Artane, Dublin

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Artane, sometimes spelt Artaine (Ard Aidhin in Irish), is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

It is home to the Artane Boys' Band which was set up in 1872 in what was then an industrial school run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers for orphaned boys.It is the brith place to the most members of the Irish band U2. In 1969 the school was moved to the old refectory, with its previous building becoming a secondary school. The Artane Boys Band still continues to this day, but girls are now permitted to participate as well. Neighbouring Donnycarney was the boyhood home of Mr. Charles J. Haughey (1925-2006), thrice Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland where he was the Teachta Dála (parliamentary representative) from 1957 to 1992.

In February 1981 a fire in the Stardust Nightclub in Artane killed 48 people.

External links

• [Map of Artane]
• [Martial Arts/Self Defence classes in Artane]

 

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