now one of the largest suburbs of Dublin. It is bordered by County Meath to the west and by the civil parishes of Ward to the north, Finglas to the east and Clonsilla to the south. Mulhuddart village essentially comprises a main street, which was the old Navan Road, on which there is a petrol station, a few shops and cafés. Though the village has been bypassed, an underpass connects the main street to Blakestown. Mulhuddart includes the suburban localities of Ladyswell, and Manorfield, together with townlands such as Priesttown. Newer estates to the west of the village such as Swallowbrook and Pheasant's Run are within the townland of Mulhuddart. Located on the outskirts of the village is the Damastown Industrial Estate, one of Dublin's largest industrial estates which includes a large IBM campus employing over 4,000 people. To the north is the village of Tyrrelstown, with a sizable modern housing development. Public transport in Mulhuddart is provided by Dublin Bus routes 38, 38a, 38b, 39n and 220. Education Primary schools in the area include St Patrick's National School (boys and girls, Roman Catholic, in the parish of Corduff), and Scoil An Cheathair Alainn (boys and girls, also Roman Catholic, located in Mulhuddart). Government and representation Mulhuddart is administered by Fingal County Council. For the purposes of elections to Dáil Éireann, it is part of the Dublin West constituency. It is also in the Dublin (European Parliament) constituency. In the 2014 local elections, the following candidates were elected to the eight Mulhaddart ward seats (party affiliation, percentage share of first preference vote): Paul Donnolly, Sinn Féin, 27%; Ruth Coppinger, Anti Austerity Alliance, 22%; David McGuinness, Fianna Fail, 12%; Kieran Dennison, Fine Gael, 7%; Mary McCamley, Labour, 5%; Lorna Nolan, Independent, 3%; Edmond Lukusa, Sinn Féin, 3%; Annette Hughes, Anti Austerity Alliance, 2%. Religion Mulhuddart is a parish in the Blanchardstown deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. See also List of towns and villages in Ireland Further reading "Mulhuddart, A History of a Suburban Village" - published as part of a larger book by the parish of Mulhuddart to commemorate the opening of its new church in 1993. References Towns and villages in Fingal Civil parishes of the barony of Castleknock