20 Facts About Clontarf Dublin

1.

Clontarf Dublin has a range of commercial facilities in several locations, mainly centred on Vernon Avenue.

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Construction work on the Great South Wall and the Bull Wall in Clontarf Dublin Port changed the flow of water in Clontarf Dublin Bay, threatening its existence, though it was in fact eventually destroyed by a large storm in 1844.

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3.

Clontarf Dublin itself enjoyed relative peace for over 100 years until the arrival of the Normans in 1172.

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4.

Shortly afterwards, Clontarf Dublin was granted to Adam de Pheypo, a follower of Strongbow.

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5.

Settlement at Clontarf Dublin has been dated to at least the 12th century, and in the 19th century remains from earlier times were thought to have been found.

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6.

Manor and church of Clontarf Dublin were held by the Templars and subsequently the Hospitallers, and there was a holy well in the area, near what is The Stiles Road, until recent times .

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7.

However, as with many such 'informal' settlements in Ireland, Clontarf Dublin Sheds became the site for a 19th-century Roman Catholic church - the Church of Ireland St John's Church, and the Roman Catholic St Anthony's are closer to the original settlement - and then outgrew the original village.

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8.

Clontarf Dublin had an important role in the career of the prominent Irish nationalist leader Daniel O'Connell who sought to hold on this location, symbolic because of its association with the Battle of Clontarf Dublin in 1014, a mass meeting calling for repeal of the Act of Union.

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Key arrival at Clontarf Dublin was Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, son of Arthur Guinness II and his partner in running the brewery, who purchased various lands in Clontarf Dublin and Raheny, combining them to form St Anne's Estate .

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10.

Also on the promenade is Clontarf Dublin's privately owned open-air seawater swimming pool, once a recreational destination with hot and cold baths, closed in 1996, then becoming derelict.

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11.

Clontarf Dublin reaches into Saint Anne's Park, which it shares with Raheny.

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12.

Clontarf Dublin has access to the North Bull Island in the area known as Dollymount.

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13.

Clontarf Dublin is home to a wide range of businesses, many of which are members of the local Chamber of Commerce.

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14.

Clontarf Dublin today has three Roman Catholic parishes, a Church of Ireland Parish of Clontarf Dublin, a Presbyterian congregation and a Methodist parish.

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15.

Clontarf Dublin has many clubs whose members take part in sporting activities, including rugby, soccer, golf, cricket, sailing and Gaelic games.

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16.

Clontarf Dublin has a strong rugby club, their senior XV reaching two all-Ireland league finals under former coach Phil Werahiko.

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17.

Hydroplane racing In the 1930s Clontarf was the base for the North Dublin branch of the Motor Yacht Club of Ireland.

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18.

Clontarf Dublin is home to the Central Remedial Clinic and to the Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland, as well as a major centre of the Irish Wheelchair Association.

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19.

Clontarf Dublin is a civil parish in the ancient barony of Coolock, in turn comprising multiple townlands.

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20.

Clontarf Dublin was the original home of the Grove Social Club disco which ran from 1967 to 1997.

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