Clontarf
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Clontarf means "Bulls' Meadow" (Cluain Tarbh) in the Irish language. It is also a place name used in several English-speaking countries:
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[edit] Ireland
- Clontarf, a village and extensive district now a part of Dublin made famous by the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. The other places named Clontarf probably owe their name to this settlement.
- The Parish of Clontarf (Roman Catholic), dating back to the 1100's, based in the above area, and now split into three parishes.
- Clontarf Church of Ireland Parish, Dublin. An Anglican/Episcopalian religious community also centred on the above area.
- Dublin Clontarf (UK Parliament constituency), existed 1885-1922, also based on the above
[edit] United States
[edit] Also
- Clontarf, an Irish whiskey brand
- Clontarf Foundation, an Australian non-profit educational foundation for indigenous students.
- Clontarf Aboriginal College, the current name of a former orphanage in the Perth suburb of Waterford in Western Australia.

