Fiche sur la capitale Dublin

City general presentation

Dublin is the capital of South Ireland. The city is located in the middle of the east coast of Ireland, at the mouth of the Liffey and the center of the Dublin region. Dublin was founded in the 9th century, first by the Vikings (formerly Dyflin) and then expanded by several kings. Dublin was the second largest city of the British Empire after London. Now, a little over 1,2 million people live there. Dublin is a young city that has a strong cultural identity with pride and preserves its rich heritage, language and culture.

Day 1: The Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle is the heart of historic Dublin. In fact the city gets its name from the Black Pool - 'Dubh Linn' which was on the site of the present Castle garden. The Castle stands on the ridge on a strategic site at the junction of the River Liffey and its tributary the Poddle, where the original fortification may have been an early Gaelic Ring Fort. Later a Viking Fortress stood on this site - a portion of which is on view to visitors at the 'Undercroft'. The south range houses the magnificent State Apartments that were built as the residential quarters of the vice regal court. They are now the venue for

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