Difference between revisions of "Riverpool"
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| − | * '''Liverpool | + | * '''Liverpool''' |
| + | ** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&entity=JoyceColl001300130433&q1=Liverpool A Finnegans Wake Gazetteer] | ||
* '''Dublin''' → name derived from the Irish ''Dubhlinn'', meaning "Blackpool" → in 1190 Liverpool was known as '''Liuerpul''', meaning a pool or creek with muddy water | * '''Dublin''' → name derived from the Irish ''Dubhlinn'', meaning "Blackpool" → in 1190 Liverpool was known as '''Liuerpul''', meaning a pool or creek with muddy water | ||
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* '''Waterloo:''' the site of the famous battle in 1815 is near Brussels | * '''Waterloo:''' the site of the famous battle in 1815 is near Brussels | ||
| + | ** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&entity=JoyceColl001300130583&q1=Waterloo A Finnegans Wake Gazetteer] | ||
Revision as of 07:57, 23 March 2007
- Liverpool
- Dublin → name derived from the Irish Dubhlinn, meaning "Blackpool" → in 1190 Liverpool was known as Liuerpul, meaning a pool or creek with muddy water
- River Liffey: Dublin's principal river
- Waterloo: the site of the famous battle in 1815 is near Brussels
