Finglas is a northwestern outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
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10 Facts About Finglas
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Finglas is the core of a civil parish of the same name in the barony of Castleknock.
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Name Finglas, meaning clear streamlet, is derived from the Finglas River, which passed through the historic settlement.
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Many of these housing estates particularly in Finglas West were named after prominent Irish republicans from early 20th-century Irish history including Barry, Casement, Plunkett, Mellows, McKee, Clune and Clancy.
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Finglas is home to one of Dublin's four Road Safety Authority Driving Testing Centres, which is located in Jamestown Business Park.
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Finglas is in the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council, and for local elections it is part of the Finglas-Ballymun local electoral area.
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Finglas is part of the Dublin North-West constituency for elections to Dail Eireann.
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Civil parish of Finglas is a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock.
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Finglas has been the home of a number of public figures including:.
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