DOLPHIN'S-BARN, a village, partly in the parish
of ST-JAMES, barony of NEWCASTLE, and partly in the parish
of ST-CATHERINE, barony of UPPERCROSS, county of DUBLIN,
and province of LEINSTER. This village,
forming a suburb of the city of Dublin, consists chiefly
of a long street on the road to Crumlin, partly situated
between the circular road and the Grand Canal, which
latter intersects the village, and is here crossed by a
stone bridge. There are several tanyards, and the
extensive dye-works of Messrs. Pirns, who have also
dye stuff mills at Rudland; and on the Crumlin road
are the dyeing and finishing works of Mr. P. Nevin.
There is a R. C. chapel in the village, also a convent of
nuns of the Carmelite order, who have a school for the
gratuitous instruction of about 100 poor female children,
and a select school for 12 young ladies.