Cabinteely lies around the crossroads of Johnstown Road / Brennanstown Road and the Old Bray Road. Much of Cabinteely is parkland (Cabinteely Park and Kilbogget Park) or open countryside (around Laughanstown and Brennanstown).

The area has prehistoric ties - there is a tomb known as Brennanstown Portal Tomb, Glendruid cromlech/dolmen, or The Druids' Altar near Cabinteely. Cabinteely sits at the meeting point of the three medieval civil parishes of Tully, Kill and Killiney, in the half-barony of Rathdown. The ruins of Kill Abbey/Grange Church are near Deansgrange. Cabinteely House and its outbuildings while not open day-to-day, are often open for cultural events and historical tours.

The modern suburb of Cabinteely is still split between these civil parishes. Cabinteely today borders Carrickmines, Cornelscourt, Foxrock, Johnstown, and Killiney. It is located in South County Dublin, near the sea and the mountains of Wicklow. Locally, within a short walk there is a pub, church, library, restaurants, hairdressers, barbers, nail spa, convenience stores as well as several parks.

Our road is a safe cul de sac, with a private walkway into the adjacent park. It runs parallel to the N11 bus corridor for ease of getting around.