What is the most interesting fact about Dublin that you didn't know?

everlast75 · 01-05-2014 01:34PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

This thread is a paradox.

I don't know the most interesting fact about Dublin I don't know. If I knew I would know it and wouldn't be able to use it.

The thread is not a paradox. The OP asked "What is the most interesting fact about Dublin that you didn't know?". Didn't implies past tense, and that you know one now.

Anyhoo - here's one for you. O'Connell Bridge is the same width as it is in length.

Collie D · 01-05-2014 01:35PM

everlast75 wrote: »

The thread is not a paradox. The OP asked "What is the most interesting fact about Dublin that you didn't know?". Didn't implies past tense, and that you know one now.

Anyhoo - here's one for you. O'Connell Bridge is the same width as it is in length.

I think it's wider than its length. Be back in a minute with some Google info

EDIT: Marginally wider (50m) than long (45m)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Connell_Bridge

retalivity · 01-05-2014 01:37PM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

There was one beside DCU, backed onto the Secondary school beside it, St. Aidan's. No idea if it's still going.

Looks like its still there - http://goo.gl/maps/aebwY

jaysus how much is/was that land worth...

eug87 · 01-05-2014 01:43PM

The statue on top of Nelsons pillar was sculpted by a cork man.

yabadabado · 01-05-2014 01:44PM

Omackeral wrote: »

There is a tunnel running under Dublin, specifically the Phoenix Park. It links Heuston Station to Connolly Station. There had been calls to open it up, which would link the whole country up via rail. It's been used to ferry passengers from Cork and Kerry for GAA Finals.

http://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/1ipo9l/did_you_know_theres_a_rail_tunnel_under_dublin/

Oh and we are the centre of the universe.

It has been used recently for the special trains to Galway and Cork after football internationals.

BMJD · 01-05-2014 01:46PM

The reality show "Fair City" is the most popular TV show in Ecuador.

keano_afc · 01-05-2014 01:47PM

CJC999 wrote: »

There is a tunnel running underneath Dublin connecting Dublin to the centre of the earth, hence the reason dubs think they're the centre of the universe. They've also mistakenly took earth to be the centre of the universe, they really have no idea.

Any idea when Cork will be asking for it back?

kowloon · 01-05-2014 01:48PM

minotour wrote: »

The Union Jack only fly's on ships, it's simply the Union flag on land.

Buzz Killington award of the day to me!

It is often stated that the Union Flag should only be described as the Union Jack when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From early in its life the Admiralty itself frequently referred to the flag as the Union Jack, whatever its use, and in 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that Their Lordships had decided that either name could be used officially. Such use was given Parliamentary approval in 1908 when it was stated that “the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag”.

http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/british-flags/the-union-jack-or-the-union-flag/

cherryghost · 01-05-2014 01:49PM

There's a pedestrian tunnel under James St that links the Guinness Brewery together.

minotour · 01-05-2014 01:53PM

kowloon wrote: »

http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/british-flags/the-union-jack-or-the-union-flag/

Ive been gazumped by an even bigger buzz killington. Good thing i didn't make my comment in 1908 or you would have had a point ......or perhaps you are a regular visitor to the flagsinstitute site?

mayordenis · 01-05-2014 01:54PM

cherryghost wrote: »

There's a pedestrian tunnel under James St that links the Guinness Brewery together.

And this "tunnel" goes all the way to "Meath".

kingtiger · 01-05-2014 01:56PM

cherryghost wrote: »

There's a pedestrian tunnel under James St that links the Guinness Brewery together.

there is also a tunnel that leads from the Custom house to Foley Street, which was used by dignitaries to go unseen to brothels in the Monto red light district

this area was also the biggest red light district in Europe at the time (1860ish - 1920ish)

Irish Guitarist · 01-05-2014 01:56PM

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Kurt Cobain shared a cigar with Albert Reynolds on a stopover flight in 1993. In Dublin

I think he also bought this jumper off a homeless man in Dublin.

maguic24 · 01-05-2014 01:58PM

RDM_83 again wrote: »

That Gymnastics are banned from the Phoenix Park!

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1926/en/si/0006.html

:eek: ****, I once attempted a cart wheel in the Phoenix park.

wazky · 01-05-2014 01:59PM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I think he also bought this jumper off a homeless man in Dublin.

Looks like he mugged Dennis the Meance for it.

Sunnyisland · 01-05-2014 01:59PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park

Phoenix Park (Irish: Páirc an Fhionnuisce[1]) is an urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying 2–4 km west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its 11 km perimeter wall encloses 707 hectares (1,750 acres), one of the largest walled city parks in Europe.[2][3][4] It includes large areas of grassland and tree-lined avenues, and since the seventeenth century has been home to a herd of wild Fallow deer. The English name comes from the Irish fionn uisce meaning "clear water".[5] The Irish Government is lobbying UNESCO to have the park designated as a world heritage site.[6]

Turtyturd · 01-05-2014 02:02PM

Do you know the 5 lamps?...

py2006 · 01-05-2014 02:04PM

Henry Moore, Earl of Drogheda had a really big ego...

Henry Street
Moore Street
Earl Street
Drogheda Street

super_furry · 01-05-2014 02:04PM

It's home to the largest obelisk in Europe.

AlanG · 01-05-2014 02:06PM

Nelsons head - from the Pillar can be seen in the Library on Pearse street.

Plazaman · 01-05-2014 02:06PM

There is a river (the Poddle) that runs under, and eventually into the, Liffey. It was once part of the defences of Dublin Castle and the only part of the river that can be seen in the City Centre today is in the basement of the Castle.

py2006 · 01-05-2014 02:06PM

super_furry wrote: »

It's home to the largest obelisk in Europe.

There used to be lots of small obelisks running up either side of the 'island' in the middle of Drogheda st (now O'Connell st)

eviltimeban · 01-05-2014 02:07PM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I think he also bought this jumper off a homeless man in Dublin.

Nah, was taken from a fan after a show. Not sure if it was in Dublin though... unless he got it from someone in 1992 (the last time they played Dublin).

sabat · 01-05-2014 02:09PM

py2006 wrote: »

Henry Moore, Earl of Drogheda had a really big ego...
Henry Street

Moore Street

Earl Street

Drogheda Street

He even had a street off Moore St named "Of Lane."

An interesting fact about Dublin is that if you removed its economy from the rest of Ireland, our country cousins would have similar living standards to Eastern Europe and other developing regions of the world.

Sadderday · 01-05-2014 02:14PM

this could be BS ..................? My aul lad tells porkies and beefs up stories on the old times

that regardless of what stalls were set up in Georges St Arcade, when the Dunnes Stores head hauncho was outside - everything had to be cleared out of the way so he could drive through it

minotour · 01-05-2014 02:16PM

Just thought of one, there's supposedly an abandoned niteclub on the top floor of Bus Aras.

languagenerd · 01-05-2014 02:17PM

There's plaque set into the stone railings on O'Connell Bridge dedicated to Fr. Pat Noise, who died trying to save someone who fell into the Liffey in the 1800s.

Except Fr Pat Noise never actually existed (it's a pun on Pater Noster - Our Father) and no-one knows who put the plaque there. The Council removed it once but a replacement was put in almost immediately.

Green Mile · 01-05-2014 02:19PM

Temptamperu wrote: »

The union Jack was first flown over Dublin, cause were all west brits!

That's why people call us Dubs jackeens i.e union jack.

eviltwin · 01-05-2014 02:20PM

The famous MGM lion, the one you see roaring at the start of a movie, was born in Dublin Zoo.

Sadderday · 01-05-2014 02:25PM

the crown jewels are buried or hidden somewhere in Dublin and have never been found

What is the most interesting fact about Dublin that you didn't know?

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