Ennafort, Raheny

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Marykate

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Dear all,
looking for your advice here. We are currently looking at a house in Ennafort, Raheny.
I was wondering what the area is like. I don't know it at all. I live in very friendly and totally convient Marino at present and judge all other areas by my 'Marino criteria' and up to now they have all been sadly lacking.
I took a walk around Ennafort the other day, it seemed to be a mix of housing. It was pretty quiet. Not sure how the neighbours are. I didn't not get a real good neighbourly vibe, however in saying that I was not there too long and am a complete stranger.

I like the fact that it is near the St Annes Park, the sea (relatively), and the DART. Not sure how the schools are though. We have a couple of young childen and would be looking at primary and then of course decent secondary schools. So this is a big thing for us. Also not sure about shops and other attractive amenities. Has anyone got any thoughts/tips/lives in the area and would recommend? I'd really appreciate it.
Many Thanks
 
hi MaryKate,

i have lived most of my life in ennafort park and love it there. grew up there and am still there 24years later. Its a really settled neighbourhood. Quite old, most houses were built in the mid to late 50's and some show their age. The neighbours around me are all friendly and some of the kids that were there are still their now with their own families. some neighbours keep to themselves others are more out and about. there is hardly any break ins or report of crime. no kids tend to hang around the place late at night. in terms of location i dont think you'll find better in raheny. harmonstown dart is only around the cornor. 31/32/29 bus routes all run through the village. the shopping centre is fine with supervalu and also a couple of newsagents/butchers/pharmacies all on your door stop. parking can be a bit of hassle and they have started to charge for it i think too in the car park down the back, not too sure on that though. if you need more then there is clarehall 5 min drive away. also town is only 15mins by dart and nights out are cheap to get home from using the drink link or taxi.
as for schools i went to scoil eanna first. my parents took me out of there at second class then i headed to killester primary boys school. killester is a great school with some great facilities, but tends to fill up early so book well in advance. scoil eanna i was taken out of cos it was heading down hill but that was about 20yrs ago so could have gotten better by now. secondary schools in the area are not too bad but remeber that since you will be on the dart line you could head further out to howth or into town if you think there are better schools to suit your childrens needs.
aminities in the area, well you have the park which includes numerous football pitches, good walks, pitch and putt course, tennis courts. then after that you can walk to dollymount strand. raheny GAA, raheny united soccer club, raheny shamrocks running club, scouts den all in the village. garda station beside the GAA club. there are some pubs in the village the best of which is the watermill in my opinion.
cant really think of any bad bits but then maybe i dont see them as well as others since i have been living there most of my life. others might point them out to you.
hope this helps and good luck with the move if you go ahead.
burger
 
We bought a house in Ennafort Road earlier this year. We don't have kids but one of the reasons we bought it was that we thought it would be an ideal place to bring up kids in the future. The road is quiet, we have a big garden and you can cut through St Annes park and be at the sea in about 20 minutes walk. No idea what the local schools are like though.

Everyone has been very friendly to us since we have been here. Age-wise, it's mainly older people near us, but you see kids around, so there are definitely some younger families in estate as well. We have not seen any anti-social behaviour or crime & our neighbours told us that they have lived here for 30 years without ever being broken into.

Previously we lived in Ranelagh/Rathmines & we do miss having a choice of pubs and restaurants on our doorstep - Raheny is a bit lacking in this respect. However, with the Harmonstown Dart station on our road, it's extremely easy to get into town or out to Howth/Malahide. I cycle to work, but it's great to have the option of the train as well.

Overall, we're very happy with our house in Ennafort.
 
Thanks for that. It does sound like a great area.
I was a bit worried when I went up to look at the nearby DART station in the area, Harmonstown. It looked a bit 'rough' if I can phrase it like that, and I heard something about security being used there. Would there have been/is there any trouble using it, even late at night?
 
Marykate said:
Thanks for that. It does sound like a great area.
I was a bit worried when I went up to look at the nearby DART station in the area, Harmonstown. It looked a bit 'rough' if I can phrase it like that, and I heard something about security being used there. Would there have been/is there any trouble using it, even late at night?
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Harmonstown is not that bad. Quite settled now. you get a few kids hanging around the station but nothing major and out of the ordinary. there is usually security hanging around the station most nights and if there is security on the train they usually get off at the stop have a look around the platform and then get back on again when the train leaves.
can i ask what street in ennafort you are looking at?
 
burger1979 said:
Harmonstown is not that bad. Quite settled now. you get a few kids hanging around the station but nothing major and out of the ordinary. there is usually security hanging around the station most nights and if there is security on the train they usually get off at the stop have a look around the platform and then get back on again when the train leaves.
can i ask what street in ennafort you are looking at?
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ah yeah some nice houses on that road. well good luck with it if you decide to go ahead with it.

burger.
 
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