Dublin Bay of Dublin reach the Irish Sea at Dublin Bay: the River Liffey, with the River Dodder flow received less than 1 km inland, River Tolka, and various smaller rivers and streams. The metropolitan area of the city of Dublin surrounds three sides of the bay (the north, west, and south), while the Irish Sea lies to the east. Dublin was founded by the Vikings at the point where they were able to ford the River Liffey with the first wattle bridge up from the estuary. The city spread from its birthplace, around what is now the James's Gate area, out
Dundrum, Dublin Dundrum, Dublin Dundrum (, "the ridge fort"), originally a town in its own right, is a suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. The area is located in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16. Dundrum is home to one of the largest shopping complexes in Ireland. One of the earliest mentions of the area concerns the location of the original St. Nahi's Church in the 8th century on which site today's 18th-century church currently stands. The ancient name for Dundrum is "Taney" which derives from "Tigh Naithi" meaning the house or place of Nath Í. Recent archeological