Irishtown
District of Sandymount
in Dublin City of Leinster, Ireland
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Dublin Airport (6 mi) - Kilkenny Airport (65 mi)
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Anglesey Airport (69 mi) - Castlebridge Airport (70 mi)
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Isle of Man Airport (83 mi) - Waterford Airport (87 mi)
- George Best Belfast City Airport (90 mi)
- Belfast International Airport (91 mi)
- Cork Airport (141 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (189 mi)
- Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Donabate Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Elmgreen Golf Centre (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Kilmashogue golf club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Zoo Dublin (zoo, (4 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.335 and -6.211 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 20' 5" and W -6° 12' 41"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- English, Irish
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 07:57 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 9:05 am and 5:17 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
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Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Ireland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ireland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Irishtown
The district Irishtown of Sandymount in Dublin City (Leinster) is a subburb in Ireland about 2,699 mi north-west of Qeshlaq, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dublin, Swords, Tallaght, Wicklow and Naas. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 35% |
| Air Humidity | 85% |
| Air Pressure | 983 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 21 km/h (13 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Marker
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Butlers Townhouse
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Schoolhouse
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Sandymount
Glenogra House
Pembroke Townhouse Ballsbridge
Premier Suites Dublin Ballsbridge
Videos from this area
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All Blacks Travel Insurance TV Ad - AIG Ireland
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts. The stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for the construction of the Aviva Stadium, which opened in 2010. Lansdowne Road took its name from the adjacent street.
Sydney Parade Avenue
Sydney Parade Avenue (Irish: Ascaill Pharáid Sydney) Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ireland runs from the land formerly known as Ailesbury Park opposite the Merrion Centre at the Merrion Road end, to the sea of Dublin Bay at the Strand Road. Ailesbury Road joins Sydney Parade at the DART station known as Sydney Parade railway station, originally opened in January 1835. Other side roads off the avenue include Richelieu Park, a cul-de-sac Ailesbury Park, Ailesbury Gardens, which joins with St.
Ringsend
There is also a village called Ringsend near Coleraine in Northern Ireland There is also a village called "Ring's End" in the English county of Cambridgeshire Ringsend is a southside inner suburb of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. It is located on the south bank of the River Liffey, about two kilometres east of the city centre, and is the southern terminus of the East Link Toll Bridge.
Dublin Port
Dublin Port (Irish: Calafort Átha Cliath) is Ireland's biggest sea port. It has both historical and contemporary economic importance. Approximatively two-thirds of the Republic of Ireland's port traffic goes via Dublin Port. Recently, the port and its land, mostly at the eastern end of Dublin's Northside, were valued at €25 billion - €30 billion.
Park Avenue, Dublin
Park Avenue (Irish: Ascaill na Páirce) in the suburb of Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ireland is the name of a road joining Sydney Parade Avenue to Gilford Road. It is home to a number of cricket and rugby grounds including Pembroke Cricket Club, the Railway Union Sports Club incorporating clubs for bowls, cricket, hockey, rugby, soccer, and tennis, and Monkstown Rugby Club. Of architectural note is the Church of St John, noted for its French Bath stone's decay due to its proximity to the sea.
Irishtown, Dublin
Irishtown (Irish: An Baile Gaelach) is a district of Dublin, Ireland. It is situated on the southside of the River Liffey, between Ringsend to the north and Sandymount to the south, and is to the east of the River Dodder.
Point Theatre
For other uses, see The Point. For the rebranded venue (after July 2008), see The O2 (Dublin). The Point Theatre (often referred to as the Point Depot or simply as the Point) was a concert and events venue in Ireland, that ran from 1988–2007, enjoyed by in excess of 2 million people. It was located on the North Wall Quay of the River Liffey, amongst the Dublin Docklands. The Point was closed in the summer of 2007 for a major redevelopment and underwent a rebranding as the O2 in July 2008.
Lansdowne Road railway station
Lansdowne Road railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Bhóthar Lansdúin) serves Lansdowne Road in Dublin, Ireland.
Sandymount railway station
Sandymount railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Dhumhach Thrá) serves Sandymount and Ballsbridge in Dublin, Ireland. The station is staffed seven days a week and has two platforms, both fully accessible via ramps. There is a level crossing as the railway line crosses Sandymount Avenue.
Sandymount High School
Sandymount High School was a coeducational secondary school on Herbert Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4. Founded in 1947, it was initially controversial because, as a non-denominational school, it wasn't owned by a church but by the Cannon family, who also provided the two headmasters the school had: father and son Patrick and Conall Cannon. Patrick's wife Eileen Cannon also served as headmistress.
Marian College, Dublin
Marian College is a Marist Catholic secondary school on Lansdowne Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin. The school motto is Optimum Optare - the pursuit of excellence. The school was founded in 1954 and has a student population of 413 boys and 12 girls. The main sports played are rugby, basketball and waterpolo.
Sandymount Avenue
Sandymount Avenue (Irish: Ascaill Dhumhach Thrá) joins Merrion Road to Gilford Road in Sandymount, Dublin. Sandymount railway station is located roughly halfway along it at a level crossing. It is a residential area. W.B. Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning poet, was born here. A plaque now marks his birthplace.
Newbridge Avenue
Newbridge Avenue (Irish: Ascaill an Droichid Nua) is a road in the Sandymount district of Dublin which links Herbert Road and Tritonville Road. In the novel Ulysses, the funeral of the character Paddy Dignam starts here at number 9 and continues on to Glasnevin Cemetery via Tritonville Road. The Dignams were said to live at number 9, but the property was, in reality, vacant in 1904.
Herbert Road
Herbert Road in Sandymount, Ireland is a mostly residential road that links Tritonville Road with Lansdowne Road. Newbridge Avenue joins by the bridge, in front of Marian College and the former site of Sandymount High School next door. There are several hotels on the road. Noteworthy is the Mount Herbert Hotel that is a conversion of a terrace of stately homes. The road extends to the roundabout at the junction, which is part of Lansdowne Road.
Tritonville Road
Tritonville Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, is connected to Lansdowne Road by both Herbert Road and Newbridge Avenue. At its southern end it meets Serpentine Avenue. The northern side of Tritonville road is considered to be part of Irishtown by the locals even though the post code is Sandymount. In Ulysses, the funeral of Paddy Dignam passes along here and continues on to Glasnevin Cemetery via Irishtown.
Shelbourne Park
Shelbourne Park is a greyhound racing stadium in the south Dublin inner city suburb of Ringsend. The stadium also played host to the home matches of Shelbourne FC, who play in the League of Ireland, from 1913/14 up until 1948/49. The first match was a 1-1 draw against Bohemians and their last match there was a 2-2 draw against Waterford. Shels left Shelbourne Park with the intention of building a new stadium in the nearby district of Irishtown.
Irishtown Stadium
Irishtown Stadium was originally built in the 1950s by Shelbourne FC, a football club in the League of Ireland. Shels however only spent one season (1955/56) playing competitive first team matches there due to lack of spectator facilities. The stadium was renovated in 2002 is now run by the Dublin City Council and caters for athletics and amateur football clubs.
Four Seasons Hotel Dublin
The Four Seasons Hotel Dublin is a luxury hotel located in Ballsbridge, on the south side of Dublin. Part of the Toronto based Four Seasons chain of luxury hotels and resorts, it is the only Four Seasons in Ireland and was one of the first Four Season hotels to operate in Europe. Built in 2001 with both Georgian and Victorian architecture in mind, the hotel is one of the Dublin's best known hotels and has been included in Travel and Leisure's Top 500 hotels on many occasions since its opening.
Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club
Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club (Club Haca Pheambróg in Irish) is a hockey club based in Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The Club fields 7 Men's teams, 8 Ladies teams, a large Colts and Fillies section, plus a Vets section.
Aviva Stadium
The Aviva Stadium (also known as Lansdowne Road) is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 51,700 spectators (all seated). It is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road stadium, which was demolished in 2007, and replacing it as home to its chief tenants: the Irish rugby union team and the Republic of Ireland football team. The decision to redevelop the stadium came after plans for both Stadium Ireland and Eircom Park fell through.
Wheel of Dublin
Wheel of Dublin (Irish: Roth Átha Cliath) was a transportable Ferris wheel installation located beside The O2 on the North Wall, Dublin, Ireland. Commissioned by Harry Crosbie and operated by World Tourist Attractions, it opened to the public in July 2010 and was closed and dismantled 16 months later in November 2011.
Claremont Road Cricket Ground
Claremont Road is a cricket ground in Dublin, Ireland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1994, when Munster played North West. The ground has hosted 4 Women's One Day Internationals, the first of which came in 2005 and saw Ireland women play Australia women. The second Women's ODI came in 2006 when Ireland women played the Netherlands women. In 2012 Ireland Women played Bangladesh and Pakistan in an ODI Tri-Series.
Lansdowne Road football riot
The Lansdowne Road football riot was a riot during a friendly football match between the Republic of Ireland and England in Lansdowne Road stadium on 15 February 1995. The riot was caused by the neo-Nazi organisation Combat 18, and injured twenty people. Combat 18's plans to cause trouble during the match was known by the British National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS), and this was communicated to the Gardaí (Irish police).
Sydney Parade
Sydney Parade is a cricket ground in Dublin, Ireland. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1897, when Pembroke played Leicester Ivanhoe. In 1965, the ground hosted a first-class match between Ireland and Scotland, which resulted in a Scottish victory by an innings and 22 runs. In 1995, the ground hosted a Women's One Day International between Ireland women and the Netherlands women.
Masonic Female Orphan School of Ireland
The Masonic Female Orphan School of Ireland was a Masonic school in Dublin, Ireland. The school was instituted in 1792, with the aim of maintaining the daughters of indigent Freemasons, unable through death, illness, or incapacitation to support their families.
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Irishtown
