Northside, Dublin Northside, Dublin The Northside () is the part of Dublin city that lies to the north of the River Liffey. The Northside is "not" an official or administrative area and the unofficial definition of what actually constitutes the Northside varies. It generally includes those parts of Dublin city which lie north of the River Liffey. County Dublin settlements, north of the M50 motorway, such as Swords and Malahide, that have developed into suburbs of Dublin city, are also sometimes included. James Joyce set several of the "Dubliners" stories on the Northside, reflecting his childhood sojourns in Drumcondra and Fairview. Other
Belfast–Dublin line Belfast–Dublin line The Belfast–Dublin line is a main and busiest railway route on the island of Ireland that connects Dublin Connolly station in the Republic of Ireland and station in Northern Ireland. The railway line was built by three separate companies. In 1837 the Ulster Railway began building a railway line between Belfast and Lisburn, which was extended in stages to Portadown in 1842 and as far as Clones by 1863. The Dublin and Drogheda Railway (D&D) built the line between Dublin and Drogheda. The Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway (D&B Jct) linked the Dublin and Drogheda with the Ulster