The Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930 is an

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(Irish parliament) which altered the administration of

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and Dublin City.

Provisions

Amongst other matters, it provided for: * the abolition of the urban districts of Pembroke and

Rathmines and Rathgar Rathmines and Rathgar is a former second-tier local government area within County Dublin. It was created as the Township of Rathmines in 1847. In 1862, its area was expanded and it became the Township of Rathmines and Rathgar. In 1899, it became ...

and their inclusion within the city limits; * the abolition of urban districts of

Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire ( , ) is a suburban coastal town in Dublin in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. The town was built following the 1816 legislation that allowed the building of a major port to serve Dubli ...

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Dalkey Dalkey ( ; ) is an affluent suburb of Dublin, and a seaside resort southeast of the city, and the town of Dún Laoghaire, in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in the historic County Dublin, Ireland. It was founded as a Viking settlement ...

Killiney and Ballybrack Killiney and Ballybrack is a former second-tier local government area within County Dublin. It was created as a township in 1866. In 1899, it became an urban district. It was abolished in 1900, with its area becoming part of the borough of Dún L ...

, and the creation as their successor of the

borough of Dún Laoghaire The Borough of Dún Laoghaire was a borough on the southern coast of County Dublin, Ireland from 1930 to 1994. Its local authority was the Corporation of Dún Laoghaire. Whereas most Irish boroughs had the limited autonomy of an urban district ...

; * the transfer, from 1 April 1931, of territory from the county to the city, termed the "added rural areas", including Drumcondra,

Glasnevin Glasnevin (, also known as ''Glas Naedhe'', meaning "stream of O'Naeidhe" after a local stream and an ancient chieftain) is a neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the River Tolka. While primarily residential, Glasnevin is also home t ...

, Donnybrook and

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; * the abolition of rural districts in County Dublin (which had been abolished elsewhere under the

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References

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Dublin Historic Maps: Dublin City historical limits, Between 1840 and 1953
1930 in Irish law Acts of the Oireachtas of the 1930s Local government in the Republic of Ireland Politics of Dublin (city) Politics of County Dublin {{Republic-of-Ireland-politics-stub