Dunsany

Dunsany is a hamlet in , and has about 274 residents. Dunsany is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunsany Castle and Demesne and Church of St Nicholas.

Castle
Dunsany Castle, Dunsany, , Ireland, is a modernised Anglo-Norman castle, started c. 1180 / 1181 by Hugh de Lacy, who also commissioned the original Killeen Castle, nearby, and the famous .

Ruins
is a medieval church and National Monument in , Ireland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drumree and Skreen.

Hamlet
is a settled area in the civil parish of Knockmark, south , Ireland, south of Dunsany and approximately 26 kilometres from Dublin city centre. is situated 4½ km southeast of Dunsany.

Hamlet
Skryne or is a village in , Ireland. On and around a hill between the N2 and N3 roads, it is 10 km south-east of the centre of and 35 km north-west of the centre of Dublin. is situated 6 km northeast of Dunsany.

Town
is a town in , . A commuter town for nearby , more than tripled in population between the 1996 and 2022 censuses. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. is situated 6 km southeast of Dunsany.

Dunsany

Latitude
53.54387° or 53° 32′ 38″ north
Longitude
-6.61838° or 6° 37′ 6″ west
Population
274
Elevation
78 metres (256 feet)
Open location code
9C5MG9VJ+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 268144362
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
9867304
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In Other Languages

“Dunsany” goes by many names.
  • Irish: Dun Samhnaí
  • Irish: Dún Samhnaí

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Highlights include Dunsany Graveyard and Dunsany Post Office.

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