Suburban Dublin has several modern retail centres, including Dundrum Town Centre, Blanchardstown Centre, The Square in Tallaght, Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in Clondalkin, Omni Shopping Centre in Santry, Nutgrove Shopping Centre in Rathfarnham, and Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords.

In 1582, he acquired land and built a castle at Rathfarnham, which he inhabited from 1585 ( and which has been recently restored to public view ).

Rathfarnham has a wide range of shops and businesses, including two bank branches, notably in the Nutgrove Shopping Centre, which also hosts one of Dublin's Motor Tax offices.

* Rathfarnham has a number of soccer teams including Nutgrove Celtic, Rathfarnham Punters, Rathfarnham Rovers, Leicester Celtic, Broadford Rovers, and Whitechurch United.

* Rathfarnham has a number of boxing clubs including Whitechurch Boxing Club

According to the 2006 Census, Rathfarnham has a population of 17, 333 – a drop of 2. 1 % since 2002.

would be routed through Rathfarnham. The study was cleared to be successful, however since then, there has been no further news on this.

The Wicklow Way, a long distance waymarked walking trail, passes through Glendalough on its way from Rathfarnham in the north to its southerly point of Clonegal in County Carlow.

Rathfarnham itself was the scene of some skirmishes in the early days of the Rising.

The opening scene in Intermission ( film ) was recorded at Rathfarnham Shopping Centre.

Agnes initially went to the Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland, to learn English, the language the Sisters of Loreto used to teach school children in India.

He was educated initially at Elm Park preparatory school, Killylea, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, but at 14 was sent to the Church of Ireland St Columba's College at Rathfarnham in Dublin, although Faulkner was Presbyterian.

Rathfarnham or Rathfarnam () is a Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

The written history of Rathfarnham begins after the Norman invasion of Ireland.

Later that year, he was also created Marquess of Catherlough, Earl of Rathfarnham, in the County of Dublin, and Baron Trim, in the County of Meath, in the Peerage of Ireland.

Stynes was born in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest son of Brian and Teresa and one of six siblings and grew up in Rathfarnham raised in Roman Catholicism and attended Ballyroan Boys School.

The museum is situated in the suburb of Rathfarnham on the south side of Dublin, Ireland.

Rathfarnham Castle () is a 16th century castle in Rathfarnham, South Dublin, Ireland.

Crossing the Dodder by a ford, and proceeding along its southern bank towards Rathfarnham, a splendid gateway at left, accounted among the best productions of that species of architecture in Ireland, invites the tourist to explore the once beautiful grounds of Rathfarnham Castle, but they are now all eloquently waste, the undulating hills covered with rank herbage, the rivulet stagnant and sedgy, the walks scarce traceable, the ice-houses open to the prying sun, the fish-pond clogged with weeds, while the mouldering architecture of the castle, and the crumbling, unsightly offices in its immediate vicinity ,… The castle, so long the residence of the Loftus family, and still the property of the Marquis of Ely, subject, however, to a small chief rent to Mr. Conolly, is an extensive fabric ,..... The great hall is entered from a terrace, by a portico of eight Doric columns, which support a dome, painted in fresco with the signs of the Zodiac and other devices.

* Rathfarnham Castle-official site at Heritage Ireland

He is a member of the Church of Ireland and was educated at Aravon School, Bray, St. Columba's College, Rathfarnham and Gurteen Agricultural College, County Tipperary.

Dublin 14, which includes Churchtown, shown in greenChurchtown () is a largely residential suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland, between Dundrum and Rathfarnham.

Lewis ' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland ( 1837 ) features many of the old houses in Churchtown under the reference village of Rathfarnham.

The Church of Ireland parish of Whitechurch includes most of Rathfarnham including Tibradden, Larch Hill and Kilmashogue.

He was born in Saint Columba's College in Rathfarnham, south County Dublin, where his father John ( 1827 – 1917 ), a biblical scholar and Church of Ireland clergyman, was warden.

* link = R114 road ( Ireland ) – Rathfarnham – Brittas, Dublin

* link = R115 road ( Ireland ) – The Military Road – Rathfarnham, Dublin – Laragh near Glendalough, County Wicklow

St. Enda's Park () is a large public park in Rathfarnham in Ireland.

Ballyroan () is a suburb in Rathfarnham, County Dublin in Ireland.

It used to be the home of Rathfarnham HB, an ice cream company in Ireland.

Brehon's Chair ( also known as Taylors Grange ) is a sacred megalithic site in Rathfarnham, County Dublin, Ireland in the grounds of a private gated condominium.

On a Saturday night in November 1963 he was stopped near his home at Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, by a party of armed men.

The last bus out of town to Rathfarnham, Enniskerry or Bohernabreena would be taken, and then the group would march all night across the hills, to where they would pick up the first bus back to the city again.

He addressed it to " Miss Sarah Curran, the Priory, Rathfarnham " and handed it to a prison warden, George Dunn, whom he trusted to deliver it.

In 1629 the king granted Loftus the unusual favour of a general license to visit England when he pleased, leaving the great seal in the hands of the commissioners last appointed, of whom his cousin, Sir Adam Loftus of Rathfarnham, co. Dublin, was one.

The area of Rathfarnham includes Whitechurch, Nutgrove, Ballyboden and Ballyroan.

Historical sites in the Rathfarnham townlands include: Kilmashogue, Mount Venus, Tibradden and Taylors Grange.

Rathfarnham is home to several notable historic buildings, including Rathfarnham Castle and Loreto Abbey, four parks: Marlay Park, Dodder Park, St. Enda's and Bushy Park, and several pubs including The Eden, Buglers, Revels and the landmark Yellow House.

The name Rathfarnham ( Fearnain's Ringfort ) suggests an earlier habitation but no remains of prehistoric fortifications, burial places, early churches or old records have been found.

In the following century no events of great importance are recorded as Rathfarnham, perhaps as it was protected on its south side by the Royal Forest of Glencree.

Rathfarnham became more exposed to attack when this deer park was overrun by the Clan O ' Toole from the Wicklow Mountains in the 14th century.

Rathfarnham Castle was erected in part to protect the area from such attacks.

Rathfarnham CastleIn addition, part of the Pale's defences ran through the townland of Rathfarnham.

The castle and much of the land around Rathfarnham belonged to the Eustace family of Baltinglass.

Reputedly, Oliver Cromwell stayed in Rathfarnham Castle on his way south to the Siege of Wexford.