Timeline of Dublin

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dublin, Ireland.

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Prior to 9th century

See also: History of Dublin to 795 and Early Scandinavian Dublin

• 431 - Palladius is ordained the first bishop of Ireland by Pope Celestine I. He is later banished by the King of Leinster.
• c.450 - Christianity was expanded by St Patrick.

9th-15th centuries

• 841 – Viking camp established.
• c.846 - St. Mary's Abbey founded on the North side of the River Liffey.
• 1014 – Battle of Clontarf.
• 1028 – Christ Church founded (approximate date).
• 1171 – Henry II of England in power.
• 1172 – Dublin "given charter and made centre of English Pale."
• 1176 - Strongbow, earl of Pembroke leader of the Anglo-Norman forces, dies in Dublin.
• 1185 – St Catherine's Church built.
• 1190 – Fire.
• 1190 - First iteration of St. Audoen's Church erected.
• 1191 – St Patrick's Cathedral construction begins.
• 1192 - Prince John, Lord of Ireland grants the citizens of Dublin by charter the ability to form guilds.
• 1204 - John, King of England grants a licence to the corporation of Dublin to hold an annual eight-day fair in Dublin, henceforth it is known as Donnybrook Fair and continues until it is shut down by the authorities in 1855.
• 1207 - John, King of England grants a charter to the inhabitants of Dublin.
• 1229 – Richard Muton becomes first Lord Mayor of Dublin.
• 1230 – Dublin Castle built.
• 1283 – Fire.
• 1348 – Black Death.
• 1394 - Richard II of England enters Dublin with 30,000 bowmen, 4000 cavalry and the crown jewels.
• 1446 – Weavers' Guild chartered.
• 1466 - Ireland's first public clock was installed on the tower of the Tholsel

16th-17th centuries

• 1534 - Lord Thomas Fitzgerald, better known as Silken Thomas organised a rebellion and was executed in Tyburn two years later.
• 1541 – Dublin becomes capital of the Kingdom of Ireland.
• 1592 – Trinity College founded.
• 1597 – 11 March: Dublin Gunpowder Disaster.
• 1635 – Theatre built.
• 1646 – City besieged by Parliamentarians.
• 1649 – Siege of Dublin
• 1661 – Dublin Corporation (city government) established.
• 1662
  • Smock Alley Theatre opens.
  • Royal Hunting Park established.
• 1664
  • Saint Stephen's Green enclosed by a wall.
  • Newman coffeehouse in business.
• 1666 – Cabbage Garden cemetery in use.
• 1676 - Construction of Essex Bridge opens up development on the North side of the River Liffey
• 1680 – Hibernian Catch Club founded (approximate date).
• 1681 – A new Tholsel building was constructed near Christchurch to house the activities of Dublin Corporation
• 1682 – Weavers' Guild hall built in The Coombe.
• 1683 – Dublin Philosophical Society founded.
• 1689 - James II opens a royal mint at 27 Capel Street.

18th century

See also: Georgian Dublin

• 1702 – State Paper Office established in Dublin Castle.
• 1707 – Marsh's Library incorporated.
• 1707 - The original Custom House opens on Custom House Quay, Dublin.
• 1708 – The Registry of Deeds is established by an Irish Act of Parliament entitled "An Act for the Publick Registering of all Deeds, Conveyances and Wills that shall be made of any Honors, Manors, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments". The Registry is initially based in Dublin Castle.
• 1709 – St. Luke's Church built.
• 1710 – Mansion House (residence) built.
• 1722 - Equestrian statue of George I purchased by the city for £2,000 and erected on a plinth on the upstream side of Essex bridge.
• 1725 - Henrietta Street is laid out by Luke Gardiner as Dublin's first Georgian street.
• 1731 – Dublin Society founded.
• 1742 – 13 April: Handel's Messiah is premiered in Neale's Musick Hall, Dublin.
• 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.
• 1753 – Parliament Street laid out.
• 1757 – Wide Streets Commission established.
• 1759 – Guinness brewery in business.
• 1763 - Freeman's Journal begins publication
• 1770
  • City directory published.
  • Trinity College Historical Society founded.
• 1771 - City Assembly House built.
• 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.
  • Apothecaries Hall incorporated.
  • Custom House built.
• 1792 - Fitzwilliam Square laid out.
• 1793 – Dublin Stock Exchange founded.
• 1794 – Carlisle Bridge constructed.
• 1796 – Building of the Four Courts commences.

19th century

• 1801 – City becomes part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
• 1802 - Completion of the Four Courts, Ireland's most prominent courts building.
• 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.
• 1818
  • General Post Office inaugurated.
  • Mountjoy Square constructed.
• 1821 – Population: 185,881.
• 1822 – 12 December: Storm.
• 1824 – Shelbourne Hotel in business.
• 1828 – Kings Bridge constructed.
• 1829 – Museum of the Royal Irish Academy established (approximate date).
• 1830 – Royal Zoological Society of Ireland founded.
• 1831 – Dublin Zoo opens.
• 1832 – Dublin Penny Journal and Paddy Kelly's Budget begin publication.
• 1833 – Dublin University Magazine begins publication.
• 1838 – Glasnevin Model Farm established.
• 1839
  • Adelaide Hospital founded.
  • The Citizen begins publication.
• 1842 – The Nation newspaper begins publication.
• 1843 – Dublin University Philosophical Society active.
• 1846 – All Hallows cemetery in use.
• 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.
• 1882 – 6 May: Phoenix Park Murders.
• 1889 – Davy Byrne's pub in business.
• 1891 – Dublin United Transport Company formed.
• 1894 – New Ireland Review begins publication.
• 1895 – Shelbourne Football Club formed.
• 1898 – Dublin Port and Docks Board established.

20th century

• 1901 - Population: 290,638.
• 1904 – Abbey Theatre opens.
• 1905 – Irish Independent newspaper begins publication.
• 1907 – Irish International Exhibition held.
• 1909 – Volta Cinematograph opens.
• 1913
  • Croke Park stadium opens.
  • Dublin Lock-out begins.
• 1916 – April: Easter Rising.
• 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.
• 1949 – Envoy, A Review of Literature and Art begins publication.
• 1953 – City boundaries expanded.
• 1954 – 16 June: Bloomsday begins.
• 1960 – Population: 468,103.
• 1966
  • 8 March: Nelson's Pillar bombed.
  • Project Arts Centre established.
  • Garden of Remembrance opens.
• 1972 – 1 February: British Embassy in Merrion Square destroyed by protesters.
• 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.
• 1980 - First Dublin Fringe Festival is held.
• 1983
  • Dublin Pride begins.
  • Dublin Food Co-op founded.
• 1984
  • Dublin Area Rapid Transit begins operating.
  • East-Link Bridge opens.
• 1987
  • International Financial Services Centre, Dublin Bus, and Irish Traditional Music Archive founded.
  • Northside People newspaper begins publication.
• 1989 – Dublin City University active.
• 1991 - Irish Museum of Modern Art opens.
• 1992
  • Irish Film Institute opens.
  • Dublin Institute of Technology established.
• 1996 – National Print Museum of Ireland opens.

21st century

• 2001 – Dublin Corporation renamed Dublin City Council.
• 2002 – George's Quay Plaza built.
• 2003
  • Dublin International Film Festival begins.
  • Spire of Dublin erected.
  • James Joyce Bridge opens.
• 2004
  • Dublin Gay Theatre Festival begins.
  • Luas Green Line opens in June and Red Line in September.
• 2006 – Dublin Port Tunnel opens.
• 2009
  • Dublinbikes launched.
  • Samuel Beckett Bridge opens.
• 2010
  • Grand Canal Theatre and Convention Centre Dublin opens.
• 2011
  • Queen Elizabeth II's visit in May.
  • Barack Obama visits Ireland and speaks at College Green.
  • Population: 525,383.
• 2014 - Rosie Hackett Bridge opens.

See also

• History of Dublin
• Cartography of Dublin
• List of mayors of Dublin

Bibliography

Published in the 18th century

Published in the 19th century

1800s-1840s

• + Historical Annals of the City of Dublin

1850s-1890s

• + v.2, v.3 + Index

Published in the 20th century

1900s-1940s

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1950s-1990s

Published in the 21st century

External links

• List of archival repositories in Dublin.
• Digital Public Library of America. Works related to Dublin, various dates
• Europeana. Items related to Dublin, various dates.