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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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