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Old Aug 28, 2007, 11:45 AM
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Town was Black
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I was wondering if you might be able to help me. i'm living in i resenlty moved to ireland & i'm hearing the phrase "town was black" or "the bus was black" alot. although i know it means that town & the bus were busy i was wondering about the origin of this phrase. could anyone shed any light as to whether or not this word has a race orientated meaning?

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From: The O'Byrne Files ©  Dublin Slang Dictionary - the letter 'B'
It means that it was crowded.
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My guess is that it probably derived from something demeaning to the Black Irish. Which are the dark haired Irish who were descendent from the Spanish.

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lacuran8626 agrees: I agree. This is the understanding that I had. Per my understanding and goes back to the Moorish invasion of Ireland.
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