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Swords

Dublin, Ireland

Swords (from the Irish: Sord Cholm Cille) is a suburban town and the county town of Fingal, and is located about 13 km from Dublin's city centre. The town can trace its origins back to 560, having been founded by Saint Colmcille (521-567). Legend has it that the saint blessed a local well, giving the town its name, Sord, meaning "clear" or "poor". Swords is a socio-economically mixed area with the local housing stock being made up of private and local authority housing. Since the mid 1990s Swords has seen improvements in shop fronts, public buildings, footpaths and the restoration of Swords Castle. The 2009 Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) Survey scored Swords the 6th cleanest town in Ireland in their independently assessed nationwide survey of all towns with a population of 6,000 and over.Notable residents include Ed Byrne (comedian) and Ronan Keating (singer-songwriter).

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Area Statistics

Area: 17.8 square km
Population: 22756
Population Density: 1278 people/km 2
Age
Under 15 : 22.0 % Chart?chco=1a1e38,0786b4&chbh=17,2&chf=bg,s,efeeea&chd=s:9,5&cht=bvg&chs=40x25&chxr=0,22.0|1,20 National
20.4 %
Marital Status
Single : 57.6 % Chart?chco=1a1e38,0786b4&chbh=17,2&chf=bg,s,efeeea&chd=s:9,6&cht=bvg&chs=40x25&chxr=0,57.6|1,54 National
54.7 %
Commuter Type
Car : 55.9 % Chart?chco=1a1e38,0786b4&chbh=17,2&chf=bg,s,efeeea&chd=s:2,9&cht=bvg&chs=40x25&chxr=0,55.9|1,63 National
63.7 %
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Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 036 Swords-Forrest, 037 Swords-Glasmore, 040 Swords Village.

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  1. 33b
  2. 33
  3. 33a
  4. 33x
  5. 41c
  6. 41b
  7. 41x
  8. 41
  9. 43
  10. 102
  11. 142
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  1. Carnegie Court Hotel Car...
  2. Forster Way Car Park
  3. Pay & Display Car Park
  4. Plaza Swords Car Park
  5. Swords Central Car Park
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