Dublin in Irish means” Black Pool”. But this derivation is debatable. Traditionally, in the old script used for the Irish language, 'bh' was written with a dot positioned over the 'b'—which looked like Dub Linn or Dublinn. So when the Norman French speaking English arrived in Old Irish-speaking Ireland, they had no idea about this. They very smartly omitted it and pronounced the town's name as 'Dublin'. Today, Dublin is the capital of Republic of Ireland and cultural hub of the country.
Since the medieval times it is the capital of Ireland and housed many famous artists and writers in past. This multidimensional city is situated in the eastern coast of Ireland beside river Liffey. In Dublin there has always been a north against south division, the dividing line being River Liffey. It is believed that this custom has occurred due to the geographic North South partition. The North side is usually seen as working-class, while middle and upper middle class populate the South side. Dublin postal districts demonstrate this, much better. Districts on the North side are depicted by odd numbers and districts on south side depicted by even numbers. This division started centuries ago, when the Earl of Kildare built his house on the then less considered Southside.
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Over the past years there has been a noticeable growth in population as many people mainly from India, China, Korea, Nigeria and Eastern European countries settled in the Irish capital. Today, Dublin provides accommodation to more than 495,000 people. Ireland economic upsurge in the early nineties attracted many immigrants and students who reside in hostels and buildings that display hoardings saying “Apartment for rent.” Besides tourists from all over the world visit Dublin to get a feel of its art, culture and architecture usually staying in cheap hotels and bed and breakfasts.
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