Pembroke, Dublin

The township consisted of a number of distinct areas: Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Sandymount, Irishtown and Ringsend. The areas varied in nature, with Ringsend being an old fishing village, Irishtown a working-class residential and industrial district, while the remainder of the township contained affluent residential areas. Seven-ninths of the township was part of the Pembroke Estate, and the agent of the estate was an commissioner, the remaining 14 being elected by property owners. The estate had a great deal of influence on the activities of the commissioners, and also made donations of land for the use of the township. This influence largely ended when a more democratically elected urban district council replaced the commissioners. In 1899, it became an urban district under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. Electoral history ==Town Hall==

Pembroke Town Hall was built on Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, and opened in 1880. Previously the township offices had been in nearby Ballsbridge Terrace. The town hall later formed the administrative headquarters of the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee. ==Dissolution==

Under the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930, Pembroke Urban District was dissolved and its area was added to the functional area of the city of Dublin. ==Continued use of name==

The library run by Dublin City Council in Ballsbridge is called Pembroke Library. It is also the name of a local electoral area for elections to Dublin City Council. ==Sources==