Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 50. Chapters: Cork (city), Seaside resorts in the Republic of Ireland, Dublin, Cork Airport, Live at the Marquee, History of Cork, Cork Harbour, List of Cork people, Swansea Cork ferry, Elizabeth Fort, Sir Henry's, Cork Caucus, Cork Suburban Rail, Atlantic Quarter, Ballintemple, Cork, Two Working Men, River Lee, Montfort College of Performing Arts, Knocknaheeney, Blackrock, County Cork, Cork Jazz Festival, Royal Cork Institution, Courtown, Musgrave Park, Cork, The Elysian, St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Bishopstown, Everyman Palace Theatre, Warpcon, Red Abbey, Cork, Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork International Airport Hotel, English Market, Ballyphehane, Cork City Council, Port of Cork, Daly's bridge, Mahon, Cork, Colaiste Chriost Ri, Cork, Cork County Hall, Montenotte, Cork, Blackpool, County Cork, Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, Ballinlough, Cork, Glasheen, Cork, Mayfield, Cork, Turners Cross, Cork, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Riverchapel, Cork Constitution, Education in Cork, Washington Street, Cork International Choral Festival, Shandon, Cork, National Software Centre, William Clarke & Son. Excerpt: Dublin (; locally or; Irish: Baile Atha Cliath, pronounced or Ath Cliath, ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. The English name is derived from the Irish name Dubh Linn, meaning "black pool." It is a primate city with a population of over 1.2 million, containing over a quarter of the country's population. Dublin is situated near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey, and at the centre of the Dublin Region. Originally founded as a Viking settlement, it evolved into the Kingdom of Dublin and became the island's primary city following the Norman invasion. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century, and for a brief period was the second largest city within the Briti...