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Encyclopedia > Southside (Dublin)

The Southside (Taobh Ó Dheas in Irish) is not an official administrative area but a colloquial term. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... A colloquialism is an informal expression, that is, an expression not used in formal speech or writing. ...


To some, especially those from outside Dublin, the Southside of Dublin is presumed to be the area within Dublin's county borders bounded to the north by the River Liffey. To native Dubliners, however, the socio-cultural particularities of the 'southside' and 'southsiders' are not contained within this artificial construct. When 'southside' is used as an adjective or pronoun, it is used, rightly or wrongly, as a term referring to an attitude within or prejudice about Dublin's middle and upper classes. For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... The Liffey in West Wicklow The Liffey (An Life in Irish) is a river in the Republic of Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. ... In grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a noun or pronoun (called the adjectives subject), giving more information about what the noun or pronoun refers to. ... In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun is a pro-form that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase with or without a determiner, such as you and they in English. ...


Areas of the Southside

Areas of the Southside (in the geographic sense) include:

Adamstown will be the first new town created in the Republic of Ireland since Shannon Town in 1982. ... Ballinteer (Baile na tSaoir in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin in the postal district Dublin 16 in Ireland. ... Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Dublin Ireland, is named for the bridge spanning the River Dodder on the south side of the city. ... Ballyboden is an area in Rathfarnham, County Dublin. ... Ballybrack is a suburb in the south-east of Dublin in the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. ... Ballyfermot Road Ballyfermot (Baile Formaid in Irish) is a predominantly working and middle class suburb in south west Dublin, Ireland. ... Ballymount (Irish, Báile an Arde), is located on the south side of Dublin, and comes under the areas of Walkinstown, Tallaght and Clondalkin. ... Belfield is a suburb located in the south of Irelands capital city Dublin. ... UCD can refer to: University College Dublin or their association football club University College Dublin FC Democratic Center Union University of California, Davis User-centered design The Universal Child Database, a government database in the United Kingdom. ... BlackRock Inc. ... Booterstown (Baile an Bhóthair in Irish) is a townland and parish situated in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Area along the coast, about 5 miles [8 kilometers] south of the city of Dublin in Ireland. ... Cabinteely (Cabán tSíle in Irish, meaning Sheilas Cabin) is a village in the suburbs of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, in the administrative county of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and the Dáil constituency of Dún Laoghaire. ... Cherrywood Business Park Cherrywood is one of Dublins newest suburbs; as of 2007 it is largely still under construction. ... Churchtown is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland, between Dundrum and Rathfarnham. ... CityWest, formerly known as CityTel, provides wireline and cellular telephone and internet services in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. ... Clondalkin (Cluain Dolcáin in Irish, meaning Dolcans meadow) is a town/suburb and parish 10 km west of Dublin City, Ireland, situated in South County Dublin. ... Clonskeagh or Clonskea (Irish Cluain Sceach, meadow of the whitethorn), is a suburb of Dublin in the north of county Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown in the Republic of Ireland. ... Cornelscourt Village Cornelscourt (Cúirt an Choirnéil in Irish) is a small suburban area of South Dublin, situated between Cabinteely and Foxrock. ... Crumlin (Croimghlinn in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the Southside of the city between Walkinstown Perrystown Drimnagh and Kimmage. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Population (2006)  - Town:  - Rural:   8,405  n/a Website: dalkeyhomepage. ... Dolphins Barn (Carnán Cloc) is an inner city suburb of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the Southside of the city in the Dublin 8 and partially in the Dublin 12 districts. ... Donnybrook (Irish Domhnach Broc, meaning Church of [Saint] Broc) is a district of Dublin, Ireland. ... Drimnagh is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the Southside of the city between Walkinstown, Crumlin and Inchicore, bordering the Grand Canal. ... Dundrum is the name of several towns in Ireland: Dundrum in County Down, Northern Ireland Dundrum in Dublin city, Republic of Ireland Dundrum in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Dún Laoghaire (pronounced Doonlairah or, roughly, Dunleary) is a seaside town and a ferry port situated 11 km (7 miles) south of Dublin in the council area of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown in County Dublin. ... Edmondstown is an area in South Dublin. ... Firhouse (pronounced Fear-house or Fur-house) is a small village, surrounded by housing estates. ... Foxrock (Carraig an tSionnaigh in Irish) is a suburb, formerly a separate village, in Dublin, Ireland, in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, in postal district Dublin 18. ... Glenageary (Gleann na gCaorach in Irish, meaning Glen of the Berries) is an area in the suburbs of South County Dublin, Ireland; officially part of the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council electoral area. ... Irish Grid Reference O186206 Statistics Province: Leinster County: Elevation: 276m Population (2002) 204  Glencullen (Gleancuillean), valley of the holly in Irish, is a townland in the civil parish of Kilternan, in the Barony and Poor Law Union of Rathdown in Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown County. ... Goatstown(Baile na nGabhair as gaeilge) is a suburb of Dublin in the north of county Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown in Ireland. ... Greenhills (Irish, Na Glaschnoic or Na Cnoic nGlas) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the Southside of the city. ... Harolds Cross (Crois Araild in Irish) is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland. ... Inchicore (Inse Chór in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland south of the River Liffey and west of the city centre, in the Dublin 8 postal district. ... Irishtown is a district of Dublin, Ireland. ... Jobstown is an area of West Tallaght, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Kilmacud is a suburb in Dublin in the local authority area of Dún Laoghaire. ... Kilmainham (Irish Cill Mhaighneann) is a suburb of Dublin south of the River Liffey and west of the city centre, in the Dublin 8 postal district. ... Our Lady of the Wayside The Blue Church Kilternan is a village in County Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains in the South of Dublin near the border with County Wicklow. ... Kimmage (Dublin 12) is a suburb of Dublin near to Rathfarnham, Terenure and Crumlin. ... Knocklyon (IPA pronunciation: ) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... Leopardstown is a suburban district in Dublin 18, Ireland at the foot of the Dublin mountains. ... Loughlinstown is a south Dublin suburb. ... Lucan can refer to: Lucan, a town in County Dublin Lucan, a town in Minnesota, USA Lucan, a town in Ontario, Canada Earl of Lucan, a British peerage title Richard Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, the most famous holder Lucan, a Roman poet Lucan the Butler, a Knight of the... Milltown, Dublin 6, Ireland. ... Monkstown (Baile na Manach in Irish) is a village in the south Dublin suburbs in the Republic of Ireland, located in the County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. ... Mount Merrion (Cnoc Mhuirfean in Irish) is a predominantly middle-class suburb roughly 5 miles (7km) south of Dublin City centre, Ireland, situated on and around the hill of the same name, which forms the first foothill of the Dublin Mountains. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Ranelagh (Irish Raghnallach) is a residential area and township on the southside of Dublin city, Ireland. ... Rathcoole (Rath Cúil in Irish) is a village to the south-west of Tallaght City in the Republic of Ireland and situated in South Dublin County. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference O144289 Statistics Province: Leinster County: Elevation: 54 m Population (2006) 17,333  Website: www. ... Rathgar (Irish: Rath Gharbh) is a well-to-do suburb of Dublin, Ireland, lying about 4 km south of the city centre. ... Rathmines (Ráth Maonais in Irish) is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, about 3 kilometres south of the city centre. ... Ringsend is a suburb of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. ... Rockbrook is a suburb in South Dublin. ... Saggart (Teach Sagard in Irish) is a town in South Dublin, Republic of Ireland, located on the far outskirts of Dublin city, beyond Tallaght. ... Sallynoggin is in the suburbs of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, in the administrative county of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and the Dáil constituency of Dún Laoghaire. ... Sandycove is a small village on the east coast of County Dublin. ... Sandyford Village Sandyford (Irish: Áth an Ghainimh), Dublin, Ireland, formerly a village, is now part of the conurbation of Greater Dublin, in the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. ... Sandymount (Dumhach Thrá in Irish) is a seaside village/suburb in the district of Dublin 4 in Ireland. ... Shankill is an area in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Kilgobbin Cross History of the Cross - Click on photo to read Stepaside is a large village in Dublin 18,in the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland situated on the R117 regional road. ... Stillorgan Shopping Centre Stillorgan (Stigh Lorcáin, previously Tigh Lorcáin or Teach Lorcáin in Irish), formerly a village in its own right, is a suburban area of Dublin in Ireland. ... // WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference O093265 Statistics Province: Leinster County: Elevation: 90 m Population (2006) 64,282  Tallaght (Irish:Tamhlacht), is a large town within the traditional county of Dublin in Ireland. ... Temple Bar (Barra an Teampaill in Irish) is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, Ireland. ... Templeogue (Dublin 6W) is a suburb of southwest Dublin, in Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference O143301 Statistics Province: Leinster County: Elevation: 54m Population (2002) Approx. ... Walkinstown (Baile Bhailcín in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... Dundrum (Dún Droma in Irish fort of the ridge), originally a town in its own right, is now a suburb in south Dublin, Ireland. ...

Famous Southsiders

Austin Clarke (May 9, 1896–March 19, 1974) was one of the leading Irish poets of the generation after W. B. Yeats. ... Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof[1], KBE[2], known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951) [3], is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. ... Éamon de Valera (born with the name Edward George de Valera, IPA: [1][2]) (14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century Ireland. ... Garret FitzGerald (Irish: ; born February 9, 1926) was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; July 1981 to February 1982, and December 1982 to March 1987. ... This article is about the writer and poet. ... Liam Cosgrave (Irish name Liam Mac Cosgair) (born 13 April 1920), served as the fifth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland between 1973 and 1977. ... Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. ...

See also


Dublin 4 is a postal district of Dublin, Ireland including the suburbs of Sandymount, Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Ringsend and Irishtown on Dublins Southside Dublin. ...

County Dublin

City of Dublin ( Northside, Southside) | Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown | Fingal | South Dublin Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin Code: D Area: 921 km² Population (2006) 1,186,821 County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly today the Dublin Region[1] (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... Traffic passing the Independent Bridge at Drumcondra The harbour at Howth The Northside (Taobh Ó Thuaidh in Irish) is the area in Dublin City, Ireland bounded to the south by the River Liffey, to the east by Dublin Bay and to the north and west by the M50 motorway. ... Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown1 (Irish: Dún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin) is an administrative county in the Republic of Ireland forming part of the traditional county of Dublin. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Swords Code: D (FL proposed) Area: 448. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Tallaght Code: D (SN proposed) Area: 222. ...


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Through Dublin was in terms of street layout a mediæval city akin to Paris, in the eighteenth century (as Paris would in the nineteenth century) it underwent a major rebuilding, with the Wide Streets Commission[?] demolishing many of the narrow mediæval streets and replacing them with large georgian streets.
Paradoxically, while the southside is wealthier, the President of Ireland's residence, Áras an Uachtaráin, is on the northside, as is the residence of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin (and his Church of Ireland counterpart's until the 1920s), while one of Dublin's wealthiest suburbs, the Hill of Howth is also on the northside.
Dublin's middle class liberal elite are often described as Dublin 4[?], referring to one of the city's wealthiest postal districts, in which the studios of Radio Telifís Éireann (Ireland's main broadcasting network) is located, as are a number of elite schools.
Dublin: Weather and Much More from Answers.com (5589 words)
Dublin, in a 2003 survey, was found to be the best capital city in Europe to live in, and the Republic of Ireland was also the best country to live in.
Dublin postal districts reflect the North/South divide, with odd numbers being used for districts on the Northside, e.g: Phibsboro is in Dublin 7, and even numbers for ones on the Southside, e.g: Sandymount is in Dublin 4.
Dublin Airport is the busiest airport by far on the island, registering nearly 19 million passengers in 2005, making it the 14th busiest airport in Europe with the capital's airport offering onward flights to other airports in Ireland, Europe, North America and the Middle East.
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