The Pale

n.

Dublin and the counties around it, named after the old English Pale. What the rest of the country calls Dublin and the commuter belt.

In use

Half de traffic on de road is people from de Pale headin' west for de weekend.

Lawrence Muck's posh English
Lawrence Muck

Shall I translate it into posh English for you, segocia?

Ah, a fellow connoisseur of language. Here it is in posh English.

Half the traffic upon the road consists of persons from Dublin and its environs, motoring west for the weekend.

Questions

What does the Pale mean in Ireland?

Dublin and the counties around it, named after the old English Pale. What the rest of the country calls Dublin and the commuter belt.

How do you use the Pale in a sentence?

“Half de traffic on de road is people from de Pale headin' west for de weekend.”

Updated

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