Brackenstown
Baile Breacáin[1] | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood of Swords | |
 Brackenstown Road looking southeast | |
  Brackenstown Location in Dublin city. | |
| Coordinates: 53°27′32″N 6°14′29″W / 53.4589°N 6.2414°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Region | Dublin |
| County | Fingal |
| Town | Finglas North, Dublin 11 (Swords) |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Dublin Fingal |
| • EU Parliament | Dublin |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code | +353 (0)1 |
| Irish Grid Reference | O 170 470 |
Brackenstown (Irish: Baile Breacáin)[2] is a neighbourhood in the north Dublin suburb of Swords in Ireland. It developed in west Swords on the north side of the Ward River. It developed along the Brackenstown Road, which runs from Swords to the townland of Knocksedan. Brackenstown was initially part of the Finglas-Swords social housing expansion, where the estates of St.Cronans, Glasmore, and Brackenstown Village were constructed. It was estimated that over 5,000 people benefited from this, primarily being relocated from Gardiner Street. Following its construction, Brackenstown's address was Finglas, Dublin 11. This was due to a social divide between the native people of Swords Village, not wanting the association with the rise in antisocial behaviour in Brackenstown. Gangland feuds once ruled the area upon its construction and its ties to Finglas Village were stronger than to Swords. Following the Celtic tiger, and the large expansion of Swords. Brackenstown became surrounded by a new sprawling Dublin suburb, and modernly is a small area located in the major Dublin city suburb of Swords. Brackenstown has shops, including a supermarket and a pub, and is adjacent to the Ward River Valley Park. Brackenstown is also a parish in the Fingal North deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.