Clonliffe
For the Dublin athletic club, see Clonliffe Harriers
Clonliffe
Cluain Life | |
|---|---|
Inner city neighbourhood | |
 Croke Park seen behind Edwardian-era townhouses on Jones's Road, Clonliffe | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Dublin |
| Local authority | Dublin City Council |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Clonliffe (Irish: Cluain Life) is an area on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland, between Ballybough and Drumcondra in the D03 postal district. Clonliffe Road, previously known as Fortick's Lane, is a wide thoroughfare that forms the central artery of the area. It is nearly a mile long. Near the area's border with Drumcondra there is an entrance to Holy Cross College, and to the grounds of the residence of the Archbishop of Dublin.
The main access to Croke Park GAA sports ground is from Jones Road, the principal turn off on the south side of Clonliffe Road. In the mid-19th century, it was proposed that a university be located at Clonliffe.[1]
The grounds of Clonliffe College form a large portion of the area.
References
- "1864 – Proposed University of Ireland, Clonliffe, Dublin". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2022.