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The Back of the Pipes, Dublin
The Back of the Pipes was the name of a district in Dublin, Ireland, located between Dolphin's Barn and James's Street. It took its name from an important part of the Dublin water supply originally erected in 1245. The name also refers to a nearby stretch of the Grand Canal (now filled in).
==The Watercourse==
The main water supply for the city of Dublin prior to the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in the twelfth century was the river Poddle. The Liffey was tidal up to Islandbridge and thus undrinkable. Due to increased growth and development after their arrival it became imperative for the authorities to provide a greatly increased water supply. The monks of the Abbey of St. Thomas in 1242 diverted part of the River Dodder via a man-made channel to the River Poddle at Balrothery near Firhouse. This canal passed through Templeogue and flowed into the River Tymon, which flowed into the Poddle. The flow was separated at Mount Argus, near Mount Jerome Cemetery, by a construction known as the Tongue, one third of the flow being allocated to the city cistern. This part of the flow left the Poddle proper and proceeded to St. James Terrace, Dolphin's Barn. It advanced on to James' Walk on the summit of an elevated rampart of earth and stone which became known as the "Back of the Pipes" or the "Ridges", to a cistern near the present Waterworks Headquarters at Marrowbone Lane.〔Clair L. Sweeney, The Rivers of Dublin. Bordas Átha Cliath, 1991. ISBN 0-9505301-4-X.〕
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