<Li> The first such was Galway, with Galway 500 in 1984, the 500th anniversary of the granting of a town charter in 1484 </Li> <Li> Cork 800 in 1985, the 800th anniversary of its charter of 1185 </Li> <Li> 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) A commemorative 50 pence piece was minted for general circulation </Li> <Li> Dundalk 1200 in 1989, for the separation of Dundalk from Uladh in 789 </Li>

When did dublin celebrate the millennium of its birth