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Phibsborough (/ ˈ f ɪ b z b ər ə /; Irish: Baile Phib), [1] also spelled Phibsboro, [2] is a mixed commercial and residential neighbourhood on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. The Bradogue River crosses the area in a culvert , and the Royal Canal passes through its northern reaches, notably at Cross Guns Bridge.
In 1789, Dublin Corporation commissioned the Royal Canal and a harbour built on Constitution Hill, connected to the main canal at Phibsboro by a spur. In many ways, the history of Broadstone is the history of this canal.
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Cabra is located southwest of the Royal Canal, except for one small piece of land between the canal and railway line, and northeast of the Phoenix Park, and runs southeast to northwest, from Phibsboro at St. Peter's Church and around the sixth Royal Canal lock, and Grangegorman at Hanlon's Corner, to Ashtown and Pelletstown; across the canal are the districts of first Glasnevin and then Finglas.
Dublin postal districts have been used by Ireland's postal service, known as An Post, to sort mail in Dublin. The system is similar to that used in cities in Europe and North America until they adopted national postal code systems in the 1960s and 1970s.
The road is considered as a marker to separate the city centre from the inner suburbs, and runs from the Phoenix Park in the west through Phibsboro, to North Wall in the east. A number of important institutions are located along the road, including the Mater Hospital , Dalymount Park and Mountjoy Prison , and both Croke Park and St. Brendan's ...
In 1907, work on the spire apparently commenced after Cardinal Moran of Australia commented on the lack of Catholic church spires in the Dublin skyline. St Peter's Church is recognised as an important landmark in North Dublin. In 1984 Bernard Neary wrote: You could hardly be called a Dubliner if you hadn't heard of St. Peter's Church, Phibsborough.
John Moynihan (born 29 October 1946, Phibsboro) is an Irish folk singer, ... For a time, he also fronted the Fleadh Cowboys, a popular band in 1980s Dublin.