Malahide (from the Irish Mullach Íde) is a picturesque suburban village of Dublin City located in Fingal (formerly part of County Dublin), Ireland. The name Mullach Íde in Irish means The Promontory of St. Ita. The population has grown in recent years. The population today is 25,000, having grown from 1,500 in 1960.

The town is situated 16 kilometres north of Dublin city, on the train line to Belfast. It lies between Swords and Portmarnock. It is situated on an estuary, on the opposite side of which is Donabate. Malahide is one of Dublin's wealthiest suburban towns, and posesses a fine marina.

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Near to the village itself is Malahide Castle and gardens, which were once the estate of Baron Talbot of Malahide. The town grew in popularity in Georgian times as a seaside resort for wealthy Dublin city dwellers. This is evident today in the fine collection of Georgian houses in the town and along the seafront. It is still a popular spot for day-trippers, especially in the summer months. Malahide also has a collection of popular pubs and restaurants. There are 5 schools in its environs, 4 primary and 1 secondary, and there are several golf courses nearby.

Malahide is served by the DART, and is a rapidly growing dormitory town. Many of its inhabitants work in nearby Dublin Airport.

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St. Sylvester's Well, Old Street, Malahide, 1989

[edit] In Popular Culture

Malahide also is featured in the film Yesterday's Children, in which a housewife from America has dreams and visions about an Irish church and family in Malahide. She travels across the Atlantic to where she believes she lived in a former life.