Clontarf, Dublin
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Clontarf is an affluent coastal suburb on the Northside of Dublin in the city's Dublin 3 postal district. Historically, there were two centres of population, one on the coast towards the city, and the
Clockwise from top: Clontarf promenade; businesses along the promenade; Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarf
Oil painting of Battle of Clontarf by Hugh Frazer, 1826
St John the Baptist, Castle Avenue
Clontarf Castle
Battle of Clontarf
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The Battle of Clontarf took place on 23 April 1014 at Clontarf, near Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland. It pitted an army led by Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, against a Norse-Irish alliance com
Clontarf, Dublin
…Avenue. It adjoins Fairview, Marino, Killester and Raheny. Clontarf is in the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council. Clontarf was a core site of the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, in which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, defeated the Vikings of Dublin and their allies, the Irish of Leinster. This battle, which extended…
Illustration of the Battle of Clontarf, from a 1905 book