Dublin is in the limelight this week after a six foot deep, two foot wide sink-hole appeared on Tuesday. This sink-hole is quite famous not due to the traffic jam it caused but because it revealed what might be a 19th century secret.
The sink-hole that appeared on Dame Street in Dublin leads to an underground tunnel. Historians assume this tunnel must have used by politicians to visit brothels in the 19th century.
Gerry Cooley, a historian in Dublin said that according to him there are tunnels present under the dame street which are connected to the band of Ireland. The bank of Ireland was earlier the House of Commons and the House of Lords and is located near the spot where the sink-hole appeared,
He also told the Evening Herald "The King of England closed down the House of Commons and House of Lords in Ireland during the time when politicians were spending too much time in the brothels. They built the tunnels from what is now the Bank of Ireland on College Green. If you dig deep enough anywhere around that area you are likely to find medieval artefacts or a part of the old 17th to 19th century Ireland."
The local city council is presently planning to cover the sink-hole with concrete.
