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The Corporation of Dún Laoghaire was a local authority in County Dublin
County Dublin

County Dublin , or more correctly today the Dublin Region , is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the Capital of Republic of Ireland as well as the largest city on the island of Ireland; and the modern counties of County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, County of Fingal and County of South Dublin....
, in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 from 1930 to 1994, covering the municipal borough
Municipal borough

Municipal boroughs were a type of local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002....
 of Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire

D?n Laoghaire is a suburban seaside town and county town of County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Republic of Ireland.The town is situated some 12 kilometres south of Dublin city centre, and is a major port of entry from Great Britain....
. Dún Laoghaire was a county borough
County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control....
 in all but name, as the Dublin County Council
Dublin County Council

Dublin County Council was a local authority for the administrative county of County Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. It was established by the Local Government Act 1898....
 had no jurisdiction in the area.

The corporation was formed by Section 3 of the Local Government Act (Dublin) 1930 from the four Urban Districts of Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire

D?n Laoghaire is a suburban seaside town and county town of County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Republic of Ireland.The town is situated some 12 kilometres south of Dublin city centre, and is a major port of entry from Great Britain....
 (until 1920 Kingstown), Blackrock, Dalkey
Dalkey

Dalkey is a town located in County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Republic of Ireland. It was originally founded as a Viking settlement and became an important port during the Middle Ages....
, and Killiney
Killiney

Killiney is a townland in south County Dublin, Republic of Ireland on the outskirts of Dublin city within the administrative area of D?n Laoghaire-Rathdown County....
 & Ballybrack
Ballybrack

Ballybrack is a suburb southeast of Dublin, located in County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. It is situated south of Killiney, and northeast of Loughlinstown....
. The merged area was named the Borough of Dún Laoghaire.






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The Corporation of Dún Laoghaire was a local authority in County Dublin
County Dublin

County Dublin , or more correctly today the Dublin Region , is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the Capital of Republic of Ireland as well as the largest city on the island of Ireland; and the modern counties of County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, County of Fingal and County of South Dublin....
, in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 from 1930 to 1994, covering the municipal borough
Municipal borough

Municipal boroughs were a type of local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002....
 of Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire

D?n Laoghaire is a suburban seaside town and county town of County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Republic of Ireland.The town is situated some 12 kilometres south of Dublin city centre, and is a major port of entry from Great Britain....
. Dún Laoghaire was a county borough
County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control....
 in all but name, as the Dublin County Council
Dublin County Council

Dublin County Council was a local authority for the administrative county of County Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. It was established by the Local Government Act 1898....
 had no jurisdiction in the area.

The corporation was formed by Section 3 of the Local Government Act (Dublin) 1930 from the four Urban Districts of Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire

D?n Laoghaire is a suburban seaside town and county town of County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Republic of Ireland.The town is situated some 12 kilometres south of Dublin city centre, and is a major port of entry from Great Britain....
 (until 1920 Kingstown), Blackrock, Dalkey
Dalkey

Dalkey is a town located in County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Republic of Ireland. It was originally founded as a Viking settlement and became an important port during the Middle Ages....
, and Killiney
Killiney

Killiney is a townland in south County Dublin, Republic of Ireland on the outskirts of Dublin city within the administrative area of D?n Laoghaire-Rathdown County....
 & Ballybrack
Ballybrack

Ballybrack is a suburb southeast of Dublin, located in County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. It is situated south of Killiney, and northeast of Loughlinstown....
. The merged area was named the Borough of Dún Laoghaire. Plans to merge these coastal authorities were first made in 1903, a bill to effect this was being drawn up in 1924, but this was abandoned when the Government of Ireland proposed their own legislation to reorganise local government in County Dublin
County Dublin

County Dublin , or more correctly today the Dublin Region , is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the Capital of Republic of Ireland as well as the largest city on the island of Ireland; and the modern counties of County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, County of Fingal and County of South Dublin....
.

In 1994 the Corporation was merged with part of the Dublin County Council
Dublin County Council

Dublin County Council was a local authority for the administrative county of County Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. It was established by the Local Government Act 1898....
 to form the Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown administrative county. The Dún Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee
Vocational Education Committee

A Vocational Education Committee is a statute local education body in the Republic of Ireland that administers some secondary education and most adult education in the state....
, originally created for the Borough of Dún Laoghaire, remains in existence.

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