Cabra, Dublin
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| Irish Grid Reference O133369 |
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County: | County Dublin | |
| Population (2002) | 22,740 | |
Cabra (Cabrach in Irish) is a suburb on the northside of Dublin city in Ireland, approximately 5km north-west of the city centre. Much of Cabra was built in the 1940's as a result of a building program for public housing by Dublin Corporation. Before it was built, the area was mostly fields and open countryside on the edge of the city. Many of the people who moved to the new suburb were from the rooms and tenement buildings of the city centre.
Some famous children to have come from Cabra include world champion boxer Steve Collins and singer Dickie Rock. Also from Cabra was Liam Whelan, one of Manchester United's Busby Babes, who died in the tragic Munich plane crash lived on St. Attracta Road Cabra. Other sportsmen from Cabra Republic of Ireland International Goalkeeper Wayne Henderson and Irish footbal legend Johnny Giles. Cabra West has many factories in the industrial park and also along Bannow Road. One of The most famous of these being The Bachelors beans factory.
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