Wanderlust of a Flâneur: Dublin, Ireland

City: Dublin
Province: Leinster
Country: Ireland

Interesting Facts

- Dublin in Irish is "Baile Átha Cliath" and it's largest city in Ireland

- It's believed that at first Dublin was a Scandinavian settlement and then became a Christian ecclesiastical place

- During the 9th and 10th centuries the trade of white slaves was an important factor of the economy in the region

- Dublin has the youngest population in all of Europe. Approximately 50-percent of the population is less than 25-years of age.

- Dublin’s oldest known pub is the Brazen Head, established in 1198 AD as a coach house.

- None of the so-called Dublin Mountains is high enough to meet the criteria required to claim mountain status. Even the tallest mountain rises up just 423 meters high.

- The Temple Bar area is so called because it housed the first Jewish temple built in Ireland. The word ‘bar’ refers to the refusal of Catholics to allow the Jewish community to enter any of the adjoining commercial premises.

- In 1761 A Family Of Itinerants from Navan were refused entry to Dublin. The family settled on the outskirts of the city and created the town of Rush. Two hundred and fifty years later, almost the entire population of Rush can still trace their roots back to this one family.

- There Was Once A Large Statue Of Queen Victoria in the Garden outside Leinster House. It was taken away when the Republic of Ireland became independent and in 1988 was given as a present to the city of Sydney, Australia to mark that city’s 200th anniversary.

My Photos in Dublin (December 2009)