1. Your house contains at least one object bought in Guiney’s

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2. You know this fair lady well

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If you don’t have one in your window, you definitely know someone who does.

3. You’d swear by the Guinness in The Gravediggers

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4. You can name at least three shops in the Northside Shopping Centre

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5. You went to the Silver Skate in Phibsboro as a kid

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6. JC’s supermarket in Swords has a special place in your heart

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7. Henry Street > Grafton Street

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8. You know the hidden beauty of the Blessington Basin

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(And how to find it.)

9. You feel obliged to roll your eyes when Southsiders say things like

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Alternatively “You’re very well-spoken for a northsider!” or “I was in Clontarf once, it’s actually, loike, nice!”

10. Although to be honest, it was ages before you figured out the difference between Rathmines, Rathgar and Ranelagh

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11. And the first time you were ever in Dundrum was to see the new shopping centre

You immediately thought:

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12. You know where the gang goes

13. There’s no place quite like Dollymount Strand

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Bonus points if you’ve surfed the ferry waves there.

14. You may not like U2, but you’re still a tiny bit glad they’re from the Northside

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15. You can recite The Snapper pretty much by heart

16. You drank cans (or naggins) before heading to The Lawn

Or the Cricket Club in Clontarf:

17. You have an undying loyalty to one of the multiplex cinemas

And know which bus to get there.

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18. You’re not happy that the Phoenix Park doesn’t have an odd postcode number

19. A childhood trip to town rarely involved crossing the Liffey

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Boyers, Clerys, Arnotts, Roches Stores, home.

20. It’s important to you that you were born in the Rotunda

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Bonus points if your dad wet the baby’s head in Conway’s across the road. (RIP Conway’s.)

21. And finally, having the most Christmas lights around your house is a sign of affluence.

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NORTHSIDE FOR LIFE.

(Don’t worry Southsiders! We’ll be looking at you, our ancient foes across the river, tomorrow.)

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