Finglas
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Finglas Fionnghlas
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Church of the Annunciation
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 Finglas
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| Coordinates: 53°23′25″N 6°17′59″W / 53.390175°N 6.299629°WCoordinates: 53°23′25″N 6°17′59″W / 53.390175°N 6.299629°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| City council | Dublin city |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 31,529 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O136398 |
Finglas (Irish: Fionnghlas, meaning "clear streamlet") is a suburb of the city of Dublin, Ireland. The village forms the core of the civil parish of Finglas in the barony of Castleknock. The suburb mainly lies in the postal district of Dublin 11. A couple of kilometres from Dublin Airport, it is situated at Junction 5 of the M50 and the N2 national primary road leading to Ashbourne and beyond. Nearby city districts include Glasnevin and Ballymun while the village of St. Margaret's is a little to the north.
The name Finglas (Irish: Fionnghlas), meaning a clear streamlet, is derived from the Finglas River, a stream which flows through the village and joins the Tolka at Finglas Bridge.
Finglas was originally the site of an Early Christian abbey, the origin of which has been associated, from early times, with the name of St. Cainnech, or Canice, the patron of Kilkenny, said to have founded it in 560 A.D. The Nethercross from the first abbey can be seen today in the old graveyard. Several primary schools and churches in the area have been named after Canice. According to an ancient legend, the ground on which Finglas stands had been sanctified by St. Patrick, who is said to have uttered from it a prophecy that a great town would arise at the ford of hurdles in the vale beneath. St. Canice is said to have been born at Glengiven near Derry. The Finglas or Finglass family, prominent in law and politics in the sixteenth century, took their name from the district.
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