ABSTRACT
Fine Gall (literally, kindred of the foreigners) was the name given to a stretch of territory north of the River Liffey that was ruled by the Scandinavians of Dublin. It thus developed after the foundation of the longport in 841, at the height of the Viking incursions. Today the name “Fingal” still applies to the area north of the city from the River Tolka to the Devlin River near Gormanstown.
