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To Carry Coals to Newcastle (Origin)
by Craig ShrivesWhat Is the Origin of the Saying "To Carry Coals to Newcastle"?
To carry coals to Newcastle means to do something pointless and superfluous.Newcastle upon Tyne (England) was a well-known coal-mining area and the United Kingdom's first coal exporting port. With so much coal already in Newcastle, taking more there was pointless.
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