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	The History of Dublin City (Ireland)
		Dublin, unlike Belfast in the north, did not experience the full effect of the industrial revolution and as a result, unemployment was always high in the city.
		Dublin escaped the mass bombing of the war due to Ireland's neutrality, though some bombs were dropped by the German air-force and hit the North Wall - a working-class district in the north inner city.
		Dublin was mostly unaffected by the Troubles (a civil conflict that raged in Northern Ireland from 1969 to the late 1990s), with the exception of several bombings in the early seventies, in particular one on Talbot street in 1974.
	www.streetsofdublin.com /History.htm (5804 words)

	Dublin - History of Dublin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After the Anglo-Norman taking of Dublin in 1171, many of the city’s Norse inhabitants left the old city, which was on the south side of the river Liffey and built their own settlement on the north side, known as Ostmantown or "Oxmantown".
		Medieval Dublin was a tightly knit place of around 5-10,000- people, intimate enough for every newly married citizen to be escorted by the mayor to the city bullring to kiss the enclosure for good luck.
		Dublin was traditionally a city of emigration, with high unemployment forcing many of its inhabitants to leave Ireland for other countries, notably Britain and the United States.
	www.irishpast.com /History_of_Dublin.html (4355 words)

	House Shadow Drake - History of Dublin
		Dublin was a Norse trade center and a very strategic town for a widespread Viking networking of raiding and trading.
		This second Dublin settlement was located near the tributary conjunction of the River Liffey on a hillside adjacent to the southern bank.
		In the 930's, the Vikings recaptured Dublin, and Ota the wife of Turgeis was reputed to have taken the Christian altar at Clonmaise and proclaimed her prophecies upon it.
	www.shadowdrake.com /dublinvikings.html (2464 words)

	Green and Growing!
		The town of Dublin was incorporated by the Assembly on December 9, 1812.
		The wave of population swept from the east and southeast to northwest.
		In 1821, Dublin was larger than Macon and contained "a courthouse, a jail, an academy, thirty-five houses and stores." Trails had become roads; instead of paying road tax, the "able bodied effective white male inhabitants, mulattoes, free negroes and slaves from the age of sixteen to fifty" worked the roads.
	www.dublin-georgia.com /history_county.html (1848 words)

	City of Dublin - History
		In the 1970s, Dublin was transformed from a rural village into a suburban business center, due largely to the completion of the I-270 outerbelt and development of the Muirfield Village Golf Club and residential community.
		The quality of Dublin's commercial construction was established early with the development of Metro Center, the headquarters of Ashland Chemical Company and the Midwestern Volkswagen complex.
		Dublin’s Journey seeks to do just that, though, chronicling the community’s history from the days of settler John Sells to the developments of the 21st Century.
	www.dublin.oh.us /about/history/index.php (401 words)

	The History of Dublin, Ireland - Dublin History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The History of Dublin, Ireland - Dublin History
		Dublin’s official date of establishment was in 988 A.D. although evidence of it’s existence dates back to the second century in which it was named Eblana.
		Dublin was the scene of some of the most severe fighting of the Irish rebellion of 1916 and of the revolution of 1919 to 1921, which resulted in the establishment of the Irish Free State.
	www.dublinuncovered.net /history.html (825 words)

	History of Dublin: Cheap Dublin Hotels
		Dublin was officially establishment was in 988 A.D. Vikings were the first inhabitants of the city and they set camp on the south bank of the River Liffey, in the area that is now Christchurch Cathedral.
		Dublin remained a small, medieval town until the midway through the 17th century.
		Dublin grew enormously in size and wealth and by the end of the 17th Century was the second city of the British Empire.
	www.cheapdublinhotels.com /aboutdublinhistory.html (304 words)

	Learn about Dublin history
		Dublin’s history spans more than 10 centuries and despite its current status as one of the world’s popular capital cities, it had very modest beginnings.
		Dublin grew both in population and in wealth and the city experienced its first prosperous period during the 18th century when it became the second city of the British Empire.
		Dublin’s recent history, specifically in the last 25 years, is what is most exciting.
	www.internationalcircuit.com /dublin-ireland/history.php (539 words)

	Dublin Arts Council
		Dublin Arts Center is located at 7125 Riverside Drive and is open to the public Tuesday and Wednesday 9 am to 9 pm; Thursday and Friday 9 am to 5 pm; and Saturday 9 am to 3 pm.
		Dublin Arts Council contracted to lease the house and surrounding grounds and created the Dublin Arts Center, which opened to the public on March 17, 2002.
		Dublin Arts Center is located in a stately French-Eclectic styled manor on the banks of the Scioto River.
	www.dublinarts.org /aboutdac/dacenter.html (350 words)

	Architecture of County Dublin - Buildings of Ireland [Archeire, Irish Architecture Online]
		Dublin Bay, with its great sweep of coast from the rocky brow of Howth in the north to the headland of Dalkey in the south, is a fitting introduction to one of Europe's finest capitals.
		The Dublin Region consists of the City of Dublin and the area which was formerly known as County Dublin, and covers an area of 922 sq km and contains over a million inhabitants.
		In 1994 County Dublin (the area excluding the city) was sub-divided into three, each new area with county-level status and its own administration, namely: Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown; Fingal; and South County Dublin; Administration of the Dublin Region as a whole is now co-ordinated by the Dublin Regional Authority.
	www.archeire.com /archdublin/index.html (388 words)

	Dublin Guide - History of Dublin Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Dublin can claim to be one of the most beautifully situated of the world's capitals, located in the wide plain overlooked by the legendary Wicklow Mountains and facing a broad sweeping bay that leads into the Irish Sea.
		Dublin is the centre of government, commerce and industry and it is also to seaport at the moment of the River Liffey.
		Dublin is a city for walkers, talkers and a city where the people are as worth watching as the
	www.hoi.ie /dubguide/historyofdublin.shtml (401 words)

	Dublin - Growth through history
		The 18th century is regarded as Dublin’s ‘golden age’, when its magnificent stock of Georgian structures were built for a prosperous British elite population that gained wealth exporting Irish raw materials and textiles.
		Dublin’s infrastructure was also built up during the 1700s, as the Grand and Royal Canals were completed and the port was expanded to accommodate transport of Irish goods to Britain and Europe.
		However, colonialism ultimately failed in Dublin, and it fell from being the 6th largest city in Europe in 1800 to the 5th largest in the British Empire by 1860.
	www.macalester.edu /geography/courses/geog261/pbaldwin/growth.html (508 words)

	History of Dublin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dublin became the centre of English power in Ireland after the 12th century Norman conquest of the southern half of Ireland (Munster and Leinster), replacing Tara in Meath — seat of the Gaelic High Kings of Ireland — as the focal point of Ireland's polity.
		The Mayoress of Dublin, Margaret Ball died in captivity in Dublin Castle for her Catholic sympathies in 1584 and a catholic Archbishop, Dermot O'Hurley was hanged outside the city walls in the same year.
		The Dublin community's discontent was deepened by the events of the Nine Years War of the 1590s, when English soldiers were required by decree to be housed by the townsmen of Dublin and they spread disease and forced up the price of food.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Dublin (7178 words)

	Historic Dublin, Ohio Welcomes Visitors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Nestled on the banks of the Scioto River, Dublin is one of the oldest communities in central Ohio.
		Dublin was incorporated as a village in 1881.
		Even so, Dublin remained a lively town on Saturday night and local legend has it that there is hardly a single building in Dublin that did not at one time house a tavern.
	www.dublinvisit.org /visitors/attractions/historic_dublin_info.htm (658 words)

	Dublin Ireland, History Of Dublin Ireland, City Of Dublin Ireland, Dublin Vacation
		The beloved city of Dublin Ireland is located on the eastern coast of the country, overlooking the rippling blue waters of the Irish Sea.
		In examining the basic themes within the history of Dublin Ireland’s own history becomes a bit clearer, as the entire country is shaped by its times of triumphant, trouble, warfare, and peace.
		Dublin Castle is another favorite destination, complete with towers, moats, and even an acclaimed Dublin museum, the Chester Beatty Library.
	www.destination360.com /europe/ireland/dublin.php (596 words)

	Dublin
		Dublin's oldest building, erected in 1038, it was the centre of medieval Dublin.
		Dublin Castle was built in the 13th century on top of the foundations of a Viking structure.
		Author of such works as Dubliners, Ulysses and his autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Joyce's name is forever linked to the city of Dublin.
	donfaust.com /ireland/dublin.htm (1521 words)

	History of the Dublin Baptist Church - Dublin Baptist: An SBC Church in Dublin, Ohio
		History of the Dublin Baptist Church - Dublin Baptist: An SBC Church in Dublin, Ohio
		In March of 1979, a 6-acre tract of land on Coffman Road in Dublin, Ohio was purchased.
		Dublin Baptist Church has experienced significant growth since its opening, and continues to grow and welcome more and more families to the Dublin Church family.
	www.dublinbaptist.com /about/history.cfm (220 words)

	History of Dublin City Council
		Under the Dublin Corporation Act of 1930 the title of Town Clerk, in existence from 1230, was replaced by Dublin City Manager and Town Clerk, an office to be styled on that of a Chief Executive.
		Dublin City Council required further office space in addition to City Hall, a number of sites were examined over a period of time and the controversial Wood Quay site was chosen.
		The City of Dublin has continued to grow and expand and in 2005 the Council is continuing with projects including the Port Tunnel, transport links, Housing and Street Regeneration to improve the quality of life for the inhabitants of Dublin and visitors to the city.
	www.dublincity.ie /your_council/history (503 words)

	Dublin
		About the only traces of Dublin remaining are the Sacred Heart Cemetery at the intersection, where the pioneer settlers slumber under weathered stones, and a street sign that gives 132nd Avenue the secondary name of Dublin Road.
		Dublin was settled in the 1860s, primarily by Civil War veterans taking advantage of the homestead law passed in 1862.
		Old records indicated the first Dublin school was a log structure built in the late 1860s on land donated by Dennis O'Brien.
	www.columbian.com /history/dublin.cfm (486 words)

	Green and Growing!
		Near the turn of the century, progressive business men began to realize that the economic development of Dublin and the surrounding area could be enhanced only through a cooperative effort.
		The Mission of the Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce is to "make Dublin and Laurens County a better place to live, work and play" by improving the economic conditions and quality of life of its people.
		The objective of this history is to show the Chamber's success in fulfilling this mission by detailing its work and accomplishments.
	www.dublin-georgia.com /history.html (406 words)

	Irish History, Dublins Heritage provided by Des Byrne Jewellers - Irish Claddagh and Celtic Jewellery
		Dublin soon grew to be the largest and most important town in Ireland.
		Dublin grew rapidly and may have had a population of 8,000 by the 13th century.
		Dublin became a more refined and genteel city (for the well to do) but there was still a great deal of poverty.
	www.irish-jewelers.com /history-dublin.htm (3290 words)

	Dublin Castle, Castles in Dublin, Dublin Castle Ireland, Dublin Castle History
		The Dublin Castle is one of the many historic buildings in the capital city, as well as the most famous of the castles in Dublin.
		For Dublin Castle history continues to happen: one of the famed rooms is St. Patrick’s Hall, which is used for the inauguration of Irish presidents.
		The Round Drawing Room is one of the newer architectural parts of the castle, as it was established in 1411 and rebuilt in 1777.
	www.destination360.com /europe/ireland/dublin-castle.php (549 words)

	A Short History of Dublin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Though it is generally agreed that the area around modern Dublin has seen human activity for the last seven to eight thousand years, there is some dispute about the age of the Liffey-side settlement itself.
		Certainly the Viking foundation of the city in 841 AD marks an important point in its history, but long before the Vikings arrived here the area was home to a number of settlements of some importance.
		Because of an error in the chronology of the 15th century Annals of Ulster, the imposition of taxes by M·el Sechnaill is recorded as taking place a year earlier than it occurred in reality-- ie 988 rather than the actual 989.
	homepage.eircom.net /~patboran/Dublin.html (176 words)

	a little Dublin history - StagWeb
		The Vikings are credited with founding Dublin in the late 9th century.
		With York and Rouen, Dublin was one of the three great Viking towns outside of Scandinavia.
		It was really the 18th century that saw Dublin explode, for a short while it became the second largest city (to London) in the British Empire.
	www.stagweb.co.uk /cityguide/dublinhistory.asp (136 words)

	Dublin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The history of Dublin goes back over a thousand years from the times when it was created as a port.
		Dublin Post Office: Built in 1818, this massive granite building was sight of the 1916 uprising of independence.
		First developed in the 19th century, with narrow cobbled streets running close to the banks of the river Liffey, the area is full of character and charm.
	www.landacleary.com /dublin04.htm (393 words)

	Dublin Fire Brigade A History
		On the 4th July 1711 one John Oates a water engine maker petitioned the Dublin Assembly that he be allowed to six pounds per annum to keep in good order the cities water engine and men at his own expense to fight any outbreak of fire.
		The second half of the 18th century many improvements in the engines notably the addition of an air vessel enabling a jet of water to be operated continuously instead of in spurts.
		The Dublin Corporation Fire Brigade Act was enacted in 1862 and this allowed for the establishment of an organized fire fighting force.It contained 13 clauses and incorporated the Waterworks Act of 1861.
	www.irishfireservices.com /pages/dfbhistory.htm (903 words)

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