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Monkstown, historically known as Carrickbrennan (Carraig Bhraonáin), is a suburb in south Dublin, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.[1]

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  1. 84 relations: Abraham Ortelius, Aircoach, Alfred Gresham Jones, Anthony Upton (judge), Archbishop of Armagh, Australia, BirdWatch Ireland, Blackrock, Dublin, Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, C.B.C. Monkstown, Carrickbrennan Churchyard, Cathy Davey, Charles Haliday, Charles Mitchel, Chris de Burgh, Christy Moore, Church of Ireland, Cillian Murphy, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Counties of Ireland, County Galway, Court of Common Pleas (Ireland), D. J. Carey, Dáil Éireann, Dún Laoghaire, Dún Laoghaire (Dáil constituency), Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Deansgrange, Dublin, Dublin (European Parliament constituency), Dublin Area Rapid Transit, Dublin Bus, European Parliament constituency, Eve Watkinson, Friends Burial Ground, Dublin, Gaelscoil, Helen Dillon, Henry Wallop, Howard Grubb, Ireland, Irish grid reference system, Irish Independent, Irish language, Irish traditional music, John O'Shea (humanitarian), Lambert Puppet Theatre, Leinster, List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, Marian Keyes, Martello tower, ... Expand index (34 more) »

  2. Dublin (barony)
  3. Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
  4. Towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

Abraham Ortelius

Abraham Ortelius (also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 4 or 14 April 152728 June 1598) was a cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer from Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands.

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Aircoach

Aircoach is an Ireland-based subsidiary company of FirstGroup.

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Alfred Gresham Jones

Alfred Gresham Jones (1824–1915) was an Irish architect who moved to Australia after 1888.

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Anthony Upton (judge)

Anthony Upton (1656-1718) was an English-born judge, much of whose career was spent in Ireland.

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Archbishop of Armagh

The Archbishop of Armagh is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name from the city of Armagh in Northern Ireland.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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BirdWatch Ireland

BirdWatch Ireland (BWI) is a voluntary conservation organisation and registered charity devoted to the conservation and protection of wild birds and their habitats in Ireland.

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Blackrock, Dublin

Blackrock is an affluent suburb of Dublin, Ireland, northwest of Dún Laoghaire. Monkstown, County Dublin and Blackrock, Dublin are places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.

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Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh (born 12 November 1970) is an Irish TV presenter, she has presented Echo Island, The Afternoon Show and Charity ICA Bootcamp.

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C.B.C. Monkstown

Christian Brothers College, Monkstown Park (or CBC Monkstown Park) is a private fee-paying Catholic school and Independent Junior school, founded in 1856 in Monkstown, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Carrickbrennan Churchyard

Carrickbrennan Churchyard located on Carrickbrennan Road, Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland is a graveyard that can still be seen today, but is no longer in use.

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Cathy Davey

Catherine Davey (born 1979) is an Irish singer-songwriter.

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Charles Haliday

Charles Haliday (1789–1866) was an Irish public health reformer, historian and antiquary who made significant contributions to the study of the history of Dublin, being particularly interested in the Scandinavian antiquities of the city.

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Charles Mitchel

Charles Gerald Anthony Mitchel (8 November 1920, retrieved 19 August 2016 – 18 August 1996) was an Irish actor and broadcaster, best known as an RTÉ television newscaster for almost 23 years.

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Chris de Burgh

Christopher John Davison (born 15 October 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh, is a British-Irish singer-songwriter and musician.

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Christy Moore

Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist.

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Church of Ireland

The Church of Ireland (Eaglais na hÉireann,; Kirk o Airlann) is a Christian church in Ireland, and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion.

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Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy (born 25 May 1976) is an Irish actor.

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Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (meaning "Society of the musicians of Ireland") is the primary Irish organisation dedicated to the promotion of the music, song, dance and the language of Ireland.

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Counties of Ireland

The counties of Ireland (Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island.

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County Galway

County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe) is a county in Ireland.

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Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)

The Court of Common Pleas was one of the principal courts of common law in Ireland.

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D. J. Carey

Denis Joseph Carey (born 11 November 1970) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.

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Dáil Éireann

Dáil Éireann is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann.

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Dún Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire is a suburban coastal town in County Dublin in Ireland. Monkstown, County Dublin and Dún Laoghaire are places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.

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Dún Laoghaire (Dáil constituency)

Dún Laoghaire is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.

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Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown (Dún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin) is a county in Ireland.

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Deansgrange

Deansgrange is a southern suburb of Dublin, centred on the crossroads of Clonkeen Road and Kill Lane. Monkstown, County Dublin and Deansgrange are places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.

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Dublin (European Parliament constituency)

Dublin is a European Parliament constituency in Ireland.

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Dublin Area Rapid Transit

The Dublin Area Rapid Transit system (stylised as DART) is an electrified commuter rail railway network serving the coastline and city of Dublin, Ireland.

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Dublin Bus

Dublin Bus (Bus Átha Cliath) is an Irish state-owned bus operator providing services in Dublin.

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European Parliament constituency

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are elected by the population of the member states of the European Union (EU).

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Eve Watkinson

Eve Watkinson (6 March 1909 – 15 November 1999) was an Irish stage, film and television actress.

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Friends Burial Ground, Dublin

The Friends Burial Ground, also called Temple Hill Burial Ground or the Friends Sleeping Place is a Quaker burial ground located at Temple Hill, Blackrock, Dublin.

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Gaelscoil

A Gaelscoil (plural: Gaelscoileanna) is an Irish language-medium school in Ireland: the term refers especially to Irish-medium schools outside the Irish-speaking regions or Gaeltacht.

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Helen Dillon

Helen Dillon (born 1940 in Dunning, Perth and Kinross), is a Scottish and Irish gardener, garden designer and lecturer, and media personality, who operated one of Ireland's most-visited private gardens for 44 years.

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Henry Wallop

Sir Henry Wallop (c. 1540 – 14 April 1599) was an English statesman.

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Howard Grubb

Sir Howard Grubb (28 July 1844 – 16 September 1931) was an Irish optical engineer.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Irish grid reference system

The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references used for paper mapping in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland).

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Irish Independent

The Irish Independent is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis.

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Irish language

Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language group, which is a part of the Indo-European language family.

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Irish traditional music

Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland.

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John O'Shea (humanitarian)

John O'Shea (born 1944) is founder and former CEO of GOAL, an Irish non-governmental organization devoted to assisting the poorest of the poor.

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Lambert Puppet Theatre

The Lambert Puppet Theatre & Museum was a puppet theatre located in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Leinster

Leinster (Laighin or Cúige Laighean) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland.

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List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland

This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas.

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Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes (born 10 September 1963) is an Irish author and radio presenter.

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Martello tower

Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the French Revolutionary Wars onwards.

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Michael Boyle (archbishop of Armagh)

Michael Boyle, the younger (c. 1609 – 10 December 1702) was a Church of Ireland bishop who served as Archbishop of Dublin from 1663 to 1679 and Archbishop of Armagh from 1679 to his death.

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Monkstown Church, Dublin

Monkstown Church is a church of the Church of Ireland located in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Monkstown Football Club is an Irish rugby SENIOR club based in Dublin 4, within walking distance of the Aviva Stadium, playing All Ireland League (2C)in 2024/25.

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Monkstown Hockey Club

Monkstown Hockey Club (Irish: Cumann Haca Baile na Manach) is a field hockey club based at Rathdown School in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

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Monkstown, County Dublin

Monkstown, historically known as Carrickbrennan (Carraig Bhraonáin), is a suburb in south Dublin, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. Monkstown, County Dublin and Monkstown, County Dublin are Dublin (barony), places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.

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Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington

Murragh Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington (c.1645–1718) was an Irish peer and member of the Irish House of Lords.

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Nuala Carey

Nuala Carey (born 22 December 1977) is an Irish full-time weather presenter on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).

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Paul McGuinness

Paul McGuinness (born 16 June 1951) is a British talent manager.

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Peadar O'Donnell

Peadar O'Donnell (Peadar Ó Domhnaill; 22 February 1893 – 13 May 1986) was one of the foremost radicals of 20th-century Ireland.

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Placenames Database of Ireland

The Placenames Database of Ireland (Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann), also known as italic, is a database and archive of place names in Ireland.

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Postal addresses in the Republic of Ireland

A postal address in Ireland is a place of delivery defined by Irish Standard (IS) EN 14142-1:2011 ("Postal services. Address databases") and serviced by the universal service provider, italic.

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Provinces of Ireland

There are four provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

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Puppet

A puppet is an object, often resembling a human, animal or mythical figure, that is animated or manipulated by a person called a puppeteer.

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Quakers

Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Richard Pigott

Richard Pigott (1835 – 1 March 1889) was an Irish journalist, best known for his forging of evidence that Charles Stewart Parnell of the Irish National Land League had been sympathetic to the perpetrators of the Phoenix Park Murders.

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Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is a satirical fictional Irish character, a wealthy South County Dublin rugby union jock created by journalist Paul Howard.

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RTÉ

i (Radio Television of Ireland; RTÉ) is an Irish public service broadcaster.

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Ryan Tubridy

Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1973) is an Irish broadcaster.

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Sallynoggin

Sallynoggin is an area of Dublin in Ireland, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin. Monkstown, County Dublin and Sallynoggin are places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.

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Salthill and Monkstown railway station

Salthill and Monkstown railway station (Stáisiún Chnoc an tSalainn agus Baile na Manach) serves the areas of Salthill (on the coast) and Monkstown (just inland) in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

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Sandymount

Sandymount is a coastal suburb in the Dublin 4 district on the Southside of Dublin in Ireland. Monkstown, County Dublin and Sandymount are Dublin (barony).

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Seapoint railway station

Seapoint railway station (Stáisiún Rinn na Mara) serves the locality of Seapoint, between Blackrock and Salthill in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

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Sinéad O'Connor

Shuhada' Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor; 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist.

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Sinking of Rochdale and Prince of Wales

Rochdale and Prince of Wales were two troop ships that sank in Dublin Bay in 1807.

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Society of Saint Pius X

The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX; Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X, FSSPX) is a canonically irregular traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.

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The Edge

David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge,McCormick (2006), pp.

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The Irish Times

The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication.

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The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)

The Late Late Show, with its title often shortened to The Late Late, is an Irish chat show.

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Tim Pat Coogan

Timothy Patrick "Tim Pat" Coogan (born 22 April 1935) is an Irish journalist, writer and broadcaster.

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Time in the Republic of Ireland

Ireland uses Irish Standard Time (IST, UTC+01:00; Am Caighdeánach Éireannach) in the summer months and Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00; Meán-Am Greenwich) in the winter period.

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U2

U2 are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976.

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Western European Time

Western European Time (WET, UTC±00:00) is a time zone covering parts of western Europe and consists of countries using UTC±00:00 (also known as Greenwich Mean Time, abbreviated GMT).

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William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (17 June 1800 – 31 October 1867), was an English engineer and astronomer.

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See also

Dublin (barony)

Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

Towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkstown,_County_Dublin

Also known as Baile na Manach, Monkstown Castle, Monkstown Castle, County Dublin, Monkstown Dublin, Monkstown, Dublin, Monkstown, co. Dublin, Scoil Lorcáin.

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