placenamesEdenmore
Éadan Mór
Edenmore’s new housing community developed institutions of its own during the 1960s, including St Monica’s church and a Gaelic games club.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Éadan Mór · Irish · main form · validated name
- Edenmore · English · main form
Place & story
St Monica’s church
Edenmore parish was formed from Raheny and Coolock in 1966. St Monica’s was built that year as a temporary church. Rather than being replaced immediately, the building remained in use and underwent a comprehensive refurbishment in 1998, when a pastoral centre was incorporated. [2]
From Edenmore Gaels to St Monica’s
Des O’Neill helped establish Edenmore Gaels in 1964. Interviewed in 2016, he remembered neighbours forming a committee and the difficulty of finding somewhere to play. The club later adopted the parish name, St Monica’s. O’Neill and Terry Monaghan approached the parish priest about using land near the church, and erected goalposts there. Their voluntary work helped give the club a lasting home. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Edenmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Edenmore parish history · Archdiocese of Dublin
- GAA club founder Des is rewarded on 90th birthday, 11 November 2016 · Hayley Halpin
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2010-04-13. How this page was prepared.