Skerries, Dublin

Skerries
Na Sceirí
Town
Clockwise from top: Brightly painted houses lining Skerries harbour; the Great Windmill; businesses on Strand Street
Clockwise from top: Brightly painted houses lining Skerries harbour; the Great Windmill; businesses on Strand Street
Skerries is located in Ireland
Skerries
Skerries
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°34′58″N 6°06′30″W / 53.5828°N 6.1083°W / 53.5828; -6.1083
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Dublin
Local government areaFingal
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 • Urban
10,743
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
K34
Telephone area code+353(0)1
Irish Grid ReferenceO248606

Skerries (Irish: Na Sceirí, meaning 'rocky islands') is a coastal town in Fingal, in the north of County Dublin, Ireland. Skerries was historically a fishing port and later a centre of hand embroidery. These industries declined in the early 20th century, however, and it became both a resort town and a commuter town for Dublin 30 km (19 mi) to the south. Offshore from the town are several islands, one of which is a nature reserve, Rockabill.

  1. ^ "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Skerries". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.