Balbriggan
Town in northern Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Balbriggan (/bælˈbrɪɡən/; Irish: Baile Brigín, pronounced [ˌbˠalʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ]) is a coastal town in Fingal, in the northern part of the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. It is approximately 34 km north of the city of Dublin, for which it is a commuter town. The 2022 census population was 24,322 for Balbriggan and its environs, the 17th largest urban area in Ireland.[1] The town formerly had an active textile industry, and was the site of a major episode in the Irish War of Independence.
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Balbriggan
Baile Brigín | |
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Town | |
Motto: Is Treise Tuatha ná Tiarna | |
Coordinates: 53°36′31″N 06°10′59″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Fingal |
Dáil constituency | Dublin Fingal |
EU Parliament | Dublin |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,322 |
Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode routing key | K32 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)1 |
Irish Grid Reference | O200641 |
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