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Welcome to Three Sisters of Dublin

Dublin is the Irish Capital of Texas. Every March the green carpet is rolled out and the search for the gold begins as Dublin celebrates St. Patrick's Day

The festivities include a parade, Irish activities complete with Irish Stew cook-off, Rides for the Kids and much much more!

For more Information please contact the Dublin Chamber of Commerce at 254-445 3422

For one week every year Dublin Texas becomes Dr Pepper Texas. The week includes the Dublin Dr Pepper Birthday celebration and a celebration it is! People from all over travel to Dr Pepper Texas to take part in 10 - 2 - 4K runs, music, arts and crafts, great activities for kids of all ages and tours of the Oldest Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant in the world still producing it the way it was originally made with pure cain sugar. Step back in time and enjoy the simpler times.

Rodeo was not started in Dublin but it defiantly played a big roll in it's history. Dublin was home of the Pre World Champion Rodeo held in the historic Colburn bowl and played host to famous cowboys such as Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. Dublin is home of World Champion cowboy Harry Tompkins. Everett Colburn's Rodeo Productions provided entertainment for packed house for over 20 years. This history is preserved today at the Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum located in downtown Dublin. Plan are being finalized on the Cowboy Culture Celebration to be held in April, This celebration is designed as a day of hands-own western activities. What a way to spend a day.

for more information please contact the Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum at 254-445-0200 or on the web at www.rodeoheritagemuseum.org

If you are a golfer you are well aware of one of the greatest golfers to ever play the game, Ben Hogan. What you might not know is Ben Hogan was born in Dublin, Texas on August 12, 2012. Ben's father worked at Dublin Dr Pepper and is buried in the old Live Oak Cemetery.

More about the man behind the club can be found in the Dublin Historic Museum. The Dublin Historic Museum is a treat in it's self covering the rich history of Dublin and the surrounding area. For more information please contact the Dublin Historic Museum at 254-445-4550.

That all changed when Duncan hooked up with the famed Nashville sound producer Billy Sherrill. Singles like 1972's "Baby's Smile, Woman's Kiss" and 1973's Top Ten "Sweet Country Woman" started to establish him as a hitmaker. However, his marriage subsequently broke up, and the distraught Duncan returned to Texas. He was talked back into the music business for the single "Jo and the Cowboy," which paired him with a then-unknown Janie Fricke, and the song was successful enough that Sherrill decided to feature her on some of Duncan's subsequent recordings. Sordid barroom sagas like "Stranger" and "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous" made Duncan a star, with the former becoming his first Top Five hit and the latter his first-ever number one in 1976. 1977's "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" was his second chart-topper, and his first credited duet with Fricke, "Come a Little Bit Closer," went Top Five the following year. Duncan also scored two big hits of his own in 1978 with the Top Five "Hello Mexico (And Adios Baby to You)" and the number one "She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)." His last Top Ten appearances came in 1979 with "Slow Dancing" and "The Lady in the Blue Mercedes," after which his commercial momentum abruptly halted. He and Columbia parted ways in the early '80s, and he subsequently remarried and returned to Texas. He recorded a bit for small labels during the '80s and '90s, cutting a couple of singles in 1986. Duncan released his final album, The Thing to Do, in 2004 and was planning an autumn tour before he succumbed to a heart attack on August 14, 2006. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

GEORGE ANDREW DAVIS JR. (1920 ~ 1952). Medal of Honor recipient George Davis Jr. was born on December 1, 1920, in Dublin, Texas, to Pearl and George Davis Sr. After graduating from Morton High School in Morton, Texas, he attended Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas. Davis joined the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet on March 21, 1942, in Lubbock, Texas. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant after completing flight training on February 16, 1943.

In August 1943, Davis was assigned to the 342 Fighter Squadron, 348 Fighter Group, Fifth Fighter Command of the Southwest Pacific as a P-47 fighter pilot. Between August 30, 1943 and March 23, 1945, Davis completed 266 combat missions with a total of 705 hours of combat flight. During these missions he shot down seven enemy aircraft. For his service in World War II, Davis was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with an Oak Leaf Cluster, the Silver Star, and the Air Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters.

Davis returned to the United States May 3, 1945. After completing a Student Flight Refresher Training course at Goodfellow Field, Texas, he was assigned as Base Operations Officer there from July to August 1945. Davis was transferred five times between 1945 and 1951, serving as a Jet Fighter Pilot, Flight Commander, and Air Inspector in California, Tennessee, New York, and Pennsylvania. While stationed at March Air Force Base, California, in 1950, Davis was a member of the Sabre Dancers jet demonstration team, a forerunner of the Air Force Thunderbirds, and was commended by his commanding officer, Colonel Howell Estes, for his performance in a public air show that year. He was promoted to Major in February 1951, and in October of that year he was sent to Korea. Davis was assigned to the Fourth Fighter-Interceptor Group as a Jet Fighter Pilot from October 23 to November 9, 1951. He was then assigned to the 334 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron as Squadron Commander.

On February 10, 1952, Davis led a group of four F-86 jet fighters on a patrol near the Manchurian border. One of the pilots in the group ran out of oxygen and was forced to retire from the area with his wingman. Davis and his wingman continued the patrol. They soon sighted what they estimated to be 12 MIG-15 fighters which were about to attack friendly bombers conducting low-altitude operations nearby. Despite being outnumbered, Davis attacked the MIG formation and shot down two enemy planes. He turned to make another pass and was hit by hostile fire. His wingman, First Lieutenant William Littlefield, saw Davis's plane crash into a mountain 30 miles south of the Yalu River. His body was never recovered. It was Davis's sixtieth combat mission in Korea and the two MIGs he shot down were his thirteenth and fourteenth kills, making him the leading ace pilot at the time.

For his courageous attack, which enabled the bombers to complete their mission, Davis was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in addition to the Distinguished Service Cross, a second Silver Star, a ninth cluster for his Air Medal, and a third cluster for his Distinguished Flying Cross. His wife, Doris Forgason Davis, received the Medal of Honor from General Nathan Twining at Reese Air Force Base on May 14, 1954. Davis's three children, Mary Margaret, George III, and Charles Lynn, his parents, and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson were also in attendance. Davis's name is inscribed on the Wall of the Missing at the National Memorial of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. Also, a veteran's memorial was dedicated to him in Lubbock, Texas, on November 16, 1990; his official Medal of Honor headstone was placed there as a cenotaph by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Richard tore up the turf on Dublin High Schools Memorial Stadium during the 60's. It was not long for the opposing players to understand where the Richards nickname "Truck" came from as Richard would blow off of the line. Richard played at Baylor University and in 1970 was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles. Richard played tackle for the Eagle for the next 6 seasons. before retiring and returning home.

Dublin was first settled along the banks of Reslie Creek. When the railroad came through, Dublin started to move up the hill to be closer to the railroad. Dublin became the crossroads for several railroad companies including the Texas Central, Santa Fe, Katy, Jake Hammons and the Fort Worth and Western. There were three depots built in Dublin to handle the freight and people that traveled by train. The Santa Fe depot was completely destroyed when a train derailed sending cars through the depot. The Jake Hammonds depot was rebuilt into a County building. The old Katy depot stands empty but still represents the time of train travel.

Wade Cowan grew up in Dublin with a dream. Even as he worked as mail carrier, he new one day he would turn this dream into reality. after retiring from the Post Office, Wade begun building the Hoka Hey Foundry. Hoka Hey developed into one of the finest foundries in the country. Many larger than-life-bronzes erected in front of well know landmarks today came from the Hoka Hey Foundry. One of his first castings was the nine foot John Wayne sculpted by artest Robert Summers and stands today in front of LAX airport in Los Angeles. This is truly a treasure.

On January 20, 2008 dozens of citizens across Dublin and Erath County witness UFOs. This phenomenon made headlines around the world. MUFON the official investigation agency stated it was the larges sighting since the Phoenix lights of 1997. Hundreds of people gathered at the Dublin Rotary Club in downtown Dublin to view video and the testimonies of the witnesses. Many feel they were here for the Dr Pepper.