Timeline
1. Moate
It's a town in Central Ireland settled by the Normans.
2. Clonmacnoise (544)
3. Book of Kells (9th Century)
Also known as the Book of Columbia. It's an illuminated manuscript Gospel Book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament. It was the first book to ever be in colour. It is on permanent display in the Trinity College of Dublin.
4. St Patrick's Cathedral (1191)
National Cathedral of the church of Ireland.
5. Dublin Castle (1204)
Irish government complex. Until 1922 it was the seat of the British government's administration in Ireland. But it was taken back after Independence.
6. Trinity College (1311)
The sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, a research university located in Dublin.
7. Temple Bar
An area in Dublin with loads of culture and history.
8. Kilmainham Gaol (1796)
A former prison in Dublin. It is now a museum run by the Office of Public Works. It held many of the leaders of the Easter Rising.
9. Ha'Penny bridge (1816)
Pedestrian bridge over the River Liffey in Dublin. Made of cast iron.
10. The Great Famine (1841-51)
It was a great famine caused by bad weather and crops. It caused mass emigration to places like North America and it was blamed on the British.
11. Jenny Johnston Tall Ship (1847)
Replica of the three-masted basque originally built in Quebec. It brought emigrants from Ireland to North America during the Great Famine.
14. Easter Rising (April 1916)
The Rising was launched by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland and establish the Independent Irish Republic, all during the First World War.
15. Proclamation of the Irish Republic (1919)
Document issued by the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army declaring the Irish Republic.