bird Avenue, on the fringesof Milltown at Clonskeagh.
Black Sheep Coffee (7a Olivemount Ter-race) is near Steps of Rome – technicallyit’s in Dublin 14 but the joint is beloved ofMilltowners. Alternatively, there’s thenearby 105 Café (Clonskeagh Road), agreat neighbourhood hangout.
The Dropping Well (Milltown Road), lo-
cated on the banks of the Dodder, is anoth-er popular Milltown spot, and seriouslycomes into its own during the summermonths with barbecues and live music.
Ashton’s Gastro-pub (Unit 11 Verge-mount) is a homely spot too.
Wholivesthere?MyHome.ie’s research reveals that almosta third of locals are lone dwellers. Some 14per cent of those living in Milltown are un-der 16; 42 per cent are aged between 16 and34; 20 per cent fall into the 35-49 bracket,11 per cent are aged between 50 and 65,and 13 per cent are over 65.
Goodforfamilies?It’s fairly sedate, which is probably a drawfor young families. Locals tend to choosefrom the following schools in or aroundMilltown: Alexandra College JuniorSchool (Church of Ireland, girls), KildarePlace National School (Church of Ireland,mixed), Stratford National School (multi-
denominational, mixed), Rathgar Nation-al School (Methodist, mixed), or OurLady’s Grove National School (Catholic,mixed). Secondary school-wise, choosefrom Alexandra College (Church of Ire-land, girls), Stratford College (multide-nominational, mixed), The High School(Church of Ireland, mixed), St Mary’s Col-lege (Catholic, mixed), Sandford ParkSchool (multidenominational, mixed) andGonzaga College (Catholic, boys). Muck-ross Park College (Catholic, girls) is ashort commute in Donnybrook.
GettingthereandgettingaroundThanks to the Luas you can be at St Ste-phen’s Green in 15 minutes or Dundrum infive. Milltown is six stops away from thecity centre. Dublin Bus routes 61, 44 and 11are pretty regular, and you’ll be in the cityin about 15 minutes.
If you prefer to make the journey onfoot, 50 minutes will get you from the citycentre to Milltown.
Whatdolocalssay?“In terms of community, there is a greatparish centre, an active retirement group,art classes, bridge club, and an ICA annualfun-day for children in September. Thecentre recently hosted a local history exhi-bition to mark the 200-year anniversary ofthe local church.
“Many second-generation Milltownersare moving back into the area. There’s agreat mix of residents, and many old hous-es preserved extremely well. Milltown stillhas its village appeal.
“Despite a large number of residences itstill has a strong community vibe.”–MarkGleeson, retired.
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