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Kingdom of Dublin
*Dyflin*
*Duibhlinn*
Kingdom of Dublin Dyflin; Duibhlinn
853–1170
	Maximum extent of Dublin (pink) and other Norse settlements (green) in Ireland
Capital	Dublin
Common languages	Old Norse,; Old and Middle Irish
Religion	Norse paganism; Roman Catholicism
Government	Monarchy
King
• c. 853–871 (first)	Amlaíb Conung
• c. 1160–1170 (last)	Ascall mac Ragnaill
History
• Established	853
• Norman conquest	1170
Currency	Silver penny
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Ciannachta
	Cualu
Lordship of Ireland
Today part of	Ireland

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The Kingdom of Dublin (Old Norse: Dyflin^[1]) was a Norse kingdom in Ireland that lasted from roughly 853 AD to 1170 AD. It was the first and longest-lasting Norse kingdom in Ireland, founded by Vikings who invaded the territory around Dublin in the 9th century. Its territory corresponded to most of present-day County Dublin.

History

The first reference to the Vikings comes from the Annals of Ulster and the first entry for 841 AD reads: "Pagans still on Lough Neagh". It is from this date onward that historians get references to ship fortresses or longphorts being established in Ireland. The Vikings may have first over-wintered in 840–841 AD. The actual location of the longphort of Dublin is still a hotly debated issue. Norse rulers of Dublin were often co-kings, and occasionally also Kings of Jórvík in what is now Yorkshire. Under their rule, Dublin became the biggest slave port in Western Europe.^[2]^[3] The hinterland of Dublin in the Norse period was named in Old Norse: Dyflinnar skíði, lit. 'Dublinshire'.^[4]^: 24

Over time, the settlers in Dublin became increasingly Gaelicized. They began to exhibit a great deal of Gaelic and Norse cultural syncretism, and are often referred to as Norse-Gaels.^{[citation needed]}

In 988, Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill led the initial Gaelic conquest of Dublin. As a result, the founding of Dublin is counted by some from the year 988, although a village had existed on the site of Dublin nearly a thousand years earlier.^{[citation needed]}

Coins were minted in Dublin by about 995, and on Mann by about 1025.^[5]

In the mid-11th century, the Kingdom of Leinster began exerting influence over Dublin. The last king of Dublin was killed by the Norman conquerors of Dublin in 1171.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The extent of the kingdom varied, but in peaceful times it extended roughly as far as Wicklow (Wykinglo) in the south, Glen Ding near Blessington, Leixlip (Lax Hlaup) west of Dublin, and Skerries, Dublin (Skere) to the north. The Fingal area north of Dublin was named after the Norse who lived there.^{[citation needed]}

Kings of Dublin

Ruler	Reign	Notes
Amlaíb Conung	c. 853–871	Co-king; titled "King of the Foreigners" in 863
Ímar	c. 857–873	Co-king; titled "King of the Foreigners" in 863; titled "King of the Northmen of all Ireland and Britain" in 873
Auisle	c. 863–867	Co-king; titled "King of the Foreigners" in 863
Oistin mac Amlaíb*	873–875	Probable co-king; not explicitly named as king in the annals
Bárid mac Ímair	873–881	Probable co-king; titled "head of the Northmen" in 881
Albann^	875–877	Claimed Dublin but never ruled
Sichfrith mac Ímair	881–888
Sitriuc mac Ímair	888–893/896	Rulership disputed by Sitriuc Jarl in 893
Sichfrith Jarl^	893-?	Claimed Dublin in 893 but unclear if ever ruled
Glúniarann*	?	Not explicitly named as king in the annals; speculated to have succeeded Sitriuc
Ímar ua Ímair	?-902	Driven from Dublin in 902 by native Irish
Dublin abandoned by the Norse from 902 to 917.
Sihtric ua Ímair (a.k.a. Sihtric Cáech)	917–921	defeated Niall Glundub; also king of Jórvík
Gofraid ua Ímair	921–934	grandson of Ímar
Olaf Guthfrithson	934–941	son of Gofraid ua Ímair
Blácaire mac Gofrith	941–945
Sigtrygg (Sitric)^{[citation needed]}	941–943
Amlaíb Cuarán	945–947
Blácaire mac Gofrith	947–948	restored
Gofraid mac Sitriuc	948–951
Amlaíb Cuarán	952–980	restored
Glúniairn	980–989
Ivar of Waterford or Sigtrygg Silkbeard	989–993
Ivar of Waterford	994–995
Sigtrygg (Sitric) Silkbeard Olafsson	995–1036
Echmarcach mac Ragnaill	1036–1038
Ímar mac Arailt	1038–1046
Echmarcach mac Ragnaill	1046–1052
Murchad mac Diarmata	1052–1070
Diarmait mac Mail na mBo	1070–1072
Toirdelbach Ua Briain	1072	Member of the Uí Briain; seized overlordship of Dublin following Diarmait's death; given kingship by the Dubliners in 1072; allowed Dublin to be locally ruled by Gofraid mac Amlaíb meic Ragnaill under his overlordship.
Gofraid mac Amlaíb meic Ragnaill	1072–1075	Member of the Meic Ragnaill (Uí Ímair); ruled under the overlordship of Toirdelbach; expelled from kingship by Toirdelbach in 1075; possibly identical to Gofraid mac Sitriuc, King of the Isles (died 1070).
Domnall mac Murchada	1075	Member of the Meic Murchada (Uí Chennselaig); gained kingship following the expulsion of Gofraid mac Amlaíb meic Ragnaill; may have seized Dublin without the consent of the Uí Briain, or else ruled under their overlordship; died within the year.
Muirchertach Ua Briain	1075–1086	Member of the Uí Briain; installed king by his father, Toirdelbach.
Donnchad mac Domnaill Remair	1086–1089	Member of the Uí Cheinnselaig; seized kingship following death of Toirdelbach; killed in 1089; control of Dublin appears to have been gained by Muirchertach not long afterwards.
Gofraid Crobán	c. 1091–1094	Possibly a close relative of Ímar mac Arailt and thus a member of the Uí Ímair; founder of the Crovan dynasty; ruler of the Isles; seized kingship in about 1091 and expulsed by Muirchertach in 1094.
Domnall mac Taidc		Member of the Meic Taidc (Uí Briain); possibly installed king by his uncle, Muirchertach, after Gofraid Crobán's expulsion; certainly installed as ruler of the Isles at about this time.
Domnall Gerrlámhach		Member of the Uí Briain; possibly installed king by his father, Muirchertach, after Gofraid Crobán's expulsion; certainly held kingship at a later date.
Magnús berfœttr	1102–1103	Ruler of Norway; appears to have seized Dublin in the early twelfth century, having taken Orkney and the Isles before the turn of the century; seems to have intended for his son, Sigurðr, to rule as king of these newly won overseas Norse territories.
Domnall Gerrlámhach		Defended Dublin from Leinster attack in 1115; possibly installed king by his father long before battle, immediately before, or immediately afterwards.
Diarmait mac Énna meic Murchada	×1117.	Member of the Meic Murchada (Uí Chennselaig); died 1117.
Domnall Gerrlámhach	1117–1118	Seized kingship after Diarmait 's death.
Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair	×1118	Member of the Uí Conchobair; drove Domnall Gerrlámhach from kingship.
Énna Mac Murchada	×1122–1126	Member of the Meic Murchada (Uí Chennselaig); either seized kingship or was installed king by Toirdelbach; reigned under Uí Conchobair overlordship.
Conchobar Ua Conchobair	1126–1127	Member of the Uí Conchobair; installed king by his father, Toirdelbach; deposed in 1126.
Conchobar Ua Briain	1141–1142	Member of the Uí Briain; gained kingship in 1141; died in 1142.
Ottar mac meic Ottair	1142–1148	Member of the Meic Ottair; gained kingship in 1142; slain by the Meic Torcaill in 1148; may not have reigned continuously from 1142 to 1148.
Ragnall mac Torcaill	1144×1146	Member of the Meic Torcaill; styled king on his death in 1146, which could be evidence that his reign interrupted that of Ottar; another possibility is that he was merely a subordinate of Ottar.
Brodar mac Torcaill	×1160	Member of the Meic Torcaill; killed in 1160.
Gofraid mac Amlaíb	1150s or 1160s	Member of the Crovan dynasty; ruler of the Isles; held kingship of Dublin briefly at the behest of the Dubliners, although the chronology of his short reign is uncertain.
Ascall mac Ragnaill	×1170	Member of the Meic Torcaill; deposed in 1170; killed attempting to regain kingship in 1171.

^ Disputed * Speculative

Timeline of Kings of Dublin

References

Notes

^ Clarke, Howard (1995). Medieval Dublin, the making of a metropolis. Irish Academic Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0716524595.
^ Downham, Clare (May–June 2009). "The Viking slave trade: entrepreneurs or heathen slavers?". History Ireland. History Publications Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ O'Donnell, Jim (23 April 2013). "The Slave Market of Viking Dublin". Around the World in Eighty Years. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ Church, Peter J. (2021). "Why Are There Very Few Scandinavian Place-names in Ireland?" (PDF). Northern Studies. 52: 22–37.
^ Barrett (2016) p. 4.

Sources

Barrett, JH (2016). "Maritime Societies and the Transformation of the Viking Age and Medieval World". In Barrett, JH; Gibbon, SJ (eds.). Maritime Societies of the Viking and Medieval World. The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph (series vol. 37). Milton Park, Abingdon: Routledge. pp. 1–13. doi:10.4324/9781315630755. ISBN 978-1-315-63075-5. ISSN 0583-9106.
Downham, Clare, Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014. Edinburgh. 2007.
Downham, C (2007). "Living on the Edge: Scandinavian Dublin in the Twelfth Century.". In Ballin-Smith, B (ed.). West over Sea: Studies in Scandinavian Sea-Borne Expansion and Settlement before 1300. Leiden: Brill. pp. 33–52. ISBN 978-90-47-42121-4.
Forte, Angelo, Oram, Richard, & Pedersen, Frederik, Viking Empires. Cambridge University Press. 2005 ISBN 0-521-82992-5.
Hudson, Benjamin T., Viking Pirates and Christian Princes: Dynasty, Religion, and Empire in the North Atlantic. Oxford. 2005 ISBN 0-19-516237-4.
Larsen, Anne-Christine (ed.), The Vikings in Ireland. Roskilde: The Viking Ship Museum. 2001.
Todd, James Henthorn (ed. and tr.), Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh: The War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill. Longmans. 1867.
Woolf, Alex, "Age of Sea-Kings: 900–1300", in Donald Omand (ed.), The Argyll Book. Edinburgh. 2004. pp. 94–109.

[1] Clarke, Howard (1995). Medieval Dublin, the making of a metropolis. Irish Academic Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0716524595.

[2] Downham, Clare (May–June 2009). "The Viking slave trade: entrepreneurs or heathen slavers?". History Ireland. History Publications Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[3] O'Donnell, Jim (23 April 2013). "The Slave Market of Viking Dublin". Around the World in Eighty Years. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[4] Church, Peter J. (2021). "Why Are There Very Few Scandinavian Place-names in Ireland?" (PDF). Northern Studies. 52: 22–37.

[5] Barrett (2016) p. 4.

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-The '''Kingdom of Dublin''' (''Dyflin'') was a [[Norsemen|Norse]] kingdom in [[Ireland]] that lasted from roughly 853 AD to 1170 AD. It was the first and longest-lasting Norse kingdom in Ireland, founded by [[Viking]]s who invaded the territory around [[Dublin]] in the 9th century. Its territory corresponded to most of present-day [[County Dublin]].
+The '''Kingdom of Dublin''' ([[Old Norse]]: ''Dyflin''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Medieval Dublin, the making of a metropolis|last=Clarke|first=Howard|publisher=Irish Academic Press|year=1995|isbn=978-0716524595|page=44}}</ref>) was a [[Norsemen|Norse]] kingdom in [[Ireland]] that lasted from roughly 853 AD to 1170 AD. It was the first and longest-lasting Norse kingdom in Ireland, founded by [[Viking]]s who invaded the territory around [[Dublin]] in the 9th century. Its territory corresponded to most of present-day [[County Dublin]].
 ==History==
-The first reference to the Vikings comes from the ''[[Annals of Ulster]]'' and the first entry for 841 AD reads: "Pagans still on [[Lough Neagh]]". It is from this date onward that historians get references to ship fortresses or [[longphort]]s being established in Ireland. The Vikings may have first over-wintered in 840–841 AD. The actual location of the longphort of Dublin is still a hotly debated issue. Norse rulers of Dublin were often co-kings, and occasionally also [[List of monarchs of Northumbria#Kings of Jorvik|Kings of Jórvík]] in what is now [[Yorkshire]]. Under their rule, Dublin became the biggest [[slave]] port in [[Western Europe]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.historyireland.com/medieval-history-pre-1500/the-viking-slave-trade-entrepreneurs-or-heathen-slavers/ | title=The Viking slave trade: entrepreneurs or heathen slavers? | last=Downham | first=Clare | date=May–June 2009 | website=History Ireland | publisher=History Publications Ltd | access-date=2020-01-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809094845/http://www.historyireland.com/medieval-history-pre-1500/the-viking-slave-trade-entrepreneurs-or-heathen-slavers/ | archive-date=2019-08-09 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aroundtheworldineightyyears.com/viking-dublin | title=The Slave Market of Viking Dublin | last=O'Donnell | first=Jim | date=2013-04-23 | website=Around the World in Eighty Years | access-date=2020-01-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717113836/https://www.aroundtheworldineightyyears.com/viking-dublin | archive-date=2019-07-17 | url-status=live}}</ref> The [[hinterland]] of Dublin in the Norse period was named in {{Lang-non|Dyflinnar skíði|lit=Dublinshire}}.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Church |first=Peter J. |date=2021 |title=Why Are There Very Few Scandinavian Place-names in Ireland? |url=https://www.ssns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/02_Church_2021_Vol_52_pp_22_37.pdf |journal=[[Scottish Society for Northern Studies|Northern Studies]] |volume=52 |pages=22–37}}</ref>{{Rp|page=24}}
+The first reference to the Vikings comes from the ''[[Annals of Ulster]]'' and the first entry for 841 AD reads: "Pagans still on [[Lough Neagh]]". It is from this date onward that historians get references to ship fortresses or [[longphort]]s being established in Ireland. The Vikings may have first over-wintered in 840–841 AD. The actual location of the longphort of Dublin is still a hotly debated issue. Norse rulers of Dublin were often co-kings, and occasionally also [[List of monarchs of Northumbria#Kings of Jorvik|Kings of Jórvík]] in what is now [[Yorkshire]]. Under their rule, Dublin became the biggest [[slave]] port in [[Western Europe]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.historyireland.com/medieval-history-pre-1500/the-viking-slave-trade-entrepreneurs-or-heathen-slavers/ | title=The Viking slave trade: entrepreneurs or heathen slavers? | last=Downham | first=Clare | author-link=Clare Downham | date=May–June 2009 | website=History Ireland | publisher=History Publications Ltd | access-date=2020-01-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809094845/http://www.historyireland.com/medieval-history-pre-1500/the-viking-slave-trade-entrepreneurs-or-heathen-slavers/ | archive-date=2019-08-09 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aroundtheworldineightyyears.com/viking-dublin | title=The Slave Market of Viking Dublin | last=O'Donnell | first=Jim | date=2013-04-23 | website=Around the World in Eighty Years | access-date=2020-01-31 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717113836/https://www.aroundtheworldineightyyears.com/viking-dublin | archive-date=2019-07-17 | url-status=live}}</ref> The [[hinterland]] of Dublin in the Norse period was named in {{Langx|non|Dyflinnar skíði|lit=Dublinshire}}.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Church |first=Peter J. |date=2021 |title=Why Are There Very Few Scandinavian Place-names in Ireland? |url=https://www.ssns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/02_Church_2021_Vol_52_pp_22_37.pdf |journal=[[Scottish Society for Northern Studies|Northern Studies]] |volume=52 |pages=22–37}}</ref>{{Rp|page=24}}
 Over time, the settlers in Dublin became increasingly [[Gaelicization|Gaelicized]]. They began to exhibit a great deal of Gaelic and Norse cultural syncretism, and are often referred to as [[Norse-Gaels]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}
-In 988, [[Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill]] led the initial Gaelic conquest of Dublin. As a result, the founding of Dublin is counted by some from the year 988, although a village had existed on the site of Dublin nearly a thousand years earlier.
+In 988, [[Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill]] led the initial Gaelic conquest of Dublin. As a result, the founding of Dublin is counted by some from the year 988, although a village had existed on the site of Dublin nearly a thousand years earlier.{{Citation needed|reason=All books and journals I have read on this subject say that though the Viking-Danes were beaten by the Irish in most of Ireland, in Cork, Limerick etc, Dublin was never taken, and that Dublin remained Danish, the walls being too strong to breach, until the Normans conquest of the city in the 12th century. I have read that in the early 11th century a peace treaty compromise was agreed between the Danish king of Dublin and the Irish King O'Brien, where they settled things by marrying each others' daughters, but that can not be interpreted as a defeat for the Danes holding Dublin.|date=June 2024}}
 Coins were minted in Dublin by about 995, and on Mann by about 1025.<ref>[[#B1|Barrett (2016)]] p. 4.</ref>
-In the mid-11th century, the [[Kings of Leinster|Kingdom of Leinster]] began exerting influence over Dublin. Though the last king of Dublin was killed by the [[Norman invasion of Ireland|Norman conquerors of Dublin]] in 1171.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
+In the mid-11th century, the [[Kings of Leinster|Kingdom of Leinster]] began exerting influence over Dublin. The last king of Dublin was killed by the [[Norman invasion of Ireland|Norman conquerors of Dublin]] in 1171.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
 ==Geography==
+The extent of the kingdom varied, but in peaceful times it extended roughly as far as [[Wicklow]] ({{lang|non|Wykinglo}}) in the south, Glen Ding near [[Blessington]], [[Leixlip]] ({{lang|non|Lax Hlaup}}) west of Dublin, and [[Skerries, Dublin]] ({{lang|non|Skere}}) to the north. The [[Fingal]] area north of Dublin was named after the Norse who lived there.{{fact|date=February 2024}}
-{{No footnotes|section|date=February 2024}}
-The extent of the kingdom varied, but in peaceful times it extended roughly as far as [[Wicklow]] ({{lang|non|Wykinglo}}) in the south, Glen Ding near [[Blessington]], [[Leixlip]] ({{lang|non|Lax Hlaup}}) west of Dublin, and [[Skerries, Dublin]] ({{lang|non|Skere}}) to the north. The [[Fingal]] area north of Dublin was named after the Norse who lived there.
 ==Kings of Dublin==
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 |align=center| [[Magnus Barefoot|Magnús berfœttr]] ||align=center| 1102–1103 || Ruler of Norway; appears to have seized Dublin in the early twelfth century, having taken Orkney and the Isles before the turn of the century; seems to have intended for his son, [[Sigurd the Crusader|Sigurðr]], to rule as king of these newly won overseas Norse territories.
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-|align=center| Domnall Gerrlámhach ||align=center| || Defended Dublin from Leinster attack in 1115; possibly installed king by his father long before battle, immediately before, or immediately afterwards.
+|align=center| [[Domnall Gerrlámhach]] ||align=center| || Defended Dublin from Leinster attack in 1115; possibly installed king by his father long before battle, immediately before, or immediately afterwards.
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 |align=center| [[Diarmait mac Énna meic Murchada]] ||align=center| ×1117. || Member of the Meic Murchada (Uí Chennselaig); died 1117.
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-|align=center| Domnall Gerrlámhach ||align=center| 1117–1118 || Seized kingship after Diarmait 's death.
+|align=center| [[Domnall Gerrlámhach]] ||align=center| 1117–1118 || Seized kingship after Diarmait 's death.
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 |align=center| [[Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair]] ||align=center| ×1118 || Member of the Uí Conchobair; drove Domnall Gerrlámhach from kingship.
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 ===Sources===
 *{{cite book |last=Barrett |first=JH |year=2016 |chapter=Maritime Societies and the Transformation of the Viking Age and Medieval World |editor1-last=Barrett |editor1-first=JH |editor2-last=Gibbon |editor2-first=SJ |title=Maritime Societies of the Viking and Medieval World |series=The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph (series vol. 37) |publisher=[[Routledge]] |publication-place=Milton Park, Abingdon |pages=1–13 |isbn=978-1-315-63075-5 |issn=0583-9106 |doi=10.4324/9781315630755 |ref=B1 }}
-* Downham, Clare, ''Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014''. Edinburgh. 2007.
+* [[Clare Downham|Downham, Clare]], ''Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014''. Edinburgh. 2007.
 *{{cite book |last=Downham |first=C |year=2007 |chapter=Living on the Edge: Scandinavian Dublin in the Twelfth Century. |editor1-last=Ballin-Smith |editor1-first=B  |title=West over Sea: Studies in Scandinavian Sea-Borne Expansion and Settlement before 1300|publisher=[[Brill Publishers|Brill]] |publication-place=Leiden |pages=33–52 |isbn=978-90-47-42121-4 }}
 * Forte, Angelo, [[Richard Oram|Oram, Richard]], & Pedersen, Frederik, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=_vEd859jvk0C Viking Empires]''. Cambridge University Press. 2005 {{ISBN|0-521-82992-5}}.
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+[[Category:States and territories disestablished in the 1170s]]

v t e Kings of Dublin
9th century	Amlaíb Ímar (Ivar) Auisle Albann^ Oistin mac Amlaíb* Bárid mac Ímair Sichfrith mac Ímair Sitriuc mac Ímair Sichfrith Jarl^ Glúniarann* Ímar ua Ímair	Sigtrygg Silkbeard (989–1029)
10th century	Sitric Cáech Gofraid ua Ímair Amlaíb mac Gofraid Blácaire mac Gofraid Gofraid mac Sitriuc Amlaíb Cuarán Glúniairn Ímar Sigtrygg Silkbeard
11th century	Echmarcach Ímar mac Arailt Echmarcach Murchad mac Diarmata Diarmait mac Máel na mBó Toirdelbach Ua Briain Gofraid mac Amlaíb meic Ragnaill Domnall mac Murchada Muirchertach Donnchad Muirchertach? Gofraid Crobán Domnall mac Taidc? Domnall Gerrlámhach?
12th century	Magnús berfœttr? Domnall Gerrlámhach Diarmait mac Énna Domnall Gerrlámhach Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair Énna Mac Murchada Conchobar Ua Conchobair Conchobar Ua Briain Ottir Ragnall? Ottir Brodar Gofraid mac Amlaíb Ascall
^ Disputed * Speculative

v t e History of Dublin
Timeline and general	Timeline of Dublin Timeline of the Troubles in Dublin Development and preservation in Dublin Dublin Corporation Irish Social Season Local government in Dublin Lord Mayor of Dublin Sheriff of Dublin City Streets and squares in Dublin Historical maps of Dublin List of songs about Dublin
Early Dublin	Steine of Dublin Hoggen Green Dublin slave market Bridge of Dublin Early Scandinavian Dublin History of Dublin to 795 Kingdom of Dublin (c. 853-1170) Battle of Islandbridge (919) Battle of Clontarf (1014)
Middle Ages	Black Monday (1209) The Pale Dublin Castle Donnybrook Fair Gates of Dublin St Patrick's Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral Rathborne Candles St. Audoen's Church St. Mary's Abbey St. Michan's Church The Tholsel
Early modern	Escape of Hugh Roe O'Donnell et al. from Dublin Castle (1592) Trinity College Dublin (est. 1592) Dublin gunpowder explosion (1597) Massacre of Baldongan Church (1642) Battle of Rathmines (1649) Siege of Dublin (1649) Smithfield Market (mid-1600s) The Brazen Head (est. 1661) Disappearance of the Ouzel Galley (1695) Dick's Coffee House (1698-1780) Georgian Architecture in Dublin (1700s) The Great South Wall (1700s) and Bull Wall (1820s) Dublin election riot (1713) Drapier's Letters (1724-5) Linenhall (1728-1916) Hell Fire Club (1735-1741) Premiere of Handel's Messiah (1742) Daly's Club (1750-1823) Wide Streets Commission (1758-1851) Guinness Brewery (est. 1759) Royal Exchange (1779) Kildare Street Club (est. 1782) Richard Crosbie's balloon ascent (1785) The Grand Canal and Royal Canal (Early 1800s) Dublin quays (1800s) Irish Rebellion of 1803 (1803) Construction of Martello Towers (1803-08) Sinking of Rochdale and Prince of Wales (1807) Military Road (1809) Dublin and Kingstown Railway (1834-56) Dublin Metropolitan Police (1836-1925) Sinking of the PS Queen Victoria (1838) Dún Laoghaire Harbour (1842) Hamilton's eureka moment at Broom Bridge (1843) Great Industrial Exhibition (1853) Sinking of the RMS Tayleur (1854) Monto (red light district) (1860s-1950s) Wellington Monument (1861) Dublin Fire Brigade (est. 1862) International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1865) Dublin tramways (1872-1959) Dublin whiskey fire (1875) Dublin Artisans' Dwellings Company (1876-1979) Phoenix Park Murders (1882) Dublin Castle scandal (1884) Kingstown lifeboat disaster (1895)
Late modern	Hill of Howth Tramway (1901-59) Irish International Exhibition (1907) Theft of the Irish Crown Jewels (1907) Dublin Lock-out (1913-14) Bachelor's Walk massacre (1914) Howth gun-running (1914) Easter Rising (1916) Introduction of Dublin Postal Districts (1917) Sinking of the RMS Leinster (1918) The First Dáil (1919-21) Bloody Sunday (1920) Burning of the Custom House (1921) Battle of Dublin (1922) Hosting of the Tailteann Games (1924, 1928, 1932) Assassination of Kevin O'Higgins (1927) Saint Patrick's Day parade (est. 1931) 1932 Eucharistic Congress 1933 Dublin riot Pearse Street fire (1936) Bombing of Dublin in World War II (1941) Baggotonia (1950s) Bloomsday commemorations (est. 1954) Destruction of Nelson's Pillar (1966) RTÉ Studio bombing (1969) Dublin fires (1970) Contraceptive Train (1971) Hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest (1971, 1981, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1997) Poolbeg Chimneys (1971) Burning of the British Embassy in Dublin (1972) Dublin bombings (1972-73) Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape (1973) Dublin and Monaghan Bombings (1974) Dublin Airport bombing (1975) "Save Wood Quay" (1978-79) Stardust fire (1981) "GUBU" (Malcolm MacArthur) (1982) Dublin Area Rapid Transit (1984) Hurricane Charley flooding (1986) Students Against the Destruction of Dublin (1987-91) Dublin Millennium celebrations (1988) European Capital of Culture (1991) Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 (1993) Lansdowne Road football riot (1995) Assassination of Veronica Guerin (1996)
Contemporary	Crumlin-Drimnagh feud (2000-2016) Hosting of the Special Olympics (2003) Spire of Dublin (2003) Luas (2004) May Day protests (2004) Dublin riots (2006) Dublin Port Tunnel (2006) Anti-austerity demonstrations (2008-15) 2008 floods (2008) Dublinbikes (est. 2009) Bank of Ireland robbery (2009) M50 motorway (2010) Slovak Police training explosives incident (2010) UNESCO City of Literature (2010) Silicon Docks (est. 2011) Occupy Dame Street (2011-12) Hutch–Kinahan feud (2015-to date) Occupation of Apollo House (2017) Dublin Tech Summit (est. 2017) The Beast from the East (2018) Coolock feud (2019-20) COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2023) Dublin riots (2021) Irish anti-immigration protests (2022-to date) Dublin mass stabbing & riot (2023)
Annual sporting events	Dublin Horse Show (est. 1864) Hosting of the All-Ireland Football Final (est. 1888) Leopardstown Racecourse (est. 1888) Phoenix Park Racecourse (1902-1990) Hosting of the All-Ireland Hurling Final (est. 1912) Liffey Swim (est. 1920) Dublin–Limerick hurling rivalry (1923 - to date) Liffey Descent canoe race (est. 1960) Dublin Marathon (est. 1980) Women's Mini Marathon (est. 1983) Great Ireland Run (est. 2003) Art O'Neill Challenge (est. 2009)