The capital and the largest city of Ireland, Dublin meaning “black pool” is located at the mouth of River Liffey, near the midpoint of Irelands east coast.

Dublin is also called Baile Atha Cliath in modern Irish, meaning “town of the hurdled ford”.

• istoryHistory.

Dublin dates back to probably First Century B.C as a settlement where later a monastery was built. Mostly ruled by the Norse from 841 A.D to 1169 A.D, the Norse influence waned till the conquest of Ireland launched from Britain thereafter.

In 1348 the city was hit by a plague called the Black Death which ravaged most of Europe in the mid 14^th century.

From the 17^th Century the city grew and most of its notable architecture is from the period. Economic growth came in the founding of the Guinness Brewery in 1749.

• Culture.

With Nobel Laureate W. B. Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift and Bram Stoker hailing from Dublin, the city boasts a great literary history. James Joyce’s celebrated work, Ulysses is set in Dublin.

• Theatre and Art.

Dublin is home to Ireland’s largest libraries, literary and arts museums, including the National Print Museum of Ireland, National Library of Ireland, and The Irish Museum of Modern Art, The National Gallery, the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, The City Arts Centre, The Douglas Hyde Gallery, The Project Arts Centre and The Royal Hibernian Academy.

Festival Productions, Lyric Opera Productions, The Pioneers Musical & Dramatic Society, The Glasnevin Musical Society, Second Age Theatre Company, Opera Theatre Company, Opera Ireland are amongst many dramatic, musical and operatic production companies in Dublin.

• Nightlife and Entertainment.

Dublin’s vibrant nightlife gives it the reputation of being one of Europe’s most youthful cities being voted Europe’s friendliest city in 2007 and 2009. With pubs across the city center, Harcourt Street, Camden Street, Wexford Street and Leeson Street in the area around St Stephen’s Green have the most popular nightclubs in Dublin. The Temple Bar just south of the River Liffey is internationally known for the night life it offers.

• Sports.

Selected as the European Capital in Sports in 2010, Soccer, Gaelic Football, Rugby Union and Hurling are the most popular sports in Dublin. Crokes Park with a seated capacity of 82500 is the third largest stadium in Europe.

• Shopping.

Grafton Street, Henry Street, Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, Jervis Shopping Centre, Powers court and Ilac Shopping Centre in Dublin’s city center all provide for shopping popular with both the local folks and tourists.

Large department stores line O’Connell Street, Henry Street and Grafton Street.

With a thriving market culture, Dublin has historic locations such as Moore Street.

• Transport.

Though Dublin has bus and suburban rail, the best way to travel is by car as it is the hub of Ireland’s road network. The busiest road link, the M50 Motorway running south, west and north around the city connects it to the rest of Ireland.

With a temperate climate bettering even Sydney and Dallas, ranging between 7.6 and 18.9⁰C and very little rainfall, Dublin offers itself as a paradise to the driver who prefers to use his own car to explore this wonderful piece of Europe.

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