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Skreen

Skryne or Skreen 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.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 1,400 residents
  • Description: village in Leinster, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Skryne”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skryne Church and Skryne Castle.

Ruins
Photo: Ianfhunter, CC BY 4.0.
is a ruined medieval church and National Monument in , Ireland.

House
Photo: C O’Flanagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a castle at Skryne, , ; only ruins remain. The motte and bailey castle was built by Adam de Feypo in the 12th century.

Peak
Photo: Patrick Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in , Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology. is situated 3½ km west of Skreen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kentstown and Johnstown.

Village
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is a village in in at the junction of the R153 and R150 regional roads. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. is situated 5 km north of Skreen.

Suburb
is a village in , Ireland. Located about 3 kilometres southeast of , the village is 40 km northwest of the Dublin city centre. is situated 8 km northwest of Skreen.

Town
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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 8 km south of Skreen.

Skreen

Latitude
53.58553° or 53° 35′ 8″ north
Longitude
-6.56092° or 6° 33′ 39″ west
Population
1,400
Open location code
9C5MHCPQ+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 639135275
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q2399896
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Skreen” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Skryne”
  • Aragonese: “Skryne”
  • Arpitan: “Skryne”
  • Asturian: “Skryne”
  • Basque: “Skryne”
  • Bavarian: “Skryne”
  • Breton: “Skryne”
  • Catalan: “Skryne”
  • Corsican: “Skryne”
  • Croatian: “Skryne”
  • Czech: “Skryne”
  • Danish: “Skryne”
  • Dutch: “Skryne”
  • Esperanto: “Skryne”
  • Estonian: “Skryne”
  • Finnish: “Skryne”
  • French: “Skryne”
  • Friulian: “Skryne”
  • Galician: “Skryne”
  • German: “Skryne”
  • Hungarian: “Skryne”
  • Icelandic: “Skryne”
  • Ido: “Skryne”
  • Indonesian: “Skryne”
  • Interlingua: “Skryne”
  • Interlingue: “Skryne”
  • Irish: “An Scrín, Contae na Mí”
  • Irish: “An Scrín”
  • Irish: “Scrín Cholm Cille”
  • Italian: “Skryne”
  • Kongo: “Skryne”
  • Ligurian: “Skryne”
  • Limburgan: “Skryne”
  • Low German: “Skryne”
  • Luxembourgish: “Skryne”
  • Malagasy: “Skryne”
  • Malay: “Skryne”
  • Manx: “An Scrín, Coontae yn Vee”
  • Manx: “An Scrín”
  • Minangkabau: “Skryne”
  • Narom: “Skryne”
  • Neapolitan: “Skryne”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skryne”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skryne”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Skryne”
  • Picard: “Skryne”
  • Piemontese: “Skryne”
  • Polish: “Skryne”
  • Portuguese: “Skryne”
  • Romanian: “Skryne”
  • Romansh: “Skryne”
  • Russian: “Скрин”
  • Sardinian: “Skryne”
  • Scots: “Skryne”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Skryne”
  • Serbian: “Skryne”
  • Sicilian: “Skryne”
  • Slovak: “Skryne”
  • Slovenian: “Skryne”
  • Spanish: “Skryne”
  • Swahili: “Skryne”
  • Swedish: “Skryne”
  • Swiss German: “Skryne”
  • Venetian: “Skryne”
  • Vietnamese: “Skryne”
  • Vlaams: “Skryne”
  • Volapük: “Skryne”
  • Walloon: “Skryne”
  • Welsh: “Skryne”
  • Wolof: “Skryne”
  • Zulu: “Skryne”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Five Roads, Skryne and Oberstown.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. Columbkille’s Well and Candle Hill.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Skreen”. Photo: Dunlavin Green, CC BY-SA 3.0.