Original sentence: Clonee, a former rural area now heavily built-up, crosses the boundary between the old County of Dublin and Meath, while Ongar is a newly-created residential development seeking to develop a "village" amenity.Fingal County Council also takes responsibility for the northern-most parts of Ballymun, Santry and Finglas.Fingal varies enormously in character, from densely-populated areas of the contiguous Dublin metropolitan to remote rural villages and almost-unpopulated agricultural townlands
Edited sentence: Clonee, a former rural area of Meath now with a heavily built-up hinterland, crosses the boundary between the old County of Dublin and County Meath, while Ongar is an adjacent newly-created residential development in western Clonsilla seeking to develop a "village" amenity.Fingal County Council is also responsible for the northern-most parts of Ballymun, Santry and Finglas.Fingal varies enormously in character, from densely-populated suburban areas of the contiguous Dublin metropolitan to remote rural villages and almost-unpopulated agricultural townlands