Balbriggan
Balbriggan
Baile Brigín | |
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Suburban town | |
Clockwise from top: the Old Lighthouse, Balbriggan; Balbriggan Harbour Railway Bridge; Bridge Street, Balbriggan | |
| Motto: Is Treise Tuatha ná Tiarna | |
| Coordinates: 53°36′31″N 06°10′59″W / 53.60861°N 6.18306°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Fingal |
| Dáil constituency | Dublin Fingal |
| EU Parliament | Dublin |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 24,322 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | K32 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)1 |
| Irish Grid Reference | O200641 |
Balbriggan (/bælˈbrɪɡən/; Irish: Baile Brigín, pronounced [ˌbˠalʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ]) is a suburban coastal town in Fingal, in the northern part of County Dublin, Ireland. It is approximately 34 km north of the city of Dublin, for which it is a commuter town. The 2022 census population was 24,322 for Balbriggan, making it the 17th-largest urban area in Ireland. The town formerly had an active textile industry, and was the site of a major episode in the Irish War of Independence.