Portrane
Sign in to savePortrane or Portraine () is a small seaside village located three kilometres from the town of Donabate in Fingal, County Dublin in Ireland. It is in the barony of Nethercross in the north of the county.
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Place details
- Locality
- Portraine
- Region
- Leinster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,372
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Portrane
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
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- Irl Portrane Martello tower.jpg
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- Portrane Martello Tower
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- Ireland County Dublin
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- right
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- Location in County Dublin
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- County
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- Local government area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Dublin
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Irl Portrane Martello tower.jpg
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- County Dublin
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Built heritage
- St. Ita's Hospital
- Portrane castle
- St. Catherine's Church and Graveyard
- Erosion
- Popular culture
- Music
- Television
- See also
- References
Portrane or Portraine () is a small seaside village located three kilometres from the town of Donabate in Fingal, County Dublin in Ireland. It is in the barony of Nethercross in the north of the county.
Portrane has an approximately long sandy beach backed by sand dunes in places on the north end. There is a small carpark and access to the beach is restricted to pedestrians. At the very north end of the beach is a National Heritage Area, which is visited by various migratory birds during winter time.