Balgriffin

Balgriffin (Irish: Baile Ghrífín, meaning Griffin's Town) is civil parish in Fingal, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Coolock. It is also part of the ecclesiastical parish of "Donaghmede-Clongriffin-Balgriffin" in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.

Balgriffin is situated approximately 8 km (4.97 mi) from Dublin city centre. It is a civil parish of 540 acres in the barony of Coolock. For the purposes of elections to Dáil Éireann, it is part of the constituency of Dublin North-East. It is in Dublin 13 postal district. The parish's local government administration is split between Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council.

The hamlet of Balgriffin is served by Balgriffin Road from the east (Portmarnock), the R139 from Dublin Airport and Donaghmede on its southern edge, and by Malahide Road from the north (Kinsealy and Malahide) and south (Dublin city centre, Fairview and Coolock).