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4 unusual facts about Home Farm


Attingham Park

There are also twelve Grade II listed structures including the retaining walls of the estate, the bee house, the ice house, the walled garden, the ha-ha, which can be seen in the front of the mansion, and the Home Farm.

Gavin Whelan

Gavin developed at Home Farm before playing for UCD and was signed by Drogheda United in 2004.

Nick Bates

After the recent series of events, Nick decided to change his ways, and got a job as a farmhand working at Home Farm.

Ricky McEvoy

In July 1996 he returned to the League of Ireland signing for Home Farm and scored against Norwich City in a pre season friendly.


Newbridge Town F.C.

In the following seasons the club gained further success, winning Division 2 and gaining promotion to Division 1, quickly winning that League and moving into the Leinster Junior League where they played well known clubs including Cherry Orchard, Home Farm, and Wayside Celtic.

Tony Fenton

Besides radio, Fenton also involved in soccer in his early years, playing alongside Ronnie Whelan at Home Farm.

Tony O'Connor

A native of Ballymun, O'Connor began his league career at Home Farm, making his debut against Galway United in the opening game on the 19th of October 1986.


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Andrew Whipp

He was nominated for a 2006 British Soap Award for Most Spectacular Scene, along with Leah Bracknell, Nick Miles, Ken Farrington, Charlie Kemp and Tony Prescott for an explosion at Home Farm, but lost out to fellow Emmerdale actors, Eden Taylor-Draper and Luke Tittensor for their trapped in a mine shaft scene.

Dave Glover

The location filming took place at Creskeld Hall, the actual setting of Home Farm and this was manned by Barbara Shaw.

Diane Whitley

She also wrote on Home Farm Twins and co-wrote, with director Paul Hills, the award winning feature film Boston Kickout.

Moulsecoomb

Moulsecoomb is also the location of the Home Farm Business Park, where the United Kingdom subsidiary of United States arms manufacturer EDO Corporation is based.

Rodney Blackstock

He took various jobs ranging from a solar panel salesman to a window cleaner and eventually found permanent employment at Home Farm, working for the King brothers, Matthew King, Jimmy King and Carl King.

Stephen McGuinness

A centre half, he played schoolboy football for Home Farm and spent his schooldays in Patrician College, Finglas, a school which has produced many Republic of Ireland underage internationals players, and most notably two full international players in Alan Moore (footballer) and Ronnie Whelan.