Until 1 October 1916 time in all of Ireland was based on Dublin Mean Time which was GMT minus 25 minutes.
Mad ramblings whenever I feel like it….
Until 1 October 1916 time in all of Ireland was based on Dublin Mean Time which was GMT minus 25 minutes.
Thats like Newfoundland – which is half an hour off the next province in Canada….
More bizarely, St Boniface and Winnipeg in Manitoba almost went to war against each other based on adoption of Summer Time – they’re now the one city and separated by a river.
Posted on November 25, 2008 at 10:34 pm.
That is a truly bizarre anecdote! It’s probably the kind of thing that would make you a killer in a pub quiz!
Posted on November 26, 2008 at 9:31 am.