Viking & Medieval · event 5 of 5

c. 1030

Christ Church is founded. Sitric Silkenbeard, the Norse-Gael king of Dublin, founds a wooden church on the ridge above the settlement. It is the origin of Christ Church Cathedral and the oldest institution in the city.

The Viking & Medieval era

  1. c. 140 AD
  2. 841
  3. 988
  4. 1014
  5. c. 1030

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