Worst Towns in Ireland

**sligoman** · 16/10/2007, 3:36 PM

Originally Posted by PAURO 7

Rest of country, Ballymote in Sligo.

Smellymote is a village, not a town

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**noby** · 16/10/2007, 3:41 PM

Originally Posted by strangeirish

Dungarvan. It's fairly decent during the day and the locals seem friendly, but watch out at night after the pubs close. I suppose it happens in any town, but I found Dungarvan to be particularly nasty.

Hoorah! We got a mention. Damn, wrong thread, though. Obviously you speak of Dungarvan in Kilkenny.

**drummerboy** · 16/10/2007, 3:43 PM

Edenderry is as rough as they come. They ain't that friendly down there either.

**sligoman** · 16/10/2007, 3:44 PM

Athlone has to win this title imo.

**strangeirish** · 16/10/2007, 3:45 PM

Originally Posted by noby

Hoorah! We got a mention. Damn, wrong thread, though. Obviously you speak of Dungarvan in Kilkenny.

Sorry noby, but it's the one in your neck of the woods.

**Mr A** · 16/10/2007, 3:48 PM

Bundoran. Should be burned down. Simple as that.

**gustavo** · 16/10/2007, 3:53 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

This is obviously going to go downhill fast...

However I'll be first to nominate and I'll go with Cork

For some reason that made me laugh

**paul_oshea** · 16/10/2007, 3:59 PM

lots of places in dublin but heres a start:

dolphins barn, certain parts of coolock, certain parts of kilmainham, certain parts of that place begining with k near coolock, darno or darndale whatever they call it and all of it, east finglas....the list is endless really. I think it should be defined as, is it a place you would live in? if no then there is your answer.

**Mad Moose** · 16/10/2007, 4:11 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Bundoran. Should be burned down. Simple as that.

Oh the memories. Best thing about Bundoran seriously was the fact it was by passed and I rarely needed to go in there last year I had up that way. Had many a fun day in the line of work in my time in Donegal.

Manorhamilton deserves special mention. I hated going through there. Thoroughy depressing place.

**Patrick Dunne** · 16/10/2007, 4:18 PM

There are some depressing small towns in the West of Ireland.
I live near the famous Ahascragh, of "Monica Loolley" fame.

Decrepit dump with loads of derelict building. Hasn't changed (in fact has got worse) since the 1980s.

Towns like Sligo and Athlone get bad press, but they have improved a lot.
Longford is probably the worst EL town.

**John83** · 16/10/2007, 4:20 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne

...Towns like Sligo and Athlone get bad press, but they have improved a lot.

I haven't been to Athlone in years, but Sligo has an odd mix of nice, modern town and absolute hole. You transition between them in the space of metres.

**Danny** · 16/10/2007, 4:23 PM

Abbeyleix
a major bottleneck and it smells like sh_t.

**pineapple stu** · 16/10/2007, 4:24 PM

Lifford. Complete hole. Never seen a town so dead, the only places I can find open are empty amuesment arcades, and there's never EVER a bus or a taxi to get you out of there.

**rebs23** · 16/10/2007, 4:27 PM

Alright before this is binned;

Limerick- my god it gets worse with every passing week and greyer, no cinema in the city centre, few enough restaraunts, fewer clubs, no theatres in the city centre and no decent venues or festivals of any description.
Charleville - Co. Cork
Dungarvan at night as someone said already just watch yourself, by day lovely.
Athlone- Why? Why? Why?
Shannon- Irelands answer to Milton Keynes but without the facilities, at least you have an airport to escape from though.
Tuam- Have you a pony to sell?
I am sure there are others but howabout every Midland town?

**Kildare Lad** · 16/10/2007, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by ifk101

Athy.

Thats a good shout

**biscuit** · 16/10/2007, 5:25 PM

athlone.....ok until night .... but its one rough n tumble spot afterdark...

**citizenerased** · 16/10/2007, 5:28 PM

dundalk, what a horrible s**t hole..locals have an odd demeanor aswell!!

**Torn-Ado** · 16/10/2007, 5:54 PM

Any town in Roscommon or Longford. The counties that time forgot.

**Mad Moose** · 16/10/2007, 6:09 PM

It doesn't have to get binned. Just behave guys please. Take it easy on this one.

Oh Pettigo in Donegal is another contender. Its definetely in a time warp. Not the worst I've been in but I covered there with work and it was soft covering a town that had little or nothing. So many derelict buildings and very dodgy characters.

**paul_oshea** · 16/10/2007, 6:24 PM

Any town in Roscommon or Longford. The counties that time forgot.

In fairness ye could put most towns in galway in that bracket too torn-ado, bar the gaelteacht areas for obvious reasons....but there is something seriouslly depressing about Longford town alright.

Roscommon town is a nice town, if ye've been there recently, which I doubt you have, its changed a lot for the better.