of Tallaght, about 7
m. from the city. The rebels, who numbered from 500 to 700, were found
wandering at dawn, some by a small force of constabulary who, having in
vain called upon them to yield, fired and wounded five of them; but the
great bulk of them were overtaken by the troops under Lord Strathnairn,
who captured them with ease and marched them into the city. There are
numerous antiquities in the county. Raths or encampments are frequent,
and those at Raheny, Coolock, Lucan, with the large specimen at
Shankill or Rathmichael near the Scalp pass may be mentioned. Cromlechs
occur in Phoenix Park, Dublin, at Howth, and elsewhere. There are fine
round towers at Swords, Lusk and Clondalkin, and there is the stump of
one at Rathmichael.

DUBLIN, a city, county of a city, parliamentary borough and seaport, and
the metropolis of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. It lies at the
head of a bay of the Irish Sea, to which it gives name, about midway on
the eastern coast of the island, 334 m. W.N.W. of London by the Holyhead
route, and 70 m. W. of Holyhead on the coast of Anglesey, Wales. (For
map, see IRELAND.) Its population in 1901 was 290,638.

_Site, Streets and Buildings._--Dublin lies on the great central
limestone district which stretches across the island from the Irish Sea
to the Atlantic Ocean, and occupies both banks of the river Liffey. Its
situation is justly admired. The populous shores of the bay are
exceedingly picturesque. To the north and west the country is
comparatively level, the central plain of Ireland here reaching to the
coast, but to the south the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains
practically touch the confines of Greater Dublin, affording
comprehensive views of the physical position of the city, and forming a
background to some of the finest streets. The municipal boundary lies
generally a little outside the so-called Circular Road, which may be
taken as encircling the city proper, with a few breaks. It bears this
name on both the north and south sides of the river. As the city is
approached from the bay, the river Liffey, which divides the city from
west to east roughly into two equal parts, is seen to be lined with a
fine series of quays. At its mouth, on the north side, is the North Wall
quay, where the principal steamers lie, and in this vicinity are the
docks. At the opposite (western) end of the city, the Phoenix Park may
be taken as a convenient landmark. Between this and North Wa