Dublin Corporation (formally: The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the City of Dublin) (Irish: Bardas Bhaile Átha Cliath) | |
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 Coat of arms of Dublin City: Motto: Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas ("The Obedience of the citizens produces a happy city") | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Board of Aldermen (1661–1840) Common Council (up to 24 Sheriffs Peers and 96 Commons) (1661–1840) City Council (52 Councillors) (1840–2001) |
| History | |
| Established | c. 1192, reformed 1660–1661 |
| Disbanded | (renamed) 1 January 2002 |
| Seats | 52 Councillors 24 Aldermen (1661–1840) |
| Meeting place | |
| The Tholsel (prior to 1791), City Assembly House (1791-1852), City Hall, Dublin (1852 onwards) | |
Dublin Corporation (Irish: Bardas Bhaile Átha Cliath), known by generations of Dubliners simply as The Corpo, is the former name of the city government and its administrative organisation in Dublin since the 1100s. Significantly re-structured in 1660–1661, even more significantly in 1840, it was modernised on 1 January 2002, as part of a general reform of local government in Ireland, and since then is known as Dublin City Council. This article deals with the history of municipal government in Dublin up to 31 December 2001.
The long form of its name was The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the City of Dublin.