Southside (Dublin)
The Southside is not an official administrative area but a
colloquial term. To some, especially those from outside Dublin, the
Southside of
Dublin is presumed to be the area within Dublin's county borders bounded to the north by the
River Liffey. To native Dubliners, however, the socio-cultural particularities of the 'southside' and 'southsiders' are not contained within this artificial construct. When 'southside' is used as an adjective or pro-noun, it is used, rightly or wrongly, as a term referring to an attitude within or prejudice about Dublin's middle and upper classes.
Famous southsiders include former
Taoisigh Garret FitzGerald,
Liam Cosgrave, Taoiseach and President
Éamon de Valera,
James Joyce,
Austin Clarke and
Oscar Wilde.
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Dublin 4
