Shankill, Dublin

Shankill
Seanchill
Suburban
Shankill
Shankill
Shankill is located in Ireland
Shankill
Shankill
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°13′34″N 6°07′26″W / 53.226°N 6.124°W / 53.226; -6.124
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Dublin
Local government areaDún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Government
 • Local authorityDún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council
 • Dáil constituencyDún Laoghaire
Area
 • Suburban6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Urban
14,257
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST (WEST))
Eircode routing key
D18
Telephone area code+353(0)1
Irish Grid ReferenceO249220

Shankill (Irish: Seanchill, meaning 'Old Church') is an outlying suburb of Dublin, Ireland, on the southeast of County Dublin, close to the border with County Wicklow. It is in the local government area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and had a population of 14,257 as of the 2016 census. It runs from the coast, between Loughlinstown and Bray, inland towards the foothills of the Dublin Mountains. Shankill borders Rathmichael, as well as Loughlinstown, Killiney, Ballybrack and Bray in County Wicklow. It is part of the civil parish of Rathmichael and contains the formerly separate district of Shanganagh, and in its southern parts, the locality of Crinken.

  1. ^ "Census 2016 Profile 2 – Population Distribution and Movements". Central Statistics Office Census 2016 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. May 2017. The figure represents the sum of the populations of the Shankill-Rathmichael, Shankill-Rathsallagh and Shankill-Shanganagh electoral districts.

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