County Dublin

County Dublin

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Dublin – Baile Átha Cliath

Baile Átha Cliath is the capital and largest city of Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster on Ireland’s east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey. The city has an urban area population of 1,273,069. The population of the Greater Area, As of 2011, was 1,801,040 persons.

Founded as a Viking settlement, the Kingdom became Ireland’s principal city following the Norman invasion. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest city in the British Empire before the Act of Union in 1800. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, it became the capital of the Irish Free State, later renamed Ireland.

The city celebrated its ‘official’ millennium in 1988 AD, meaning that the Irish government recognised 988 AD as the year in which the city was settled and that this first settlement would later become the city of Dublin.

Dublin is situated at the mouth of the River Liffey and encompasses a land area of approximately 44 sq mi, or 115 km², in east-central Ireland. It is bordered by a low mountain range to the south and surrounded by flat farmland to the north and west. The Liffey divides the city in two between the Northside and the Southside.

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