Lucan, Dublin

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Lucan Leamhcán (Irish)
Town
The R109 road crosses the River Liffey at Coldblow Bridge, Lucan
Lucan Location in County Dublin Show map of Dublin Lucan Lucan (Ireland) Show map of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°21′16″N 6°26′55″W / 53.3544°N 6.4486°W / 53.3544; -6.4486
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Dublin
Local government areas	South Dublin (mostly) Fingal (partially)
Dáil constituency	Dublin Mid-West
EP constituency	Dublin
Population  (2022)[1]
• Urban	57,550
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	O029352
Website	www.sdcc.ie

Lucan (/ˈljuːkən/ LEW-kən; Irish: Leamhcán) is an outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland, located 12 km west of Dublin city centre, on the River Liffey. It is near the Strawberry Beds and Lucan Weir, and at the confluence of the River Griffeen. It is mostly in the local government area of South Dublin, with the exception of the North Lucan areas of Laraghcon, Coldblow and Saint Catherine's Park, which are in Fingal. Lucan is in a townland and civil parish of the same name, in the barony of Newcastle.^[2] Road access to Lucan is from the N4, and the M50 motorway at Junction 7.