Inchicore

Inchicore (Irish: Inse Chór: Island of Sheep) is a suburb of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. Located five kilometres due west of the city centre, Inchicore lies south of the River Liffey, west of Kilmainham, north of Drimnagh and east of Ballyfermot. The majority of Inchicore is in the Dublin 8 postal district. Portions of Inchicore extend into the Dublin 10 and Dublin 12 postal districts. The townlands of Inchicore North and Inchicore South are located in the civil parish of St. James, Dublin, in the Barony of Uppercross. The Grand Canal, was developed by the leading economic progressives of the day who formed the Grand Canal Company. This state-of-the-art waterway was, at it's peak, the major passenger and commercial trading route...