Dublin

History of Dublin

A brief history of Dublin in a nutshell A brief tour of the history of Dublin, the capital of Ireland, in a nutshell. Dublin and its Viking origin Dublin was founded by the Vikings. They founded a new city on the south bank of the Liffey in the year 841. It was called Dubh Linn, which means black pool. The new city of Dublin was fortified with a ditch and earth wall with a wooden palisade on top. In the late 11th century stone walls were built around Dublin. The Danes also erected an artificial hill where the men of…