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Booterstown Baile an Bhóthair
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| Suburb of Dublin | |
 Booterstown
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| Coordinates: 53°18′31″N 6°11′47″W / 53.3087°N 6.1964°WCoordinates: 53°18′31″N 6°11′47″W / 53.3087°N 6.1964°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
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| • Dáil Éireann | Dún Laoghaire |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 2,975 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Eircode (Routing Key) | A94 |
| Area code(s) | 01 (+3531) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O201304 |
Booterstown (Irish: Baile an Bhóthair, meaning "town of the road") is a coastal townland and civil parish, situated in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, about 7 km (4.3 mi) south of the city of Dublin in Ireland.
Its neighbouring areas are Sandymount to the north and Blackrock to the south, while along the coast to the south-east is the small district of Williamstown.
Booterstown is served by the DART, with a railway station between the stops of Blackrock and Sydney Parade. Booterstown railway station opened in January 1835. Booterstown is also served by two Quality Bus Corridors, Stillorgan and Blackrock, Dublin. A frequent Aircoach service links the area with Dublin Airport.
Historically known in English as Ballyboother the name "Booterstown" is an anglicised form of the original Irish name Baile an Bhóthair, meaning "The Town of the Road". In its original Irish form it shares the same name as Batterstown in County Meath, as well as Ballinvoher in Kilkenny, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Longford and Mayo.
Booterstown lies along an ancient route once known as Slíghe Chualann, which connected the residence of the High King of Ireland at Tara with his outlying lands in Cualann. Cualann is the ancient name for the area of land stretching towards Bray (Irish: Brí Chualann).
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