Balbriggan
Baile Brigín | |
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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 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Fingal |
| Dáil constituency | Dublin Fingal |
| EU Parliament | Dublin |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population | |
• 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.
- ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Balbriggan". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.