Kinsealy–Drinan
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Kinsealy–Drinan
Cionn Sáile–Draighneán | |
|---|---|
Urban area in County Dublin | |
 Holywell, a housing development in Kinsealy–Drinan | |
  Kinsealy–Drinan Location in Dublin area | |
| Coordinates: 53°26′36″N 6°12′37″W / 53.4433°N 6.2103°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Dublin |
| Local government area | Fingal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil constituency | Dublin Fingal East |
| • EU Parliament | Dublin |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 7,526 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code(s) | 01, +353 1 |
Kinsealy–Drinan (Irish: Cionn Sáile–Draighneán)[1][2][3] is an urban area in County Dublin near Swords, Ireland.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1,095 | — |
| 1991 | 2,084 | +90.3% |
| 1996 | 2,182 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 2,110 | −3.3% |
| 2006 | 3,651 | +73.0% |
| 2011 | 5,814 | +59.2% |
| 2016 | 6,643 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 7,526 | +13.3% |
| Source: [5] | ||
The main business and industrial areas to the east of Swords along the R132 dual carriageway, including separate the town centre of Swords from the residential neighbourhoods further east — Seatown, Lissenhall, Holywell and Drynam (or Drinan) — for which reason the Central Statistics Office treats the latter areas as forming a separate census town, which since 1991 it has dubbed "Kinsealy–Drinan".[6][7][8] The development plan for Fingal County Council treats Kinsealy–Drinan as part of Swords.[9]
Holywell
[edit]Holywell, a housing development in the area, was developed in phases and marketed under various names, Feltrim Hall, Gorse Hill, Abbey Stone, Holywell and The Meadows. All the street names in the development include the common name Holywell e.g. Holywell Drive. It is the eastern part of Kinsealy–Drinan, separated from the western part by the M1 motorway. Holywell is located to the south-east of Swords, on the west side of the motorway. The Swords junction, off the M1, serves the estate and also provide a link to the Airside Retail Park and on to Swords.
Founded in 2004, the community grew rapidly over its first four years. While the development of social and recreational facilities initially lagged behind the development of housing,[citation needed] from 2008 onwards a small commercial centre, primary school, community centre and crèche were opened. Sports facilities include two tennis courts, football/rugby pitches and two playgrounds.[citation needed] In 2017, a retail park was constructed adjacent to the estate, anchored by a Tesco store.[10]
The name Holywell is related to a "holy well"[11] which is located nearby.
Transport
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Kinsealy–Drinan is adjacent to the M1 motorway. The R125 dual carriageway also passes through the area.
The Swords Express bus service serves Holywell.[12] The area is also served by Dublin Bus routes 41x and 142. Route 41x operates from Swords Manor to UCD Belfield via Holywell, Dublin Port Tunnel and Dublin City Centre. It serves Holywell in the morning peak only.[13] Route 142 operates from Portmarnock to Rathmines/UCD via Malahide, Holywell, Dublin Port Tunnel and Dublin City Centre.[14]
Dublin Bus route 43 and Go-Ahead Ireland route 102 also stop nearby on Montgorry Way.[15] Route 102, which operates from Dublin Airport to Sutton, also has a stop nearby.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cionn Sáile/Kinsealy". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Draighneán/Drinan". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Dréacht An Chéad Athbhreithniú ar an gCreat Náisiúnta Pleanála" (PDF), National Planning Framework (in Irish), p. 188, 2024
- ^ "Kinsealy–Drinan". Census 2022 Area Profiles. Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Kinsealy–Drinan (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Settlements: Kinsealy-Drinan 2016". Interactive Data Visualisations. CSO Ireland. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Table 11: Population of Towns ordered by size" (PDF). Census of Ireland 1991. Vol. 1. CSO. June 1993. p. 43. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Kinsealy-Drinan". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Fingal Development Plan 2023–2029: Chief Executive's Report on Draft Plan Public Consultation" (PDF). Fingal County Council. 28 July 2022. pp. 32, 551. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Airside Shopping Centre – Swords". Precision Construction Limited. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "St. Werburgh". Ireland's Holy Wells County-by-County. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Swords Express Timetable". swordsexpress.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Route 41x Timetable". Dublin Bus. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Dublin Bus Route 142 Timetable". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Route 43 Timetable". Dublin Bus.
- ^ "Route 102 Timetable". Dublin Bus. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2012.