Ballycullen ()
is a
townland
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and suburb of
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
, Ireland. Ballycullen townland, which has an area of approximately , is in the
civil parish
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of Tallaght.
Ballycullen is split between Dublin 16 (D16) and Dublin 24 (D24), with the Ballycullen Road acting as the historical divide between the two
Dublin postal districts
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. The housing estates which comprise Ballycullen are on both sides of the road, with most of Ballycullen being in D24.
The area is served by
Dublin Bus
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routes 15, 49 and 65b.
References
Towns and villages in South Dublin (county)
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