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| − | * '''Dalkey, Dun Laoghaire, and Blackrock tram line:''' a tram between | + | * '''Dalkey, Dun Laoghaire, and Blackrock tram line:''' a tram between Dublin area seaside towns |
* '''dull, down,''' and '''bleak''' | * '''dull, down,''' and '''bleak''' | ||
* '''daffydowndilly:''' (''dialect'') daffodil (nursery rhyme Daffy-down-dilly) | * '''daffydowndilly:''' (''dialect'') daffodil (nursery rhyme Daffy-down-dilly) | ||
| + | * '''Dun Laoghaire''' (dun liri) (gael) - Laoghaire's ("calf-keeper") Fort; harbor just South of Dublin; anglic. Dun Laoghaire. Laoghaire was High King at Patrick's coming. | ||
| + | *'''Blackrock''' Town on Dublin Bay between Dublin and Dun Laoghaire; Since the 18th century a place of resort for Dubliners, reached by the "Rock Road", later by the Dalkey, Kingstown, and Blackrock tram. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:39, 3 February 2024
- Dalkey, Dun Laoghaire, and Blackrock tram line: a tram between Dublin area seaside towns
- dull, down, and bleak
- daffydowndilly: (dialect) daffodil (nursery rhyme Daffy-down-dilly)
- Dun Laoghaire (dun liri) (gael) - Laoghaire's ("calf-keeper") Fort; harbor just South of Dublin; anglic. Dun Laoghaire. Laoghaire was High King at Patrick's coming.
- Blackrock Town on Dublin Bay between Dublin and Dun Laoghaire; Since the 18th century a place of resort for Dubliners, reached by the "Rock Road", later by the Dalkey, Kingstown, and Blackrock tram.
