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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.
12 paź 2024 · Dublin is a city and the capital of Ireland, located on the east coast in the province of Leinster. Situated at the head of Dublin Bay of the Irish Sea, Dublin is the country’s chief port, center of financial and commercial power, and seat of culture.
Discover the history of the city of Dublin since its foundation as a Viking settlement called Dyflin, to the end of the British rule and the present day.
12 paź 2024 · Until the middle of the 17th century, Dublin was a small walled medieval town, dominating only the Pale—the thin strip of English settlement along Ireland’s eastern seaboard. In the 500 years to 1660, three uprisings in the city were suppressed, a Scottish siege was forestalled, and the ravages of the Black Death were endured.
Dublin jest miastem atrakcyjnym pod względem turystycznym, wpływa na to m.in. jego specyficzna atmosfera. Zachowało się tutaj stosunkowo niewiele starszych zabytków (sprzed XVII wieku ). Jednym z nich jest Zamek Dubliński , wybudowany przez Normanów na miejscu dawnej fortyfikacji wikingów w XIII wieku .
The first documented history of Dublin begins with the Viking raids in the 8th and 9th century. These led to the establishment of a settlement on the southside of the mouth of the Liffey, named Dubh Linn (Black Pool) after the lake where the Danes first moored their boats.
12 paź 2024 · Dublin - History, Culture, Economy: In 1801 the Act of Union between England and Ireland abolished the Irish Parliament and drastically reduced Dublin’s status. With no governmental duties to compel their presence in Dublin, the leading figures of the Ascendancy returned to England.
