South Dublin South Dublin South Dublin () is a county in Ireland, within the province of Leinster, and the Dublin Region, a successor to County Dublin, from which its name derives. South Dublin County Council is the local authority for the county. The county contains both dense suburbs of Dublin and stretches of unpopulated mountain. In 2011 it had a population of 278,749, making it the third most populous county in the state. South Dublin has an area of 222.74 square kilometres. It is bounded by Dublin City (15 km to the north east), the River Liffey (separating it from Fingal to
St James' Church, Dublin (Church of Ireland) an old custom that funeral processions passing the fountain would circle it three times before carrying on to the cemetery. James Whitelaw (1749–1813) was a clergyman at this church, before going on to St. Catherine's Church. St James' Church, Dublin (Church of Ireland) St. James' Church (), a former Church of Ireland church in James's Street, Dublin, Ireland, was established in 1707. The corresponding parish, which was separated from that of nearby St. Catherine's, was established in 1710. There had been a shrine dedicated to St. James at nearby St. James's Gate, a stopping-off point for pilgrims, since medieval times.