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Harry Potter fans force relocation of cable linking Ireland and UK to avoid Dobby's 'grave'
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Harry Potter fans force relocation of cable linking Ireland and UK to avoid Dobby's 'grave' https://t.co/M3STVdnOVW — Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) August 10, 2026Harry Potter fans have forced a new multimillion-pound power cable between Ireland and the UK to be relocated after complaining it would desecrate Dobby’s grave from the Harry Potter films.The project manager Simon Ludlam said they received hundreds of calls about it.The firm ended up rerouting as a result.
“A lot of people were very happy about that, and the project is now going [ahead] and Dobby’s happy.
”He added “we went quite close to some real Bronze Age remains, but we avoided Dobby’s grave”.
The Bronze Age remains include urns associated with human burial.