R103 road (Ireland)
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 Glasnevin Avenue roundabout on the R103 | |
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The R103 road is a regional road in north Dublin, Ireland, passing through Finglas, between Ballymun and Glasnevin, then passing Donnycarney before reaching Killester at the Howth Road. A major stretch of the road forms Collins Avenue.
The official description of the R103 from the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012[1] reads:
- R103 Finglas - Killester, Dublin
- Between its junction with R102 at Tolka Valley Road and its junction with R105 at Howth Road via Cardiffsbridge Road, Mellowes Road, Seamus Ennis Road, Ballygall Road West, Glasnevin Avenue, Collins Avenue Extension, Collins Avenue West, Collins Avenue and Collins Avenue East all in the city of Dublin.
Collins Avenue
Collins Avenue (Irish: Ascaill Uí Choileáin)[2] runs from Glasnevin Avenue at the west to the Howth Road to the east. Collins Avenue was formerly known as Puckstown Lane. It was renamed and redeveloped by Patrick Belton when he began building houses in Drumcondra, Donnycarney, and Santry from the mid-1920s. He also named the earlier Griffith Avenue to the south of Collins Avenue.[3]
Many of the housing schemes along the Avenue, built from the 1930s and 1940s were by the Dublin Corporation primarily through assisted development schemes with builders and developers.[4] Shops and cinema were built on Collins Avenue at Whitehall in 1938.[5] Traffic lights were installed at the junction of Collins Avenue and the Swords Road in 1941, and were switched on on 23 September.[6]
The Dublin City University campus' main entrance is on Collins Avenue.[5]
Collins Avenue formed part of the Dublin Corporation's plan for 3 outer ring roads in Dublin in the 1940s, which never materialised fully. Collins Avenue was planned to form part middle ring road, and was planned to run as far west as Ashtown.[6] The Collins Avenue Extension was constructed from the 1940s.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012 — Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012, Irish Statute Book (irishstatutebook.ie). Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ↑ "Ascaill Uí Choileáin". Sráid Ainm. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ Dempsey, Pauric J. (2009). "Belton, Patrick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ McManus, Ruth (2022). Dublin, 1910-1940: Shaping the City and Suburbs. The Making of Dublin Ser. Dublin: Four Courts Press. pp. 263–265. ISBN 978-1-84682-983-3.
- 1 2 "Whitehall Framework Plan" (PDF). Dublin City Council. 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- 1 2 Brady, Joseph (2014). Dublin, 1930-1950: the emergence of the modern city. The making of Dublin city. Dublin: Four Courts Press. pp. 179, 188. ISBN 978-1-84682-519-4.
- ↑ Peavoy, Tadhg (30 June 2018). "Priced out of Drumcondra? Consider Whitehall". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 July 2026.