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Dublin ( / ˈdʌblɪn / ⓘ; Irish: Baile Átha Cliath, [ 10 ]pronounced [ˈbˠalʲə aːhə ˈclʲiə] or [ˌbʲlʲaː ˈclʲiə]) is the capital of Ireland. [ 11 ][ 12 ] On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range.
"Molly Malone" (also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City") is a song set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become its unofficial anthem.. A statue representing Molly Malone was unveiled on Grafton Street by then Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ben Briscoe, during the 1988 Dublin Millennium celebrations, when 13 June was declared to be Molly Malone Day.
The city of Dublin can trace its origin back more than 1,000 years, and for much of this time it has been Ireland's principal city and the cultural, educational and industrial centre of the island. Founding and early history Main articles: History of Dublin to 795 and Early Scandinavian Dublin The Dublin area c. 800 The earliest reference to Dublin is sometimes said to be found in the writings ...
ISO 3166 code. IE. Internet TLD. .ie [ d] Ireland ( Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ ), also known as the Republic of Ireland ( Poblacht na hÉireann ), [ a] is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island.
1900 - 1950. "The Pride of Pimlico" - a song about the Dublin Liberties written by Arthur Griffith. [2] "The Recruiting Sergeant" - Written by Dublin journalist Seamus O'Farrell (1886–1973) in 1915; recorded by, among others, Dominic Behan and The Black Brothers. "Biddy Mulligan the Pride of the Coombe" - written by Seamas Kavanagh about a ...
The concept did not become a political reality until the Viking Age and even then was not a consistent one. [48] Ireland did have a culturally unifying rule of law: the early written judicial system, the Brehon Laws, administered by a professional class of jurists known as the brehons. [49]
Ireland is the only country to have hosted multiple contests in succession; three in a row between 1993 and 1995. Six of the seven contests held in Ireland have been held in Dublin; three at the Point Theatre, two at the RDS Simmonscourt and one at the Gaiety Theatre. In addition, the 1993 contest was held in Millstreet, County Cork. Dublin ...
Brian Boru ( Middle Irish: Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern Irish: Brian Bóramha; c. 941 – 23 April 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill, and possibly ended Viking invasions of Ireland. [ 2] Brian Boru was mentioned in Annals of Inisfallen and Chronicon Scotorum as "Brian mac ...