Building Dublin’s neighbourhoods on the Internet
The wonderful Marino Local History Society have put together this beautiful collection of photos of the Clontarf & Fairview area (in video format).
The Society can be contacted by e-mail at marino-history@hotmail.com
You can see the Society’s video of the “Big Snow” of 2010 here.
You can read more about the history of the Fairview area starting here.
Dublin City Council are controversially proposing to build a Flood Defence System along Clontarf Promonade.
Their proposal comprises a series of earth mounds and walls along Clontarf Promenade between Alfie Byrne Road (Fairview end) and the Bull Wall to protect nearby roads and properties from coastal flooding. The total length is circa 3km. They propose to [...]
Risk of Coastal Flooding in Dublin this weekend – 7th and 8thNovember 2010
Motorists and property owners should be aware that there is a risk of coastal flooding in Dublin this weekend, advises Dublin City Council Local Flood forecasting agency. Dublin City Council has put in place a flood contingency plan to address this risk, in [...]
See also History of Clonturk 2 and History of Clonturk 3
The Parish of Clonturk (i.e. The Meadow of the Swine)
The Parish of Clonturk is stated in the 17th century to have contained the townlands of Clonturk, Drishoge, Donnycarney, and Drumcondra.
It contains now the townlands of Ballybough (i.e. the poor town), Clonturk, Donnycarney (i.e. Caemach’s Church), Drishoge (i.e. the [...]
Maria Philomena Potter (1925 - 7 April 2004), known as Maureen Potter, was an acclaimed Irish singer, actor, comedian and performer.
The daughter of a commercial traveller, born in Fairview, Dublin, Ireland and educated at St. Mary’s, Fairview, on Dublin’s Northside, she had a long career in the Irish theatre, mainly as a comedian, but also [...]
The Northside (Taobh Ó Thuaidh in Irish) is the area in County Dublin bounded to the south by the River Liffey to the east by Dublin Bay, to the north and west by the boundaries of County Dublin.
The Northside is not an official administrative area but rather a colloquial geographical expression. The Northside is, possibly unfairly, viewed by some commentators [...]
Elections the the Dublin Constituency of European Parliament and elections to Dublin City and County Councils will be held on June 5 next.
NearFM, in conjunction with the Northside Community Forum, is organising a series of debates, in the run up to the forthcoming Local and European elections. A panel of candidates will be present to take questions from members of the [...]
Abraham “Bram” Stoker (8 November 1847 - 20 April 1912) was an Irish writer of novels and short stories, who is best known today for his 1897 horror novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known for being the personal assistant of the actor Henry Irving and the business manager of the Lyceum Theatre [...]
Dublin 3 encompasses areas such as Ballybough, North Strand, Clonliffe, Clontarf, Dollymount, East Wall (including East Point), Fairview, most of Killester, and Marino.
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As a general rule, even numbered postal districts are on the Southside, while odd numbered districts such as Dublin 3, are on the Northside. Exceptions are the Phoenix Park, which is in Dublin [...]
Clontarf (Irish: Cluain Tarbh, meaning Bulls’ Meadow) is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin, Ireland, located in Dublin 3. It is most famous for giving the name to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 during which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland defeated the Viking invaders. This battle, which extended to districts over [...]
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