Fingal

Fingal Fine Gall
County
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Flúirse Talaimh is Mara  (Irish) "Abundance of Land and Sea"
Fingal (dark green) shown within County Dublin (light green) and within Ireland (lighter green)
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
Region	Eastern and Midland
Established	1994
County town	Swords
Government
• Local authority	Fingal County Council
• Dáil constituencies	Dublin Bay North Dublin Fingal Dublin North-West Dublin West
• EP constituency	Dublin
Area [1]
• Total	456 km2 (176 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Knockbrack)	176 m (577 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	330,506
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode	D9, D11, D15, K32, K34, K36, K45, K56, K67
Telephone area codes	01
Vehicle index mark code	D
Website	Official website

Fingal (English: /ˈfɪŋɡɔːl/ FING-gawl;^[3] from Irish Fine Gall, meaning 'foreign tribe') is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which was disestablished for administrative purposes in 1994. Its name is derived from the medieval territory of Scandinavian foreigners (Irish: gaill) that settled in the area. Fingal County Council is the local authority for the county. In 2022 the population of the county was 330,506, making it the second most populated council in Dublin and the third most populous county in the state.^[2]