Rooms to Rent in Drimnagh, Dublin 12

Drimnagh is a residential suburb in Dublin 12, between Inchicore, Crumlin and Walkinstown, with the Grand Canal along its northern and eastern edges. Its name comes from druimneach, country of ridges. Drimnagh Castle, a Norman castle whose main buildings date from the 15th century, is the only castle in Ireland still surrounded by a flooded moat, fed by a tributary of the River Camac.

Drimnagh was farmland until the mid-1930s, when Dublin Corporation built homes here for families moving out of inner city tenements, naming many of the roads after Irish mountain ranges. Lansdowne Valley Park follows the River Camac nearby, and the Iveagh Grounds, home to St James Gaels GAA and Guinness Rugby Club, are close by. Drimnagh Castle CBS, the school beside the castle, counts footballers Niall Quinn and Kevin Moran among its former pupils.

Drimnagh is on the Luas Red line, with stops at Blackhorse, Drimnagh, Goldenbridge and Suir Road giving direct trams to Heuston, the city centre and Tallaght, and orbital bus routes connect it with other suburbs. Much of the housing dates from the 1930s, and rooms here suit people who want quick tram access to town from a residential area. Dwelles lists rooms in Drimnagh so you can compare current options.