Blessington
Sign in to saveBlessington, historically known as Ballycomeen (, from the Irish surname Ó Coimín), is a town on the River Liffey in County Wicklow, Ireland, near the border with County Kildare. It is around 25 km south-west of Dublin, and is situated on the N81 road, which connects Dublin to Tullow. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city_region, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony's link graph records 191 inbound references to Blessington, and connects out to Dublin, Michael Boyle and New Zealand.
Vinony files it under Civil parishes of County Wicklow, Former boroughs in the Republic of Ireland and Planned communities in the Republic of Ireland.
Vinony links it to 18 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Blessington
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 5,520
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.name
- Blessington
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Irish Grid Reference
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 223
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- County Wicklow
- Settlement.population_total
- 5,611
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 223
- Image
- Blessington - aerial - 2025-07-12 05.jpg
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- Commons category
- Blessington
- Irish Grid Reference
- N976142
- IPA transcription
- ˈblɛs.ɪŋ.tən
- native label
- Baile Coimín
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- <span class="anchor" id="Blessington lunula"></span> Ancient and medieval history
- Early modern history
- 20th-century history
- Modern development
- Amenities
- Pubs
- St Mary's Church
- Poulaphouca Reservoir
- Blessington Greenway
- Transport
- Education
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Blessington, historically known as Ballycomeen (, from the Irish surname Ó Coimín), is a town on the River Liffey in County Wicklow, Ireland, near the border with County Kildare. It is around 25 km south-west of Dublin, and is situated on the N81 road, which connects Dublin to Tullow. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
== History == === Etymology === The current name 'Blessington' was first recorded in 1667. It may be based on a false etymology that confused the surname with the Irish word , which means blessing.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blessington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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