Balbriggan

Balbriggan Baile Brigín
Town
Clockwise from top: the Old Lighthouse, Balbriggan; Balbriggan Harbour Railway Bridge; Bridge Street, Balbriggan
Coat of arms
Motto:  Is Treise Tuatha ná Tiarna
Balbriggan Location in Ireland, north County Dublin
Coordinates: 53°36′31″N 06°10′59″W / 53.60861°N 6.18306°W / 53.60861; -6.18306
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Fingal
Dáil constituency	Dublin Fingal
EU Parliament	Dublin
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	24,322
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key	K32
Telephone area code	+353(0)1
Irish Grid Reference	O200641

Balbriggan (/bælˈbrɪɡən/; Irish: Baile Brigín, pronounced [ˌbˠalʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ]) is a coastal town in Fingal, in the northern part of the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. It is approximately 34 km north of the city of Dublin, for which it is a commuter town. The 2022 census population was 24,322 for Balbriggan and its environs, the 17th largest urban area in Ireland.^[1] The town formerly had an active textile industry, and was the site of a major episode in the Irish War of Independence.