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Clontarf railway station (Irish : Cluain Tarbh) was a railway station in Dublin, Ireland, on the Dublin and Drogheda Railway line.
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Clontarf railway station (Irish : Cluain Tarbh) was a railway station in Dublin, Ireland, on the Dublin and Drogheda Railway line.
The remnants of the station can still be seen at the rail bridge over Howth Road, halfway between the start of that road and Killester village centre, approximately one kilometre north of the present Clontarf Road railway station.
The station was opened on 25 May 1844 and finally closed on 3 September 1956. [1]
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Clontarf Road railway station is a railway station in Dublin, Ireland, on the DART commuter rail line.
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Dollymount, often known as "Dollyer" to Dubliners, is a coastal suburban area on the north coast of Dublin Bay, within Clontarf, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland, just east of Saint Anne's Park.
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The Clontarf and Hill of Howth Tramroad Company (C&HoHTCo) operated a tram service from central Dublin via Dollymount in Clontarf to Howth Harbour in the Dublin area of Ireland from 1900 to 1941. Formed in the 1880s, it was a separate entity from the other Dublin tramways, notably the Dublin United Tramways Company (DUTC), but worked closely with the latter, who owned the line as far as Dollymount, for most of its operating existence.
The R807 road is a regional road in Dublin, Ireland.
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Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf is a girls' voluntary second level school in Clontarf on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Founded by the Holy Faith Sisters in 1890, and originally providing both primary and secondary education, it is since 2009 in the care of The Le Cheile Schools Trust. It is notable as one of the 25 schools with the highest progression to third level education. In 2020 it was ranked 1st in North Dublin, and 7th in Ireland, by the Sunday Times.
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