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Dublin 3 – Ballybough Part II – Jones Road to Ballybough Road
View Ballybough – D3 – PII in a larger map Ballybough central history Very little development had taken place on this section of Ballybough before 1837. The entire area was farm land, orchards and gravel pits. Apart from a few rural dwellings – most li …Read more -
Dublin 3 – Ballybough Part I – Drumcondra Road to Jones Road
View Ballybough, D3 – Part I in a larger map Whitworth Place just over the canal from Dorset Street is one of the oldest streets in this part of Dublin pre-dating 1837 and the street is still quite traditional though it does appear that several of the …Read more -
Dublin 3 – Ballybough, history and introduction
I may have had a somewhat rose tinted view of the Ballybough area when starting the ground survey – based its fantastical history. The day started on a rocky note as I dodged showers, got caught in Tall Ships traffic and my bus wouldn’t go past O’Conne …Read more
