Northside

The Northside (Taobh Ó Thuaidh in Irish) is the area in County Dublin, Ireland bounded to the south by the River Liffey to the east by Dublin Bay, to the north and west by the boundaries of County Dublin. The Northside is not an official or administrative area but rather a colloquial geographical expression. The Northside is, possibly unfairly, viewed by some commentators as less salubrious than its counterpart across the river, the Southside. This view is somewhat inaccurate as some of Dublin's relatively affluent suburbs such as Clontarf, Glasnevin, Drumcondra, Malahide, Castleknock, Howth and Sutton are located on the Northside of the city. There is also something of a rivalry between the two. James Joyce set several of the Dubliners...