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Irishtown, Dublin — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Irishtown is an inner suburb of Dublin on the southside of the River Liffey, between Ringsend to the north and Sandymount to the south.
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Where to stay in Irishtown
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Ringsend takes most of the beds. The suburb next door holds more rooms, so a stay in Irishtown itself means quieter residential streets, with the River Dodder crossings and Sandymount both a short walk off. Sandymount pulls the other way.
The choice comes down to the River Liffey side or the Sandymount side, since Irishtown lies between the two and neither is more than a short walk from its streets.
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The Ringsend boundary
The northern streets of Irishtown, where the suburb runs into Ringsend and the southside meets the River Liffey.Find hotels in The Ringsend boundaryquieter streets on the Sandymount side of IrishtownTowards Sandymount
The southern end of Irishtown running towards Sandymount, residential and set back from the River Liffey. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Towards SandymountHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Irishtown
What are the main landmarks in Irishtown?
One church anchors the streets. The Royal Chapel of St Matthew stands in Irishtown itself, the single set piece the record names for this stretch between Ringsend and Sandymount. Neighbours supply the rest.
Ringsend lies immediately to the north and Sandymount to the south, so most of what a visitor walks to sits over the boundary rather than inside the suburb.
What is the history of Irishtown?
No charter fixes the start. What the record holds for Irishtown is a position, on the southside of the River Liffey and east of the River Dodder, with Ringsend on one side and Sandymount on the other. A chapel carries the name.
The Royal Chapel of St Matthew stands as the one named foundation in the suburb, and around it the streets of this corner of Dublin, in Ireland, have kept their place between the two rivers.
Where is Irishtown?
The River Dodder passes to the west of Irishtown, with Ringsend closing it off to the north and Sandymount carrying on to the south.
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What is the best area to stay in Irishtown?
The Ringsend boundary: beds on the Ringsend edge of Irishtown. Towards Sandymount: quieter streets on the Sandymount side of Irishtown.
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Updated September 2026