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Dublin Castle Dublin Castle Dublin, IE Phone: 00353 1 677 7129 URL: www.dublincastle.ie Dublin Castle is situated in the very heart of historic Dublin. In fact the city gets its name from the Dubh Linn or Black Pool (dubh = black), on the site of the present Castle Gardens and Coach House. In the 930's, a Danish Viking Fortress stood on this site. Their settlement of Dyflinn (a corruption of Dubhlinn) quickly became the main Viking military base and trading centre of slaves and silver. 1204, King John of England commanded the erection of a (larger) strong castle. |
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