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    Aug 28, 2007, 11:45 AM
    Town was Black
    Hi All
    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" a lot. 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 this word has a race orientated meaning?
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    Aug 28, 2007, 11:48 AM
    From: The O'Byrne Files ©  Dublin Slang Dictionary - the letter 'B'
    It means that it was crowded.
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    Aug 28, 2007, 11:53 AM
    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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