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Sentence Examples A flock of 110 waxwings, the biggest recorded in the south, were seen in Blackrock, Co Dublin. She wrote to the Society of Friends or Quakers in Dublin asking for relief and describing the appalling conditions of the times. Now Dublin boasts the tallest such structure not just in Ireland but in the whole world. During this period, the authority of the jarls spread south down the western sea route towards Dublin. She grew up in Dublin and went to University College Dublin to read English and history. The website, designed by Dublin company Mindswide, provides users with a virtual walk-through of an online Temple of Solomon. The central character of the book is Bunny Maguire, who is launched into the Dublin social whirl and takes to it like a duck to water. If we played Dublin next Saturday, they would probably put out the same six forwards, foolishly rearranging them in different positions. Regular commuters to Dublin can also wave the bus down along the route each morning and they will be picked up. But the regulator also rapped her over the knuckles about inefficiencies at Dublin and Shannon airports. Yesterday, the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin reported that the two-week old quins were continuing to make progress. Dublin also needs, as we have said before, joined-up thinking in relation to transport. Much of this passed through the waterfront markets and industrial tenements of Dublin into the Irish interior. When we speak, she's in London for a whirlwind promotional tour, including brief jaunts to Oxford and Dublin. It was ironic, because having just left Thatcherite London behind, I returned to Dublin where we had imported Thatcherism wholesale. Separately, Byrne was rapped on the knuckles by the Dublin District Court for holding illegal teenage discos in the West Stand. It is all systems go here in Dublin. We have moved into new premises and are commencing our advertising and marketing campaign. The only jarring note in all of this is that while Dublin has prospered, the regions have been almost starved. The situation is particularly acute in Dublin and in areas classified as disadvantaged. I was moving to Dublin and nobody was going to tell me when and where to smoke. Show More Sentences The motorway will eventually be joined to a southern route from Dublin to Rosslare. He is never to be found whooping it up in the bars or clubs of Dublin outside Dail business hours. His business acumen saw him build and purchase hotels in Galway and Dublin. She made a homemade portfolio and went knocking on doors of advertising agencies in Dublin. The money was advanced to his Jersey bank account and much later forwarded to an account in Dublin. He appointed churchmen as justiciars, to counterbalance the native barony, and installed a royal treasury in a new stone castle at Dublin. In 1996, she was appointed superintendent and given charge of the busy Lucan area of west Dublin. So what if more houses get built on the outskirts of Dublin without proper local infrastructure. In 867 York was seized by Danish raiders from the Viking kingdom of Dublin, led by Ivarr and his brother Halfdan. In at least two of the raids, the robbers fled in cars stolen in Dublin the previous night. Discovered in peat bogs in central Ireland, the well-preserved human remains were unveiled this month in Dublin. One of the Herald's finest moments was its rallying of support for the 1913 Dublin lockout, when bosses tried to break Irish workers' unions. Luckily, we were only going as far out of town as the Old Dublin Restaurant on Francis Street, an old favourite among jackeens. But just who were these four individuals with whom the city of Dublin has recently been reacquainted? Dublin had just demolished Donegal and he was in particularly jocular mood. They journeyed to and from Dublin Airport and were blessed with excellent weather on their vacation. When I lectured at a skeptics meeting in Dublin in mid-October, this photo of my rapt audience was snapped. He said there was no indication that the super jumbos, which will seat more than 550 people, would use Dublin Airport regularly. She is a senior research fellow and senior lecturer in the Department of Social Studies, Trinity College Dublin. Dublin commanded proceedings by keeping the ball in the air and winning the aerial battle. Show More Sentences A house suited for quiet family life but within an hour of Dublin whets the appetite of country loving commuters. Returning a verdict of accidental death, the jury recommended that South Dublin County Council investigate the accident and consider additional signage in the area. Last week Lawlor failed to get elected as a councillor in a Clondalkin ward of the new Dublin mid-west constituency where he hopes to stand at the next general election. Today in Dublin, wandering Joyceans will roam the city visiting many of the places where the book is set and attempt to reconstruct the events of the novel. With the architect for the project in Castleblaney, the quantity surveyor in Armagh and consultants in Dublin and Belfast, rapid transfer of information is crucial. My father was friendly with the editor of the Irish Edition of the Sunday Express and he got me an interview with the head of McConnell's Agency in Dublin. Thousands of young buyers in areas such as west Dublin have their computer industry jobs to thank for getting on the first rung of the property ladder. The Dublin jackeens don't care about the people of the West. While other air services quote cheaper prices for Dublin or Cork, travel cost and convenience to these airports should also be factored into the cheap air flight. The former Dublin star has been a loyal Na Fianna man for 20 years and has done more than most to contribute to his club's transformation from whipping boys to kingpins. Horse Racing Ireland has put together a rescue package to save one of the country's most famous racecourses, Punchestown near Dublin, from closure. The Dublin Society was founded in 1731 to promote Irish agriculture and manufactures, and during the 1740s absorbed a local academy to provide a training for arts and crafts. Several times a week a Singapore Airlines jumbo leaves Dublin with spare capacity which could accommodate additional high-value, fast-moving consumer goods or components. All the athletes above have been selected to represent Ireland on the 12th July in Dublin at the Waterford Crystal International Grand Prix of race walking. The first stages of a High Court hearing will be heard later this month involving a Dublin law firm acting on behalf of up to 12 individual clients. In Dublin, land of a thousand Joyce walking tours, bloomsday has come to mean payday. Later, she was made an archdeacon after her work with the homeless in Dublin. This is a horribly patronising movie that makes Dublin in 1967 look like a theme-park of amiable drunken wastrels and boozy squawking women in headscarves and ankle socks. The Australian embassy in Dublin states that up to 30 percent of the population claim some degree of Irish ancestry. Around the country, local Gaelic and Gaelicised lords expanded their powers at the expense of the English government in Dublin. Show More Sentences These schools teach entirely through Irish, and there are over thirty in Dublin alone. The army included contingents from Connacht, Breffny, Meath, and Dublin, each led by their respective kings. In a show of strength, Maurice and Diarmait marched an army north and laid waste to the hinterland of Dublin. The Normans and Diarmait held a council of war at Waterford and agreed to take Dublin. With Dublin and Carrick under siege, Strongbow and his council agreed to negotiate. He let Strongbow hold Leinster in fief and declared Dublin, Wexford and Waterford to be crown land. It marched into Meath, destroying the castles at Trim and Duleek, before advancing on Dublin. In February 1177, John de Courcy left Dublin with a force of about 22 knights and 500 soldiers. It had some success against British forces, most notably at Castlebar, but was ultimately routed while trying to reach Dublin. In 1896, James Connolly, founded the Irish Socialist Republican Party in Dublin. From these ranks came those who launched the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly. On 8 March, a group of Irish republicans dynamited Nelson's Pillar in Dublin. The British government agreed to participate in a televised ceremony at Iveagh House in Dublin, the Irish department of foreign affairs. Speaking at the 1916 Easter Rising commemoration at Arbour Hill in Dublin in 1998, Ahern said. The cities of Dublin, Cork and Galway have city councils and are administered separately from the counties bearing those names. In the 1918 general election, Carson switched constituencies from his former seat of Dublin University to Belfast Duncairn. Losses in Dublin and urban areas were balanced by gains in areas such as Limerick, Wicklow, Cork, Tipperary and Kilkenny and the border counties. In the 2014 election, Martina Anderson topped the poll in Northern Ireland, as did Lynn Boylan in Dublin. This will improve NIR's services and allow an hourly Enterprise service to Dublin. Translink provides services all over Northern Ireland and also to Dublin, in a partnership deal with its counterpart in the Republic of Ireland. Show More Sentences Both Harness and every Species of Mounture, and every other preparatory Expence is made by the Master in Dublin. There has been a significant increase in the number of urban Irish speakers, particularly in Dublin. The language saw its most rapid initial decline in Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, County Dublin and perhaps Kildare. The Irish census of 1851 showed that there were still a number of older speakers in County Dublin. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was widespread even in Dublin and the Pale. In County Dublin itself the general rule was to place the stress on the initial vowel of words. English authorities of the Cromwellian period, aware that Irish was widely spoken in Dublin, arranged for its official use. In 1655 several local dignitaries were ordered to oversee a lecture in Irish to be given in Dublin. Scribal activity in Irish persisted in Dublin right through the 18th century. The church operates a seminary, the Church of Ireland Theological Institute, in Rathgar, in the south inner suburbs of Dublin. He soon obtained the living of Laracor, Agher, and Rathbeggan, and the prebend of Dunlavin in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. As chaplain to Lord Berkeley, he spent much of his time in Dublin and travelled to London frequently over the next ten years. In February 1702, Swift received his Doctor of Divinity degree from Trinity College, Dublin. After graduation from Oxford, Wilde returned to Dublin, where he met again Florence Balcombe, a childhood sweetheart. She happened to be visiting Dublin in 1884, when Wilde was lecturing at the Gaiety Theatre. Stoker was born on 8 November 1847 at 15 Marino Crescent, Clontarf, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. In December 1876, he gave a favourable review of Henry Irving's Hamlet at the Theatre Royal in Dublin. An annual festival takes place in Dublin, the birthplace of Bram Stoker, in honour of his literary achievements. Shaw, a sensitive boy, found the less salubrious parts of Dublin shocking and distressing, and was happier at the cottage. Left in Dublin with his father, Shaw compensated for the absence of music in the house by teaching himself to play the piano. Show More Sentences Shaw visited Dublin in August, and met Michael Collins, then head of the Free State's Provisional Government. Pound went to Eliot's funeral in London and on to Dublin to visit Yeats's widow. By the 1960s pubs like O'Donoghues in Dublin were holding their own pub sessions. In October 2007, the group played the largest gig of the reunion tour in Dublin, Ireland, in front of 82,000 fans. He also visited Dublin, there offering his support for Irish nationalism, and formed a branch of the League at his Hammersmith house. De Valera hoped Wittgenstein's presence would contribute to the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies which he was soon to set up. The Championship is run from headquarters in Dublin, Ireland by Six Nations Rugby Ltd. At the age of sixteen, De Valera won a scholarship to Blackrock College, County Dublin. Other notable derbies include Cork v Kerry, Mayo v Galway and most commonly, Kerry v Dublin. The Dublin Marathon and Belfast Marathon are run annually and are two of the most popular athletics events in the country. The Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin regularly gets upwards of 40000 competitors. Rugby union is played and supported throughout Ireland, but is especially popular in cities and urban areas such as Dublin, Limerick and Cork. Most international matches and large tournaments are played at the Carrickmines Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, near Dublin. The sport is played on an organized level in Dublin, Greystones, Belfast, Cork, Clare and Kerry. Mountain biking is becoming more popular with dedicated trail centers in Wicklow, Dublin, Galway and Tipperary. Mixed Martial Arts has gained a lot of popularity in the past 5 years with many clubs opening in Dublin, Cork and Limerick. This activity is limited to the Republic of Ireland where regional competition takes place in both Dublin and Cork. The Ski Club of Ireland is the national snowsports centre for Ireland, and consists of four outdoor dry slopes in Kilternan, Dublin. Ireland's largest stadium is the GAA's Croke Park in Dublin, which can hold 82,300 people. The Ireland national cricket team play One Day Internationals at Stormont in Belfast and at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Clontarf, Dublin. Show More Sentences The first match against Ireland took place in Dublin in 1888, with the Irish emerging victorious. Both Scotland Rugby League and Rugby League Ireland arranged a match on 13 August 1995 at the Royal Dublin Showground in Dublin, Ireland. With France then beating Ireland in Dublin, Scotland now knew that they could clinch first place. Wexford, Waterford, Clare, Limerick, Offaly, Antrim, Dublin, and Galway were also strong hurling counties during the twentieth century. A 1612 seal of Trinity College, Dublin shows uncoloured cross and saltire flags. Ireland's recognised capital, Dublin, was ruled by Ascall mac Ragnaill, who had submitted to Ruaidri. The main purpose of parliament was to approve taxes that were then levied by and for the Dublin Castle administration. Eventually the crown's power shrank to a small fortified enclave around Dublin known as the Pale. Their presence in Dublin, along with large numbers of servants, provided a regular boost to the city economy. The artisans and merchants of Dublin also feared any union as it may have resulted in a loss of business. There was strong support for it in Westminster, however Dublin was not as keen. Mortimer was forced to retreat to Dublin while his lieutenant, Walter Cusack, held out at Trim. Narrower exchanges include those with the University of Copenhagen, the University of Oslo, and Trinity College Dublin. The records for the rulers of the Hebrides are obscured again until the arrival of Godred Crovan as King of Dublin and the Isles. It was not until 1967 that the Wright Report planned four towns in County Dublin. In the latter part of the century, Belfast briefly overtook Dublin as the island's largest city. The Curragh Incident showed it would be difficult to use the British army to enforce home rule from Dublin on Ulster's unionist minority. It had gut strings and semitone mechanisms like an orchestral pedal harp, and was invented by Dublin pedal harp maker John Egan. Previously he lived in Dublin, Ireland, and regularly attended Bohemian Football Club games. Amit Majmudar, 36, now of Dublin, Ohio, was named to the position by Ohio Gov. Show More Sentences It is also the mainline station for services to and through Birmingham New Street, and to Holyhead for connecting ferries to Dublin. In Ireland, in the 2009 European election Joe Higgins of the Socialist Party took one of three seats in the capital Dublin European constituency. The first service operated by the Vickers Viscount turboprop commenced on 20 February 1963 on the route from Cardiff via Bristol to Dublin. Cadwaladr fled to Ireland and hired a Norse fleet from Dublin, bringing the fleet to Abermenai to compel Owain to reinstate him. Around 902, an attack on Anglesey by the Danes of Dublin under Ingimundr was repulsed. At the last moment, Edward changed his mind and instead sent Gaveston to Dublin, appointing him as the Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1966 they took part in Irish celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising, marching in Dublin. Tugboats were drafted in from the ports of Dublin, Liverpool and Plymouth to assist with the salvage operation. Rhyl has direct Arriva Trains Wales and Virgin Trains services to Holyhead, which give connections by Stena Line or Irish Ferries to Dublin Port. With the opening of the railway from London to Liverpool, Holyhead lost the London to Dublin Mail contract in 1839 to the Port of Liverpool. In 2006 the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair withdrew from the Airport ending 5 years of service on the Cardiff to Dublin route daily. It has been proposed that, like Dublin, Cork was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network. There is a rivalry between Cork and Dublin, similar to the rivalry between Manchester and London, Melbourne and Sydney or Barcelona and Madrid. The modern Dublin Port is located either side of the River Liffey, out to its mouth. The main basketball arena in Ireland is the ESB Basketball Arena in Dublin. My trustees are going to lend Earl Blessington sixty thousand pounds on a Dublin mortgage. Only think of my becoming an Irish absentee! Not only did the Dublin barkeeps not make a shamrock in the foam, they claimed to not even know what a black and tan was. In cybersavvy Dublin, public-access terminals are in shopping malls, hotels, and hostels throughout the city center. Holt at a 1921 meeting in Dublin of fisheries experts from England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland and France. In the 1720s the new Irish Houses of Parliament were built in College Green, Dublin. Show More Sentences Most of Ireland's gas comes through interconnectors between Twynholm in Scotland and Ballylumford, County Antrim and Loughshinny, County Dublin. Counties Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Tipperary have been broken up into smaller administrative areas. Dublin, with over 1 million residents in the Greater Dublin Area, is the largest city on the island. But he remained a resented outsider, and the northern British kingdoms preferred to ally with the pagan Norse of Dublin. In 934 Olaf Guthfrithson succeeded his father Guthfrith as the Norse King of Dublin. Olaf escaped back to Dublin with the remnant of his forces, while Constantine lost a son. He then succeeded his cousin as King of Dublin, but after a heavy defeat in battle in 947, he was once again forced to try his luck elsewhere. Before his invasion, Parliamentarian forces held only outposts in Dublin and Derry. Wellesley was born in Dublin, belonging to the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. He was most likely born at his parents' townhouse, 24 Upper Merrion Street, Dublin, now the Merrion Hotel. But his mother Anne, Countess of Mornington, recalled in 1815 that he had been born at 6 Merrion Street, Dublin. He went to the diocesan school in Trim when at Dangan, Mr Whyte's Academy when in Dublin, and Brown's School in Chelsea when in London. Wellesley continued to serve at Dublin Castle, voting with the government in the Irish parliament over the next two years. A rail tunnel was proposed in 1997 on a different route, between Dublin and Holyhead, by British engineering firm Symonds. Tottenham were knocked out of the Europa League, despite a comfortable victory over Shamrock Rovers in Dublin. Leaders in Dublin expected a substantial reduction in the territory of Northern Ireland, with nationalist areas moving to the Free State. The Irish national anthem is also played at Dublin home matches, being the anthem of the host country. In the Republic of Ireland, the ceremonial head of the city government of Dublin is the Lord Mayor of Dublin. This title was granted by Charles II in 1665 when Dublin was part of the Kingdom of Ireland. It was while he was a pupil at the bar examination that he went to Dublin to hear Hamilton's lectures on quaternions. Show More Sentences A network of National Express coach services serve Manchester Airport and operate to destinations further afield, including as far as Dublin. On 1 July 2007, the reconstructed Viking ship Skuldelev 2, renamed Sea Stallion, began a journey from Roskilde to Dublin. The English, whose power lay in the Pale of Dublin, then began to reconquer the island. In November 1171 Henry accepted the fealty of the Dublin Vikings, the Gaelic kings and the Norman knights. In the early fifties he was a frequent visitor to Dublin where he would share Patrick Swift's studio. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1765 by Trinity College Dublin and in 1775 by Oxford University. As a child he sometimes spent time away from the unhealthy air of Dublin with his mother's family in the Blackwater Valley in County Cork. Though the Dunciad was first published anonymously in Dublin, its authorship was not in doubt. He served as an external examiner for University College, Dublin, for many years. On their rejection, neither the London or Dublin governments publicised the matter. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere nearly a year later. Four adverts were scheduled, but only three were filmed as Sellers collapsed in Dublin, again with heart problems. England played in Dublin in 1973 and were given a standing ovation lasting five minutes. After Irish independence in 1922 the office was still functioning and working out of Dublin Castle. After a week of heavy fighting, primarily in Dublin, the surviving rebels were forced to surrender their positions. Southwestern areas experience the most rainfall as a result of south westerly winds, while Dublin receives the least. It includes the Dublin Metropolitan District Court, Court of Criminal Appeal, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and Central Criminal Court. Dublin is the centre of the network with two main stations, Heuston station and Connolly station, linking to the country's cities and main towns. The Enterprise service, which runs jointly with Northern Ireland Railways, connects Dublin and Belfast. Dublin has a steadily improving public transport network including the DART, Luas, Dublin Bus, and dublinbikes. Show More Sentences The Jack Lynch Tunnel, under the River Lee in Cork, and the Limerick Tunnel, under the River Shannon, were two major projects outside Dublin. Georgian townhouses produced streets of singular distinction, particularly in Dublin, Limerick and Cork. Recent developments include the regeneration of Ballymun and an urban extension of Dublin at Adamstown. The annual Dublin Marathon and Dublin Women's Mini Marathon are two of the most popular athletics events in the country. Collins took charge of Dublin Castle at a ceremony attended by Lord FitzAlan. In 1953 Magee College broke its links with Dublin and became Magee University College. The 1999 World Cup was staged primarily in Wales, though Ireland played all their pool games in Dublin. The traditional home of Irish rugby is Lansdowne Road in Dublin, where most of Ireland's home matches were held. The first Irish national team played in 1855 against The Gentlemen of England in Dublin. Ireland hosted a quadrangular tournament in Dublin and Belfast in July involving the West Indies, the Netherlands, and Scotland. Since the government in Dublin had little real authority, however, the Statutes did not have much effect. The Dubhlinn lay where the Castle Garden is now located, opposite the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin Castle. Around this time, the county of the City of Dublin was established along with certain liberties adjacent to the city proper. This continued down to 1840 when the barony of Dublin City was separated from the barony of Dublin. In 1348, the Black Death, a lethal plague which had ravaged Europe, took hold in Dublin and killed thousands over the following decade. Dublin was incorporated into the English Crown as the Pale, which was a narrow strip of English settlement along the eastern seaboard. However, the Provisional IRA drew support from the Republic, specifically Dublin. From 1842, the boundaries of the city were comprehended by the baronies of Dublin City and the Barony of Dublin. Dublin City Council is a unicameral assembly of 63 members elected every five years from Local Election Areas. Council meetings occur at Dublin City Hall, while most of its administrative activities are based in the Civic Offices on Wood Quay. Show More Sentences The Dublin City Manager is responsible for implementing City Council decisions. As the capital city, Dublin is the seat of the national parliament of Ireland, the Oireachtas. These winds can affect Dublin, but due to its easterly location it is least affected compared to other parts of the country. The Book of Kells, located in the library of Trinity College, Dublin, is one of the city's most visited sites. The Poolbeg Towers are also landmark features of Dublin, and visible from various spots around the city. The park is also home to Dublin Zoo, Ashtown Castle, and the official residence of the United States Ambassador. Saint Anne's Park is a public park and recreational facility, shared between Raheny and Clontarf, both suburbs on the North Side of Dublin. The Dublin region is the economic centre of Ireland, and was at the forefront of the country's economic expansion during the Celtic Tiger period. In 2009, Dublin was listed as the fourth richest city in the world by purchasing power and 10th richest by personal income. The Celtic Tiger also led to a temporary boom in construction, with large redevelopment projects in the Dublin Docklands and Spencer Dock. The tunnel connects Dublin Port and the M1 motorway close to Dublin Airport. The 2016 TomTom Traffic Index ranked Dublin the 15th most congested city in the world and the 7th most congested in Europe. Dublin is served by a network of nearly 200 bus routes which cover the city and suburbs. The majority of these are controlled by Dublin Bus, but a number of smaller companies also operate. Dublin Airport is the busiest airport in Ireland, followed by Cork and Shannon. In 2014, Dublin Airport was the 18th busiest airport in Europe, serving over 21 million passengers. The University of Dublin is the oldest university in Ireland dating from the 16th century, and is located in the city centre. There are also smaller specialised colleges, including Griffith College Dublin, The Gaiety School of Acting and the New Media Technology College. Dublin is home to a greater proportion of newer arrivals than any other part of the country. It is also the location of key and notable works of James Joyce, including Ulysses, which is set in Dublin and includes much topical detail. Show More Sentences In July 2010, Dublin was named as a UNESCO City of Literature, joining Edinburgh, Melbourne and Iowa City with the permanent title. Dublin city centre is a popular shopping destination for both locals and tourists. The Dublin GAA team plays most of their home league hurling games at Parnell Park. Dublin has two ODI Cricket grounds in Castle Avenue, Clontarf and Malahide Cricket Club. The Dublin area has several race courses including Shelbourne Park and Leopardstown. By 2016, Dublin had five restaurants sharing six Michelin stars, with Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud holding two stars. There may be also up to another 10,000 Gaeltacht speakers living in Dublin. In the grand final at the RDS in Dublin the Ospreys shocked Leinster, winning the title with their first win in Dublin in five years. Ireland's first Indian restaurant, the Indian Restaurant and Tea Rooms, opened in 1908 on Sackville Street, now O'Connell Street, in Dublin. That week saw the culmination of increased trade in Dublin Port, as the company's figures for the first quarter of 2010 would eventually reveal. Entered at the north side of the port, but lying in East Wall, is one end of the Dublin Port Tunnel. In 1800, a survey of Dublin Bay conducted by Captain William Bligh recommended the construction of the Bull Wall. This disaster gave new impetus to an existing campaign for a harbour to be constructed near Dublin. Ireland's first railway from Dublin to Kingstown, opened in 1834, terminated near the West Pier. It established Kingstown as a preferred suburb of Dublin, and led to the construction of elegant residential terraces. The opening of the railway from Dublin saw Kingstown become a Victorian era seaside resort. Beside the railway station is the terminus of the 63, 75 and the 46a, the most frequent and heavily used bus route in Dublin. An Aircoach service links the area with Dublin Airport 24 hours a day with stops at County Hall and the Royal Marine Hotel. The Dublin and Kingstown Railway, constructed and opened in 1834, was the first ever railway in Ireland, built to standard gauge. This is popular with Rugby fans going to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff or Lansdowne Road in Dublin. Show More Sentences Trains connect the port on the Rosslare Line via Wexford, Enniscorthy, Gorey, Arklow, Wicklow, Bray to Dublin Connolly. Rosslare Europort is the second most strategically important seaport in the State after Dublin. The Twelve Quays ferry terminal allows a direct freight and passenger vehicle service to Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland. Ulysses entered service on 25 March 2001 and operates between Dublin and Holyhead. Dublin's third major station, Pearse, is the terminus for much of the suburban network in the Greater Dublin area. The area has been a popular tourist destination since Victorian times when the railway between Dublin and Belfast was opened. Dublin was founded by the Vikings at the point where they were able to ford the River Liffey with the first wattle bridge up from the estuary. In 1972, the Dublin Port and Docks Board proposed building an oil refinery in Dublin Bay. The Dublin Port Company has redrafted their proposal in relation to the SPA boundary and may resubmit an application for the project. In 1649, a parliamentary army under Oliver Cromwell landed in Dublin and after some months set out to conquer Wexford. In 1714, James Duke of Ormonde, sold the Manor of Arklow to John Allen of Stillorgan, County Dublin. In addition, Wexford Bus operates several services day and night linking Arklow with Dublin Airport. The adjoining counties are Wexford to the south, Carlow to the southwest, Kildare to the west and Dublin to the north. County Wicklow was the last of the traditional counties of Ireland to be shired in 1606 from land previously part of counties Dublin and Carlow. Vikings traded at Irish markets in Dublin and solidified Dublin as an important city. Dublin became so crowded by the 11th century that houses were constructed outside the town walls. James Joyce's novel Ulysses, set in Dublin in 1904, contains hopeful Irish allusions as to the outcome of the war. The Norse established independent kingdoms in Dublin, Waterford, Wexford, Cork and Limerick. From the 9th to the 12th century Dublin in particular was a major slave trading center which led to an increase in slavery. In 988, Olaf sailed to England, because a thing had been called by Queen Gyda, sister of Olaf Cuaran, King of Dublin. Show More Sentences Be that as it may, when the Normans retook Dublin, both Sweyn and Hakon were killed. Blake blockaded Rupert's fleet in Kinsale from 22 May, allowing Oliver Cromwell to land at Dublin on 15 August. The Dublin Quarter Sessions Court had cognizance of all crimes committed within the city's boundaries except treason. Three of these are elected by the graduates of the National University of Ireland and two from Dublin University. After the close of the war in England Hammond was offered the command of a force destined for the relief of Dublin, but played hard to get. During 1979, the band began to attract a live following in London, being regulars at the Dublin Castle in Camden Town. Following that the band was the closing act to the new year celebration of 2014 in Dublin, Ireland. Other South Dublin towns and villages such as Sandycove, Dalkey and Killiney grew as seaside resorts when the rail network was expanded. Dublin became so crowded by the 11th century that houses were built outside the town walls. The battle was fought in what is the now Dublin suburb of Clontarf on Good Friday of that year. Significant Huguenot settlements were in Dublin, Cork, Portarlington, Lisburn, Waterford and Youghal. A number of Huguenots served as mayors in Dublin, Cork, Youghal and Waterford in the 17th and 18th centuries. Another well known example is the Field of Corn in Dublin, Ohio, where a hundreds on concrete ears of corn lay in a grassy field. The main centres of production were London, Bristol and Liverpool with smaller centres at Wincanton, Glasgow and Dublin. Fingallian was spoken in the region of Fingal, traditionally the part of County Dublin north of the River Tolka, and now a separate county. As such it is thought to have been similar to Fingallian, which was spoken in the Fingal region north of Dublin. Initially, it was mainly spoken in an area known as the Pale around Dublin, with mostly Irish spoken throughout the rest of the country. The varieties at either extreme of the spectrum, local and new Dublin English, are both discussed in further detail below. It was in Dublin that San Lucas scored his first success in what has become something of a speciality for him, the puissance. This is true to other towns from the midlands, northern England and Dublin English. Find more words! 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