Northside, Dublin

The Northside
Dublin, north of the Liffey
O'Connell Bridge, looking northeast
O'Connell Bridge, looking northeast
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CountyCounty Dublin
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Traffic passing the Independent Bridge at Drumcondra
The harbour at Howth

The Northside[1] (Irish: Taobh Ó Thuaidh) in an informal but commonly used term to describe the part of the city of Dublin that lies to the north of the River Liffey, and extending into part of North County Dublin. The part outside the city is within the county of Fingal, a local government area established in 1994. While it is sometimes regarded as less wealthy than the city's Southside, the Northside was originally the home of the city's upper classes and the more privileged of the two.[2] Today, some of the wealthiest areas in Ireland, such as Malahide,[3] Howth,[4] Clontarf,[5] and Castleknock, lie north of the river.[6]

  1. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (14 November 2012). "Time to move beyond the northside-southside myth". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ Phelan, Kate (11 January 2017). "What's With Dublin's North-South Divide?". Culture Trip. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ Gleeson, Colin. "Households in Malahide enjoy highest incomes in State". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ Mcmorrow, Kate. "Howth". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ Hill, Berkeley (5 February 2018), "Incomes of Agricultural Households", Farm Incomes, Wealth and Agricultural Policy, Routledge, pp. 179–272, doi:10.4324/9781315201696-5, ISBN 978-1-315-20169-6, retrieved 2 February 2022
  6. ^ Jones, Christopher (2 June 2020). "Dublin By Numbers: Everything you need to know before moving to Castleknock". DublinLive. Retrieved 1 February 2022.