described in the 1837 book, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, as having "several handsome seats [houses]...adorned with thriving plantations and presents many natural beauties". The Ordnance Survey Ireland map 1837-1842 shows Cabinteely village with "Post Office, R.C. Church, and Police Barrack". The townland of Cabinteely at that time only included Cabinteely Demesne and Marlfield House (today in the St. Gabriels estate), whereas the modern suburb now includes neighbouring townlands such as Rochestown, Kilbogget, Brennanstown, and Laughanstown. The Ordnance Survey Ireland map 1888-1913 shows Cabinteely Village with "P.O., Presbytery, St.Brigid's R.C. Church, Smithy, Constab. Bk., Court Ho., Dispy." among others, and Dublin Corporation's water main running directly through the Village. Cabinteely Barracks was attacked numerous times during the civil war. Land rezoning in Cabinteely during the 1990s was the subject of an investigation under the Mahon Tribunal. Political divisions The four electoral divisions of Cabinteely-Granitefield, Cabinteely-Kilbogget, Cabinteely-Loughlinstown and Cabinteely-Pottery are in the Dáil constituency of Dún Laoghaire. They are divided between the local electoral areas of Dún Laoghaire and Killiney–Shankill for elections to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Cabinteely is split between the postal districts of Dublin 18 and County Dublin. Transport Cabinteely lies just off the N11. It is also accessible from Dún Laoghaire and the M50, via junction 15 Carrickmines. A number of bus routes operated by Dublin Bus as well as Go-Ahead Ireland serve Cabinteely such as the 63, 84, 84a, 84x and 145. The Aircoach Greystones route also stops at Cabinteely Cross. Finnegan's operate a bus service from Bray DART station to the Luas stop in Sandyford, via Cabinteely. The Luas Green Line passes close to Cabinteely with a stop at Laughanstown, about 20 minutes walk from Cabinteely; there is also an unused stop at Brennanstown and a stop at Carrickmines (about 30 minutes walk to Cabinteely), with a journey time of less than 40 minutes to Dublin City Centre. Amenities Cabinteely has several shops, including a boutique and estate agency, and several restaurants and cafés, as well as hairdressers, barbers and dental surgery. Cornelscourt shopping centre and "The Park" shopping centre also serve the area. The "Horse and Hound" public house is in the centre of the village. Cabinteely's Carnegie library was opened in 1912, and features a tiled roof, copper cupola and leaded windows. Cabinteely Park spans 45 hectares and includes a children's playground. It is a good place to look for rare birds such as