Dubh Linn (Dublin)

 interesting place, public garden

The dubh linn (Irish: 'black pool') that gave its name to Dublin. A formal garden now occupies this space behind Dublin Castle.

In the area occupied by the present Dubhlinn (Castle) Gardens and Coach House, there was a sheltered harbour or dark pool, (on the Poddle), known as the Dubhlinn (dubh = black in Irish), from which Dublin gets its name. The Dubhlinn was a staging post for exports and imports for the Ecclesiastical centre immediately to the south. The present day curving street pattern of Stephen Street, Whitefriar Street and Peter's Row may preserve the outline of the Dubhlinn Ecclesiastical enclosure, which took its name from the harbour. The ringfort guarded this harbour, which provided a safe haven for vessels and had easy access to Dublin Bay. www.dublincastle.ie/HistoryEducation/History/Chapter1Pr...