出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/04/25 13:39 UTC 版)
Ballybough (Irish: An Baile Bocht, meaning "poor town") is a district of north Dublin, Ireland situated northeast of Summerhill, between the Royal Canal and the River Tolka. Adjacent areas are North Strand, Fairview and Drumcondra/Clonliffe. The name derives from the Irish baile "town" and bocht "poor". In the 18th Century, Ballybough was known as Mud Island, owing to its proximity to the mud flats that now form Fairview and environs.