Description
Clontarf (Irish: Cluain Tarbh, meaning "meadow of the bull") is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Clontarf (Irish: Cluain Tarbh, meaning "meadow of the bull") is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Clontarf is located 13 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council, in the Northern Beaches region.
History
Clontarf is named after the Clontarf district in Dublin, Ireland.
The son of Queen Victoria, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, visited Clontarf in 1868 where he was shot in the back by an Irishman, Henry James O'Farrell. Alfred was saved because the bullet struck him at a point where his India-rubber braces, holding his trousers up, crossed over. The bullet was deflected around his rib-cage and did no major harm.
Weather
Things to do
Clontarf's landmarks are Clontarf Beach, Sandy Bay, Castle Rock and Grotto Point.
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Population: 1,001 - 10,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 0.86 km2
Elevation: 11 to 50 metres
Town elevation: 24 m
Population number: 1,737
Local Government Area: Northern Beaches Council