page_title: Swords, Dublin
section_title: Old Borough School
hierarchical_section_title: Swords, Dublin / Features and historical attractions / Old Borough School
caption_attribution_description: English: St Columba' s Church of Ireland church and graveyard
context_page_description: Swords is the county town of Fingal and a large suburban town on the Northside of Dublin. Lying ten kilometres north of the city centre, on the Ward River, and reputedly founded around 560 A.D., it features a restored medieval castle, a holy well from which it takes its name, a round tower and a Norman tower. Near to Dublin Airport, Swords is also home to one of the Dublin region's larger shopping centres, The Pavilions, several other retail facilities and a range of industries. Suburban housing estates lie around the town centre, with several parks and many schools and sporting facilities.
  The name "Swords" is also applicable to a townland, to the civil parish, within the historic County Dublin, and to the local electoral area.
context_section_description: Located on Main Street, the building was designed by the architect Francis Johnston. In 2015, Wetherspoon bought the premises, and now operate The Old Borough as a public house.
caption: St Columba' s Church of Ireland church and graveyard
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