Road. Sutton contains one of Dublin's main burial grounds, St. Fintan's, which is divided into two parts, "old" and "new." The former contains a ruined chapel dating from early Norman times, and the latter, an abandoned keeper's cottage. Uphill from the older graveyard, in a wooden hut on private grounds, is the still-flowing holy well of St. Fintan. Administration Sutton is part of the Dublin Bay North Dáil Éireann constituency, having previously been part of Dublin North-East for many years. The area is also within the Howth-Malahide local electoral area in the jurisdiction of Fingal County Council, and there is also an electoral division of Sutton. Notable people Bernard "Bunny" Carr, radio announcer, TV host and founder of Carr Communications Ian Dempsey, radio and television presenter Jim Fitzpatrick, artist, Celtic style work but also created the iconic two-tone portrait of Che Guevara, on Burrow Road Gerry Gannon, one of Ireland's biggest property developers, part owner of the K Club and MD of Gannon Homes, formerly building, for example, Clongriffin housing estate, and with extensive land holdings in the area Kevin Grogan, former Ireland and Manchester United youth player Sheelagh Harbison (1914–2012), Irish medieval historian Patrick Hillery, former President of Ireland; lived in Sutton for many years until his death in 2008 Aidan Kearney (rugby union), former Leinster and Ulster rugby player Frank Kearns, owner of Rockschool and founder of Irish Rock group Cactus World News Ian Keatley, Irish and former Munster and Leinster professional rugby player Alice Lawrenson, 19th-century Irish gardener, lived at Sutton House (later Sutton Castle) Philomena Lynott, mother of Phil Lynott (who himself lived here briefly in the 1980s, and is buried in St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton) John Pentland Mahaffy, lived at Sea Lawn house on Shielmartin Road between 1886 and 1897 Larry Mullen, Jr., drummer with rock group U2 Vogue Williams was educated at Santa Sabina school See also List of streets and squares in Dublin Howth Burrow Beach References External links Interview with Charles Sargent and Raymond Sexton of the Howth Sutton Community Council – radio documentary from Near90fm Howth and area tourism Sutton Dinghy Club Sutton Golf Club Howth Coast Guard Rescue Unit Towers in the Republic of Ireland