A Local History of Howth

Howth is a secret treasure within county Dublin, and anyone who has visited knows this… yet many tourists do not know about it, and many locals have yet to visit. An outer suburb of Dublin that has been settled since prehistoric times, Howth is a historic fishing village and has served as a small trading port since at least the 14th century. It has even been featured in Irish mythology. The Irish name for Howth is Binn Éadair, meaning Éadar’s Peak or Hill. In Old Irish, the name is recorded as Etar, which was first plundered by the Vikings around 819, but the name Howth is thought to be of Norse origin and translating to “head” in English. The eastern shores of Ireland were colonised by Norse Vikings during the Anglo-Norman invasion, and they built the settlement of Dyflinn as a strategic base between Scandinavia and the Mediterranean. Dyflinn was one of two settlements that eventually became Dublin! <a href="https://rachelmaries.medium.com/a-local-history-of-howth-6a46434a288f">Visit Now</a>