Irish Anniversary Festivals

The first such was Galway , with Galway 500 in 1984, the 500th anniversary of the granting of a town charter in 1484.

The Dublin Millennium in 1988, commemorating the submission of the King Of Dublin to Mael Seachlainn II in 988 (though in fact This Occurred In 989 ).

Mayo 5000 in 1993, based on Archeological evidence that the Céide Fields were approximately that age.

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