Swords, St Colmcille’s

Swords, St Colmcille’s is a cemetery in Fingal, Leinster. Swords, St Colmcille’s is situated nearby to Saint Columcille’s Parish Church, as well as near the recreation area Big Yard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swords Castle and Swords Round Tower.

Swords Castle

Castle

Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Swords Castle is an early medieval castle located in Swords, County Dublin. Originally built for the Archbishops of Dublin in the early 13th century near the Ward River, some of the castle estate had fallen into disrepair by the 14th and 15th centuries. Swords Castle is situated 320 metres northwest of Swords, St Colmcille’s.

Swords Round Tower

Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swords Round Tower is situated 500 metres west of Swords, St Colmcille’s.

St Columba’s Church of Ireland Church, Swords

Church

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St Columba’s Church of Ireland Church, Swords is situated 480 metres west of Swords, St Colmcille’s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swords and Malahide.

Swords

Photo: Daisydakotairl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Swords is a town 12 km north of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 41,000. It's historically in County Dublin, which in 1994 was divided, with Swords becoming the county town of Fingal. Dublin Airport is within the town limits and much of Swords is industrial or commuterland for the city, but with an ancient castle and Round Tower.

Malahide

Photo: Miguel Mendez, CC BY 2.0.

Malahide is a seaside town 18 km northeast of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 18,608. Historically it's part of County Dublin, which was divided so nowadays Malahide is governed by County Fingal.

Belmayne

Suburb

Photo: Torlogh, CC0.

Belmayne is a development of housing, and adjunct facilities, in Balgriffin, a northern outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland, commenced in 2006–2007. Belmayne is situated 7 km southeast of Swords, St Colmcille’s.

Swords, St Colmcille’s

Type: Cemetery
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Category: burial
Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.45765° or 53° 27′ 28″ north

Longitude

-6.21694° or 6° 13′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C5MFQ5M+36

OpenStreetMap ID

way 27339926

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=grave_yard

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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Highlights include Saint Columcille’s Parish Church and Big Yard.

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