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	Topics South Dublin Topic Home The County of South Dublin is a county in IrelandRepublic of Ireland The Republic of Ireland is the official description of the sovereign state which covers approximately five-sixths the islan... , with its county seatCounty town A county town is the 'capital' of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom.... located in TallaghtTallaght Tallaght, after Dublin City and Cork City is the third largest urban concentration in the Republic of Ireland.... . South Dublin achieved county status in the 1993 Local Government (Dublin) Act, and more formally in the 2001 Local Government Act. It was created along with two other counties from the former County of DublinCounty Dublin County Dublin , or more correctly the Dublin Region , is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and la... . The coat of arms for South Dublin reads "This We Hold In Trust" in both EnglishEnglish language English is a widely distributed language that originated in England but is now the primary language in numerous countries.... and Irish, while incorporating elements of the history, geography, and present day infrastructure of the area. South Dublin is the last county in Ireland to have any alterations made to its boundary, these being made in 1993 to accommodate the M50 motorwayM50 motorway (Ireland) The M50 motorway is a motorway and National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland running in a C-shaped ring around the n... . It is also the last county to undergo a name change, its original name of "Belgard" (An Bealach Ard) being changed to South Dublin when the area was altered from being an Electoral County to an Administrative County in 1994 (Fingal and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown's boundaries and names were both set in 1985). The name of Belgard did have a historical association with the area, being the designation of one of the border fortresses of the PaleThe Pale This article refers to the Pale in Ireland.... which existed in that area. It was altered however under the view that the name Belgard would create associations to certain areas of modern development in TallaghtTallaght Tallaght, after Dublin City and Cork City is the third largest urban concentration in the Republic of Ireland.... that now also use that name. The county is still identified as Belgard by certain Government departments¹ to differentiate it from the geographical area of south Dublin. Representations can be made at any time by the elected members of the County Council to the Government requesting a legal name change. The area of South Dublin covers 222.74 square kilometres and lies 15 km south west of the capital. It is bounded by the Dublin Mountains to the south and stretches from the River LiffeyRiver Liffey The Liffey is a river in the Republic of Ireland, which flows through Dublin. ... at Lucan through PalmerstownPalmerstown Palmerstown is an area of Dublin, Ireland located to the west of the city.... , ClondalkinClondalkin Clondalkin is a town/suburb and parish 10km west of Dublin City, Ireland, situated in South County Dublin.... , south to Newcastle, RathcooleFacts About Rathcoole Rathcoole may refer to:Rathcoole, Dublin, a village in south Dublin, Republic of Ireland... , SaggartSaggart Saggart* is a village in South Dublin, Ireland, located on the far outskirts of Tallaght, before the village of Rathcoole.... . It includes TallaghtTallaght Overview Tallaght, after Dublin City and Cork City is the third largest urban concentration in the Republic of Ireland.... West, South and Central and stretches east to TempleogueTempleogue Templeogue is a suburb of southwest Dublin, in Ireland.... and RathfarnhamRathfarnham Rathfarnham, is a suburb of Dublin's Southside.... . South Dublin is bordered by the Counties of KildareKildare Overview This article is about the town of Kildare, for the Irish county see County Kildare.... , WicklowWicklow Wicklow is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland.... , FingalFingal Fingal is an administrative county of the Republic of Ireland, formed from part of the historic county of Dublin.... and Dun Laoghaire-RathdownDun Laoghaire-Rathdown Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown1 is an administrative county in the Republic of Ireland formed from part of the traditional cou... , as well as Dublin City. The Institute of Technology, TallaghtInstitute of Technology, Tallaght Institute of Technology, Tallaght formerly Regional Technical College, Tallaght, located in Tallaght, County Dublin, I... is located within the county. South Dublin towns and villages, and Dublin suburbs PalmerstownPalmerstown Palmerstown is an area of Dublin, Ireland located to the west of the city.... RathcooleRathcoole, Dublin Rathcoole is a village to the south-west of Tallaght, Ireland and situated in the county of South Dublin.... RathfarnhamRathfarnham Rathfarnham, is a suburb of Dublin's Southside.... RockbrookRockbrook Rockbrook is an area in South Dublin.... Ronanstown SaggartSaggart Saggart is a village in South Dublin, Ireland, located on the far outskirts of Tallaght, before the village of Rathcoole.... TallaghtTallaght Tallaght, after Dublin City and Cork City is the third largest urban concentration in the Republic of Ireland.... TempleogueTempleogue Templeogue is a suburb of southwest Dublin, in Ireland.... See also Dublin South (Dáil Éireann constituency)Dublin South (Dáil Éireann constituency) Summary Dublin South is a constituency represented in D?il ?ireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.... South Dublin (UK Parliament constituency)South Dublin (UK Parliament constituency) South Dublin was a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885-1922.... Footnote 1. External links