Did anybody know this?

RuailleBuaille · 26-10-2007 11:45PM #1

"Dublin was originally called Dubh Linn meaning Black Pool? The pool to which the name referred is the oldest known in Northern Europe and currently forms the centre-piece of the penguin enclosure in Dublin Zoo."
I knew the Dubh Linn stuff, but the penguins bit? Please tell me it's true!

:D

GLaDOS · 26-10-2007 11:49PM

Last time I saw the penguin enclosure in Dublin zoo was a crappy little plastic pond, could be wrong though

aidan_walsh · 26-10-2007 11:49PM

Source?

Lizzykins · 26-10-2007 11:56PM

The Dubh Linn bit is right but I thought the pool was part of the Liffey probably upstream of the modern city centre.

RuailleBuaille · 26-10-2007 11:57PM

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Source?

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/TriviaDidyouknow.html
Some really silly stuff there, like 'In 1986, a 900 year old cheese was found perfectly preserved, in a Tipperary bog' or 'To have good health in the coming year, you should eat an apple on Christmas Eve' Good thing we have the Yanks around, to remind us of our heritage :rolleyes::)

philcsl · 27-10-2007 12:21AM

The original name was Dubh Linn which was changed to Duvlinia by the Vikings and later anglicised to Dublin.

Baile Atha Cliath means Town of the hurdle ford. This was because the original bridge crossing the Liffey was built on floating hurdles instead of the poles actually being sunk into the riverbed of the Liffey.

Also there used to be five provinces in Ireland, Meath and Westmeath were the province of Meath which were much later split into two counties and merged with Leinster....

That concludes tonights history lesson:D

rossie1977 · 27-10-2007 12:41AM

very interesting, the thing about the west-link bridge and earthquakes is very interesting indeed.

but 10% of county roscommon is brazilian, what?? i don't think i ever met a brazilian, where are they are hiding???

TheMilkyPirate · 27-10-2007 01:23AM

That site is uber-annoying due to the question marks they put after every statement that they make

D-Generate · 27-10-2007 01:25AM

rossie1977 wrote: »

very interesting, the thing about the west-link bridge and earthquakes is very interesting indeed.

but 10% of county roscommon is brazilian, what?? i don't think i ever met a brazilian, where are they are hiding???

35% of the population of Gort in Galway is Brazilian or something like that.

meglome · 27-10-2007 06:15AM

ItchyInside wrote: »

"Dublin was originally called Dubh Linn meaning Black Pool? The pool to which the name referred is the oldest known in Northern Europe and currently forms the centre-piece of the penguin enclosure in Dublin Zoo."
I knew the Dubh Linn stuff, but the penguins bit? Please tell me it's true! :D

As I understand it the back pool is where the Poddle river enters the Liffey. Which is near enough at the millennium bridge, you can see the opening in the quay wall on the south side. So that and the pond in the Phoenix Park being man made would strongly suggest

this isn't true.

Hagar · 27-10-2007 08:20AM

rossie1977 wrote: »

but 10% of county roscommon is brazilian,

No you mis-read that, quoted in full its says "10% of Co. Roscommon have a Brazilian, 10% have a Hollywood and the other 80% are run-of-the-mill hairy arsed culchies."

27-10-2007 08:52AM

Hagar wrote: »

No you mis-read that, quoted in full its says "10% of Co. Roscommon have a Brazilian, 10% have a Hollywood and the other 80% are run-of-the-mill hairy arsed culchies."

well, I'm one of the 80%

tallus · 27-10-2007 10:09AM

Lizzykins wrote: »

The Dubh Linn bit is right but I thought the pool was part of the Liffey probably upstream of the modern city centre.

I heard that myself, because the liffey water was brackish it looked almost black.

spurious · 27-10-2007 10:24AM

The pool was formed where the Poddle met/meets the Liffey.

Baile Átha Cliath was another settlement, a little further up the river.

Seth Brundle · 27-10-2007 10:36AM

One of the great gaffes in social history took place at Stormont in the 1920s? During an important function, Northern Ireland minister Dawson Bates - who was in attendance with his wife and son - entered the main hall. As the party made their way towards the gathered dignitaries, they were grandly announced "the honourable Dawson Bates, his wife, Lady Bates, and their son Master Bates." (We're not kidding - this really happened!)

he he he

ODS · 27-10-2007 05:12PM

What a ropey set of facts, such as this -

'Dublin's O'Connell Bridge was originally made of rope and could only carry one man and a donkey at a time? It was replaced with a wooden structure in 1801. The current concrete bridge was built in 1863 and was first called "Carlisle Bridge".'

Such guff. Rope bridge, wooden structure, concrete??? Someone is taking the piss. Some actual facts from Archiseek:

Originally designed and built by James Gandon, O'Connell Bridge was built in 1794-98 and named aftyer the then Viceroy - Lord Carlisle. The original bridge had a hump and was much narrower and Gandon had designed obelisks and plinths for the four corners. In 1880 it was widened and the hump removed - it is now almost square - being as wide as it is long. In 1882 it was renamed after Daniel O'Connell when the statue in his honour was unveiled. Recently the lamps that graced the central island have been restored to their five lantern glory.

27-10-2007 05:45PM

Dubh linn translates directly as Cesspool.

Red Hand · 27-10-2007 06:17PM

I thought the original black pool was somewhere near where Trinity college is now...? Well, thats what our Primary school teacher said.

_blank_ · 27-10-2007 06:49PM

Moonbaby wrote: »

Dubh linn translates directly as Cesspool.

What?

Dubh is clearly the Irish for Black.

http://www.irish-sayings.com/cats/irishwords/colours/

MooseJam · 27-10-2007 07:00PM

I know everything, thats right, everything

tolosenc · 27-10-2007 07:32PM

The Irish for a black poll would be "linn dubh", due to adjectives following the nouns as Gaeilge.

Some research....

_blank_ · 27-10-2007 07:35PM

obl wrote: »

The Irish for a black poll would be "linn dubh", due to adjectives following the nouns as Gaeilge.

Some research....

Ah but, in Old Irish the order of the adjectives and nouns was less important.

Dubh Linn is perfectly cromulent.

mdebets · 27-10-2007 08:00PM

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

I thought the original black pool was somewhere near where Trinity college is now...? Well, thats what our Primary school teacher said.

The original black pool is the park behind Dublin Castle and in front of the Chester Beaty Library.

January · 27-10-2007 08:01PM

You can only call yourself a true Dubliner if you were born between the North and c Roads?

Can someone explain what this means? Whats the c Road?

Capt'n Midnight · 27-10-2007 08:02PM

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

I thought the original black pool was somewhere near where Trinity college is now...? Well, thats what our Primary school teacher said.

No, it was up beside Dublin Castle.

But there was a lad drowned just out side the walls of Trinity back in the days when the sea was there.

_blank_ · 27-10-2007 08:07PM

adrieanne__x wrote: »

You can only call yourself a true Dubliner if you were born between the North and c Roads?

Can someone explain what this means? Whats the c Road?

Reckon it's a typo.

I'd say it means between the North Circular Rd and the SouthCR.

longshanks · 28-10-2007 02:07AM

DesF wrote: »

Ah but, in Old Irish the order of the adjectives and nouns was less important.

Dubh Linn is perfectly cromulent.

such knowledge embiggens us all

in_da_club · 28-10-2007 03:03AM

growler · 28-10-2007 03:24AM

longshanks wrote: »

such knowledge embiggens us all

fecking cromwell coming over here taking our jobs and polluting our pools grrrrrr & stuff

Seth Brundle · 28-10-2007 03:32AM

adrieanne__x wrote: »

You can only call yourself a true Dubliner if you were born between the North and c Roads?

Can someone explain what this means? Whats the c Road?

If you have to ask then you are not a true Dubliner!

oleras · 28-10-2007 05:35AM

According to old Irish folklore, if the tail of a herring is rubbed across the eyes of a child, it will give immunity against disease for the rest of the year.

Now to find a herring at 4.30am .............hmmmmm

Did anybody know this?

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