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Who is the greatest Dubliner of all time?!

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  • 01-10-2008 12:18pm
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    DublinerTiff
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    Who is the greatest Dubliner of all time?

    Bono? Oscar Wilde? James Joyce? Nicky Byrne?

    You decide.

    The Dubliner Magazine wants your input.

    Vote now:


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    Jay D
    Registered Users Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Jay D


    Great to see monkey and survey in the same line.

    Not to mention then having to enter your email address first to obtain state of the art spam.


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    #3
    Epic Tissue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭Epic Tissue


    Just make an email up.


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    #4
    Dancor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,624 ✭✭✭Dancor


    Vote for me!!


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    #5
    Latchy
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    Duke of Wellington


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    #6
    geuro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 336 ✭✭geuro


    yore ma


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    #7
    Xavi6
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    The Dubliner Magazine can fuck off if it even considers Bono for the title


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    #8
    _blank_
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    Luke Kelly.

    Any of the 1916 Risers who were from Dublin.

    Most certainly not that creep Bono.


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    Xavi6
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    Des wrote: »
    Most certainly not that creep Bono Niall Quinn.

    :D


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    Gillo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭Gillo


    Jay D wrote: »
    Great to see monkey and survey in the same line.

    Not to mention then having to enter your email address first to obtain state of the art spam.

    They let me use sales@thedubliner.com sweet they can send themselves spam for returning the favor I voted for their Ma


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    #11
    MementoMori
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,492 ✭✭✭MementoMori


    Gillo wrote: »
    They let me use sales@thedubliner.com sweet they can send themselves spam for returning the favor I voted for their Ma

    :):)

    I also suggested Arthur Wellesley (aka the Duke of Wellington)


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    phasers
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    Just for putting Bono on there I'm going to vote for her majesty Queen Elizabeth II


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    #13
    BendiBus
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    That's at least 3 votes for the Duke of Wellington :cool:


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    mikemac
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    BendiBus wrote: »
    That's at least 3 votes for the Duke of Wellington :cool:
    Born as a member of the Protestant Ascendancy, he was sensitive to his Irish birth, once stating that "being born in a stable does not make one a horse."

    Very well known quote
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington


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    BendiBus
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    micmclo wrote: »
    Very well known quote
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington

    You shouldn't get upset. I considered voting for Oliver Cromwell :D


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    stovelid
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    Xavi6 wrote: »
    The Dubliner Magazine can fuck off if it even considers Bono for the title

    The Dubliner magazine can fuck off anyway.


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    #17
    Crash
    Registered Users Posts: 11,196 ✭✭✭✭Crash


    Best dubliner? Tony Cascarino. Sure wasn't his grandmother born in the liberties? ;)


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    #18
    Epic Tissue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭Epic Tissue


    Where's the link gone?


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    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    micmclo wrote: »
    Very well known quote
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington

    I thought he was born in sligo or out west somewhere.

    That quote is taken out of context by the way, he was told he must be Irish because he was born in Ireland, his response is more a reference to another somewhat famous person who was born in a stable, he wasn't comparing the Irish to animals.

    My vote would be for John Jameson


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    mikemac
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    Nah, the Duke of Wellington was born in Merrion Square, Dublin and spent his youth in Dublin and Meath.


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    Fratton Fred
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    micmclo wrote: »
    Nah, the Duke of Wellington was born in Merrion Square, Dublin and spent his youth in Dublin and Meath.

    aaahhh, fair enough.

    Apparantly he was a bit of a dandy.:eek:


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    #22
    delta_bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    Another vote for the Duke! if they have posted that link in AH he probably would get about 5000 votes:) At least 5000 times more than the Dubliners circulation


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    #23
    shane86
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    Des-Xavi6 wrote: »
    Most certainly not that creep Bono/ Niall Quinn

    Oh jaysus :pac: This poll is too localised for Eamo, greatest Irishman more like ;)


    I vote for Aslan.

    *runs away*


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    #24
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,203 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Iris Murdoch - they'd probably have to look her up.


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    #25
    Latchy
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    Bang Bang

    if not the greatest dubliner then surly the most famous ...next to the Duke ;)


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    #26
    Rashers
    Registered Users Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Rashers


    Arthur Guinness


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    #27
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    Rashers wrote: »
    Arthur Guinness

    Was he not from Kildare?


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    Rashers
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    Fratton Fred wrote: »
    Was he not from Kildare?

    According to Wikipedia he was born on 24 September 1725 in Dublin.

    But whether or not he's an adopted Dub. :D


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    #29
    Gaspode
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    was going to say Bang Bang but got beaten to it, so how about Lugs Branigan?


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    #30
    Wishbone Ash
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    deswalsh wrote: »
    so how about Lugs Branigan?
    Was Lugs not from Kerry?


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    Rashers
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    Was Lugs not from Kerry?

    Born in No1 James Street Dublin. Earliest memory a British soldier lying wounded or dead at his doorway just inside the railings of what is now James Hospital.

    from 'Lugs the Life and Times of Jim Brannigan'


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