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Stillorgan

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Stillorgan, formerly a town in its own right, is an area of Dublin city in Ireland, in south County Dublin. The area is now part of the conurbation that is Greater Dublin, and is home to many housing estates, shops and facilities. The N11 road leads out from the city, through Stillorgan towards Bray. The campus of University College Dublin is only slightly further in towards the city centre.

An architectural feature of stillorgan. is the large 18th century obelisk reputed to have been designed by Edward Lovett Pearce who resided in Stillorgan in a house known as The Grove, now known as Tigh Lorcain Hall.

Another nearby suburb is Foxrock less than a mile away.

See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
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