Dublin

Dublin

IE
Population554,554
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city including suburbs had a population of 1,263,219, County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500. Various definitions of a metropolitan Greater Dublin Area exist. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europe after the Acts of Union in 1800. Following independence in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, renamed Ireland in 1937. As of 2018, the city was listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as a global city, with a ranking of "Alpha minus", which placed it among the top thirty cities in the world.

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National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History

National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History

The National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History (Irish: Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann – Na hEalaíona Maisiúla ⁊ Stair) …

Clondalkin Round Tower

Clondalkin Round Tower

Clondalkin Round Tower (Irish: Cloigtheach Chluain Dolcáin) is an Irish round tower located in Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland. Located on …

Pearse Museum

Pearse Museum

The Pearse Museum (Irish: Músaem na bPiarsach) is dedicated to the memory of Patrick Pearse and his brother, William. Patrick …

Jeanie Johnston

Jeanie Johnston

Jeanie Johnston is a replica of a three-masted barque that was originally built in Quebec, Canada, in 1847 by the …

Jameson Chimney

Jameson Chimney

Monkstown Castle

Monkstown Castle

Dublin Writers Museum

Dublin Writers Museum

The Dublin Writers Museum was a museum of literary history in Dublin, Ireland. It opened in November 1991, and was …

14 Henrietta Street museum

14 Henrietta Street museum

14 Henrietta Street is a social history museum located on Henrietta Street in Dublin, Ireland. The museum, which is sometimes …

Royal Irish Academy

Royal Irish Academy

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; Irish: Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study …

Irish Architectural Archive

Irish Architectural Archive

The Irish Architectural Archive was established in 1976 by Dr Edward McParland and Nicholas Robinson as the National Trust Archive …

National Museum of Ireland, Natural History

National Museum of Ireland, Natural History

The National Museum of Ireland – Natural History (Irish: Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann – Stair an Dúlra), sometimes called the Dead …

National Library of Ireland

National Library of Ireland

The National Library of Ireland (NLI; Irish: Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann) is Ireland's national library located in Dublin, in a …

Marsh's Library

Marsh's Library

Marsh's Library, situated in St. Patrick's Close, adjacent to St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland is a well-preserved library of the …

Teeling Whiskey Company

Teeling Whiskey Company

Teeling Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery established in Dublin in 2015 by the Teeling Whiskey Company and owned by …

Farmleigh

Farmleigh

Farmleigh is the official Irish state guest house. It was formerly one of the Dublin residences of the Guinness family. …

The Convention Centre Dublin

The Convention Centre Dublin

The Convention Centre Dublin (Irish: Ionad Comhdhála, Baile Átha Cliath) is a convention centre in the Dublin Docklands, Ireland. The …

Dunsink Observatory

Dunsink Observatory

The Dunsink Observatory is an astronomical observatory established in 1785 in the townland of Dunsink in the outskirts of the …

National Print Museum

National Print Museum

The National Print Museum in Beggar's Bush, Dublin, Ireland, collects, and exhibits a representative selection of printing equipment, and samples …

National Museum of Ireland (Decorative Arts & History)

National Museum of Ireland (Decorative Arts & History)

The National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History (Irish: Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann – Na hEalaíona Maisiúla ⁊ Stair) …

Casino at Marino

Casino at Marino

The Casino at Marino is a Neo-Classical summer or pleasure house, originally located in the grounds of Marino House in …

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