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Dún Laoghaire [1] (/ d ʌ n ˈ l ɪər i / dun LEER-ee, Irish: [ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠeːɾʲə,-ˈl̪ˠiːɾʲə]) is a suburban coastal town in County Dublin in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. The town was built up alongside a small existing settlement following 1816 legislation that ...
Rathdown (Irish: Ráth an Dúin) is the south-easternmost barony in County Dublin, Ireland. [1] [2] It gives its name to the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.Before County Wicklow was shired in 1606, Rathdown extended further south: it was named after a medieval settlement which grew up around Rathdown Castle, at a site subsequently deserted and now in County Wicklow in the townland of ...
Dublin (Irish: Barúntacht Bhaile Átha Cliath [l 1]) is one of the baronies in Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Donnybrook. It was created by the 1840 Acts from lands that were previously liberties in the county of the City of Dublin. Its name and area were confirmed by the Dublin Baronies Act 1842.
Dalkey (/ ˈ d ɔː k i / DAW-kee; Irish: Deilginis, meaning 'thorn island') is a village in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county southeast of Dublin, Ireland.It was founded as a Viking settlement and became a port in the Middle Ages.
The Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 named it "Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown" in English, omitting the síneadh fada on the "u" of "Dun", and Dún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin in Irish. [6] The 1993 act empowered Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council (DLRCC) to apply to change the county's name, but this was not invoked. [a]
Ordnance Survey of Ireland maps show that the civil parish of Kilmacud comprises two townlands, Kilmacud East and West. Civil parishes are almost obsolete in Ireland, as are townland boundaries within urban areas. The surrounding parishes are Taney to the west and north, Stillorgan to the east, Kill to the southeast and Tully to the south.
Events from the year 1658 in Ireland. Incumbent. Lord Protector: Oliver Cromwell (until 3 September), then Richard Cromwell; Events. ...
Sandycove (Irish: Cuas an Ghainimh) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland.It is southeast of Dún Laoghaire and Glasthule, and northwest of Dalkey.It is a popular seaside resort and is well known for its bathing place, the Forty Foot, which in the past was reserved for men only but is now available for mixed bathing.