Ballyfermot
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Ballyfermot Baile Formaid
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Ballyfermot Community Civic Centre
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 Ballyfermot
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| Coordinates: 53°20′32″N 6°20′55″W / 53.342315°N 6.348724°WCoordinates: 53°20′32″N 6°20′55″W / 53.342315°N 6.348724°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| City | Dublin |
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| • Dáil Éireann | Dublin South-Central |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Ballyfermot (Irish: Baile Formaid) is a suburb in the city of Dublin, Ireland. Located seven kilometers west of the city centre, south of the Phoenix Park, it is bordered on the north by Chapelizod, on the south by Walkinstown, on the east by Inchicore, on the north-west by Palmerstown and the south-west by Clondalkin. The River Liffey lies to the north, and the Grand Canal, now a recreational waterway, lies to the south. Ballyfermot is designated as postal district Dublin 10. Cherry Orchard is also a suburb within Ballyfermot.
The place name Ballyfermot—rendered in Irish Baile Formaid and sometimes Baile Thormaid—is derived from the Middle Irish baile ("farmstead"), and the Old Norse personal name Þormundr.
The 12th century saw the Cambro-Normans expand west from Pembroke in South Wales into Leinster. The Papal Bull Laudabiliter of Adrian IV, and encouragement by his successor, Pope Alexander III urged a Norman invasion of Ireland. An expeditionary force led by Richard De Clare (Strongbow) with a retinue of about six hundred were dispatched with the consent of Angevin King Henry II of England. They arrived at Wexford in 1169 by invitation from Diarmait Mac Murchada, Ri of Leinster. Diarmait was at war with the Ard Rí, Ruari O'Conor and Tighernan O'Ruairc, Prince of Breffni who together had unseated him.
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