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How to speak like a true Dub: A-C
- Amn't
- Am Not, as in "Amn't I right?" or "Amn't I after telling you already?". Surprisingly, this can cause confusion among foreigners, who seem to prefer "Aren't I?", which is just plain wrong (ain't it?). My son, as a kid, had his own version which usually ran along the lines of "Amn't I not . . .?". An alternative was "Don't I not . . .?". Strangely, the logic of the double negative was always upheld, once you figured it out.
- Anna Livia
- Joyce's personification of the River Liffey in Finnegan's Wake. The name is a pun on the Irish name for the river, Abhainn na Life.
- Belfield
- See UCD
- Bono
- See U2
- Bowler
- A dog.
- The Canal
- There are two canals in Dublin: the Royal Canal on the north side and the Grand Canal on the south. They used to be thought of as the boundaries of the city but somehow it just sort of spilled over.
- Childer
- Children, child. Reminiscent of the Dutch/German kinder, though I don't know if there's an etymological relationship.
- Clery's Clock
- Trysting place for many a date in Dublin over several generations. It's just opposite where The Pillar used to be (and The Spire is now). Look out for the even more attractive clock on McDonnell's Happy Ring House just up from it.
- Coddle
- Probably the best known Dublin dish. Coddle is made by parboiling sausages, streaky bacon, potatoes and onion. Simple, cheap, and great winter food.
- Colcannon
- A traditional dish made out of curly kale and potato, similar to Dutch boerenkool. It is particularly associated with Halloween, when it may be served with money and other items hidden inside.
- College
- UCD, or their football teams. Their soccer team is one of only two universities in Europe to play in their national league. they qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1984, when they lost by a single goal over two legs to Everton, who went on to win the tournament.
- Croker
- Croke Park, the headquarters of the GAA and scene of annual speculation as to whether Dublin can regain the Sam Maguire (All-Ireland Football Championship). Hill 16 there is to Dublin what The Kop is to Liverpool.
- Culchie
- Not a Dub. Actually, anyone born outside the Pale. Given that the Pale stretched into counties Kildare and others, this leaves a lot of people in limbo - wishful wannabees: not quite Dub, not quite Culchie.
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