Finglas
Fionnghlas | |
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Suburb | |
 The Spirit of Finglas sculpture | |
  Finglas Location in Ireland  Finglas Finglas (Dublin) | |
| Coordinates: 53°23′25″N 6°17′59″W / 53.390175°N 6.299629°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| City council | Dublin city |
| Population (2006)[1] | 31,529 |
Finglas (/ˈfɪŋɡləs/; Irish: Fionnghlas, meaning 'clear streamlet')[2] is a northwestern outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It lies close to Junction 5 of the M50 motorway, and the N2 road. Nearby suburbs include Glasnevin and Ballymun; Dublin Airport is seven km (4.3 mi) to the north. Finglas lies mainly in the postal district of Dublin 11.
Finglas is the core of a civil parish of the same name in the barony of Castleknock.
- ^ "2006 Census Table 04" (PDF). 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2006.
From Census 2006 – Preliminary Table 04 - Includes totals from divisions/districts: Finglas A, B & C North. And Finglas A, B, C & D South, Ballygall A, B, C & D
- ^ "Fionnghlas / Finglas". Irish Placenames' Commission. Retrieved 6 December 2018.