Can someone tell me why a dubliner is called a jackeen?

Answer 1

Jackeen is a mildly pejorative term for someone from Dublin, Ireland. The most likely origin of the word comes from the personification of England, John Bull. Due to its proximity and long historical ties to Britain, Irish people outside of the Pale thought that Dubliners wanted to be English. John Bull became Jack Bull and, using the Irish suffix -ín meaning small, Jack became Jackeen. Therefore, Jackeen literally means Little Jack.

Another source of the term stems from Dublins close ties to Britain in the late 18th and early 19th century. During the state visit of Queen Victoria to Dublin in 1900, the Union Flag or "Union Jack" was flown by enthusiastic Dubliners leading to native dubliners being known as Jackeens by the rest of the Irish population.

Today, Jackeen is often used to describe Dublin GAA players and supporters. The term is also shorten back to Jack or the plural Jacks.

Answer 2

I think it has to do with the belief that people in Dublin were seen by the rest of the country as little Englishmen. As the Union Jack was flown in Dublin , the residents were called Jackeens or Little Jacks because of this

Answer 3

You are all wrong !

People from Dublin are called jackeens because when the Queen of England visited Ireland they all waved Union Jacks for her. now this was about 200 yrs ago but we have not let them off the hook yet.

Answer 4

Because,he used to dub back when a man named rusifer right was born. the year was 1667.