List of Emmerdale characters (2004)

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera Emmerdale in 2004, by order of first appearance.

Val Pollard

Valerie "Val" Pollard (née Lambert) is a fictional character from the soap opera, Emmerdale. She is played by Charlie Hardwick, and made her first on-screen appearance on 1 February 2004. She is perhaps best known for her sharp-tongue, witty comments and amusing scenes. She was introduced as the younger sister of established character, Diane Sugden (Elizabeth Estensen), and was involved in a love triangle with Diane and her husband, Rodney Blackstock (Patrick Mower). In 2008, Val married Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell), after being kidnapped by the Dingle family, and battled cataracts. In 2010, Eric and Val fostered troublesome teenager Amy Wyatt (Chelsea Halfpenny), and extended the Pollard clan. Hardwick took a 3-month break from the show in early 2012, and returned in June, and Val was written out as she went to stay in Portugal. Upon her return, she was punched across the face by Alicia Gallagher (Natalie Anderson) and phoned the police, leading to most of the village hating her. In 2014, Val met her most serious storyline when she is diagnosed as being HIV positive following a fling in Portugal. Eric, however, is negative.

Dingle

Dingle (Irish: An Daingean or Daingean Uí Chúis, meaning "Ó Cúis' fort") is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Tralee and 71 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of Killarney.

Principal industries in the town are tourism, fishing and agriculture: Dingle Mart (livestock market) serves the surrounding countryside. In 2006 Dingle had a population of 1,920. Dingle is situated in a Gaeltacht region. There used to be two secondary schools but they have now amalgamated to produce Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne. A friendly dolphin named Fungi lives in the harbour.

History

Development of the port

In Ireland the town was developed as a port following the Norman invasion of Ireland. By the thirteenth century more goods were being exported through Dingle than Limerick, and in 1257 an ordinance of Henry III imposed customs on the port's exports. By the fourteenth century, importing wine was a major business. Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond, who held palatine powers in the area, imposed a tax on this activity around 1329. By the sixteenth century, Dingle was one of Ireland's main trading ports, exporting fish and hides and importing wines from the continent of Europe. French and Spanish fishing fleets used the town as a base.

Dingle (disambiguation)

Dingle is a town in County Kerry, Ireland.

Dingle may also refer to:

People

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Geography

Antarctica

Canada

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United Kingdom

Dingle (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Dingle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This constituency was based in the town of Dingle in County Kerry.

History

It was incorporated by charter in 1607 with a Provost, 12 Burgesses and 150 freemen two resident. It had a Corporation, and the electorate consisted of 13 burgesses and 150 freemen. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dingle was represented with two members. Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disfranchised.

Members of Parliament, 1607–1801

1689–1801

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