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On 28 December 1879 the Tay Rail Bridge collapsed whilst a train was crossing it, leading to the deaths of over 75 people on board. This event was commemorated in verse by the famous Scottish poet and tragedian [[William Topaz McGonagall]]
On 28 December 1879 the Tay Rail Bridge collapsed whilst a train was crossing it, leading to the deaths of over 75 people on board. This event was commemorated in verse by the famous Scottish poet and tragedian [[William Topaz McGonagall]]
People from Dundee are known as Dundonians. The population of the city is a rapidly shrinking 120,000.
People from Dundee are known as Dundonians but are colloquially known as 'Cogies' a reference to the one time lack of sanitation in the city (''cogie'' is the [[Scots]] word for bucket) . The population of the city is a rapidly shrinking 120,000.
[[Category:Scottish Towns and Cities]]
[[Category:Scottish Towns and Cities]]
[[Category: United Kingdom]]