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Dublin's [[Irish]] name is ''Baile Atha Cliath'' which translates to 'Town of the Hurdle Ford' and the city lies on the [[River Liffey]], though its 'English' name also has Gaelic origins: ''Dubh Linn'', or 'dark pool'.

Dublin's [[Irish]] name is ''Baile Atha Cliath'' which translates to 'Town of the Hurdle Ford' and the city lies on the [[River Liffey]], though its 'English' name also has Gaelic origins: ''Dubh Linn'', or 'dark pool'.

Dublin was founded in 988AD by High King [[Mael Sechnaill II]], or alternatively by the Vikings.  

Dublin was founded by a Viking captain, Thorgisl, who came south from the Viking base base on the Shannon during 939-42 and built a "loughport". He called it Dubh Linn. The traditional date for the founding of the settlement is 942.