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Damastown

Places in FingalTownlands of the barony of CastleknockUse Hiberno-English from February 2022
Damastown Avenue geograph.org.uk 624406
Damastown Avenue geograph.org.uk 624406

Damastown (Irish: Baile Dama) is a townland in the civil parish of Mulhuddart in Fingal, Ireland, on the outskirts of Dublin. The townland is located west of the village of Mulhuddart and is north of the N3 road. A 1.8 km (1.1 mi) link road is nearing completion to link Damastown to the Cruiserath Road intersecting Church Road which links Mulhuddart to Tyrrelstown. A temporary recycling centre was set up in Damastown to allow for an upgrade to the Coolmine recycling centre. The area is primarily laid out as an industrial estate, and companies with premises there include IBM and Gem Pack Foods.The River Tolka and at least two tributary streams pass through the area.

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N 53.55 ° E -6.3 °
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