Civil parish

Balgriffin

Baile Ghrífín

Balgriffin is a civil parish in Dublin. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBalgriffin53.41116° N · 6.17906° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Baile Ghrífín · Irish · main form · validated name
Balgriffin · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Dublin
Barony: Coolock
Coordinates: 53.41116, -6.17906
Mapped area: 5.47 km²
Logainm ID: 828 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Balgriffin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.