Talk:Dundrum, Dublin

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I live near Dundrum, and have to say that the town is famous for a lot more than Mulvey Park. Was this put here by a resident of the estate? jlang 16:13, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Shopping centre
Was Dundrum shopping centre the second in Ireland? It says here mid-1970s.

The Crescent Shopping Centre in Limerick was opened in 1973.

zoney &#09827; talk 01:12, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * OK, it seems Dundrum shopping centre opened in 1963. Still no confirmation of it being second though. zoney &#09827; talk 01:15, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Nope, the one website with that date must have been wrong - Stillorgan was apparently first but built in 1966. Still not sure where Dundrum (Or Crescent) fit in. zoney &#09827; talk 01:30, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * 1971 for old Dundrum shopping centre. zoney &#09827; talk 01:33, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

entire street to be demolished for hotels
not sure about this any references?alan bell 20:16, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Mulvey a suburb??
Nobody has been here in a while, but like the contributor from 2004 I'm surprised Mulvey Park is a suburb while Windy Arbour is redirected to Dundrum! Mulvey is a housing estate, and if you look at the OS Dublin Street Map it is an estate in Windy Arbour (which is now also the name of the local Luas station). There should be a separate stub for Windy Arbour and Mulvey should be redirected to it. (Sarah777 21:10, 7 January 2007 (UTC))

Picture From 1912???
Are you sure? The bilingual sign looks more 1930-1960 vintage. (Sarah777 23:31, 23 March 2007 (UTC))

It does have a 50s look to it all right, the "d" & the "a" are old script, the "r" looks kinda Roman. However it dates to 1912, at least according to the local county library postcard collection, see Suckindiesel 20:23, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Looks like you are right. That postcard collection might be worth a look - are the images free to publish? Could be a right treasure trove. (Sarah777 23:39, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Their own concerns re Irish copyright issues are referred to on their site at, this extract is relevant:

"Much of the material will pre-date the 1911 legislation. For pre 1911 Act artistic works, in particular photographs, this means there is no copyright, and even for post 1911 photographs, copyright expires 50 years after the making of the photograph"

As many of these postcards were apparently obtained from the local Blackrock Market, I'd say their provenance is uncertain.

Still not entirely convinced re true date of image, surely bi-lingual signage wasn't used pre the Irish state? The same image appears elsewhere but is undated. Suckindiesel 00:32, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

It was the bilingual signage that struck me - that wasn't usual in pre-Independence days; still I'd say the photo pre-dates 1957 so its probably clean. However you have provided an excellent replacement of indisputable lineage! (Sarah777 10:06, 25 March 2007 (UTC))

A village or a Town
The article states that Dundrum is a village. I believe that Dundrum was upgraded to Town status as part of the overall development plan including the Dundrum Town Center shopping center. I can't find a specific reference to the upgrading - but there are references from council meetings stating it is a town - e.g.  --Bardcom (talk) 21:56, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

How do you pronounce Dundrum?
I find myself in a discussion on the pronounciation of Dundrum, so how do you pronounce it? As you would pronounce dun and drum in standard English, or with an 'oo' sound. Perhaps as O? Some people pronounce Dublin more like Doblin, so should this model apply? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.229.17.103 (talk) 13:43, 31 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Done-drum. Sarah777 (talk) 13:56, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. Grew up there and that's how we pronounced it back in the fifties. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ve2dc (talk • contribs) 13:22, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

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