Ballycorden

Places of Interest

Dunsink Observatory

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The Dunsink Observatory is an astronomical observatory established in 1785 in the townland of Dunsink in the outskirts of the city of Dublin, Ireland. Directors of the observatory include William Rowan Hamilton, who, amongst other things, discovered quaternions, the first non-commutative algebra form, while walking from the observatory to the city with his wife. Dunsink Observatory is situated 3 km southeast of Ballycorden.

Connolly Hospital

Hospital

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The Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown is a teaching hospital in Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by RCSI Hospitals.

National Aquatic Centre

Sports venue

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The Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre is an indoor aquatics facility in Blanchardstown, County Dublin, Ireland. The State-owned complex houses a 50-metre swimming pool with an associated diving pool, an aquapark and leisure pool, and a fitness centre.

Places in the Area

Tyrrelstown

Neighborhood

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Tyrrelstown is a townland and planned suburban area within the civil parish of Mulhuddart in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. Situated approximately 13 km northwest of Dublin city centre, Tyrrelstown is often considered part of the broader Blanchardstown area.

Mulhuddart

Village

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Mulhuddart is an outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is 12 kilometres north-west of the city centre. The River Tolka passes near the village. Mulhuddart is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock in the traditional County Dublin.

Blanchardstown

Town

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Blanchardstown is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located ten kilometres northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest urban area in Fingal. Blanchardstown is situated 3 km south of Ballycorden.

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