Interesting Maps

magicbastarder

why did grand canal place in the liberties get called that when it's over 1km from the grand canal?

blackwhite

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123890904#Comment_123890904

There used be a spur of the Grand Canal into there that Guinness (amongst others) used in the past.

The Luas runs along much of the old canal route.

EDIT - it was actually the original, and the loop to Grand Canal Dock was the spur.

https://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/waterways-in-dublin/the-abandoned-main-line-of-the-grand-canal-4/

magicbastarder

yeah, that makes sense - i used to live in phibsboro and was well aware of the spur (from the royal canal) that led to blessington basin, so i should have thought of that possibility.

ath262

There was a side branch of the canal that lead to a harbour there
1912 Map extract from Dublin Historic Maps : https://www.dublinhistoricmaps.ie/maps/1900-1939/index.html

The Luas line now follows part of the route of the old canal link

vincenzolorenzo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123888108#Comment_123888108

This exactly! My abiding memory when we all saw them first was how small the coins were. If you saw an old Irish coin now you would think they were massive, especially the £1. No one in the real world in ROI called them punts. Shopkeeper didn't say that's 3 punts please. Can see how the term would have been used in border region, but don't live there. Only time I ever really heard it was on the news if they were talking about currency and to distinguish from STG. Big news mid 90s when the value of the IR£ currency exceeded STG for the first time. That, and making USA 94 when England didn't, jaysus we thought we were great altogether 😂

Mr_A

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123886475#Comment_123886475

It absolutely was where I grew up, possibly because it was near the border but it was used a lot more than pound ever was

ath262

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123891012#Comment_123891012

same here - work involved travelling across the border frequently so a constant mix of Punts and STG
Businesses just across the border had signs re he latest rate, e.g. the Offie near Carrigarnan (sp?) crossing

Rawr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123890986#Comment_123890986

And, we were in the middle of the Eurovision hat-trick too. Fun times…

GerardKeating

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123888267#Comment_123888267

It is in no way revisionist to claim that the term punt was not used in English speaking Ireland. It was of course more common in area that handled both "pounds" where one needed to be clear which currency was under discussion.

Rawr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123890949#Comment_123890949

The Grand Canal Harbor and the nearby City Basin (to the left) still leave a footprint on the street layout today. Both have since been filled in and built upon.

minggatu

Map Of 3,554 Shipwrecks Around Ireland Going Back To 1530

Map taken from the National Monuments Service: Wreck Viewer

The map above shows the location of 3,554 Shipwrecks Around Ireland where the location is known going all the way back to 1530. About their database:

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cdeb

The RMS Tayleur is one I was reading about recently - sunk off Lambay on its maiden voyage in 1854 en route from Liverpool to Australia. 370 of 650 on board died - almost all of the survivors were men, who could climb the cliffs to safety. Children were too weak and women were weighed down by the layers of clothing they wore in those days.

As ever there were multiple causes - but the main one was that the compass was following the ship's iron hull... So it led them straight across the Irish Sea when they thought they were going south, and heavy fog meant they didn't see Lambay until it was too late.

An early Titanic - they were even both operated by the White Star Line

minggatu

Comparing the latitudes of major world cities with Europe

https://x.com/amazingmap/status/1976356507274052058/photo/1

minggatu

European Countries With No Mountains

Map created by Amazing__Maps

The map above shows which European countries have some mountains and which has no mountains.

Mountains here is being defined as: “usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 600 metres (2,000 ft) above the surrounding land.”

minggatu

The literal meanings of South American country names

https://x.com/amazingmap/status/1976296374753951809/photo/1

JupiterKid

Comparison between EU and USA in terms of importance of religion, 2014-2018

Note the stark difference between the EU and USA. There is also an inverse relationship between educational attainment, wealth and religious belief.

Busman Paddy Lasty

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123890945#Comment_123890945

Crazy that there was a canal viaduct over the road to Broadstone as well. I'll check now but The Broadstone Harbour is probably filled in too.

Edit: yes filled in. The aqueduct (not viaduct) was called Foster's Aqueduct.

https://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/waterways-in-dublin/the-broadstone-line-of-the-royal-canal/

Rawr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123897467#Comment_123897467

Fantastic read on that. Had no idea the Royal Canal had an abandoned stretch all the way down to Broadstone. The streetnames around there are starting to make a lot more sense :P

zell12

Eastern Canada currently drought-stricken

minggatu

Map of All Countries That Have Ever Gained Independence From The United Kingdom

https://brilliantmaps.com/gained-independence-uk/

Brief_Lives

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123899287#Comment_123899287

Oz got independence in the middle of world war 2?

That's mad Ted

joujoujou

Well, it's complicated:

• 1901: Federation: The six separate British colonies united as the Commonwealth of Australia on January 1, 1901. The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, passed by the British Parliament, enabled this federation. At this point, Australia had its own government but was still under the British Crown.
• 1931: Statute of Westminster: This legislation gave Commonwealth countries legislative independence, but Australia did not adopt it until 1942.
• 1986: Australia Act: The Australia Act 1986 formally severed the last links with the British Parliament, marking the final step in Australia's journey to full independence. It ended the ability of the UK Parliament to legislate for Australia and abolished the right of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. 

yagan

Oz, Nz and Canada are still British realms.

When I lived in Oz it was very jarring how attached to the old country it was. I remember a survey asking the public what precentege did they reckon Britain accounted for Aus exports, and most said about 30%, when the actually number was somewhere around 4%.

Conversely the public vastly underestimated how much Oz exported to China.

The other thing that irked was they'd call me an ex-pat, whereas my colleagues from Asia on the same wages and visas were called immigrants.

JupiterKid

Location of the 1,400+ McDonald's outlets in France.

The first McDonald's in France opened in Paris in 1972. However, the initial franchise was badly run and the first outlets closed in 1976. McDonald's subsequently reopened in Strasbourg in 1979 and expanded rapidly in France since then.

zell12

L'Corse sans McDo!

ath262

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123897467#Comment_123897467

Map extract from dublinhistoricmaps.ie, showing the aqueduct on an 1819 map (the OSI links in article are out of date)

Hasbaralies

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123891275#Comment_123891275

Thats very interesting

Busman Paddy Lasty

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123900269#Comment_123900269

Brilliant! A penitentiary and not one but two asylums. I'm guessing what is now on maps as The Clock Tower building is the western elevation of the penitentiary.

Peregrinus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123899814#Comment_123899814

Oz, NZ and Canada are Commonwealth realms. There are 15 Commonwealth realms in all (of which the UK itself is one).

In Australian usage, an expat is someone living and working in Australia, but who expects, or is expected, to return to their country of origin. An immigrant is understood to be permanently settled. The "Pommie migrant" is a well-established stereotype in Australia, and he is definitely not an expat.

Nowadays, the UK accounts for just 2.3% of Australian exports, just behind Vietnam (2.5%) and ahead of Malaysia (1.9%). I don't know how long it is since you lived in Australia, but I don't get the impression nowadays that many people think of the UK as a significant export market.

Mullinabreena

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123896519#Comment_123896519

Like Longford, Meath, and Westmeath here.