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[edit] The 46A Dublin Bus Route
The 46A is the number of the Dublin Bus that runs from Dún Laoghaire to Mountjoy Square. It is also the busiest bus route in Dublin or Ireland (Source Dublin Bus annual report 2004)
[edit] Culural Refrences
Its route is described by Bagatelle, (an Irish Band) :
"I remember that summer in Dublin,
And the Liffey as it stank like hell,
And young people walking down Grafton Street,
Everyone looking so well.
I was singing a song I heard somewhere,
Called "Rock'n'Roll Never Forget",
When my humming was smothered by the 46A,
And the scream of a low flying jet.
So, I jumped on a bus to Dún Laoghaire,
Stopping off to pick up my guitar,
When a drunk on a bus told me how to get rich,
I was glad we weren't going too far."
[edit] The route
The following chart is a summary of the areas the 46A serves from Mountjoy Square through to Dún Laoghaire and the approximate time frame between each area.
Journey Time - 80/85 mins approx
- MOUNTJOY SQUARE / PARNELL SQUARE WEST
20 mins.
15 minutes
25 mins.
- Foxrock Church
25 mins.
- DÚN LAOGHAIRE
[edit] Local opinion
Branded the 'Stillorgan Flyer' it has been noted for carrying, (along with the number 10) , a large proportion of the students of University College Dublin (UCD) to and from the city centre, and for passing another major Irish institution; the headquarters of [Radio Teilifis Eireann (RTE - Irelands national broadcaster) at Montrose.
[edit] Media
Paul Howard, the writer of the satiricial Ross O'Carroll-Kelly books (Sunday Tribune) and newspaper columns has claimed that his journeys on the 46A and 10 are primary sources for the character and events.
