Finglas

Finglas (Irish: Fionnghlas, meaning "clear streamlet") is a residential suburb, with a village core. It is on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland, and lies in the postal district Dublin 11. A couple of kilometres from Dublin Airport, it is situated at Junction 5 of the M50 and the N2 national primary road leading to Ashbourne and beyond. Nearby city districts include Glasnevin and Ballymun while the village of St. Margaret's is a little to the north. The name Finglas (Irish: Fionnghlas), meaning a clear streamlet, is derived from the Finglas River, a stream which flows through the village and joins the Tolka at Finglas Bridge. Finglas was originally the site of an Early Christian abbey, the origin of which has been associated, from early...