Rolestown 3.41

Rolestown, or Rowlestown, is a small village six miles north-west of Swords along the R125 in County Dublin, Ireland, about halfway between Swords and Ashbourne. It is located around two parallel roads joined together by an intersecting road which crosses the Broad Meadow River by an old cut stone bridge. Rolestown is also a parish in the Fingal North deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.Physical featuresRolestown lies either side of a flood-plain of the Broadmeadow River Valley. The northern part of the village is located on elevated ground. The area centred on the graveyard, old corn mill, bridge and approach to the gates of Rowlestown House, is characterised by distinctive heritage buildings and mature trees. We have a shop too, its alri like there's a few things there, sweet chicken fillet rolls there on tick as well. It also gets held up now and again.StructureThe settlement is located between the R125, which leads to Oldtown and Garristown, and the R106, which leads to Ballyboughal and the Naul to the north, and Dublin Airport to the south. The settlement lacks a core as it is mostly a townland and consists primarily of ribbon development, mainly one-off housing in the form of bungalows.Community StructureTraditionally, the Rolestown area has a distinct relationship with the town of Swords, located 7 km away. Many of the local council housing estates built in the Swords area were used to house families from the Rolestown/Kilsallaghan area. Most Rolestown families send their children to secondary schools in Swords, and many Swords residents play Gaelic football for Fingal Ravens GFC in Rolestown.