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  • NI22
    NI22 Posts: 99 Forumite
    lazer wrote: »
    I thought Divis was separate to Black Mountain

    No Quert says that Divis and Black mountain are the same and Divis and Black mean Irish. News to me too.
  • qwert_yuiop
    qwert_yuiop Posts: 3,617 Forumite
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    NI22 wrote: »
    No Quert says that Divis and Black mountain are the same and Divis and Black mean Irish. News to me too.

    No qwert says divis is "dubh ais" which is the irish for "black back". You mean you didn't know that?
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  • Cotta
    Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
    qwert_yuiop wrote: »
    No qwert says divis is "dubh ais" which is the irish for "black back". You mean you didn't know that?

    Sorry I'm intruding here, why is Black Mountain named "Black Mountain"? I'm missing something obvious - apologies.
  • NI22
    NI22 Posts: 99 Forumite
    qwert_yuiop wrote: »
    No qwert says divis is "dubh ais" which is the irish for "black back". You mean you didn't know that?

    So Black Mountain is called Black because Divis is "Dubh ais" which means Irish for "Black Back" for someone who has English as a first language could you try again?
  • lazer
    lazer Posts: 3,402 Forumite
    Cotta wrote: »
    Why is it called "Black" mountain, is there a significane to the colour "black"?
    qwert_yuiop wrote: »
    To distinguish it from White mountain. But not from Divis, which means black. but I'm sure you know that.
    qwert_yuiop wrote: »
    No qwert says divis is "dubh ais" which is the irish for "black back". You mean you didn't know that?


    Very confused - why mention Divis then if the name of it has nothing to do with Black Mountain?
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  • shaz77_2
    shaz77_2 Posts: 1,881 Forumite
    Quert is simply saying Black Mountain is often confused with Divis mountain so Divis is Irish for Black so they called Black mountain Black as a result.
  • Cotta
    Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
    lazer wrote: »
    Very confused - why mention Divis then if the name of it has nothing to do with Black Mountain?

    I think Quert is posting from the pub.
  • qwert_yuiop
    qwert_yuiop Posts: 3,617 Forumite
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    Cotta wrote: »
    Sorry I'm intruding here, why is Black Mountain named "Black Mountain"? I'm missing something obvious - apologies.

    Sorry, nil thios agam. Probably for the same reason that Divis got the name black back. Basalt as opposed to limestone round the corner at white mountain?

    Strange what you can pick up just wandering around Ireland doing your work, talking to folks. Good crack.
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  • qwert_yuiop
    qwert_yuiop Posts: 3,617 Forumite
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    Check out NI22's first question on this.
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  • NI22
    NI22 Posts: 99 Forumite
    qwert_yuiop wrote: »
    Sorry, nil thios agam. Probably for the same reason that Divis got the name black back. Basalt as opposed to limestone round the corner at white mountain?

    Strange what you can pick up just wandering around Ireland doing your work, talking to folks. Good crack.

    So Black mountain is named that because there is Basalt around it which colours it black?

    It's "craic" by the way. I know you're a Proddy and don't understand these things but try to keep up!!
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