Shankill, Dublin
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- For the district of Belfast, see Shankill, Belfast
Shankill is a suburb at the southern boundary of County Dublin, Ireland. It nestles on the Irish Sea coast between Killiney and Bray, with the Dublin Mountains behind it to the west. Shankill is named from the Irish Sean Cill, and the village dates from at least the 18th century, although little remains of any older architecture. There are several antiquities in the area including ruined churches and standing stones.
There are three pubs in Shankill; Brady's, Mickey Byrnes, and The Corbawn Tavern, and the village is well served by grocery and convenience stores. There is also a public library, several schools and one of Dublin's few official campgrounds. The village has a Catholic church, nearby Rathmichael is Church of Ireland, and Crinken is Methodist.
Like its namesake, the Shankill district of Belfast, Dublin's Shankill also has its own Falls Road. Occasionally the primary schools and community groups in both Shankills hold football or other sporting events to promote better North-South relationships.
There is also a Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) station in Shankill. It is the third last stop on the south side of the line. The old Harcourt St railway line also connected close to the village centre. The Dublin Transportation Office's Platform for Change strategy envisages reopening this as a metro connection, connecting with the existing Luas red line. The N11 national route used to run through the village, until the M11 bypass was built nearby. The yet to be completed south east motorway section of the M50 will connect to the M11 at Rathmichael, a neighbouring townland.
Shankill is administered by Dún_Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.