A Short History of Dublin

by Richard Killeen

Dublin started as a Viking trading settlement in the middle of the tenth century. Location was the key as it commanded the shortest crossing to a major port in Britain. By the time the Normans arrived in Ireland in the 12th century, this was crucial: Dublin maintained the best communications between the English crown and its new lordship in Ireland. Throughout the medieval and early modern periods, the city's importance was entirely ecclesiastical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0717144178
• ISBN13: 9780717144174
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Gill Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 7.3"