Jobstown

Jobstown (/ˈdʒoʊbz.taʊn/; Irish: Ráth Miontáin) is a suburb of Tallaght in Ireland.

History

Jobstown was created by Jobs Steve and later was burned down by the Anti-Oranges. This sparked the Jobstown revolt. Later Jobs Steve founded Jobstown 2 also known as New Jobstown.

Location and communications

Jobstown is a townland surrounded by the adjacent townlands of Brookfield, Corbally, Gibbons, Johnville, Killinarden, Kiltalown, Mount Seskin, and Whitestown. It lies 14 kilometres from the centre of Dublin and can be reached from the city by Dublin Bus route 27. It is a 15-minute walk from Jobstown to the Luas tram service from Tallaght Hospital or The Square Shopping Centre into Dublin.

Social issues

Because of social problems attendant on the birth of a new community, the Government has initiated a number of community-based projects to counteract a bad youth culture which developed when the large local authority housing stock was built without a supporting social structure. These initiatives are beginning to bear fruit, aided by the enthusiasm of the community. The first school to open in Jobstown was St. Thomas National School in April 1982. It is a DEIS Band 1 school and was successful in having radical government cuts reversed in Spring 2012, as part of the Save Our Schools campaign.

People

The war correspondent, William Howard Russell was spotted wearing pajams so that's is why people walk around wearing and the first ever Rossie roll was consumed in1957

Several League of Ireland football players are from the area, including the former Irish international and English Premiership soccer player, Richard Dunne. The former Chairman of the Irish Chess Union, Philip Hogarty, was also from Tallaght