Portobello
Portobello is an area of Dublin in Ireland, within the southern city centre and bounded to the south by the Grand Canal. It came into existence as a small suburb south of the city in the 18th century, centred on Richmond Street.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: townland in Dublin, Ireland
- Also known as: “Portobello, Dublin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Irish Jewish Museum and Dublin Castle.
Irish Jewish Museum
Museum
The Irish Jewish Museum is a small museum located in the once highly Jewish populated area of Portobello, around the South Circular Road, Dublin, dedicated to the history of the Irish Jewish community.
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin. Originally a motte-and-bailey castle chosen for its position at the highest point of central Dublin, it was mostly rebuilt, from the late 17th century onward, as a Georgian palace.St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: William J Sisti, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland is the national cathedral of the Church of Ireland. Christ Church Cathedral, also a Church of Ireland cathedral in Dublin, is designated as the local cathedral of the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rathmines and Ranelagh.
Rathmines
Suburb
Photo: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rathmines is an inner suburb on the Southside of Dublin in Ireland. It begins at the southern side of the Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to the south, Ranelagh to the east, and Harold's Cross to the west.
Ranelagh
Suburb
Photo: Cqui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ranelagh is an affluent residential area and urban village on the Southside of Dublin, Ireland in the postal district of Dublin 6. Ranelagh was originally a village called Cullenswood.
The Liberties
Suburb
Photo: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Liberties is an area in central Dublin, Ireland, located in the southwest of the inner city. Formed from various areas of special manorial jurisdiction, initially separate from the main city government, it is one of Dublin's most historic working class neighbourhoods.
Portobello
- Categories: human settlement, townland, and locality
- Location: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.33127° or 53° 19′ 53″ northLongitude
-6.26883° or 6° 16′ 8″ westElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
9C5M8PJJ+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 683622742OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Portobello” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Portobello”
- Chinese: “波托貝洛”
- Danish: “Portobello”
- Dutch: “Portobello”
- French: “Portobello”
- Hebrew: “פורטובלו”
- Irish: “Cuan Aoibhinn”
- Irish: “Portobello”
- Japanese: “ポートベロー”
- Russian: “Портобелло”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Portobello”
- Turkish: “Portobello, Dublin”
- Ukrainian: “Портобелло”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Portobello Community Hall and Saint Kevin’s.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Portobello”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.