Drumcondra (Irish: Droim Conrach, meaning "Conra's Ridge") is a residential area and inner suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It was the central area of the district of Clonturk, and the two names were used equally for, for example, the religious and civil parishes.
The River Tolka and the Royal Canal flow through the area.
The Cat and Cage Pub on the Drumcondra Road was the site of an old postal stop and the point at which rebels, durin...
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Drumcondra (Irish: Droim Conrach, meaning "Conra's Ridge") is a residential area and inner suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It was the central area of the district of Clonturk, and the two names were used equally for, for example, the religious and civil parishes.
The River Tolka and the Royal Canal flow through the area.
The Cat and Cage Pub on the Drumcondra Road was the site of an old postal stop and the point at which rebels, during the 1798 rebellion, seized a postal cart in order to signal to others in north Co. Dublin to revolt. The Cat and Cage is located at the corner of Church Avenue, the location of Bertie Ahern's family home (see below).
Drumcondra is today famous as the birthplace and residence of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, TD. The residence of the Archbishop of Dublin is also in Drumcondra. Aidan Gillen, star of Queer as Folk and The Wire, is also from Drumcondra. Other well known residents include Irish Times journalist Fintan O'Toole; former Ireland...
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