Uploaded June 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 1801 Captain William Bligh, of the Bounty fame, was commissioned to survey Dublin Bay. A southern bull wall had been created to try and solve the bay's bad silting problem. Bligh proposed a northern bull wall. The silt from this project was deposited along the northern coast of the bay and in time, as natural silting added to the mass, an island was formed.
In 1914 it was used by the British military for trench warfare practice. Parts of it now are protected nature reserves. The rest of it is a playground for Dubs to walk, swim, fly kites and sometimes drive. But it's not as open for rallying your banger as it used to be!
Bonus (i.e. pointless) extra clip of the return journey:
youtu.be/4D7dRdoQC6I
In 1801 Captain William Bligh, of the Bounty fame, was commissioned to survey Dublin Bay. A southern bull wall had been created to try and solve the bay's bad silting problem. Bligh proposed a northern bull wall. The silt from this project was deposited along the northern coast of the bay and in time, as natural silting added to the mass, an island was formed.
In 1914 it was used by the British military for trench warfare practice. Parts of it now are protected nature reserves. The rest of it is a playground for Dubs to walk, swim, fly kites and sometimes drive. But it's not as open for rallying your banger as it used to be!
Bonus (i.e. pointless) extra clip of the return journey:
youtu.be/4D7dRdoQC6I
