Glencullen

Glencullen (Irish: Gleann Cuilinn, meaning "valley of the holly") is a village and townland in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is also the name of the valley above one end of which the village sits, and from which it takes its name, and is on the R116 road, on the slopes of Two Rock Mountain. The highest point of the area is at a height of about 300 metres (980 ft), making Glencullen one of the highest villages in Ireland.

Glencullen
Gleann Cuilinn
Village
Glencullen with Johnnie Fox's pub on the right
Glencullen
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53.223°N 6.216°W / 53.223; -6.216
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyDún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2022)
376
Eircode (Routing Key)
D18
Area code01 (+3531)
Irish Grid ReferenceO186206

Glencullen is in the civil parish of Kilternan and the barony and Poor Law Union of Rathdown. 376 people lived in the village as of the 2022 census, up from 238 as of the 2016 census.

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