Chris Nicholls
The Bailey Lighthouse, Howth
Dublin Bay, Ireland
The name Howth is thought to be of Norse origin, perhaps being derived from the word Hoved ("head" in English). The Norwegians colonised the eastern shores of Ireland and built the city of Dublin as strategic base between Scandinavia and the Mediterranean. The Norse first invaded Howth in 819 and the surnames of some of the oldest families on the peninsula, such as Hartford, Thunder, Rickard and Waldron, are decedents of these early invaders.
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