What are counties actually famous for?

**BohsPartisan** · 27/12/2007, 12:34 AM

1.Antrim - Bushmills
2.Armagh - Confusing GAA colours
3.Carlow - Braun
4.Cavan - Bad Cola
5.Clare - Holes
6.Cork - Buoyancy
7.Derry - The Tavern
8.Donegal - Bundoran
9.Down - Shopping trips
10. Dublin - Bohemian FC, James, Joyce, Guinness, Dodgy politicians
11. Fermanagh - Lakes
12.Galway - Spaniards
13.Kerry - Iceland
14.Kildare - The Japanese Gardens
15.Kilkenny - Bohs winning the league in 2001.
16.Laois - Stopping on the way to somewhere
17.Leitrim - Rain
18.Limerick - Soviets
19.Longford - The Lion's Den
20.Louth - The worst accent in Ireland
21.Mayo - Shedding body hair and not understanding sarcasm
22.Meath - Ancient Astronomy
23.Monaghan - The Oasis
24.Offaly - Soup and Sandwiches on the way to Kerry
25.Roscommon - Nothing
26.Sligo - Soothsayers
27.Tipperary - Butter
28.Tyrone - Ulster American Folk Park
29.Waterford - Tramore amusements
30.Westmeath - Squinting windows
31.Wexford - Being Over-rated
32.Wicklow - Beautiful Women

**tetsujin1979** · 27/12/2007, 1:48 AM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

18.Limerick - Soviets

You are definitely going to have to elaborate on that one

**osarusan** · 27/12/2007, 1:57 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

You are definitely going to have to elaborate on that one

http://www.limericksoviet.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_Soviet

The Limerick Soviet of 1919

**kingdom hoop** · 27/12/2007, 2:40 AM

Originally Posted by bennocelt

Kerry - kerryman jokes, fcuking fools, jackie healy rae, having useless festivals

Maybe more accurately described as fcuking animals?!

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

Spanish Point, Lahinch, Lisdoonvarna, Miltown Malbay and the Willy Clancy festival, Ballyheigue, Enistymon, Carrigaholt, the cliffs of Moher

Kerry (she honestly informs me) lays claim to Ballyheigue. And the beautiful rock pools, big waves, and sand castles that go with it, of course.

**mypost** · 27/12/2007, 5:12 AM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

I had my stag party in Tullamore in 2001. The nightclub in the Bridge Hotel is massive; I reckon it holds more than 2000. In fact, my username on foot.ie is inspired by a great Chinese restaurant called The Paddy Field in Tullamore [no, my real name isn't Paddy!].

A mate of mine who lived in Athlone often got a taxi to Tullamore instead of downtown Athlone for a night on the sauce.

Ex Athlone Town and Galway United defender Kevin Williamson is from Tullamore. I think he went on to join the Mighty Mons. Also, ex Galway United, Shamrock Rovers and Waterford United striker Stephen Grant is from Offaly before he quit to take up modelling

Not exactly noteworthy is it?

The only thing I have ever seen in Co. Offaly, is farms, and also where the railway line splits Ireland's Southbound/Westbound train network at Portarlington.

Scraping bottom of barrel I know, but it was a struggle to even scrape it.

**osarusan** · 27/12/2007, 3:15 PM

You can't spell Offaly without spelling 'offal'. Don't forget that.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 28/12/2007, 5:11 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

You can't spell Offaly without spelling 'offal'. Don't forget that.

osarusan

It took guts to say that

**Bottle of Tonic** · 28/12/2007, 8:20 PM

Originally Posted by PAURO 7

Longford -

ehm. Bogland. Albert Reynolds (even though he's technically a Rossie), Luigi's chips, Pat the Baker (even though he's brown bread), Longford Town FC

Pa Donoghue and Junior Doyle will be disappointed not to make the list!

**CollegeTillIDie** · 29/12/2007, 7:27 AM

Originally Posted by Bottle of Tonic

Pa Donoghue and Junior Doyle will be disappointed not to make the list!

What? No Zac Hackett?

**Lionel Ritchie** · 30/12/2007, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by kingdom hoop

Maybe more accurately described as fcuking animals?!

Kerry (she honestly informs me) lays claim to Ballyheigue. And the beautiful rock pools, big waves, and sand castles that go with it, of course.

Apologies Kingdom. I meant Ballyvaughan. Banna Strand in Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry is spectacular alright.

**Den Perry** · 30/12/2007, 3:10 PM

i hope somebody from Donegal has not got the cheek to be insulting to Tipp....

**Thunderblaster** · 30/12/2007, 5:43 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Not exactly noteworthy is it?

The only thing I have ever seen in Co. Offaly, is farms, and also where the railway line splits Ireland's Southbound/Westbound train network at Portarlington.

Scraping bottom of barrel I know, but it was a struggle to even scrape it.

Portarlington is in County Laois.