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Dublin became the centre of English power in Ireland after the Norman invasion of the southern half of Ireland ( Munster and Leinster) in 1169–71, replacing Tara in Meath – the seat of the Gaelic High Kings of Ireland – as the focal point of Ireland's polity.
Há 2 dias · Built in 1808, it was mysteriously blown up late one night in 1966. At the beginning of the 21st century, Dublin Corporation (now Dublin City Council) began upgrading both the street and its shops, cutting down the century-old London plane trees that lined the centre and erecting the Spire.
- John O'beirne Ranelagh
Dublin prospered as a trade centre, despite an attempt by King Robert I of Scotland to capture the city in 1317. It remained a relatively small walled medieval town during the 14th century and was under constant threat from the surrounding native clans.
The Vikings, or Norsemen, invaded in the 9th century (c. 831) and built on the river’s south bank and on the ridge above, where Dublin Castle rose 400 years later.
Dublin was devastated by fire in 1190 and a stone fortress built sometime in the 13th century. The first mayor was appointed in 1220. Following this, the city grew fast and had a population of 8,000 by the end of the 13th century, prospering as a trade centre, despite an attack by the Scots in 1317.
Discover Dublin’s compelling past from when it was a small Viking settlement called Dyflin and how it became the capital of the Republic of Ireland. The exact date of Dublin’s foundation is unknown, but it's thought that the bay where Dublin currently sits was inhabited thousands of years ago by hunter-gatherers.
The first railway in Ireland was built in 1834, when a 7-mile (11.3-km) link connected Dublin with the port of Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire). As a result, suburbs began to grow up along the coast to the south. Suburban development around the city continued and intensified over the next 70 years.
