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Ten handy facts about Dublin
Dublin has a population of just over 1 million people.
The first university in Ireland, Trinity College, was established in Dublin in 1592.
Phoenix Park is one of the biggest city parks in Europe. It was originally part of a tract of land granted to the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem by the first Baron of Castleknock in the 12th century.
In 1844, the Irish National Botanic Gardens was the first institution to attempt to raise orchids from seed.
Dublin Castle was completed in 1230.
A Celtic stone in St. Patrick's Cathedral is said to be where St. Patrick baptised converts during the 5th century.
Dublin's Gaelic name is Baile Atha Claith, meaning Town of the Hurdle Ford. It refers to a crossing point in the River Liffey where the original Celtic settlement was located.
The 2nd century Greek cartographer, Ptolemy, made the first written reference to Dublin, which he called Eblana Civitas.
Dublin became the capital of Ireland after the Norman invasion of the 12th century.
The phrase, "beyond the Pale" refers to the "Pale", an area of about 20 miles radius of Dublin which the English fortified against the Gaelic people in the years after the Norman invasion.
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