The Beauty of County Dublin I

County Dublin, called Contae Átha Cliath in Gaelic, is located on the east coast of Ireland in the province of Leinster and is known today as the Dublin Region. County Dublin was one of the first Counties of Ireland to be formally structured in the 12th century by King John of England.

The Dublin Region includes the city of Dublin, which is the capital of Ireland as well as the largest city in Ireland. It also includes the modern counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.

The city of Dublin, known as Baile Átha Cliath or Áth Cliathis in Gaelic, is situated near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey.

Dublin was originally founded as a Viking settlement about 841 and became the island's primary city following the Norman invasion. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, it became the capital of the Irish Free State and since 1949 is the capital of the Republic of Ireland.

 

Dublin City View by OldeWorldGifts

This is a photomechanical print of a street view of the city of Dublin which was taken towards the end of the 19th century. The photograph shows people in Dublin going about their daily routines - either walking or travelling via trams or horse and carriage on Sackville Street and O'Connell Bridge. (LOC - LC-DIG-ppmsc-09876).

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