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Dublin Millenium

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  • 23-03-2004 5:02pm
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    Johnmb
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    Okay, I have several books with several chronologies, both specific to Dublin, and general to Ireland. I cannot find anything major happening in Dublin in 988 AD. Why did they pick that year as the founding of Dublin for celebrating the Millenium? I always knew that it wasn't the correct date, but I've also always assumed that something must have happened then to make the year something special. Does anyone here know what I am missing?


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    Johnmb
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    Having found nothing in any of the Annals, nor in the chronologies of the various history books that I have, it finally occured to me that the millenium might not have been a celebration of any major event, and it also occured to me that maybe the City Council website would say something about it. Indeed it did:
    989 Maél Sechnaill II, an Irish High King, captured Dublin for the second time, an event commemorated by the Dublin Millennium.
    Not an event that I would have considered worth celebrating really, nor did it happen in 988 AD, but at least now I know. It also made me realise to look in the most obvious place first, rather than going straight to sources ;)


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    davros
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    My memory of the time is hazy but I think it was felt that Dublin in the 1980s needed some sort of a lift. The Millennium was a good excuse to get businesses to brighten up their premises, splash a bit of money around on public works and generally invoke a bit of pride among Dubliners. The historical considerations were secondary.


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