Clonliffe (Irish: Cluain Life) is an area on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland, between Ballybough and Drumcondra in the Dublin 3 postal district. Clonliffe Road, previously known as Fortick's Lane, is a wide thoroughfare that forms the central artery of the area. It is nearly a mile long. Near the area's border with Drumcondra there is an entrance to Holy Cross College, and to the grounds of the residence of the Archbishop of Dublin.

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Clonliffe Cluain Life
Inner city neighbourhood
Croke Park seen behind Victorian townhouses on Jones's Road, Clonliffe
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Dublin
Local authority	Dublin City Council
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

The main access to Croke Park GAA sports ground is from Jones Road, the principal turn-off on the south side of Clonliffe Road. In the mid-19th century, it was proposed that a university be located at Clonliffe.[1]

Clonliffe Harriers is an athletics club based in Morton Stadium.

The grounds of Clonliffe College form a large portion of the area.

In the Middle Ages Clonliffe was known for its holy well, which was an object of pilgrimage.

Under the Drumcondra, Clonliffe, and Glasnevin Township Act 1878, it became part of the township of Drumcondra, Clonliffe and Glasnevin, within County Dublin. The area was absorbed into the city of Dublin in 1900.[2][3]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

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