Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. The island is divided into two major political unitsnorthern ireland see ireland, northern, which is joined with great britain in the united kingdom, and the republic of ireland see ireland, republic of. If you are looking for a comprehensive, singlevolume survey of irish history, i can recommend thomas bartletts ireland. Dublin is the capital of and largest city in ireland the city is located in the province of leinster on the east coast of ireland, at the mouth of the river liffey and bordered on the south by the wicklow mountains it is bordered by a low mountain range to the south and surrounded by flat farmland to the north and west. Rutherfurds historical saga traces the lives of rich and poor families through key events in irish history, from ad 430 to the fight for independence. As we rush around dublin city, its easy to miss the histories hidden in its architecture.
Dublin history is a wide and varied subject which has filled many books but here is a very short version. Im looking for a book about the history of ireland that offers not too much and not too little. Here are 16 things you probably never knew about the 1916. Northern ireland history, irish history, books barnes. Built in 1792 kilmainham gaol is irelands most famous prison. The history of ireland tames, richard, lawrie, robin, gray, maureen on. It warms up your heart in a way only a few places do. Dublin s phoenix park is europes largest enclosed urban park. Let us find other interesting facts about dublin below. There are 1,187,176 people living in the greater dublin area. By the ancient irish it was called athcliath, or the ford of the hurdles, and ballyathcliath, or the town of the ford of hurdles. After the norman innovation, the principal city in ireland was served by kingdom of dublin. Scholars debate whether it existed since the second century, because of records showing its.
The name dublin comes from the gaelic dubh linn or black pool where the poddle stream met the river liffey to form a deep pool at dublin castle. In september 1979, during the first visit by a reigning pontiff to ireland. Fact 1 after the partition of ireland in 1922, dublin became the capital of the irish free state. Good fiction or history books on dublin or ireland. This recommendation includes three books rather than one, as the barrytown trilogy is best appreciated as a unit. Dublin and london were in different time zones in 1916 from the years 1880 to 1916, ireland and the uk maintained different time zones. A man called raymond obrien was the shortest person in irish history. However, theres more to dublin than a keg of guinness. It tells the story of the whole island and its people.
The north represents the workingclass people while the south is seen. It is because thats what dublin translates into english apparently my dads. A casual walk around the city centre doesnt reveal much of dublins history from before the middle of the 18th century. I also found this list of books and wondered if anyone has any. The countrys most populous area, dublin county is teeming with culture and history. Dublin, city, capital of ireland, located on the east coast in the province of leinster. The story of ireland begins after the ice and lasts 9000 years. Away from the main sites, the citys byways reveal some fascinating tales and trivia. Dublin facts welcome to dublin, the capital of ireland. Ie is an irish based online bookstore offering a wide diverse range of books, new releases, bestsellers, bargains and rare books, with worldwide delivery. Popular irish history books showing 150 of 2,416 michael collins. Here are ten fun facts about dublin that you might not have known about the capital of ireland. Discover the best history of ireland in best sellers.
Dublin is also the biggest city on the island of ireland. There are no snakes in dublin, this has reputedly to do with st. The earliest authentic mention we have of dublin is by ptolemy, who flourished in the second century after christ, and who notices it under the name of eblana. Dublin was built by the vikings upon the river liffey. Anyone who didnt know better would think it dealt with the history of irelands major city, but mrs. Irelands four principal routeways converged at a crossing place made of hurdles of interwoven. In dublin 101 interesting facts bloomhill publishers, 14.
The medieval university of dublin was established in 20, but suffered from a lack of funds throughout the next two centuries and disappeared during the protestant reformation. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon kindle store best sellers. Some of these are what you might expect documents, uniforms, weapons and flags but others are quirkier objects, like the cricket bat that died for ireland, sean mac diarmadas hurley, the teacups the pearse brothers used. Her endeavors culminated in incidents in the history of dublin gathered from participants and eyewitnesses, a 65page booklet privately published in 1914. As of june 2018, the population of dublin is about 1. Joyces classic shortstory collection describes irish life in the 1900s, told through the experiences of 15 ordinary dubliners. Situated at the head of dublin bay of the irish sea, dublin is the countrys chief port, center of financial and commercial power, and seat of culture. Dublin simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The books 27 chapters chronicle the big picture of invasions, wars, christianity, famine and a divided island, mixed with tales of celtic head hunters, mysterious stone. A history of the easter rising in 50 objects in this book john gibney tells the story of the rising and its aftermath through 50 objects that survive from that time. Kilmainham gaol played a huge role in irelands painful path to independence. The ancient history of dublin scenery and antiquities of.
If you want to learn about resistance to british rulethen this dublin attraction is a must. Irish history books ireland history books mercier press. The obrien press the story of ireland by brendan o. Here are eleven cool facts that you probably didnt know about dublin, ireland 1. Before entering upon a description of the city of dublin, let us take a glance at its ancient history. How michael collinss agents assassinated britains secret service in dublin on november 21, 1920 paperback by.
Any bookshop in ireland will sell you books of dublin humour. So if you think that history is not so much your thing, check out these nine books. The urban area of dublin is occupied by 1,345,402 people. The earliest reference to dublin is sometimes said to be found in the writings of claudius ptolemaeus ptolemy, the egyptiangreek astronomer and cartographer, around the year 140, who refers to a settlement called eblana.
I dont want threeinchesthick or a onceoverlightly with pretty pictures. History of dublin lonely planet travel information. List of books and articles about irish history online. It is hoped to build an extensive database reflecting irish lives, giving them a chance to be heard, remembered and to add their voice to the historical record. Visit the museum and access some of the former prisoners personal belongings. The history of dublin was traced back as viking settlement. The greater dublin area has a population of 1,187,176 people.
In a year that has seen a veritable flood of books about the easter rising, many more general ones on the capital have also been. The river divides the city into two parts, north dublin and south dublin. Dublinborn author roddy doyle published his first three novels as a trilogy in 1992, with all three focusing on a workingclass family from dublin s northside called the rabbittes. These led to the establishment of a settlement on the southside of the mouth of the liffey, named dubh linn black pool after the lake where the danes first moored their boats. Marianne elliott is director of the institute of irish studies at liverpool university and author of catholics of ulster. Personal histories is an initiative by history ireland, which aims to capture the individual histories of irish people both in ireland and around the world. Its library is home to the book of kells, a latin text of the four gospels, with. This would seem to give dublin a just claim to nearly two thousand years of antiquity, as the settlement must have existed a considerable time before ptolemy became aware of it. Because real history is a lot more interesting than what we learned in high school. While working as a tour guide in dublin city centre, covering 2,000 years of irish history, i began to see the citys iconic buildings as a gateway to the past. Dublin population industry social geography city politics culture religious institutions bibliography. The modern english name dublin came from the viking settlement of dyflin, which derived its name from the irish duiblinn.
Take a look at these 27 super interesting facts about ireland. The book is packed with a wealth of historical trivia and eclectic. With three of irelands largest universities in town, dublin is a very young city. This dublin millennium fifty pence coin was minted in 1988, even though it was known that dublin had existed for more than 1,000 years. Patricks day nears, frank delaney commends a parade of books on ireland. Part of dublins charm is that all ages and all walks of life mix together. Dublin was built by the vikings and is built upon the river liffey. He writes in a breezy, readable style and covers the subject thoroughly. It later became the capital of the republic of ireland. Britain of course followed greenwich mean time, but ireland followed dublin mean time, which was 25 minutes behind gmt. The first documented history of dublin begins with the viking raids in the 8th and 9th century. In order to protect it, the book was sent to dublin around year 1653 and it was donated to the trinity college in year 1661. It is roughly ovoid in shape, with a land perimeter of 7 miles 11 km, and is situated on the north bank of the liffey, about 2 miles 3 km west of the city centre.
Dublin, the capital city of ireland, is built at the mouth of the river liffey on the east coast of ireland. At the end of the eighteenth century, dublin was the second largest city in the british isles and the tenth largest in europe, with a population of 182,000. The commitments 1987, the snapper 1990 and the van 1991 focus on different members of the rabbitte family as they navigate unemployment, unwanted pregnancy and family ties. I am reading a wonderful book on the history of ireland in preparation for our trip in november.
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