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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 [...]
Beaumont is a suburb of Dublin, located on the Northside. It lies within the postal district Dublin 9 and is adjacent to Santry, Donnycarney, Whitehall and Artane. The name derives from the French for “beautiful mount”.
Beaumont was originally a townland in the Civil Parish of Coolock, between the townlands of Kilmore Big and Kilmore Little. [...]
Whitehall (Irish: Fionnbhrú) is a Northside suburb of Dublin City, Ireland.
Whitehall is on the northern outskirts of Dublin’s inner city, located on the N1 road leading to Dublin Airport, Swords and Belfast, between Santry and Drumcondra. North of Whitehall, the N1 becomes a motorway, the M1. The area is adjacent to the major public hospital [...]
Donaghmede (Domhnach MÃde in Irish) is a northside suburb of Dublin, Ireland about 10 kilometres (6 miles) to the north east of the city centre. Donaghmede lies within the postal district Dublin 13.
Donaghmede is located in the Dublin City Council area close to the border with Fingal County Council. It is near to Kilbarrack, Raheny, [...]
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 [...]
Drumcondra (Irish: Droim Conrach, meaning the Ridge of the Condraighe, who were a tribe from the 2nd century) is a residential area and inner suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It was the central area of the district of Clonturk, and the two names were used equally for, for example, the religious and civil [...]
The River Tolka (Irish: An Tulcha) is a river which flows through Dublin, Ireland.
It rises near Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, passing Dunboyne, Mulhuddart, Blanchardstown, Finglas, then through the north Dublin district of Drumcondra (beside Tolka Park), Glasnevin, Ballybough and Fairview, before entering Dublin Bay at East Wall.
The Tolka is, with the River Liffey and the River Dodder [...]
The O’Brien Institute (or OBI) is a building complex in Marino, Dublin, Ireland. It was built in 1880 – 1883. The purpose of the building was to serve as an orphan home and school, financed by a trust that was founded by Bridget O’Brien in 1876. The architect was John Joseph O’Callaghan (+ 1905). [...]
Ballybough is a district of north Dublin, Ireland situated northeast of Summerhill, between the Royal Canal and the River Tolka. Adjacent areas are North Strand, Fairview and Drumcondra /Â Clonliffe. The name derives from the Irish baile “town” and bocht “poor”. The area was synomymous with being a leper colony in the 18th Century when it [...]
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 [...]
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