Place:South Dublin, Republic of Ireland

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NameSouth Dublin
Alt namesBaile Átha Cliath Theassource: Wikipedia
TypeCounty
Located inRepublic of Ireland     (1993 - )
See alsoDublin, Republic of Irelandsection of Ireland from which South Dublin was derived in 1993
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Lucan
Rathcoole
Saggart
Tallaght
Terenure


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South Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin. South Dublin County Council is the local authority for the county. In 2011, the population of the county was 265,205 making it the third most populous county in the state.[1]

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Geography and political subdivisions

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The county seat is Tallaght. Other important centres of population are Lucan and Clondalkin. Much of the county is heavily urbanised but small rural settlements exist in the western parts of the county. South Dublin has a population of 246,935 according to the 2006 census. The heraldic crest for South Dublin reads "This We Hold In Trust" in both English and Irish, while incorporating elements relating to the history, geography and present day infrastructure of the area.

South Dublin has an area of 222.74 square kilometres. It is bounded by Dublin city (15 km to the north east), the Dublin mountains and County Wicklow to the south, the River Liffey to the north separating it from Fingal, and County Kildare to the west

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Towns and villages

Several urban areas in South Dublin County are also traditionally suburbs of Dublin city. For the purposes of planning and management, the County Council designates the status of towns, villages and suburbs in three tiers - town, district centre and local centre. In the current development plan, the towns and district centres are listed as:

  • Tallaght, the county seat and the location of the The Square Shopping Centre which was opened in October 1990
  • Clondalkin ("to be facilitated and developed as a Town Centre... including northward development")
  • Lucan (with notes on the Liffey Valley Centre, and the developing Adamstown area - a future "district centre" - and a stated aim to avoid Lucan merging with Leixlip)
  • and with a proposal to develop a Town Centre around the Liffey Valley Centre at Quarryvale

while the more local centres are noted in three groups:

  • city suburbs including at least Rathfarnham, Palmerstown, Templeogue, Knocklyon and Greenhills
  • villages such as Rathcoole, Newcastle(-Lyons), and Saggart
  • new neighbourhoods, some within bigger, older areas - including such as Kilnamanagh, Ballyowen, Finnstown, and, in development, Adamstown.
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Residential areas

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