Dundee - etymology question and random thought

[baldmosher]

Is Dundee so called because it's the port of the Tay?

My logic follows that Dún Laoghaire is the port of Dublin which is on the Liffey, which sounds to me like a reasonable assumption.

My knowledge of Gaelic is almost zero, but I can read Welsh even if I understand almost none of it, and I'm starting to get better at reading Gaelic.

[Calla]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundee

Dundee (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dèagh)

The name "Dundee", Gaelic Dùn Dèagh, incorporates the place-name element dùn, fort, possibly referring to the hill-fort, traces of which survive on Dundee Law. The meaning of Dundee is unknown, though it has been suggested it could mean 'Fort of Fire', perhaps referring to beacons lit on the Law, or 'Fort of the God'.

I didn't know any of that - and now I'm about to figure out how I move this thread to LU&E - nobody do anything because I want to do it and I'll remove parts of your body if you do.

[Calla]

lol I just found this too:

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=56.4678012&lo ... ver-Happen

there's a stack on that wiki page as well and thats right next to my house

[Calla]

And! Just because I cant be arsed creating a new topic - the council is going on strike tomorrow I'm the only one working in my section - gunna be fun.

Calla crossing the piglet line

[Beatmonkey]

And! Just because I cant be arsed creating a new topic - the council is going on strike tomorrow I'm the only one working in my section - gunna be fun.

Calla crossing the piglet line

Scab.

[Calla]

but i get to be my own supervisor for a day

[Calla]

I thought I was going to get a quiet day on my own - now I have all of the noisy feckin people from another office everywhere - I wouldnt mind if there wasn't someone behind me - thats the good thing about where I sit usually because i not worrying about what I have on my screen!

[baldmosher]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundee

Dundee (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dèagh)

The name "Dundee", Gaelic Dùn Dèagh, incorporates the place-name element dùn, fort, possibly referring to the hill-fort, traces of which survive on Dundee Law. The meaning of Dundee is unknown, though it has been suggested it could mean 'Fort of Fire', perhaps referring to beacons lit on the Law, or 'Fort of the God'.

I didn't know any of that - and now I'm about to figure out how I move this thread to LU&E - nobody do anything because I want to do it and I'll remove parts of your body if you do.

Is it just me or does the Dèagh bit obviously refer to the river? Anyone know what the Gaelic for Tay is?

EDIT:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Tay#History
Several places along the Tay take their names from it, or are believed to have done so:
* Dundee - Dun Tatha, Fort on the Tay

Fuckin hell, I'm getting good at this

[PaulX]

And! Just because I cant be arsed creating a new topic - the council is going on strike tomorrow I'm the only one working in my section - gunna be fun.

Calla crossing the piglet line

Scab.

Seconded. Calla, that's really poor for someone who claims to be a socialist. Your co-workers were collectively withdrawing their labour, which is their only weapon against the capitalists' ownership of the means of production, and you've shamelessly undermined their struggle. Enjoy your pieces of silver, Judas.

FAIL.

[Calla]

Oh dont be so political - im a temp FFS