A Brief history of Dublin city:

• 988 – The Official date of establishment.
• 1170 – Diarmait Mac Murchada takes control of Dublin.
• 1171 – England’s Henry II grants a charter to the city of Dublin.
• 1204 – Construction of Dublin castle and the city walls is started.
• 1254 – St. Patrick's Cathedral is dedicated.
• 1366 – The statute of Kilkenny makes it illegal for an Anglo-Irish to mix with “The Irish enemies”.
• 1487 – Lambert Simnel is crowned King of England in Christchurch Cathedral by an Irish leader.
• 1536 – Henry III is declared the official head of the Church of Ireland by the Irish parliament.
• 1592 – Trinity College is founded by Queen Elizabeth I.
• 1649 – Oliver Cromwell conquers Dublin.
• 1710 – Joshua Dawson builds The Mansion House, home of the Lord Mayor of Dublin.
• 1782 – Grattan's Parliament in Dublin ensures parliamentary independence for Ireland.
• 1847 – Dublin is flooded with people fleeing the great famine in the country side.

• 1916 – The Easter Rising sparks the war of independence which lasts from 1919 to 1921.
• 1973 – Ireland joins the European Economic Community - now known as The European Union.
• 1988 – Dublin celebrates it's 1000th birthday.
• 1991 – Dublin is elected European city of Culture.
• 1996 – Ireland holds the presidency of the European Union for the third time.
• 1998 – Dublin hosts the start of the Tour de France.
• 2003 – Dublin hosts the Special Olympics.