Killester
Irish: Cill Easra | |
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Suburb | |
 Shops in central Killester | |
  Killester Location in Dublin | |
| Coordinates: 53°22′18″N 6°12′15″W / 53.37155°N 6.20419°W | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Dublin |
| Council | Dublin City Council |
| Dáil Éireann | Dublin Bay North |
| European Parliament | Dublin |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode | D03, D05 |
| Area codes | +353(0)1 |
Killester (Irish: Cill Easra) is a small residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland on the Northside of the city in the Dublin 3 and Dublin 5 postal districts. It was the site of a church and convent or monastery centuries ago, and later a small village developed. In 1922, a settlement for ex-servicemen and their families was established, and the area grew with suburban housing later. The local parish church has for many years hosted a relic of St Brigid.
Killester is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Coolock.[1]
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland Archived 2021-09-26 at the Wayback Machine - Killester civil parish