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ABOUT DUBLIN
/ DUBLIN GUIDE
Dublin is the capital and largest city in
Ireland, near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of
the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. Founded as
a centre of Viking settlement, the city has been Ireland's capital
since mediæval times.
The city of Dublin is the entire area administered by Dublin City
Council. However, when most people talk about 'Dublin', they also
refer to the contiguous suburban areas that run into the adjacent
local authority areas of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South
Dublin. This area is sometimes known as 'Urban Dublin' or the
'Dublin Metropolitan Area'.
The population of the administrative area controlled by Dublin City
Council was 505,739 at the census of 2006. At the same census the
Dublin Region population was 1,186,159, and the Greater Dublin Area
1,661,185. (estimated by the CSO to reach two million by 2021).
A person from Dublin is known as a Dubliner or colloquially as a
Dub, or, pejoratively, a Jackeen.
In a 2003 European-wide survey by the BBC, questioning 11,200
residents of 112 urban and rural areas, Dublin was the best capital
city in Europe to live in, and Ireland the most content country in
Europe.
Dublin is the third most visited capital city in Europe (after Paris
and London) with over four million visitors a year.
Here at the Guide to Dublin you will find all the information you
need for a stay in the capital of Ireland. On this site you will
find a wide variety of tourist information on every aspect of the
city and the surrounding countryside. You can find out about Dublin
tours, Dublin museums and galleries, Dublin shopping, and of course
our famous Dublin pubs. There is also a chance to read about the
history of Dublin and to find out about some of the city's
historical buildings and Dublin churches.
Not only can you find out about Dublin here but you can also book
your Dublin accommodation online and find your way around with our
Dublin city centre map and list of Dublin hotels.
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