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Clontarf Island
An island called Clontarf Island used to exist at the mouth of the Tolka River. The island was used as a refuge from plague in 1650 but construction work ont the Great South Wall and the Bull Wall changed the flow of water and the island was engulfed. 
 

Easter Island
The promenade in Clontarf has a replica statue of the Easter Island heads, a diplomatic gift from the Chilean Ambassador to Ireland. The Chilean Embassy is located in Clontarf. 

Horse-trams
Long before the DART arrived, residents of Clontarf travelled to the city centre via horse-tram. This service was initiated between the centre and Dollymount in 1880 and was later electrified in 1898.

This convenient transport link was one of the main reasons why so many people settled here in the late 19th century.