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[[Image:Dublin.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Four Courts and the River Liffey, Dublin]]
[[Image:Dublin.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Four Courts and the River Liffey, Dublin]]
'''Dublin''' is the capital city of the [[Republic Of Ireland]] with a population of 505,739, and with a population of the Greater Dublin Region standing at 1,661,185 as of the 2006 census. Dublin is the largest city in the Republic of Ireland and in Ireland as a whole.
'''Dublin''' is the capital city of the [[Republic of Ireland]] with a population of 505,739, and with a population of the Greater Dublin Region standing at 1,661,185 as of the 2006 census. Dublin is the largest city in the Republic of Ireland and in Ireland as a whole.
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'.