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Glasthule Glas Tuathail | |
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Suburb ofDublin | |
 coastline in Glasthule | |
  Glasthule Location in Dublin Show map of Dublin Glasthule Glasthule (Ireland) Show map of Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°17′14″N6°07′25″W / 53.2871°N 6.1235°W /53.2871; -6.1235 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 2,641 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Eircode (Routing Key) | A96 |
| Area code | 01 (+3531) |
Glasthule (/ˈɡlæsθuːl/GLAS-thool;Irish:Glas Tuathail, meaning 'O'Toole's Stream') is asuburb ofDublin,Ireland. It is alongCounty Dublin’s south coast, betweenDún Laoghaire,Sandycove,Glenageary andDalkey.
Sandycove and Glasthule are served by a number of businesses and amenities, including retail outlets, public houses, a post office, restaurants, cafés and a playschool.[citation needed]
The Presentation Brothers maintain a house in Glasthule and ran Presentation College Glasthule, a secondary school for boys, until 2006. The Harold National School, next door to Presentation Brothers still operates today.
AnAircoach service links the area with Dublin Airport 24 hours a day.
Every year on 16 June it celebrates Bloomsday (the day on whichJames Joyce's novelUlysses takes place). TheJames Joyce Tower is located in nearbySandycove.
It is the main setting for Jamie O'Neill's 2001 novelAt Swim, Two Boys.
