Rooms to Rent in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin

Dún Laoghaire, pronounced roughly dun leery, is a seaside harbour town on the south side of Dublin Bay and the county town of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. Named after Laoghaire, a 5th-century High King, it was called Kingstown from 1821 to 1920. The town grew up around its huge harbour, built between 1817 and 1859, whose two granite piers are a favourite place for a walk, with the East Pier especially popular, and it was the terminus of Ireland's first railway, which opened from Dublin in 1834.

Life here revolves around the seafront. The DLR Lexicon, the county's central library, overlooks the harbour beside the National Maritime Museum, the restored Dún Laoghaire Baths reopened for sea swimming in 2022, and the Forty Foot bathing place and the James Joyce Tower are a short walk away in Sandycove. George's Street is the main shopping street, the Victorian People's Park sits at its eastern end, and the marina is the largest in Ireland.

The DART stops at Dún Laoghaire, Salthill and Monkstown, and Sandycove and Glasthule, with trains along the coast to the city centre and south to Bray, and bus routes link the town with Dundrum, Leopardstown and the city. IADT, the Institute of Art, Design and Technology and home of the National Film School, is nearby in Deansgrange. Dún Laoghaire suits people who want sea air and a town of its own with an easy run into Dublin. Dwelles lists rooms here so you can compare what is available.