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Portrane
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Also known as Portraine

Portrane or Portraine () is a small seaside village located three kilometres from the town of Donabate in Fingal, County Dublin in Ireland. It is in the barony of Nethercross in the north of the county.

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Place details

Locality
Portraine
Region
Leinster
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
1,372
Timezone
Europe/Dublin

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Key facts

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Portrane
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Village
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Irl Portrane Martello tower.jpg
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Portrane Martello Tower
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Ireland County Dublin
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right
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Location in County Dublin
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Country
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Ireland
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
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Local government area
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Leinster
Settlement.subdivision_name2
County Dublin
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Fingal
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Dáil constituency
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Dublin Fingal
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Metric

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Located in
County Dublin
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Image
Irl Portrane Martello tower.jpg
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Commons category
Portrane
Irish Grid Reference
O254510
historic county
County Dublin
native label
Port Reachrann
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Built heritage
  • St. Ita's Hospital
  • Portrane castle
  • St. Catherine's Church and Graveyard
  • Erosion
  • Popular culture
  • Music
  • Television
  • See also
  • References

Portrane or Portraine () is a small seaside village located three kilometres from the town of Donabate in Fingal, County Dublin in Ireland. It is in the barony of Nethercross in the north of the county.

Portrane has an approximately long sandy beach backed by sand dunes in places on the north end. There is a small carpark and access to the beach is restricted to pedestrians. At the very north end of the beach is a National Heritage Area, which is visited by various migratory birds during winter time.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Portrane” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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