Carrickmines
Carraig Mhaighin | |
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Suburb | |
Coordinates: 53°14′53″N 6°10′52″W / 53.248°N 6.181°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Dublin |
Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Urban | 6,088 |
Eircode (Routing Key) | D18 |
Area code | 01 (+3531) |
Irish Grid Reference | O236249 |
Carrickmines (Irish: Carraig Mhaighin, meaning 'Plateau of rock') is an outer suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. The area, still semi-rural, was historically on the border of English control and featured a defensive construction, Carrickmines Castle, which became the subject of national controversy during the building of a late stage of Dublin's M50 orbital motorway.