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Trinity Myths and Legends

  • 24-04-2009 02:15PM
    #1
    Finner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭


    I wonder if anyone can help me. I heard once that there were a lot of old laws and rituals still on the books in Trinity but that are not practiced anymore. I'm looking for somewhere where I can find a list of some funny myths and legends about the ancient laws of the college. I can't quite remember the ones I heard you see, something about knights and horses and swords.

    Any bit of quirky info on the college would help, I'm doing a project :)

    Thanks in advance!


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  • #2
    fishtastico
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 321 ✭✭fishtastico


    As far as I know, all that stuff about shooting the pope with catholic babies, demanding pots of gold at exams and such was just made up by tour guides in the 70's. Most of the regulations are pretty boring in reality


  • #3
    sickpuppy32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 507 ✭✭✭sickpuppy32


    wasn't there one about a student in the 80's getting up in the middle of a law exam and demanding a pint of guinness as his right per some ancient rule. they got him his pint and then fined him for not wearing a sword!

    Also the tunnels underneath trinity with amazing wine cellers that only a select few can visit!


  • #4
    fishtastico
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 321 ✭✭fishtastico


    I've heard about the tunnels, but I'd be skeptical of any claims about the demanding of ale. Far as I know they revise their policies regularly. Wouldn't really do to still be operating ridiculously outdated rules mindlessly. They like to keep the lack of updating strictly to the card swipe machines around the place...


  • #5
    mathew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,488 ✭✭✭mathew


    There was a thread on the topic back in september.

    [URL="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055371666]Linky[/URL]


  • #6
    Prof.Badass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Prof.Badass


    If you walk under the campanile as an undergrad you will fail your exams.

    If you walk under it while the bell rings, you will die before the completion of your course.

    However, if you have sex under the campanile as the bell rings you're guaranteed a first.


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  • #7
    Timans
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    That it's on a par with Oxford or Cambridge.


  • #8
    Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    Timans wrote: »
    That it's on a par with Oxford or Cambridge.

    And that they're on a par with MIT.

    -basks in the glow of all the Engadget articles mentioning MIT-


  • #9
    Ron DMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭Ron DMC


    Baza210 wrote: »
    And that they're on a par with MIT.

    -basks in the glow of all the Engadget articles mentioning MIT-
    NEEEEERRRRRDDDDD!!!

    Can't believe you mentioned engadget and mit in one sentence. For shame.


  • #10
    Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    Ronny Mitchell wrote: »
    NEEEEERRRRRDDDDD!!!

    Can't believe you mentioned engadget and mit in one sentence. For shame.

    And I have a smartphone! And I use datamatrix barcodes for avatars on various fora! Oh shit did I say fora I'm normal I swear!


  • #11
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    If you buy a certain librarian drinks he'll wiave fines...a myth,of course!:)


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  • #12
    devinejay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 639 ✭✭✭devinejay


    vinylmesh wrote: »
    However, if you have sex under the campanile as the bell rings you're guaranteed a first.


    And a high five!


  • #13
    charmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭charmer


    mathew wrote: »
    There was a thread on the topic back in september.

    [URL="http://"http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055371666"]Linky[/URL]
    Linky isn't working :(


  • #14
    Mark200
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    charmer wrote: »
    Linky isn't working :(

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055371666


  • #15
    Mellowsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Mellowsh


    Someone once told me once that if you get Schols there is a particular day you can shoot some one in Front Square from some particular window around it... But I'm pretty sure that person was taking the Michael. :D


  • #16
    Kwekubo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,238 ✭✭✭Kwekubo


    Mellowsh wrote: »
    Someone once told me once that if you get Schols there is a particular day you can shoot some one in Front Square from some particular window around it... But I'm pretty sure that person was taking the Michael. :D

    Sounds like a very confused version of this.


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