Merrion
Muirfin | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
 The Merrion Centre (shopping centre) | |
  Merrion Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°19′00″N 6°12′31″W / 53.3167°N 6.2086°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | City of Dublin |
| Government | |
| • Dáil constituency | Dublin Bay South |
| • Local authority | Dublin City Council |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code(s) | 01, +353 1 |
| Irish Grid Reference | O190325 |
Merrion (Irish: Muirfin)[1] is a townland and suburban area located about 4 km south east of Dublin City. The townland has an area of approximately 0.8 square kilometres (0.3 sq mi).[2]
Merrion is situated along the Merrion Road between Ballsbridge to the north and Booterstown to the south.[citation needed] This stretch of road, about 1 km long, contains a shopping mall (the Merrion Centre), St. Vincent's University Hospital, a Catholic church (Our Lady Queen Of Peace),[3] the Merrion Inn public house, a petrol station, a Bank of Ireland branch, a restaurant and several retail outlets.[citation needed]
Merrion lies within the administrative area of Dublin City, and ends at the border of the administrative area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, near the Merrion Gates.[citation needed]