Palmerstown

Palmerstown is a civil parish and suburb in western , Ireland on the banks of the . It forms part of the local authority and the Dublin Mid-West parliamentary constituency.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 11,100 residents
  • Description: town in Leinster, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Palmerston”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Farmleigh and Farmleigh Bridge.

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is the official state guest house. It was formerly one of the residences of the Guinness family. It is situated on an elevated position above the to the northwest of the , in .

Bridge
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The , also known as the Silver Bridge, Guinness Bridge or Strawberry Beds Bridge, is a disused bridge spanning the and the Lower Lucan Road in the Strawberry Beds, , Ireland.

Castle
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is a ruined Norman castle in , . It is now the site of , an all-boys Catholic school. The Irish name of Castleknock is Caisleán Cnucha, derived from the older forms Cnoc and Cnucha mentioned in medieval sources.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castleknock and Blanchardstown.

Village
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is a suburb of , , located 8 km west of city centre. It is in the modern county of . The name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: a townland, a civil parish and a barony.

Town
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is a large outer suburb of in the modern county of , Ireland. Located ten kilometres northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater is the largest urban area in Fingal. is situated 3½ km north of Palmerstown.

Suburb
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is a townland and small suburb of , . Situated approximately 6 kilometres south-west of the city centre, on the River Camac, a tributary of the , the area borders the Grand Canal and to the west, and Drimnagh to the east, to the north, and to the south. is situated 3½ km southeast of Palmerstown.

Palmerstown

Latitude
53.35598° or 53° 21′ 22″ north
Longitude
-6.3705° or 6° 22′ 14″ west
Population
11,100
Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)
Open location code
9C5M9J4H+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52260205
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7838923
Wiki­data ID
Q2668594
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Palmerstown” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Palmerstown”
  • Catalan: “Palmerstown”
  • Cebuano: “Palmerstown”
  • Chinese: “帕默斯頓”
  • Dutch: “Palmerstown”
  • Irish: “Baile Phámar”
  • Italian: “Palmerstown”
  • Persian: “پالمرستاون”
  • Persian: “پالمرستون”
  • Polish: “Palmerstown”
  • Russian: “Палмерстаун”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Phámar”
  • Spanish: “Palmerstown”
  • Swedish: “Palmerstown”
  • Urdu: “پالمرز ٹاؤن”

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