Kingstown, a populous and important suburb of Dublin, 7 miles SSE. from the G.P.O. Previous to 1817, when the harbour-works were commenced, it was merely a fishing-village known as Dunleary. On the occasion of George IV.'s visit in 1821 its name was changed to Kingstown. The situation of the town and the invigorating air have made it a favourite residence. The mail-packets sail hence to Holyhead twice a day. There is little general trade, though the harbour, completed by the Admiralty In 1859 at a cost of £825,000, is one of the finest in the United Kingdom. The east pier is 3500 feet in length; the west, 5000 feet, enclosing an area of over 250 acres, with a depth of from 13 to 27 feet. Vessels drawing 24 feet can come alongside the quay at any state of the tide. Kingstown is within the parliamentary division of South Dublin. Pop. (1901) 17,356.

Kingstown

Kingstown, capital of the British West Indian island of St Vincent, at its SW. extremity, on a large bay, at the foot of a spur of Mount St Andrew (2000 feet). Pop. 4547.