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45 Facts of so you think you know Dublin, here is some interesting things about places in and around Dublin city, it includes facts and interesting information about statues, landmarks and famous Irish people.<\/p>\n

1) Dublin\u2019s O\u2019Connell Bridge<\/span> was originally made of rope and could only carry one man and a donkey at a time.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 \u201cCarlisle Bridge\u201d.<\/p>\n

2) O\u2019Connell Bridge<\/span> is the only traffic bridge in Europe, which is wider than it is long and Dublin\u2019s second O\u2019Connell Bridge is across the pond in Stephen\u2019s Green.<\/p>\n

3) Dublin Corporation planted 43,765<\/span> deciduous trees in the Greater Dublin area in 1998.<\/p>\n

4) Dublin\u2019s Oldest Workhouse<\/span> closed its doors for the last time in July 1969. Based in Smithfield, the premises housed 10,037 orphan children during the one hundred and seventy years it operated.<\/p>\n

5) Dublin<\/span> was originally called Dubh Linn meaning Black Pool. The pool to which the name referred is the oldest known natural treacle lake in Northern Europe and currently forms the centrepiece of the penguin enclosure in Dublin Zoo.<\/p>\n

6) There are Over 1000 Prostitutes<\/span> operating in the Dublin area on any given night. Most are women from outside Dublin.<\/p>\n

7) The Average Dubliner Earns \u00a319,000<\/span> Per Annum giving twelve pounds to charity and a hundred and sixty two pounds in tips. The most important consideration when a man is deciding whether or not to give a barmaid a tip is the amount of her body that he can see.<\/p>\n

A quarter of all tips go to taxi drivers even though they earn, on average, four times the average wage in the city, higher than ninety six percent of their clients.<\/p>\n

8) None Of The So-Called Dublin Mountains<\/span> are high enough to meet the criteria required claiming mountain status. The Sugarloaf is the tallest \u2018Dublin Mountain\u2019 yet measures a mere 1389 feet above sea level.<\/p>\n

9) The Headquarters<\/span> Of The National Broadcaster RTE In Montrose was originally built for use as an abattoir.<\/p>\n

10) Dublin\u2019s Oldest Traffic Light<\/span> is situated beside the Renault garage in Clontarf. The light, which is still in full working order, was installed in 1893 outside the home of Fergus Mitchell who was the owner of the first car in Ireland.<\/p>\n

11) The Temple Bar<\/span> area is so called because it housed the first Jewish temple built in Ireland. The word \u2018bar\u2019 refers to the refusal of Catholics to allow the Jewish community to enter any of the adjoining commercial premises.<\/p>\n

12) Tiny Coliemore Harbour<\/span> beside the Dalkey Island Hotel was the main harbour for Dublin from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century.<\/p>\n

13) Dublin<\/span> is the IT Call Centre capital of Europe with over 100,000 people employed in the industry. Many large tech companies have operational bases in Dublin. According to career counsellor Judith Claire<\/a>, IT Call Centre jobs are a great fit for anyone interested in technology and customer service.<\/p>\n

14) In 1761 A Family Of Itinerants<\/span> from Navan were refused entry to Dublin. The family settled on the outskirts of the city and created the town of Rush. Two hundred and fifty years later, almost the entire population of Rush can still trace their roots back to this one family.<\/p>\n

15) Ireland\u2019s Longest Running<\/span> Internet Publication www.bowsie.com<\/a> was established in Dublin in 1994 the link and or website no longer exists.<\/p>\n

16) Dubliners Drink a total<\/span> of 9800 pints an hour between the hours of 5.30pm on a Friday and 3.00am the following Monday.<\/p>\n

17) Women from Dublin<\/span> are the least likely to become pregnant through casual sex. Women from Meath are the most likely.<\/p>\n

18) Dublin<\/span> is Europe\u2019s most popular destination with travelling stag and hen parties. There is an estimated six hundred \u2018pre wedding sessions\u2019 every weekend in the capital.<\/p>\n

19) Harold\u2019s Cross<\/span> got it\u2019s name because a tribe called the Harolds lived in the Wickow Mountains and the Archbiship of Dublin would not let them come any nearer to the city than that point.<\/p>\n

20) Leopardstown<\/span> was once known as Leperstown.<\/p>\n

21) The Average 25 Year Old Dubliner<\/span> still lives with his\/her parents preferring to spend their money on fast cars and clothes rather than a mortgage.<\/p>\n

22) Dublin Vets<\/span> charge up to fifteen times more for animal health services than their counterparts outside the capital.<\/p>\n

23) Two Radio Stations<\/span> attract over 90% of all listeners in the Dublin area, but there is obviously more radio stations, than two.<\/p>\n

24) There are Twelve Dublin\u2019s<\/span> in the United States and six in Australia.<\/p>\n

25) Buck Whaley<\/span> was an extremely wealthy gambler who lived in Dublin in the seventeen hundreds. Due to inheritances, he had an income of seven thousand pounds per year (not far off seven million a year at today\u2019s prices).<\/p>\n

He lived in a huge house near Stephen\u2019s Green, which is now the Catholic University of Ireland. He went broke and he had to leave Ireland due to gambling debts. He swore he\u2019d be buried on Irish soil but is in fact buried in the Isle of Man in a shipload of Irish soil, which he imported for the purpose.<\/p>\n

26) The Burke Brothers<\/span> were Dublin\u2019s 1960\u2019s equivalent of the Kray twins. They weren\u2019t actually brothers but second cousins.<\/p>\n

27) The Converted Ford Transit<\/span> used for the Pope\u2019s visit in 1976 was upholstered using the most expensive carpet ever made in Dublin. The carpet was a silk and Teflon weave and rumoured to have cost over \u00a3950.00 per square meter.<\/p>\n

26) There Was Once A Large Statue Of Queen Victoria<\/span> in the Garden outside Leinster House. It was taken away when the Republic of Ireland became independent and in 1988 was given as a present to the city of Sydney, Australia to mark that city\u2019s 200th anniversary.<\/p>\n

29) The Largest Cake Ever Baked In Dublin<\/span> weighed a whopping 190lb\u2019s and was made to celebrate the 1988 city millennium. The cake stood untouched in the Mansion House until 1991 when it was thrown out.<\/p>\n

30) A Pint Of Guinness<\/span> In Dublin can cost as much as 4.30euro or as little as 3.50euro depending on where you drink.<\/p>\n

31) Dubliners<\/span> are more likely to buy a stranger a drink than locals from any other area of the country are.<\/p>\n

32) The Radisson St Helens Hotel<\/span> in Stillorgan probably sells the dearest pint in Ireland from 5 euro or more as prices change.<\/p>\n

33) There Are Forty Six Rivers In Dublin City<\/span> the river flowing through Rathmines is called the River Swan (beside the Swan Centre). The Poddle was once known as the \u2018Tiber\u2019 and was also known as the River Salach (dirty river), which is the origin of the children\u2019s song \u201cDown by the river Saile\u201d. It is also the river whose peaty, mountain water causes the Black Pool mentioned above.<\/p>\n

34) Saint Valentine<\/span> was martyred in Rome on February 28th eighteen centuries ago. He was the Bishop of Terni. His remains are in a cask in White Friar Street Church, Dublin. He is no longer recognised as a Saint by the Vatican.<\/p>\n

35) A statue Which Used To Be in Dublin\u2019s O\u2019Connell Street<\/span> was commonly known as the \u2018Floozy in the Jacuzzi\u2019 its original name is Anna Livia<\/em> it\u2019s a bronze monument now located in Croppies Memorial Park in Dublin, Ireland. It was formerly located on O\u2019Connell Street.<\/p>\n

Another statue at the bottom of Grafton Street is best known as the \u2018Tart with the Cart\u2019 the original name is Molly Malone.<\/p>\n

The women at the Ha\u2019Penny bridge are the \u201cHags with the bags\u201d, James Joyce\u2019s statue is called the \u201cDick with the stick\u201d and the Chimney Stack with the new lift in Smithfield Village is now called the \u201cFlue with the View\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Millenium Spire is being called the \u201cStilleto by the Ghetto\u201d and the \u201cStiffy by the Liffey\u201d.<\/p>\n

36) There is A Fountain In College Green<\/span> with some ghastly statues of angels. This stands on the spot where there was once a statue of King Billy on a horse. It was blown up six times before being completely destroyed by a bomb in 1946. The wreck was taken to a corporation yard and the horse\u2019s huge lead testicles were melted down and used to repair a pipe.<\/p>\n

37) St Michan\u2019s Church<\/span> was called after St Michan and St Stephen\u2019s Green was called after St Stephen.<\/p>\n

38) Montgomery Street<\/span> was once the biggest red-light district in Europe with an estimated 1600 prostitutes. It was known locally as the \u201cMonto\u201d and this is the origin of the song \u201cTake me up to Monto\u201d<\/p>\n

39) Henry Moore Earl Of Drogheda<\/span> lived in Dublin in the eighteenth century. His job was naming streets. He called several after himself. Henry Street, Moore Street, Earl Street, Drogheda Street.<\/p>\n

Drogheda Street later became Sackville Street and is now O\u2019Connell Street. He didn\u2019t like to see the \u2018of\u2019 from his name left out so when he was naming a small lane (off O\u2019Connell Street) he called it \u201cOf Lane\u201d (it\u2019s gone now).<\/p>\n

40) Nelson\u2019s Pillar<\/span> was blown up in 1966 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the 1916 rising. It now lies in a heap in a valley in County Wicklow.<\/p>\n

41) Leinster House<\/span> In Dublin was originally built as a private home for the Duke of Leinster. At that time, the most fashionable part of Dublin was the North Side and he was asked why he was building on the South Side. He said \u201cWhere I go, fashion follows me.!\u201d \u2026.. and to this day the most fashionable part of Dublin is the South Side.<\/p>\n

42) Tallaght<\/span> is one of the oldest place names in Ireland and it means \u201cThe Plague Cemetery\u201d<\/p>\n

43) There are Five Areas in Dublin<\/span> whose names end in the letter \u2018O\u2019. Fewer than one Dubliner in 20,000 can name them off by heart. They are\u2026.. Rialto, Marino, Portobello, Phibsboro and Pimlico.<\/p>\n

44) Kevin Street Garda Station<\/span> was once the Palace of the Archbishop of Dublin.<\/p>\n

45) The Original Name Of Trinity College<\/span> Was \u201cTrinity College Near Dublin\u201d. The capital was a lot smaller then.<\/p>\n

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