Cavan/Meath border
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Virginia is a nice little town..Kilnaleck..I couldn't drive through fast enough and Mullagh has nothing at all in the way of services bar a pub and church! I used to live around this area do feel free to ask me for more info!
Re the commute it's all down to timing..you need to get to Dunshaughlin before 7.00am so you're looking at leaving (at the moment..there is the M3 further down the line) 6.15am or thereabouts.
Re the commute it's all down to timing..you need to get to Dunshaughlin before 7.00am so you're looking at leaving (at the moment..there is the M3 further down the line) 6.15am or thereabouts.
I already spend an hour as it is going from Swords to Clondalkin. And I want a detached house rather than a dogbox for my 300,000 so Im being pushed away from ridiculous prices in Dublin for 2 beds with no parking.
1 1/2 hours wouldnt be too bad. I was expecting more than that tbh.
Thanks Gauloise, Ill look further into Virginia.
1 1/2 hours wouldnt be too bad. I was expecting more than that tbh.
Thanks Gauloise, Ill look further into Virginia.
Ah yes, but we arent having kids, so no problem there, im the boss, so no pressure there either, and i want my space, and somewhere to safely lock up my car collection, thats why a crowded semi detached cul de sac wont do. And a big detached house with garage is way more bang for buck than the poorly built new house we are living in, that costs 500eu per month to rent a room in.
Well that makes more sense to me then, especially if you're your own boss.
On the geography, bear in mind, some of the local roads round Virginia, etc are pretty poor - journeys up that end of the county can take a lot longer than they should for the distance covered.
On the geography, bear in mind, some of the local roads round Virginia, etc are pretty poor - journeys up that end of the county can take a lot longer than they should for the distance covered.
I spent some time travelling from Dublin to Kilnaleck/Ballyjamesduff in my last job. From the M50 at Blanchardstown to Virginia took me, on average, 75/80 minutes. I'd always aim to be at the toll bridge (live southside) at 8.00 and that would get me to Virgina for about 9.15-9.20. A fairly straight run all the way and doing the speed limit.
I noticed that the traffic was heavy from Dunsaughlin to the M50 most of the time...and could be heavy enough from Navan.
Personally I feel that while you maybe spending an hour in traffic each day at the moment...at least its stop/start traffic which isn't too taxing on the brain whereas driving a round trip of 130 miles a day is no joke.
IMO there is very little in the way of facilities in Virginia. In the last 4 years the area has exploded and according to the clients I dealt with a lot of the people buying are commuting to Dublin. They are gone from 6.30 till 8.00pm Monday to Friday.
I noticed that the traffic was heavy from Dunsaughlin to the M50 most of the time...and could be heavy enough from Navan.
Personally I feel that while you maybe spending an hour in traffic each day at the moment...at least its stop/start traffic which isn't too taxing on the brain whereas driving a round trip of 130 miles a day is no joke.
IMO there is very little in the way of facilities in Virginia. In the last 4 years the area has exploded and according to the clients I dealt with a lot of the people buying are commuting to Dublin. They are gone from 6.30 till 8.00pm Monday to Friday.
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currently commuting from Virginia to St Stephens Green.
6:30am Bus from Virginia on Green at 8:15-8:30.
Evening bus from Bus Aras at 6pm Virginia at 735-7:50.
Doing this for over a year now.
Love Virginia, not much in surrounding areas though.
6:30am Bus from Virginia on Green at 8:15-8:30.
Evening bus from Bus Aras at 6pm Virginia at 735-7:50.
Doing this for over a year now.
Love Virginia, not much in surrounding areas though.
Not much in Virginia either if its a "dormitory town" and everyone leaves for Dublin at 6.30am and gets back at 8.00pm (and that's without taking in a drink after work, or going to the cinema - which presumably would have to be in Dublin rather than Virginia? 
This is interesting to me as I've been looking at this area for retirement home but wanted to have access to the cultural and social life of Dublin for theatres, art galleries etc.
This is interesting to me as I've been looking at this area for retirement home but wanted to have access to the cultural and social life of Dublin for theatres, art galleries etc.We are going to take a spin up that way on Thursday to have a look around. My gf might be putting in for a transfer to Drogheda, so that suits too.
We have been looking around on Dadt/myhome/nicemove etc, and there seem to be a few nice detached houses that seem suitable.
Job no.1 though is to see the place, then we will worry about houses.
We have been looking around on Dadt/myhome/nicemove etc, and there seem to be a few nice detached houses that seem suitable.
Job no.1 though is to see the place, then we will worry about houses.
There is a cinema in Cavan town which is about 15 mins from Virginia , a theatre in Virginia (The Ramor Theatre) and many small galleries dotted about...so the area is not completely culturally challengedMarie said:Not much in Virginia either if its a "dormitory town" and everyone leaves for Dublin at 6.30am and gets back at 8.00pm (and that's without taking in a drink after work, or going to the cinema - which presumably would have to be in Dublin rather than Virginia?