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Fingal
Summary
Fingal (pronˈfɪŋɡəl ; ) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which was disestablished for administrative purposes in 1994. Its name is derived from the medieval territory of Scandinavian foreigners (gaill) that settled in the area. Fingal County Council is the local authority for the county. In 2022 the population of the county was 329,000, making it the second most populated council in Dublin and the third most populous county in the state.
Fingal is one of three counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. Swords is the county town. The other large urban centre is Blanchardstown. Smaller towns include Balbriggan and Malahide. Suburban villages with extensive housing include Baldoyle, Castleknock, Howth (and Sutton), Lusk, Portmarnock, Skerries. Small rural settlements exist in the northern and western parts of the county. The motto of the arms of Fingal reads Flúirse Talaimh is Mara meaning "Abundance of Land and Water". The motto reflects the strong farming and fishing ties historically associated with the area. It also features a Viking longboat, which represents the arrival of the Norse in Fingal, where they became integrated with the existing Irish.
Fingal is bordered by County Meath to the north, by Kildare to the west and by Dublin city to the south. At the Strawberry Beds, the River Liffey separates the county from South Dublin.
Fingal varies enormously in character, from densely populated suburban areas of the contiguous Dublin metropolitan region to remote rural villages and small, unpopulated agricultural townlands.
Balbriggan
Baldoyle
Balscaddan
Ballyboughal
Bayside
Blanchardstown
Castleknock
Clonsilla
Corduff
Donabate
Garristown
Springhill
Hollystown
Howth
Loughshinny
Lusk
Malahide
Man O' War
Mulhuddart
Naul
Oldtown
Ongar
Portmarnock
Portrane
Rush
Rolestown
St. Margaret's
Skerries
Swords
Sutton
Tyrrelstown
The northernmost parts of Ballymun, Santry and Finglas are also part of Fingal.
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