Shandon, Dublin
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Shandon is a small collection of roads on
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within the district of
Phibsboro Phibsborough (; ), also spelled Phibsboro, is a mixed commercial and residential neighbourhood on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. The Bradogue River crosses the area in a culvert, and the Royal Canal passes through its northern reaches, not ...
. It consists of three terraces of
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( Victorian style) houses along the banks of the
Royal Canal The Royal Canal ( ga, An Chanáil Ríoga) is a canal originally built for freight and passenger transportation from Dublin to Longford in Ireland. It is one of two canals from Dublin to the River Shannon and was built in direct competition ...
, built around 1926. The area was expanded in 1952 by the addition of a terrace of concrete houses, Shandon Gardens, and more recently Shandon Crescent and Shandon Green. The area is home to Shandon Pitch and Putt Club, an 18-hole course affiliated to the
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