Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown is a county in . It is in the province of and the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to , which was disestablished in 1994.
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  • Type: local government county in Ireland with 234,000 residents
  • Description: county in Leinster, Ireland
  • Also known as: “County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown”, “Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown”, and “Dunleary”

Places of Interest

Highlights include James Joyce Tower and Museum and Dún Laoghaire Mallin.

Museum
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The is a in , , where James Joyce spent six nights in 1904. The opening scenes of his 1922 novel Ulysses take place here, and the tower is a place of pilgrimage for Joyce enthusiasts, especially on Bloomsday.

Railway station
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railway station is a station in , Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

Café
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Limited, trading as Coffee, is a British coffeehouse chain with headquarters in , England. It operates in the United Kingdom and 37 other countries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dún Laoghaire and Dalkey.

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is a port 10 km south of Dublin. It's no longer the ferry port, but has strong associations with James Joyce, who wrote and set the opening scenes of Ulysses here.

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is a picturesque seaside village in the suburbs of Dublin. It has a Norman castle, several scenic walks, and the island just offshore was a pilgrimage site and slave market.

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is a coastal suburban town near . The Bellfield campus of University College Dublin, a major research university, is about 2 km west of . The area is home to marsh, a bird sanctuary.

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

Latitude
53.2944° or 53° 17′ 40″ north
Longitude
-6.1349° or 6° 8′ 6″ west
Population
234,000
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
9C5M7VV8+P2
Geo­Names ID
6941716
Wiki­data ID
Q538417
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Arabic: “دون لاوجير - راثداون”
  • Asturian: “Condáu de Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Balinese: “Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown”
  • Basque: “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Basque: “Dun Laoghaire-Rathdowneko konderria”
  • Belarusian: “Дун-Лэарэ-Ратдаўн”
  • Breton: “Kontelezh Dún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin”
  • Catalan: “Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown”
  • Cebuano: “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Chinese: “洛希亞堡－洛康頓郡”
  • Chinese: “鄧萊里-拉斯當郡”
  • Czech: “Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown”
  • Czech: “Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown”
  • Czech: “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Czech: “Dún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin”
  • Czech: “Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown”
  • Danish: “Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Dutch: “Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Finnish: “Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Finnish: “Dún Laoghaire–Rathdownin kreivikunta”
  • French: “comté de Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • French: “Comté de Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • French: “Comté de Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Georgian: “დან-ლერი-რატდაუნის საგრაფო”
  • German: “County Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • German: “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז דן לירי-ראת’דאון”
  • Irish: “Dún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin”
  • Italian: “Contea di Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Italian: “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Japanese: “ダン・レアリー＝ラスダウン”
  • Japanese: “ダン・レアリー＝ラスダウン市”
  • Japanese: “ダン・レアリー＝ラスダウン県”
  • Korean: “던레러라스던주”
  • Latvian: “Danliera-Ratdauna”
  • Latvian: “Danlīri-Retdauna”
  • Lithuanian: “Dan Lerė-Ratdaunas”
  • Macedonian: “Дан Лири-Ратдаун”
  • Manx: “Doon Laoire–Rhaa yn Doon”
  • Northern Frisian: “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Northern Frisian: “Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown”
  • Polish: “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Russian: “Дун-Лэаре-Ратдаун”
  • Scots: “Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown”
  • Serbian: “Дан Лири-Ратдаун”
  • Slovak: “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Slovenian: “Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown”
  • Spanish: “Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Spanish: “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Swedish: “Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Thai: “เทศมณฑลดูนเลียรี-แรทดาวน์”
  • Tumbuka: “Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland”
  • Ukrainian: “Дан Лері - Ратдаун”
  • Ukrainian: “Дан Лері — Ратдаун”
  • Urdu: “ڈون لاری–ریتھڈاون”
  • Venetian: “Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Welsh: “Swydd Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown”
  • Yue Chinese: “洛希亞堡－洛康頓郡”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Monkstown and Glenageary.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dun Laoghaire Ferry Port and Dún Laoghaire Harbour.

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