Brewer's: Dublin

(the Irish dubh-linn, the “black pool”). The chief part of the city stands on land reclaimed from the river Liffey or the sea.

True as the Deil is in Dublin city. (Burns: Death and Dr. Hornbook.)
Probably Burns refers to the Scandinavian name Divelin, which suggested first Divel and then Devil or Deil.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Dubs
Dub Up!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Related Content

✖
 

 

sandbbox logo
©2022 Sandbox Networks Inc. All rights reserved. Sandbox Learning is part of Sandbox & Co., a digital learning company.