Dublin’s Viking History

Posted by Stephen on Apr 3, 2012 in Featured, Travel | 0 comments

Dublin, the capital of Ireland, has a very murky ancient history. A while back a tidal basin was formed here by two converging rivers, the River Liffey and the now-underground River Poddle. This peaty basin was named “dubh linn” - which meant “black pool” - by the Celts who had lived here from about 500 BC.