Clonliffe () is an area on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland, between Ballybough and Drumcondra in the Dublin 3 postal district. Location Clonliffe Road, previously known as Fortick's Lane, is a wide thoroughfare that forms the central artery of the area. It is nearly a mile in length. Near the area's border with Drumcondra there is an entrance to Holy Cross College, and to the grounds of the residence of the Archbishop of Dublin. The main access to Croke Park GAA sports ground is from Jones Road, the principal turn-off on the south side of Clonliffe Road. The historical area of Clonliffe was bounded by the River Tolka, down to the North Circular Road (possibly as far South as Aldborough House). History Clonliffe as a named townland is mentioned in 1192, and the name is thought to mean "herb meadow" or from "the plain of the Liffey" in reference to the River Liffey. Clonliffe Road was originally known as Fortick's Lane, named for the previous owner of Clonliffe House, Tristram Fortick. Clonliffe House, also known as the Red House, is the earliest extant building in the area. Frederick Jones moved into the House and renamed the house and the road Clonliffe. The house was described in a poem by Thomas Caulfield Irwin: "There was a long, old road anear the town, Skirted with trees: One end joined a great highway; one led down To open shores and seas. There was no house on it save only one Built years ago: Dark foliage thickly blinded from the sun Its casements low" At the corner of Clonliffe Road and Ballybough Road, there is an area which was historically used as a burial place for those who died by suicide. Criminals were also buried at this plot, and historian Eamonn Mac Thomáis states that the bodies of the highwayman, Larry Clinch, and his gang were displayed there after their execution. In the mid-19th century, it was proposed that a university be located at Clonliffe. In 1854, Holy Cross College (also known as Clonliffe College) was founded as the Dublin diocesan seminary for Dublin by Cardinal Paul Cullen (1803-1878). The grounds of Clonliffe College form a large portion of the area today. The college is adjacent to the residence of the Archbishop of Dublin, which is located just North of Croke Park Stadium. Clonliffe Harriers is an athletics club based in Morton Stadium. Under