placenamesFinglas
Fionnghlas
Finglas is a civil parish in Dublin. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationFinglas53.41872° N · 6.31297° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
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
- Fionnghlas · Irish · main form · validated name
- Finglas · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Dublin
- Barony
- Nethercross
- Barony
- Castleknock
- Coordinates
- 53.41872, -6.31297
- Mapped area
- 19.09 km²
- Logainm ID
- 844 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Finglas. 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.