Dublin 15, also rendered as D15, is a
postal district
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in the
suburb
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s of
Dublin
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in
Fingal,
Ireland
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. It is west of the
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in
Dublin
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city.
Geography and political subdivisions
Dublin 15 covers a large area, rising from the
River Liffey
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to at the
townland
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of Cloghran near the Rosemount Business Park. The district is bordered by
County Meath
County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the sou ...
to the west and the north-west and by the Ratoath Road to the north-east. The land between the Ratoath Road / Cappagh Road and the M2 /
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* National Road 2 (Democratic Repub ...
lies in the
Dublin 11
Dublin postal districts have been used by Ireland's postal service, known as ''An Post'', to sort mail in Dublin. The system is similar to that used in cities in Europe and North America until they adopted national postal code systems in the 19 ...
postal district. The townland of
Ashtown and the boundary walls of the
Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park ( ga, Páirc an Fhionnuisce) is a large urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its perimeter wall encloses of recreational space. It includes large areas of grassland and tre ...
is the district's eastern boundary. The Liffey forms the southern limit with the anomalous exception of that part of
Dublin 20
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that contains the village of
Chapelizod
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.
Dublin 15 lies primarily within the
county
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of Fingal. Administrative offices of
Fingal County Council
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are located in the grounds of the
Blanchardstown Shopping Centre
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.
For elections to
Dáil Éireann
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, the district is entirely contained within the
Dublin West constituency
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. Only three
electoral division
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s of the constituency lie outside Dublin 15: Kilsallaghan, Lucan North and Swords-Forrest.
Dublin 15 borders four postal districts; Dublin 11 and Dublin 7 to the east; Dublin 20 and Dublin 8 to the south.
The district overlaps at many points with the historic
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of
Castleknock
Castleknock () is an affluent suburb located west of the centre of Dublin city, Ireland. It is centered on the village of the same name in Fingal.
In addition to the suburb, the name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: ...
. Three
civil parishes
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of the barony are not in Dublin 15; Ward, Chapelizod and St James'; the five remaining parishes are contained in the district.
Civil parishes
This is a list of civil parishes, as opposed to
Ecclesiastical parish
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es, that lie in Dublin 15 along with notable townlands.
*
Castleknock
Castleknock () is an affluent suburb located west of the centre of Dublin city, Ireland. It is centered on the village of the same name in Fingal.
In addition to the suburb, the name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: ...
(part of)
**
Blanchardstown
Blanchardstown () is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest u ...
,
Castleknock
Castleknock () is an affluent suburb located west of the centre of Dublin city, Ireland. It is centered on the village of the same name in Fingal.
In addition to the suburb, the name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: ...
,
Cabra,
Corduff,
Dunsink
Dunsink () is a townland in the civil parish of Castleknock, Dublin, in Ireland. The townland has an area of approximately , and had a population of 323 people as of the 2011 census.
The townland is the site of Dunsink Observatory, where Wil ...
*
Clonsilla
Clonsilla () is an outer suburb of Dublin in Fingal, Ireland.
Clonsilla is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock in the historic County Dublin.
Location and access
Clonsilla used to be a small village in the inner western part o ...
** Clonsilla,
Coolmine
Coolmine () is a primarily residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland, in the jurisdiction of Fingal. It is also a townland in the civil parish of Clonsilla.
Location and access
Coolmine is located between the suburban areas of Blanchardstown (to ...
,
*
Cloghran
*
Mulhuddart
Mulhuddart () is an outer suburb situated 12 km (7.456 miles) north-west of Dublin, Ireland. The River Tolka passes near the village.
Mulhuddart is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock in the historic County Dublin.
Histor ...
:*
Huntstown,Hartstown, Littlepace,
Tyrrelstown
Tyrrelstown () is a townland in the civil parish of Mulhuddart, located 13 km northwest of the city of Dublin in Ireland and often considered as part of the greater Blanchardstown area. It is the site of a planned suburban development from ...
*
Finglas
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(part of)
Industry
The area has a range of industries, notably in the IT and service areas including
eBay
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and
PayPal
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. The
Damastown Industrial Estate, one of Dublin's largest industrial estates, includes a large
IBM campus employing over 4,000 people.
The area includes a number of business parks, locally known as Ballycoolin, which are occupied by multinationals, SMEs, logistic companies and light industry.
Transport
The
Dublin Suburban Rail
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western or Maynooth Line runs from
Dublin Connolly
Connolly station ( ga, Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile) or Dublin Connolly is one of the busiest railway stations in Dublin and Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. On the North side of the River Liffey, it provides InterC ...
to
Maynooth
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. The five stops in the district, from east to west, are
Ashtown railway station
Ashtown is a commuter railway station in Fingal, Ireland on the Dublin Connolly to Maynooth and Docklands to M3 Parkway commuter services.
It serves Ashtown, Dublin, Ireland and is near the Ashtown roundabout on the Navan Road (R147).
(for ...
,
Navan Road Parkway,
Castleknock
Castleknock () is an affluent suburb located west of the centre of Dublin city, Ireland. It is centered on the village of the same name in Fingal.
In addition to the suburb, the name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: ...
,
Coolmine
Coolmine () is a primarily residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland, in the jurisdiction of Fingal. It is also a townland in the civil parish of Clonsilla.
Location and access
Coolmine is located between the suburban areas of Blanchardstown (to ...
and
Clonsilla
Clonsilla () is an outer suburb of Dublin in Fingal, Ireland.
Clonsilla is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock in the historic County Dublin.
Location and access
Clonsilla used to be a small village in the inner western part o ...
. The
Dublin Docklands
Dublin Docklands ( ga, Ceantar Dugaí Átha Cliath) is an area of the city of Dublin, Ireland, on both sides of the River Liffey, roughly from Talbot Memorial Bridge eastwards to the 3Arena. It mainly falls within the city's D01 and D02 ...
to
M3 Parkway line branches at
Clonsilla
Clonsilla () is an outer suburb of Dublin in Fingal, Ireland.
Clonsilla is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock in the historic County Dublin.
Location and access
Clonsilla used to be a small village in the inner western part o ...
to
Hansfield serving the community of Casteheany and
Ongar.
Usage in Dublin addresses
Colloquially, Dubliners simply refer to the area as "Dublin 15". But in its fullest form, the postal district forms the first part of numerous seven digit
Eircodes that are unique to every single address in the area. For example:
Fingal County Council
Grove Road
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15
D15 W638
References
{{Dublin 15
Sub-divisions of Fingal
Postal districts of Dublin