Howth
Binn Éadair | |
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Suburban village and district | |
 Howth, Dublin | |
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  Howth Location in Dublin | |
| Coordinates: 53°23′10″N 6°03′58″W / 53.386°N 6.066°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Traditional county | County Dublin |
| County | Fingal |
| Highest elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Urban | 8,399 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | D13 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)1 |
Howth (/ˈhoʊθ/ HOHTH; Irish: Binn Éadair, meaning 'Éadar's peak';[2][3] Old Norse: Hǫfuð) is an affluent[4] peninsular village and outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. The district as a whole occupies the greater part of the peninsula of Howth Head, which forms the northern boundary of Dublin Bay, and includes the island of Ireland's Eye, which holds multiple natural protection designations.
Howth has been settled since prehistoric times, and features in Irish mythology. A fishing village and small trading port from at least the 14th century, Howth has grown to become a busy and affluent suburb of Dublin, with a mix of suburban residential development, wild hillside and heathland, golf courses, cliff and coastal paths, a small quarry and a busy commercial fishing port. The only neighbouring district on land is Sutton. Howth is also home to one of the oldest occupied buildings in Ireland, Howth Castle, and its estate.[5][6][7][8]
Howth is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Coolock.[9]
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- ^ Dublin, Ireland, 1975; Houses of the Oireachtas: The Placenames Order (Irish forms) (No. 1) (Post towns) / An tOrdú Logainmneacha (Foirmeacha Gaeilge) (Uimh. 1) (Postbhailte)
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- ^ Moloney, Marita. "Ireland's most expensive streets revealed in new report". Newstalk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "History of Howth". www.earlscliffe.com. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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- ^ "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland - Howth". www.libraryireland.com. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland Archived 24 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine - Howth civil parish