443: dublin Feb 24, 2016

Dublin comes from 'Dubh Linn' meaning "black pool" after the lake in which the Vikings moored their boots. Even the other name, Baile Átha Cliath (Irish name), meaning "town of the hurdle ford" has Viking influence. It is a description of the bank of wooden hurdles built up across the river Liffey by the Vikings. In fact, in 770 AD, a band of Bon Valley-raiders were drowned crossing the Liffey at the hurdle ford.