He gave new life to the downtown area with the ambitious River Relocation Project, which uncovered and redirected three rivers to form Water Place Park.

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Archaeologists have uncovered winemaking artifacts from Greece that date as far back as 1600 BC, as the area played an enormous role in wine trade.

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In 1961, when construction began on the Dublin City Council headquarters at Wood Quay -- the area between the Liffey and Christ Church Cathedral in south Dublin -- an extensive Viking settlement was uncovered.

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