placenamesHartstown
Baile an Hartaigh
Housing, schools and shared meeting spaces shaped Hartstown’s growth from the late 1970s.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Baile an Hartaigh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Hartstown · English · main form
Place & story
A new suburb takes shape
Mary O’Boyle’s parish history recalls the first Hartstown houses appearing in 1977–78. St Ciaran’s parish was constituted on 28 June 1979, and the priest’s house initially doubled as a church and meeting place. The primary school opened in September 1981, with Aeneas Lane welcoming its first 34 pupils. Its hall also gave local clubs and community activities a larger home. [2]
School and community centre
Hartstown Community School opened in September 1992 to serve Hartstown and Huntstown. Another important meeting place, the community centre, was built in the 1990s. In July 2022, Fingal County Council announced plans to acquire it from St Ciaran’s parish, recognising its role in activities ranging from preschool groups to karate and bingo. [3] [4]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Hartstown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- History of Hartstown Parish · Mary O’Boyle, parish secretary and treasurer, 1979–2010
- Mission Statement — History · Hartstown Community School
- Good news as local centre in Hartstown to be taken over by Fingal — 8 July 2022 · Fingal County Council
- Saint Ciaran’s Church at Hartstown, as photographed in 2007 illustration: based on a St. Ciaran's, Hartstown by Harold Strong. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-02-17. How this page was prepared.