Timeline of Dublin

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Prior to 16th century[]

See also: History of Dublin to 795 and Early Scandinavian Dublin
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  • 841 AD – Viking camp established.[1]
  • 1014 – Battle of Clontarf.
  • 1028 – Christ Church founded (approximate date).
  • 1171 – Henry II of England in power.[2]
  • 1172 – Dublin "given charter and made centre of English Pale."[3]
  • 1185 – St Catherine's Church built.
  • 1190 – Fire.[4]
  • 1191 – St Patrick's Cathedral construction begins.
  • 1229 – Richard Muton becomes mayor.
  • 1230 – Dublin Castle built.
  • 1283 – Fire.[4]
  • 1348 – Black Death.[5]
  • 1409 – Mayor appointed.[4]
  • 1446 – Weavers' Guild chartered.[6]

16th-17th centuries[]

  • 1541 – Dublin becomes capital of the Kingdom of Ireland.
  • 1592 – Trinity College founded.
  • 1597 – 11 March: Dublin Gunpowder Disaster.
  • 1635 – Theatre built.[4]
  • 1646 – City besieged by Parliamentarians.[3]
  • 1649 – Siege of Dublin
  • 1661 – Dublin Corporation (city government) established.
  • 1662
    • Smock Alley Theatre opens.[7]
    • Royal Hunting Park established.
  • 1664
  • 1666 – Cabbage Garden cemetery in use.[9]
  • 1680 – Hibernian Catch Club founded (approximate date).
  • 1682 – Weavers' Guild hall built in The Coombe.[citation needed]
  • 1683 – Dublin Philosophical Society founded.

18th century[]

See also: Georgian Dublin
  • 1702 – State Paper Office established in Dublin Castle.
  • 1707 – Marsh's Library incorporated.[10]
  • 1709 – St. Luke's Church built.
  • 1710 – Mansion House (residence) built.
  • 1725 – Dublin Weekly Journal begins publication.[11]
  • 1731 – Dublin Society founded.
  • 1742 – 13 April: Premiere of Handel's Messiah.
  • 1745 – Dublin Lying-In Hospital and Phoenix Park open.
  • 1748 – Leinster House built.
  • 1750 – Daly's Club active (approximate date).
  • 1751 – Royal Hibernian Hotel established.[12]
  • 1753 – Parliament Street laid out.
  • 1755 – Frog Invasion.
  • 1757 – Wide Streets Commission established.
  • 1759 – Guinness brewery in business.
  • 1761 – Dublin Magazine begins publication.[13]
  • 1770
    • City directory published.[14]
    • Trinity College Historical Society founded.
  • 1771 - City Assembly House built.[15]
  • 1779 – Royal Exchange built.
  • 1783 – Bank of Ireland in business.
  • 1784 – Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland founded.
  • 1785 – Royal Irish Academy established.
  • 1791
    • Society of United Irishmen Dublin branch founded.
    • Dublin Library Society instituted.[16]
    • Apothecaries Hall incorporated.[17]
    • Custom House built.[10]
  • 1792
    • Fitzwilliam Square laid out.
    • The Flapper begins publication.[13]
  • 1793 – Dublin Stock Exchange founded.
  • 1794 – Carlisle Bridge constructed.
  • 1796 – Four Courts built.[10]

19th century[]

  • 1801 – City becomes part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • 1804
    • Grand Canal constructed.
    • Cork Street Fever Hospital opens.
  • 1809 – Nelson's Pillar erected.
  • 1815 – Tenter House built on Cork Street.
  • 1817
    • Royal Canal constructed.
    • Cobourg Gardens open.[5]
  • 1818
    • General Post Office inaugurated.
    • Mountjoy Square constructed.
  • 1821 – Population: 185,881.[5]
  • 1822 – 12 December: Storm.[17]
  • 1824 – Shelbourne Hotel in business.
  • 1828 – Kings Bridge constructed.
  • 1829 – Museum of the Royal Irish Academy established (approximate date).[18]
  • 1830 – Royal Zoological Society of Ireland founded.[19]
  • 1831 – Dublin Zoo opens.
  • 1832 – Dublin Penny Journal[13] and Paddy Kelly's Budget[20] begin publication.
  • 1833 – Dublin University Magazine begins publication.
  • 1838 – Glasnevin Model Farm established.
  • 1839
    • Adelaide Hospital founded.[21]
    • The Citizen begins publication.[22]
  • 1842 – The Nation newspaper begins publication.
  • 1843 – Dublin University Philosophical Society active.
  • 1846 – All Hallows cemetery in use.[9]
  • 1854 – Catholic University of Ireland founded.
  • 1857 – Natural History Museum opens.
  • 1858 – St Catherine's Church dedicated on Meath Street.
  • 1861 – Wellington Monument erected.
  • 1865 – Royal College of Science for Ireland founded.
  • 1871 – Gaiety Theatre opens.
  • 1872 – Dublin tramways begin operating.
  • 1873 – Irish Monthly begins publication.
  • 1877
    • National Museum of Ireland established.
    • Dublin Metropolitan School of Art active.
  • 1879
    • Star of Erin Music Hall opens.
    • Butt Bridge constructed.
  • 1880 – St. Stephen's Park Temperance Hotel in business.[23]
  • 1882 – 6 May: Phoenix Park Murders.[3]
  • 1889 – Davy Byrne's pub in business.[citation needed]
  • 1891 – Dublin United Transport Company formed.
  • 1894 – New Ireland Review begins publication.
  • 1895 – Shelbourne Football Club formed.
  • 1898 – Dublin Port and Docks Board established.[10]

20th century[]

  • 1901 – Restaurant Jammet in business.[24]
  • 1904 – Abbey Theatre opens.
  • 1905 – Irish Independent newspaper begins publication.
  • 1907 – Irish International Exhibition held.
  • 1909 – Volta Picture Theatre opens.[25]
  • 1913
    • Croke Park stadium opens.
    • Dublin Lock-out begins.
  • 1916 – April: Easter Uprising.[3]
  • 1918 – 15 December: Death of Molly Malone
  • 1919 – 21 January: First Dáil (parliament) convenes in Mansion House.
  • 1921 – 25 May: Burning of the Custom House.
  • 1922
    • June–July: Battle of Dublin.
    • December: City becomes capital of the newly formed Irish Free State.
    • December: Oireachtas (parliament) begins meeting in Leinster House.
    • Dublin Opinion begins publication.
  • 1923 – The Dublin Magazine begins publication.
  • 1928 – Gate Theatre founded.
  • 1930 – City boundaries expanded.
  • 1934 – Old Dublin Society founded.
  • 1937 – City becomes capital of the newly formed Republic of Ireland.
  • 1938 – Dublin Historical Record begins publication.
  • 1940
    • 26 August: Bombing of Dublin in World War II by German forces begins.
    • The Bell (magazine) begins publication.
  • 1941
    • 31 May: North Strand Bombing
    • Dublin Airport terminal built.
    • Saint Mary's College for Domestic Science opens.[24]
  • 1949 – Envoy, A Review of Literature and Art begins publication.
  • 1951 – Hotel strike.[26]
  • 1953 – City boundaries expanded.
  • 1954 – 16 June: Bloomsday begins.
  • 1960 – Population: 468,103.[3]
  • 1966
    • 8 March: Nelson's Pillar bombed.
    • Project Arts Centre established.[27]
    • Garden of Remembrance opens.
  • 1972 – 1 February: British Embassy in Merrion Square destroyed by protesters.[28]
  • 1973 – Grapevine Arts Centre founded.
  • 1974
    • Dublin and Monaghan bombings
    • Wood Quay excavation begins.
  • 1975 – Accountancy and Business College founded.
  • 1978 – Talbot Memorial Bridge constructed.
  • 1979 – Dublin City Archives established.[29]
  • 1981 – Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud in business.
  • 1983
    • Dublin Pride begins.[30]
    • Dublin Food Co-op founded.
  • 1984
    • Dublin Area Rapid Transit begins operating.
    • East-Link Bridge opens.
  • 1987
  • 1988 – Kerlin Gallery opens.
  • 1989 – Dublin City University active.
  • 1991
    • Institute of European Affairs founded.[32]
    • Irish Museum of Modern Art opens.
  • 1992
    • Irish Film Institute opens.
    • Dublin Institute of Technology established.
  • 1996
    • National Print Museum of Ireland opens.
    • established.
  • 1999 – Dublin European Institute founded.[32]
  • 2000 – Dublin Writers Festival begins.[33]

21st century[]

  • 2001 – Dublin Corporation renamed Dublin City Council.
  • 2002 – George's Quay Plaza built.
  • 2003
    • Jameson Dublin International Film Festival begins.
    • Spire of Dublin erected.
    • James Joyce Bridge opens.
  • 2004 – Dublin Gay Theatre Festival begins.
  • 2006 – Dublin Port Tunnel opens.
  • 2009
    • 27 February: 2009 Bank of Ireland robbery[34]
    • Dublinbikes launched.
    • Samuel Beckett Bridge opens.[35]
  • 2010
    • November: 2010 student protest in Dublin.
    • Grand Canal Theatre and Convention Centre Dublin opens.
  • 2011

See also[]

  • History of Dublin
  • Historical Maps of Dublin
  • List of Mayors of Dublin

References[]

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Bibliography[]

Published in the 18th century[]

Published in the 19th century[]

1800s-1840s[]

1850s-1890s[]

Published in the 20th century[]

1900s-1940s[]

  • "Dublin", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901
  • G.K. Fortescue, ed. (1902). "Dublin (City)". Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years 1881–1900. London. hdl:2027/uc1.b5107011.
  • "Topography: Dublin", List of works relating to Ireland, New York: New York Public Library, 1905, OCLC 29094144
  • E. D. Jordan (1906), "Dublin", Black's Guide to Ireland (24th ed.), London: Adam and Charles Black
  • John Cooke (1906), "Dublin", Handbook for Travellers in Ireland (7th ed.), London: Edward Stanford
  • Handbook to the City of Dublin and the Surrounding District, British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1908, OCLC 1616720, OL 13505672M
  • M. J. B. Baddeley (1909), "Dublin", Northern Counties including Dublin and Neighbourhood, Ireland (6th ed.), London: T. Nelson and Sons, OCLC 4605342
  • "Dublin (city)", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
  • "Dublin (City)". List of Works Relating to British Genealogy and Local History. New York: New York Public Library. 1910.
  • Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Dublin", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
  • Samuel Carter Hall; Anna Maria Hall (1911), "Dublin", Ireland: its Scenery, Character and History, 4, Boston: Niccolls, OCLC 3567745
  • Esther Singleton (1913), "City of Dublin", Great Cities of Europe, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page
  • James Collins (1913), Life in Old Dublin, Dublin: J. Duffy, OCLC 4310334, OL 6600535M
  • Stephen Lucius Gwynn (1915), "Dublin", Famous Cities of Ireland, Dublin: Maunsel & Co., OCLC 4759563
  • Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to Dublin and the Wicklow Tours (20th ed.), London: Ward, Lock and Company, 1919, OCLC 8105082, OL 23663882M
  • Lucien E. Taylor, ed. (1921). "History: Local History and Description". List of Books on Modern Ireland in the Public Library of the City of Boston. Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Public Library. hdl:2027/mdp.39015033681407.
  • Bulmer Hobson (1930). A Book of Dublin (2nd ed.). Dublin: Kevin J. Kenny.

1950s-1990s[]

  • Maurice James Craig (1952), Dublin, 1660–1860, London: Cresset Press, OCLC 3304156
  • Dublin, Great Cities, Time-Life Books, 1978, OL 4483796M
  • Mary E. Daly (1984), Dublin, the Deposed Capital: a Social and Economic History, 1860–1914, Cork, Ireland: Cork University Press, ISBN 0902561278
  • Kevin C. Kearns (1991). Dublin Street Life and Lore: an Oral History.
  • Kevin C. Kearns (1994). Dublin Tenement Life: an Oral History.
  • "Dublin". Ireland. Let's Go. 1995. p. 61+. OL 24212350M.
  • Kevin C. Kearns (1996). Dublin Pub Life and Lore: an Oral History.

Published in the 21st century[]

  • Annemarie Piso (2003), "Unionisation in the Dublin hotel industry", International Journal of Tourism Research, 5
  • Mary Clark (2006). "Dublin City Archives and Its Collections". Dublin Historical Record. Old Dublin Society. 59 (1): 20–27. JSTOR 30101603.
  • Juliana Adelman (2009), "Animal Knowledge: Zoology and Class-ification in Nineteenth-Century Dublin", Field Day Review, 5: 108–121, JSTOR 25664529
  • Mairtin Mac Con Iomaire (2011), "Culinary voices: perspectives from Dublin restaurants", Oral History, 39 (1): 77–90, JSTOR 25802217

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