Firhouse
Sign in to saveFirhouse () is an outer suburb of Dublin, in the county of South Dublin, in the south of the traditional County Dublin in Ireland. It developed from a rural village by the River Dodder, with a second settlement, Upper Fir-house, nearby. It is just outside the M50 orbital motorway, and in the postal district of Dublin 24. It is adjacent to Knocklyon (with which it shares a townland), Ballycullen, and Tallaght. In the historic divisions of local administration, Firhouse is in the civil parish of Tallaght and the barony of Uppercross.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tallaght
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 6,859
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Firhouse
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Suburb
- Settlement.image_skyline
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- Settlement.image_caption
- The old village area of Firhouse
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland#Dublin
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- Left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Dublin
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Eastern and Midland Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- South Dublin
- Settlement.timezone1
- WET
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +0
- Settlement.timezone1_DST
- IST (WEST)
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- Firhouse
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- Teach na Giúise
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Firhouse () is an outer suburb of Dublin, in the county of South Dublin, in the south of the traditional County Dublin in Ireland. It developed from a rural village by the River Dodder, with a second settlement, Upper Fir-house, nearby. It is just outside the M50 orbital motorway, and in the postal district of Dublin 24. It is adjacent to Knocklyon (with which it shares a townland), Ballycullen, and Tallaght. In the historic divisions of local administration, Firhouse is in the civil parish of Tallaght and the barony of Uppercross.
==Location and access== ===Location=== thumb|Footbridge at Firhouse over the River Dodder Firhouse is located between Knocklyon, Ballycullen, and Tallaght, close to the foothills of the Dublin Mountains. Located in an area that was predominantly rural until the late 20th century, there were previously a number of mills and two hamlets in the area. It is situated on the eastern bank of the River Dodder, which separates it from Tallaght. Towards the east is Templeogue village.
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