[citation needed] The Dublin marathon passes down South Circular Road in Dolphin's Barn.

[citation needed] Dolphin's Barn is home to one of the city's fire stations which is situated on the corner of Parnell Road and Rutland Avenue.

The official Jewish cemetery of Dublin is on Aughavannagh Road near Dolphin's Barn.

It was established in 1898 by Robert Bradlaw and the Dolphin's Barn Jewish Burial Society to replace the Ballybough Cemetery which was nearing capacity.

[3][4] The Coombe Lying-In Hospital moved from the Liberties to modern buildings in Dolphin's Barn in 1967.