The name Ireland derives from the name of the Celtic goddess "Eriu" with the addition of Germanic word land. Ireland is the land of George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney. Ireland is ranked 12 in the Global Peace Index, first in the political freedom and civil right, and ranked 4 in the economic freedom. The irish state consists of twenty nine administrative counties and five cities. The five cities are Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford. Dubin is the capital city. STORY OF DUBLIN There is evidence of human settlement in the area of present-day Dublin dating back to remote prehistoric times. Claudius Ptolemaeus referred to Dublin as Eblana in A.D 140. The history of Dublin as a city starts in A.D 841, when Norse Vikings established a naval base by the Black Pool or Duibhlin, which in turn became known by the Norse name of Dyfflin. The present name derives from the early English name of Divelin. In A.D 852-3 the dublin settlement was the arrival point of further Norse settlers, under the leadership of Olaf the White. The construction of a fortified town followed, being situated on a steep ridge where Christ Church Cathedral and Dublin Castle now stand. |
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