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West of Church St. and the Finglas Road.

CHAPTER I. West of Church Street and the Finglas Road Up to the end of the 17th century the portion of the City of Dublin, lying to the north ...

Between the Old and New Road to the Sea.

CHAPTER X. Between the Old and the New Roads to the Sea AFTER the old road to Ballybough Bridge the next district of the north city is that...

The New Road to the Sea

CHAPTER XI. The New Road to the Sea. Starting from the Custom House, the new road to the sea runs by Store Street, Amiens Street and the...

North Wall, North Lotts

CHAPTER XII. The North Wall and the North Lotts. Custom House Quay dates from 1791 when the new Custom House was built. (The name Custom Hous...

Clontarf Island.

CHAPTER XIII. CLONTARF ISLAND It is hard to realise now, when three or four miles, of land occupy a space where once the sea flowed, what an i...

Fairview and Marino.

CHAPTER XIV. Fairview and Marino Passing beyond the old city boundary at Ballybough Bridge, one of the first objects of interest is the Cathol...

Clontarf.

CHAPTER XV1. Clontarf The last highway from the north side of the city is that which leads by the seashore to Clontarf and Howth, a dist...

Malahide Road.

CHAPTER XV. The Malahide Road. Malahide Road, which is skirted by the wall of Marino, is one of the most cheerful highways near Dublin. ...

Howth

CHAPTER XVII. Howth We have now reached the district of Sutton, the threshold of Howth. Sutton Railway Station is situated at the narrow...

Phoenix Park. The Tyrells.

CHAPTER II. The Phoenix Park and the Barony of the Tyrells (Castleknock) The Phoenix Park, one of the chief beauties of Dublin north of the Li...

Tolka, Glasnevin, Naul Road.

CHAPTER III. The Tolka, Glasnevin and the Naul Road. A little beyond Westmoreland Bridge the highway forks left and right. This spot was the o...

Grattan Bridge, Old Essex Bridge.

CHAPTER IV. Grattan Bridge, Old Essex Bridge and the Pill. Having disposed of the highways to Ratoath, Navan, Slane, and Naul, the next great ...

West of the Great North Road.

CHAPTER V. West of the Great North Road. Westward of Capel Street we find Chancery Place, (1825) formerly called Mass Lane, from a Church of t...

Great North Road and Fingal.

CHAPTER VII The Great North Road and Fingal Those who travel by the main roads on the north side of Dublin may remark that the country proper ...

East of the Great North Road.

CHAPTER VI. East of the Great North Road. Proceeding once more from Grattan or old Essex Bridge, there are many interesting memorials on t...

Centre of the North City

CHAPTER VIII The Centre of the North City. Having disposed of the great northern highway the next thoroughfare to be traversed in the northern...

North Dublin

North Dublin By Dillon Cosgrove. Originally published in 1909. Chapter 1. West of Church Street and the Finglas Road. [...

The Old Road to the Sea.

CHAPTER IX. The Old Road To The Sea Great Britain Street, Summer Hill and Ballybough Road are a very old thoroughfare, but were quite rural un...