Dungriffin Road

Dungriffan Road, Howth, Co.Dublin, was a stopping place on the Great Northern Railway's 1901 constructed Hill of Howth tram, which ran from Sutton Station to the well known harbour town of Howth. A passing loop and wooden waiting shelter was provided at Dungriffan Road, which is located just north of The Summit. The Hill of Howth tram was taken over by CIE in 1958, and closed the following year in 1959. Much of the tracked of the former tram line is now a pathway, as seen here at Dungriffan Road.
Great Northern Railway's Howth Tram No.7 pauses at Dungriffan Road stop on a service from Howth to Sutton in 1957. To the left is a typical wooden GNR waiting shelter. ©Wilson Adams Collection Just over 50 years later, we see the same stop at Dungriffan Road, the tramway having closed by CIE in 1959. Note the telegraph poles remain in the same position as the 1957 picture. The former levelcrossing at Dungriffan Road, looking south towards The Summit of the Hill of Howth. The tramway is now a pathway. A view of the site of Dungriffan loop and stop, looking back towards the summit.
A view between Dungriffan Rd and the summit, showing the descending trackbed of the former Hill of Howth tram.