Sutton

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Sutton

WeatherAvg high 56.5°F

Coordinates53.39°, -6.11°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sutton is a residential suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It occupies the tombolo which links Howth Head to the mainland, some of the lower slopes of Howth Hill, and a little of the adjacent coasts. There is a small commercial core at the Sutton Cross road intersection.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

Seán Haughey

Irish politician

Richard Montgomery

Irish-born soldier in the British Army, later in the American Continental Army (1738–1775)

Michael Graham

Irish singer-songwriter, actor and record producer

Barney McKenna

Irish musician (1939-2012)

Darragh O'Brien

Irish Fianna Fáil politician

Ruth Durlacher

British tennis player (1876-1946)

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Bob Fullam

Irish footballer (1897–1974)

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Aengus Mac Grianna

Irish journalist and television newsreader

B

Brian Inglis

Irish journalist (1916-1993)

Chicago May

Irish criminal

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Luke Joseph Hooke

Irish theologian

Alan Farrell

Irish politician

D

David Wilkins

Irish sports sailor

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Ciarán Whelan

Irish Gaelic football player

C

Cliodhna O'Connor

Gaelic football player

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Darragh Maloney

gaelic games administrator

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Dublin

• Howth
  1.9 mi away · pop. 8,277
• Portmarnock
  2.5 mi away
• Kinsealey
  3.7 mi away
• Malahide
  4.6 mi away · pop. 18,608
• Swords
  6.6 mi away · pop. 40,776
• Blackrock
  6.7 mi away
• Dublin
  6.8 mi away · pop. 554,554
• Dún Laoghaire
  6.8 mi away · pop. 38,761
• Donabate
  6.9 mi away · pop. 9,669
• Portraine
  7.2 mi away
• Dalkey
  7.7 mi away
• Goatstown
  8.3 mi away

Browse all places in Dublin →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sutton

Dubliners

James Joyce · 1914

Dublin Northwards in the 1950s

Sutton, Gaius, Smith, Keith · 2008

An altitudinal sequence of soils in the Sutton-Howth area of Co. Dublin

B. O'Flynn · 1972

Anglican Orthodox Dialogue the Dublin Ag

Spck

The business expansion scheme case study

Paul Finbarr Sutton · 1991

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

George Edmund Street · 1882

The last joyful newes from Ireland

1642

The last joyfull newes from Ireland

P. R. · 1642

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-05-31

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-05-31

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Seen 2026-05-31

wall barley

Hordeum murinum

Seen 2026-05-31

Hedge mustard

Sisymbrium officinale

Seen 2026-05-31

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-05-31

Early Bumble Bee

Bombus pratorum

Seen 2026-05-31

Common Shiny Woodlouse

Oniscus asellus

Seen 2026-05-31

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Seen 2026-05-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sutton, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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