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History of Clonturk 3
See also History of Clonturk 1 and History of Clonturk 2
In Georgian Times
At the time of the accession of George the First, Belvedere was the residence of Sir John Coghill’s eldest son, Marmaduke Coghill, who was, like his father, a civilian, and had succeeded him as judge of the prerogative court. At the same time [...]
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Tags: Belvedere, Big houses, casino, charlemont, clonturk, Coghill, Croydon Park, Dean Swift, Donnycarney, Drumcondra, Fairview, Henry Lucas, Henry Singleton, history, Marino, Pennyville
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History of Clonturk 2
See also History of Clonturk 1 and History of Clonturk 3
From the Stuart to the Hanoverian Succession
John Bathe, to whom William Bathe surrendered at the close of Elizabeth’s reign his inheritance, was the chancellor of the exchequer’s second surviving son by his first wife, and at the time of the surrender to him he was 33 [...]
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Tags: ballybough, clonturk, Donnycarney, Drumcondra, Fairview, history, Neighbourhood
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History of Clonturk 1
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 [...]
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Tags: clonturk, Donnycarney, Drumcondra, Marino
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Drumcondra
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 parishes.
The poplation of Drumcondra in [...]
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Tags: Aidan Gillen, Bertie Ahern, clonturk, Droim Conrach, Drumcondra, video
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Fairview & Marino: history 1
Fairview and Marino
Passing beyond the old city boundary at Ballybough Bridge, one of the first objects of interest is the Catholic parish Church of Fairview, which is a little more than half a century old. The building which was its predecessor, previously a Dominican Convent, is on Fairview Strand, a little beyond Fairview Avenue. This [...]
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Tags: charlemont, clonturk, Fairview, fionnradharc, Haverty, history, Jewish Cemetery, Marino, stair
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Marino
Marino is a Northside suburb near the north inner city area of Dublin, Ireland.
Location and access
Marino encompasses the area within the boundaries of Sion Hill Road, Gracepark Road, Philipsburgh Avenue (from Lynch’s north, Malahide Road and Shelmartin Terrace. Marino borders other Northside areas such as Fairview, Donnycarney and Clontarf. It is two kilometres from the [...]
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Tags: casino, clonturk, d-walls, dublin, history, Marino
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Fairview
Fairview (or Fionnradharc as Ghaeilge) is a district on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland, in the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council. It is part of Dublin 3.
Location and access
The district is bordered to the southwest by the River Tolka and East Wall, to the west by North Strand, to the north by Marino, on the [...]
Posted: 08:48 PM under Community, Website.
Tags: clonturk, dracula, Fairview, fionnradharc, Jewish Cemetery, park, Philipsburgh
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