Ballybough is a district of north Dublin, Ireland situated northeast of Summerhill, between the Royal Canal and the River Tolka. Adjacent areas are North Strand, Fairview and Drumcondra/Clonliffe. The name derives from the Irish baile "town" and bocht "poor". In the 18th Century, Ballybough was known as Mud Island, owing to its proximity to the mud flats that now form Fairview and environs. There is a old Jewish Cemetery, Ballybough Cemetery on Fairview Strand near Ballybough Bridge.
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- Ballybough is a district of north Dublin, Ireland situated northeast of Summerhill, between the Royal Canal and the River Tolka. Adjacent areas are North Strand, Fairview and Drumcondra/Clonliffe. The name derives from the Irish baile "town" and bocht "poor". In the 18th Century, Ballybough was known as Mud Island, owing to its proximity to the mud flats that now form Fairview and environs. There is a old Jewish Cemetery, Ballybough Cemetery on Fairview Strand near Ballybough Bridge. In the past, it was a district that attracted characters of ill-repute, drunks, prostitutes and pirates and it was here that the authorities designated an area of burial known colloquially as 'the suicide plot' from which Bram Stoker derived the idea of the cross for his novel 'Dracula,' the cross being the junction of Clonliffe Road and Ballybough Road. During the land reclamation project of the 19th century, Mud Island was known, interchangeably, as Friend's Field or French Field, before it became known by its current name. The village of Ballybough traces its origins to a series of small dwellings known as Ballybough Cottages, which were later demolished to make way for the Dublin Corporation housing project known as Ballybough House. The area was, and still is, a predominantly working-class district of the North Inner City, but is not without its famous people such as the Luke Kelly of The Dubliners folk group for whom Ballybough Bridge over the River Tolka is named. The film director Jim Sheridan is also from the area. Close by at Jones's Road is Croke Park, the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association. This sports stadium is among the most modern in Europe with a capacity of 83,000. In addition to hurling and gaelic football it is also used as a rock concert venue. It is here that U2 has played to some of its largest audiences. The stadium was also the venue where world boxing champion Muhammad Ali defeated 'Al Blue' Lewis in a non-title fight in 1972.
- Ballybough to jedna z dzielnic Dublina. Położona na północy Dublina. Administracyjnie należy do Dublin City Council. Ballybough graniczy z North Strand, Fairview oraz Drumcondra.
- Баллибох — городской район Дублина в Ирландии, находится в административном графстве Дублин. Баллибох расположен между Королевским каналом и рекой Толка. С давних пор район был приютом разбойников и грабителей. В XVIII веке здесь находилась колония прокажённых. Перестройка местности проходила в XIX веке. В 1900 году в Баллибохе появились маршрутные линии электрического дублинского трамвая.
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- Ballybough to jedna z dzielnic Dublina. Położona na północy Dublina. Administracyjnie należy do Dublin City Council. Ballybough graniczy z North Strand, Fairview oraz Drumcondra.
- Баллибох — городской район Дублина в Ирландии, находится в административном графстве Дублин. Баллибох расположен между Королевским каналом и рекой Толка. С давних пор район был приютом разбойников и грабителей. В XVIII веке здесь находилась колония прокажённых. Перестройка местности проходила в XIX веке. В 1900 году в Баллибохе появились маршрутные линии электрического дублинского трамвая.
- Ballybough is a district of north Dublin, Ireland situated northeast of Summerhill, between the Royal Canal and the River Tolka. Adjacent areas are North Strand, Fairview and Drumcondra/Clonliffe. The name derives from the Irish baile "town" and bocht "poor". In the 18th Century, Ballybough was known as Mud Island, owing to its proximity to the mud flats that now form Fairview and environs. There is a old Jewish Cemetery, Ballybough Cemetery on Fairview Strand near Ballybough Bridge.
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