Shankill Library

Shankill Library is a single-storey Carnegie Library, built in 1912 (architect R. M. Butler) and set in a quiet, semi-rural area of Shankill, not far from the Wicklow border. 

In the past it was used as a courthouse, a technical school, a dance hall and even a temporary church.

The building is set back from the road in its own garden. The Tudor-style library has an interesting façade, which consists of materials such as smooth and roughcast render, brick, squared rubble and smooth granite. 




Its architectural style was influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement and the entrance has suggestions of an Irish Romanesque doorway.

The building was renovated in 1978. 
Further details about the library and the different projects and events organised there can be found here. 






The road that leads to it has taken the name the Library Road and is known locally as a very quiet area, with lovely houses.

Shankill Wins in the 2015 Tidy Towns Competition & Dun Laoghaire Tidy Districts Competition

Shankill has been awarded a bronze medal in the 2015 Tidy Towns competition. The score was 302, an increase on the 2014 score. Check out the full report here. The competition, which is organised by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and sponsored by SuperValu, attracted 862 entries this year.

The second prize Shankill won this autum is The Best Village > 3000 People at the Dun Laoghaire Tidy Districts Competition. Further details here. Rathsallagh Shanganagh Clifton Estate Management Forum also received a prize for the Most Improved Housing Estate at the same competition. The Tidy Districts competition is run annually by Dun Laoghaire County Council to 'publically recognise the huge effort put in by local communities in enhancing their environments and making them better places to live and work in.'

Well done to the committee and the volunteers who work so hard to keep Shankill so nice and tidy!