Dublin is a small town on the

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, north of the state capital,

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. Situated on Highway 1, the town is surrounded by farmland and rural industry. Along with nearby

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the area is home to a growing commuter population. At the 2006 census, Dublin had a population of 241. Dublin is in the federal

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, the state

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and the

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. Dublin lies in the cadastral Hundred of Dublin which was named in 1856 after the Irish capital,

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

. The South Australian Livestock Exchange saleyards are located southeast of the township, replacing earlier saleyards closer to Adelaide at Gepps Cross in 1999 for sheep, lambs and pigs, and 2003 for cattle. There were two schools, one in the town and another at Stony Point junction. The Stony Point School was on the corner of Dublin Road, Windsor Road and Shannon Road from 1876 to 1906. The Dublin School was from 1881 to 1972. The Dublin Football Club amalgamated with Wild Horse Plains in 1921 and Long Plains to form United.

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DublinSATownHall.JPG, Dublin Town Hall File:DublinSAMethodistChurch.JPG, Uniting Church

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* the Dublin History Group web site
www.dublinhistorygroup.com.au
Towns in South Australia {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub

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