KnowraDublinDublinDublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland, located on the country’s east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey.BriefConnectViking Dublin: The Norse settlement that grew around Dublin Bay from the ninth century. Its trading town became the foundation of the medieval city.George Bernard Shaw: An Irish playwright, critic, and political activist who won the 1925 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in Dublin in 1856 and spent his early life there.Trinity College Dublin: A university in central Dublin, founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I. Its campus is one of the city’s best-known educational and historic sites.Cork: A city in southern Ireland and the country’s second-largest city. Its regional identity and scale provide a counterpoint to Dublin’s national dominance.Easter Rising: An armed insurrection in Dublin in April 1916 seeking an independent Irish republic. The rebellion transformed the city into a focal point of the independence movement.Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland: The military intervention beginning in 1169 that established Anglo-Norman rule in parts of Ireland. The invasion brought Dublin under English control and reshaped its medieval institutions.James Joyce: An Irish novelist and short-story writer whose works include Ulysses and Dubliners. His writing made Dublin’s streets, speech, and social life central to modern literature.Dublin Port: Ireland’s largest seaport, located where the River Liffey meets Dublin Bay. It connects the capital to international passenger and freight routes.Belfast: The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom. Its different jurisdiction and history distinguish it from Ireland’s capital.Irish War of Independence: A guerrilla conflict from 1919 to 1921 between Irish republican forces and British rule. Dublin was a central political and operational arena during the struggle.Show all 27Linked from 26 pagesIrelandBroader topic: It is the political and cultural center of the sovereign state.Samuel BeckettRelated: Beckett was born in Foxrock, near Dublin, and his education and early writing were shaped there.Abbey TheatreNarrower topic: The theatre’s Dublin home placed it at the center of Irish public and cultural life.Viking activity in the British IslesBroader topic: It developed into a powerful Norse-Gaelic kingdom and a major Irish Sea port.John Millington SyngeRelated: The city’s Abbey Theatre hosted the premiere that turned Synge’s play into a public confrontation.Seán O'CaseyNarrower topic: O'Casey's early plays draw their streets, tenements, and political tensions from the city where he grew up.Peter BrownRelated: Brown was born in Dublin in 1935.Barry FitzgeraldNarrower topic: Fitzgerald was born and began his theatrical career in Dublin.Show all 26