Dublin (Irish: Baile tha Cliath1),is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located2 near the midpoint of Ireland’s east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region3. It has served continually as Ireland’s capital city since medival times.
Dublin has a population of some 495,000 (CSO Census 2002) within the official city boundary, though the population of the Dublin metropolitan area is considerably higher, with the development and spread of suburbs and satellite towns continuing into the surrounding areas. The population of the city and region is 1,164,400 (CSO Census 2002); although even this figure does not accurately reflect the population of “urban Dublin”, failing to account for largely integrated parts of north-east Kildare and conversely, undeveloped rural areas in north Fingal. The population of urban Dublin is currently projected to be 1,274,100 for the year 2006 when the next census will take place.
Though there is no exact agreed definition of the “Greater Dublin Area” it would be generally accepted as including Dublin city and all of counties Wicklow, Kildare, Fingal, South Dublin, Meath and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown with the limits of the commuter belt stretching to a much greater distance.
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Stillorgan (Stigh Lorgan in Irish), formerly a town in its own right, is an area of Dublin city in Ireland, in south County Dublin. The area is now part of the conurbation that is Greater Dublin, and is home to many housing estates, shops and other facilities. The first shopping centre to be built in Ireland opened in Stillorgan in 1966. The N11 road leads out from the city, through Stillorgan towards Bray. The campus of University College Dublin is only slightly further in towards the city centre.
One of the most prominent architectural features is the large 18th century obelisk
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Ranelagh (Irish Raghnallach) is a residential area and township on the southside of Dublin city, Ireland. It is in the postal district of Dublin 6. It is one of the city's most expensive areas (second only to Dublin 4, according to an ESRI survey in 2002[1]), boasting fine Georgian and Victorian townhouses.
The district was originally a village just outside Dublin city until it was swallowed up by the expanding city more than a century ago. It still has a village-like atmosphere with many small family-run shops, especially around the triangular intersection ("the Triangle") that marks its centre.
The green Luas line
Rathcoole (Rath Cúil in Irish) is a village to the south-west of Dublin City in theRepublic of Ireland and situated in South Dublin County. It has a population of approximately 800 people.
