The Scandinavian Kings of Dublin

The Scandinavian Kings of Dublin

31 Aug 1971

The place where Aulaf fixed his residence the Irish called “Ath Cliath” or “The Ford of the Hurdles” from the wicker bridge by which the great road from Tara was continued across the Liffey into Cualann. The Scandinavians called it “Dyflin”, a corruption of the Irish name for that inlet at the confluence of the Poddle and the Liffey, which formed a harbour where ships were moored, and which the Irish called “Dubhlinn” or “the Black Pool” from the dark colour given to the water by the bog which extends under the river.

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