Destinations - Western Europe - Dublin

Dublin has been the focal point of numerous predatory attentions over the centuries. The Bronze Age Celts settled on the banks of the Liffey, living peacefully until 9th century. Vikings greedily descended on the wealth of the Irish monasteries and destined Dublin to become an important trading post in their new world order. The year 1172 saw Henry II declare Dublin capital of his Irish kingdom after an indecisive victory, inaugurating centuries of British colonialism and Irish rebellion. Throughout the turbulent 18th century, calls for Catholic freedom and an end to the Protestant Ascendency led to skirmishes between the British Army and the native Irish. The formation of the "United Irishmen," with their doctrine of religious equality and the unity of the Irish people, reflected the rise of Irish national consciousness during this period. As Britain industrialized, it exploited Irish farmers, remunerating them poorly for their exported potatoes. The advent of potato blight in the mid-19th century led to famine, disease and mass emigration. Republican movements snowballed, climaxing in the Easter Rising of 1916 when Irish nationalist seized the General Post Office and defended it for a week, proclaiming the Republic of Ireland. Finally, a 1921 treaty divided Ireland along its current lines: Britain claimed the six largely Protestant counties in the North, and the rest became part of the Irish Free State.

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