Previously known as Brickfield Town. Brickfield Town was previously known as Scallet Hill, a rabbit warren.
The area is bounded on the Strand Road and Beach Road side by the sea at Sandymount Strand and Merrion Strand. To the north is Irishtown on the way to Ringsend. To the west is Ballsbridge.
Sandymount Green is a tringular park, at the centre of the village.
The Catholic Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea is here. The supermarket currently operated by Tesco was previously part of the Quinnsworth chain. Before that, it was H. Williams.
Mapothers on the green was a newsagent, as was The Gem.
On the corner opposite Ryan's pub, was Bracken's store which burnt down.