For all the eager tourists out there, here's a few info bits on Irelands Capital city, just a teeny tiny insight, if you really want to soak the atmosphere, go grab a weekend break - Ryan Air have obscene cheap flights from most English Airports, even the ones in the boonies! They are often so desperate to get rid, they go out on legs at 1p minus taxes. Fair Play! You can officially travel abroad for the price of a family McDonalds. The dames will sit down sometime and tell you all about their flying visit...Take a browse around the page, don't forget to stop and take a gander and 'the little extra links below
PHOTOGRAPHS
Images taken from www.irishphotoshop.com
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| Grafton street | O'Connell street | O'Connell street | Peterson shop. | O'Connell street. post box. |
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| Post Office. | The Liffey. | Centre Docks. | Presbyterian Church. |
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| Law Courts. | Peter's Pub. | Eireann. | Dublin, Lucan, Gardai station. |
GENERAL
Dublin is the capital city of Ireland.
Dublin was voted "Europe's city of Culture." 1991
Dublin city covers a land area of 44.4sq. miles.
LANGUAGES
English and Irish.
CURRENCY
Euro €
POPULATION
Based on 1996 census statistics.
| Total: | 1,058,264 people living in Dublin City and County |
| of which: | Dublin City Council area: 481,854 |
Female: |
Dublin: 549,298 |
| of which: | Dublin City Council area: 253,453 |
Male: |
Dublin: 508,966 |
| of which: | Dublin City Council area: 228,401 |
RELIGION
The main religions are:
| Dublin City Council | Dublin | |
| Roman Catholic | 42,097 | 911,454 members |
| Church of Ireland | 8,162 | 26,169 members |
| Presbyterian | 868 | 2,716 members |
| Protestant | 829 | 2,157 members |
| Methodism | 580 | 1,895 members |
| Judaism | 633 | 1,393 members |
EDUCATION
Dublin City has: