Balbriggan
Balbriggan is a seaside town at the north end of County Dublin, 32 km north of Dublin city centre. It was a small fishing village until 1780 then grew rapidly as a textile town, processing cotton and linen. Wikivoyage
Population 21,722 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Ireland
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Bremore Castle Castle · 900 m
- Lifeboat House Ruins · 750 m
- Bathhouse Ruins · 750 m
- St. Molaga's Chapel Ruins · 850 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
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