Crumlin (Croimghlinn in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the Southside of the city between Walkinstown Perrystown Drimnagh and Kimmage. Crumlin is usually considered to be in Dublin 12, a Dublin postal district. Crumlin is home to Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, the largest children's hospital in the country. Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... The Southside is not an official administrative area but a colloquial term. ... Walkinstown (Baile Bhailcín in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... Perrystown Sometimes known as The Secret Suburb by its residents, Perrystown is a small-ish south Dublin suburb located roughly between Terenure, Templeogue and Walkinstown. ... Drimnagh is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the Southside of the city between Walkinstown, Crumlin and Inchicore, bordering the Grand Canal. ... Kimmage (Dublin 12) is a suburb of Dublin near to Rathfarnham, Terenure and Crumlin. ... Locations As a general rule, even numbered postal districts are on the southside, while odd numbered districts are on the northside. ... Street sign in Dublin, displaying name of the street in Irish and English, with postal district number. ...

Notable residents

• Crumlin is where Morrissey's mother lived.
• It is also the childhood home of the late Phil Lynott, bassist, singer and poet, leader and co-founder of the rock band Thin Lizzy. He lived at 85 Leighlin Road.
• Also of Leighlin Road was the family of filmmaker and author Martin Duffy, the youngest of thirteen raised in one of the area's Dublin Corporation homes. Duffy based his first feature film The Boy from Mercury on his childhood experiences in the neighborhood and treated life there since the 1930's in detail in the biography of his parents, "Barney and Molly".
• Christy Brown was an Irish author, painter and poet, born in Crumlin, Dublin.
• Brendan Behan moved to Crumlin from Dublin City centre. He lived at 70 Kildare Road where the house is marked with a plaque in his honour.
• Crumlin is where Martin Cahill AKA "The General" reigned.
• Eamonn Rogers Republic Of Ireland football international grew up on Cashel Road. Rogers appeared 19 times for Ireland between 1967-1972. His league clubs included Blackburn Rovers and Charlton Atheltic.

Christy Brown is a native of Crumlin. Steven Patrick Morrissey (born May 22, 1959) is an English singer and songwriter from Davyhulme, near Manchester. ... Philip Parris Lynott (August 20, 1949–January 4, 1986) was an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of Thin Lizzy. ... Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. ... Martin Duffy Martin Duffy, (born August 25, 1952 in Dublin) is an Irish filmmaker and writer. ... Dublin Corporation is the former name given to the city government and its administrative organisation in Dublin between the twelfth century and 1 January 2002. ... The Boy from Mercury (1996) is a nostalgiac Irish Film, the first from writer and director Martin Duffy. ... The cover of the film My Left Foot, which was based on Browns life Christy Brown (June 5, 1932 - September 6, 1981) was an Irish author, painter and poet, born in Crumlin, Dublin. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Brendan Francis Behan (Irish: Breandán Ó Beacháin) (February 9, 1923 - March 20, 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright who wrote in both Irish and English. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... Martin Cahill (May 23, 1949 – August 18, 1994) was a prominent Irish criminal from Dublin. ... Blackburn Rovers is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... The cover of the film My Left Foot, which was based on Browns life Christy Brown (June 5, 1932 - September 6, 1981) was an Irish author, painter and poet, born in Crumlin, Dublin. ...

Bus Routes

Bus Átha Cliath routes serving the Crumlin area are: 17, 18, 19A, 50, 54A, 56A, 77, 77A, 83, 121, 122, 123, 150, 151, 210

External links

• Crumlin GAA Club

Coordinates: 53.324° N 6.329° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...