The Doors of Dublin
Miguel B
Have you noticed all the colour doors in some areas of Dublin, specially around Dublin 1 and 2?
There are two theories as to why there are so many colour doors. The first theory dates back from the 1700s and has to do with Queen Victoria of England and the death of her husband Prince Albert. When he died, Queen Victoria ordered all houses in the British Empire to have black flags outside their doors in respect to her husband's death. As a protest, an Irish man decided to paint his door a different colour and his idea spread across Ireland.
The other theory and more often told in the pubs has to do with drunken Irish men and their wives. A long time ago, Irish women were tired of seeing their husbands knock on the wrong door when they were drunk after a wild night out and decided to paint their doors, so the houses wouldn't look so similar at night.
Which one seems more real to you? :)
