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What is the Capital of Ireland?
Dublin, Irish Dubh Linn, Norse Dyfflin (“Black Pool”), also called Baile Átha Cliath (“Town of the Ford of the Hurdle”), city, capital of Ireland, located on the east coast in the province of Leinster.
Dublin, the capital of Ireland, is located at the mouth of the River Liffey in County Dublin, with a land area of more than 115 square kilometers, surrounded by mountains to the south and crop plains to the west and north. The Lifei River has long been seen as the traditional north-south dividing line in the region: the north is generally populated by the working class, while the south is considered a gathering place for the upper-middle class.
Dublin is also a well-deserved cultural and sports center in Ireland, and almost all sports organizations are headquartered in Dublin. The most popular sports are: Gaelic football, rugby and Irish cricket.
Dublin’s literary history is world-famous, and has produced many outstanding writers, but the most famous is James Joyce’s “Dubliners”, his personal masterpiece “Ulysses” is also located in Dublin, so Bloom. The main celebration of the Day also originates in Dublin. The National Library of Ireland and the National Printing Museum of Ireland are Ireland’s largest library and literary museum.
Like other Irish cities, Dublin city centre is full of pubs. The Temple Bar area, south of the Lifei River, is an internationally renowned nightlife area and has become a tourist hotspot.
Dublin is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, as well as the political, economic, cultural, tourism and transportation center of Ireland. Its geographical location is extremely close to the central point of the east coast of the island of Ireland, at the mouth of the River Liffey in County Dublin, in the center of the Dublin region.
Dublin expanded rapidly in the 17th century and became the second largest city in Britain after London at the time. After Irish independence in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, the capital of the Republic of Ireland. The urban area and satellite towns of Dublin have grown and expanded considerably, with a population of 1,345,402 in the urban area and 1,904,806 in the metropolitan area (2016).
Dublin, across the River Liffey, is a cultural capital. There are many universities, academies, and art galleries here, and buildings with a history of hundreds of years can be seen everywhere. Many famous writers, such as Yeats, Wilde, Bernard Shaw, etc. were born and achieved here. Dublin has the oldest library in Europe, and the Guinness brewery in the southwest of the city is famous for brewing dark beer.
Dublin has the title of “European Silicon Valley”, coupled with national policy support, has attracted many technology companies from all over the world to develop here. There are more than 600 American companies alone, including Google, Amazon, Facebook, etc.
Origin of name
The name “Dublin” is a British idiom for Dubh Linn (Irish for “black pool”). Of course, some people question the origin of this etymology. Historically, according to the old spelling of Irish, “bh” should have been written with a dot to the letter b, thus becoming Dub Linn or Dublin.
Meanwhile, the city’s name is in modern Irish – Baile Átha Cliath
(meaning the city owned by Reed Hurdles) – actually referring to the colony. Founded by Mael Sechnaill II in 988, the area is adjacent to the town of Dublin at Black Pond.
Some accounts claim that Dublin’s name “Dublin” is of Scandinavian (Nordic) origin. Similar to “djúp lind” (deep pond) in Icelandic. However, Dublin’s name “Dubh Linn” heralded the arrival of the Vikings in advance. The Old Norse name was eventually simplified to the way it is spelled today.
Coincidentally, Dublin starts from Blackpool and crosses the Irish Sea.
