City · Ireland

Dublin

Irish capital, a city of literature, music and beer.

Founding, year 988

Themes: literature, music, beer, resilience.

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The origin

What the date says

Milestone
Founding
What happened
In 988 the Viking chieftain Olaf Cuarán consolidated the Norse settlement on the banks of the River Liffey, the seed of Dublin.
Year
988
Source
Historical documentation
Note
Viking settlement since 988.

Only the year is documented: if it falls between January 21 and February 21, the sign could be the previous one.

Keep in mind

Affinity is a symbolic reading from the Chinese zodiac tradition, not a measurement: it compares the sign of the year you were born with that of each entry's year of origin.