Waxies Dargle (Dublin)

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Immortalised by the song of the same name, this is where the bootmakers (waxies, due to the use of wax in the joints) came for outings from the city. This was the poor mans version of the day out, the Dargle referring to the river in Bray, Co Wicklow, where the more affluent could afford to go.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waxie's_Dargle
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Coordinates:   53°20'19"N   6°13'15"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago