Blanchardstown
Baile Bhlainséir | |
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Suburb (village core) | |
Coordinates: 53°23′13″N 6°22′48″W / 53.387°N 6.380°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
Traditional county | County Dublin |
County | Fingal |
Government | |
• Dáil Éireann | Dublin West |
Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode routing key | D15 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)1 |
Irish Grid Reference | O055383 |
Blanchardstown (Irish: Baile Bhlainséir)[1] is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located ten kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest urban area in Fingal.[citation needed]
It is within the historical barony of Castleknock in the traditional County Dublin, as well as the Dublin 15 postal area and the Dublin West electoral constituency.
One of Ireland's largest shopping and leisure complexes — the Blanchardstown Centre and adjacent facilities — is located in the area.