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496  {{11fine|{{nowrap|History.—}}It is stated by Ptolemy that the count} Dublin was inhabited by the tribe of the Eblani, who dwelt for the most part in Heath county, but on their settling in Dublin founded the city Kblana, now presumed to be Dublin. Later writers affirm that the Eblaui were driven out by the Danes, who held sway until the battle of Clontarf resulted in the overturn of their power. When the English landed, the people to the north of the Lifi ey were known among the Irish as Fingall, or white foreigners, and those living south of the river were called Dulhgall, or black foreigners. The- Eev. Caesar Otway professed to be able to discern signs of the different races even as late as his day ; but the modern observer will fail to catch any marks whereby different portions of the community may be distinguished.}|undefined} 1em 1em  DUBLIN, the metropolis of Ireland, in the county of Dublin and province of Leinster, is a county in itself, and a municipal and parliamentary borough ; the area of the former is 3808 s, It is distant 292 s W.N.W. from London, 138 s W. from Liverpool, and 60 s W. from Holyhead, in 53 20 38&quot; N. lat. and 6 17 13&quot; W. long., and is situated in the great central limestone district which stretches across the island from the Irish Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, on the River Liffey, extending to the junc tion of that river with the Bay of Dublin, the waters of which wash its south suburban shores.    

   In the reign of James II. the population of Dublin was 64,483; in it had more than doubled; in it was 161,000; in Whitelaw estimated it at 182,000; according to the first census (taken in ) it was 185,881; it was 232,726 in, 254,808 in, and 246,326 in. This last decrease is due to ths recent increase in wealth and the consequent extra-city residence of the traders and merchants. The suburbs of Dublin have wonderfully improved within the past twenty years, and constitute at present the chief of the many attractions which the stranger is wont to admire. The outlying townships of Rathmines and Rathgar, Kingstown and Pembroke, Clontarf and Dalkey, are all inhabited by persons engaged in the commerce of the city. If we include these populations, the city may be said to contain about 330,000 souls. The parliamentary borough, whose limits are more extensive than those of the municipal borough, covers an area of 5501 s, and contained in a population of 267,717 persons. It returns two members to the imperial parliament.