Dublin
located in
ireland
also known as
baile tha cliath
population
953,000 1996


dublin, the capital of ireland, is called baile tha cliath in gaelic, which means town of the hurdle ford. earliest accounts of the city go back to ad 140, when ptolemy, the geographer, called it eblana.

the river liffey flows through the city into dublin bay. on the south side of the river are many of the citys finest georgian streets and squares and most of its best-known buildings. these include trinity college, the bank of ireland, dublin castle, the national museum, the national gallery, leinster house, and the seat of both houses of parliament, the dail and the seanad. two important cathedrals are in dublinchrist church cathedral and saint patricks cathedral, which is famous for its connections with writer jonathan swift.

on the north side of the river, buildings of interest include the custom house and the four co...