Hell On Earth...

**eoinh** · 06/08/2004, 5:20 PM

personally ild pick on Westmeath. C'mon, you have a proper county name or not.

Although i would br in favour of calling Kerry Westcork.

Waterford could be Eastcork. Dublin would be "Toughluck youre not in Cork"

**liam88** · 07/08/2004, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by S�C

Tipp

Nooooooooooooo!

What are ya saying man!?!? Top Place Tipp is! Ya got the history, the rebels, the scenary, roots of half ma family

Tip rules mate-what's wrong with it?!?

**Pauro 76** · 07/08/2004, 3:38 PM

Have to say, bit of bias here, but Longford is completely and unfairly overlooked by the tourist boards... in london at the mo, and spotted an irish tourist guide on places to stay and that. 31 counties listed. guess what didnt get a mention. Ive brought back people for weekends to Longford, from Dublin, London, a mates Finnish girlfriend was over last week and she loved it! im not saying its the best place in Ireland or anything, but people just write off the place as soon as they hear about it.

**lopez** · 08/08/2004, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by sylvo

...But my mother was brought up in North Kildare so it's my spirtual home, so when i'm back fixing up my retirement home or just on holiday with the folk's, i'm from outside the place but i've never had any prob's with the attitude to blow in's...

I think most of Kildare is full of people from other parts of Ireland: A bit like Dublin but without the cosmopolitan pull. All the people I know from Kildare were either born elsewhere or have at least one parent born outside. My old man for example was from Dublin but grew up in Monasterevin.

For a latino like myself

, the rain would perhaps do my head in (although I prefer the sh*t summers in Galicia than 40F with a load of talking lobsters on the Costas). I do love visiting Ballyvaughney in the Cork gaeltacht where Conchita's mother now resides. Dunno whether the liver could take permanent residency though. And Mayo too: Perhaps because it had such a bad rep before, that when I actually visited the place I found parts of it quite beautiful. Might get me to say the same about Longford.

**lopez** · 08/08/2004, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Conor74

Ballyvourney?

Apologies, but is that how you spell it in English? The sign posts round there have Baile Mh�irne.

**sylvo** · 08/08/2004, 10:57 AM

[QUOTE=lopez]I think most of Kildare is full of people from other parts of Ireland: A bit like Dublin but without the cosmopolitan pull. All the people I know from Kildare were either born elsewhere or have at least one parent born outside. My old man for example was from Dublin but grew up in Monasterevin.

A lot of that was down to the land commision swap's from the late 30's to the 60's getting farmer's from smaller farm's in other part's of the country to take on bigger farm's in county's like Offaly, Meath and Kildare, due to a lot of land owner's with fancy title's f**king back off to their own country . My mother was born in Kerry but the family moved to Kildare when she was a kid in a land commision swap.
I think yer man from Longford's gone a little over the top about Kildare people being unfriendly to outsider's seeing that part's of the county would have people who's family come from every part of the country living there, and we're not just talking about big town's that are becoming the overspill of Dublin either. So I think the having a go at Kildare people being unfreindly to outsider's is a bit much. Maybe this was brought on by a bad pint or something in downtown Newbridge

**sylvo** · 08/08/2004, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by davros

Dangerously close to the Kepak-theme Park,apparantly.......

My favourite place in Ireland,has got to be the Celtic Shop in the Jervis Centre....sure it's great to see somewhere that serves the purposes of the Diaspora,in the auld Country......

Look forward to the EL equivalent in Cricklewood...... :

County Keepakville is just a mile down the road

, look forward to seeing how yer fave place in Ireland goes down.
You are the only person that's posted to this thread that's said they would like to live in a shopping centre.

Anyway i'm off before the fighting start's.

**lopez** · 08/08/2004, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by davros

Dangerously close to the Kepak-theme Park,apparantly.......

My favourite place in Ireland,has got to be the Celtic Shop in the Jervis Centre....

I thought your favourite place in Ireland was County Offaly?

**sylvo** · 09/08/2004, 8:59 AM

Originally Posted by davros

Have lived Dangrously close to the B.I.F.F.O.'s.......but hold by my original diagnosis :.......North

.....in No particular order.......Belfast,side of Corcaigh town,Armagh & of Bail� �th Cli�th(& S.of An L�!!).......Get the Picture......

What are you banging on about

, did yer get a lock in at the twelve pin's last night .

**fosterdollar** · 09/08/2004, 9:40 AM

[QUOTE=sylvo]

Originally Posted by lopez

I think yer man from Longford's gone a little over the top about Kildare people being unfriendly

look, this is all i'm saying. My own personal impression from the people I meet (the ones actually from Kildare - the place isn't so full of 'outsiders' as people seem to think.. and your parents being from wherever doesn't make you less from the place; neither of my folks are from longford) is that they are not as friendly as i would expect generally from people. I put across this impression not to stir things up but only because it is exactly the same reaction that i tend to get from people in similar situations as myself here. If you don't agree, go and ask a few 'outsiders' around the towns some time. And that's another thing, why is there so much emphasis put on the fact that you are an outsider here anyway? I stick to my original opinion, it's not a total washout of a place but it is a less desireable home than a lot of other counties.

Re the direct comment about kildare town's distinctive odour.... apologies for offence caused. It is true but it was more of a by the way comment. Longford has similar problems with the meet factory and C&D in edgeworthstown if i recall correctly

**Sin�ad** · 09/08/2004, 9:50 AM

Would LOVE to live in

Top of the list is Maynooth, miss the place so much. Lovely houses, nice distance from the City and lovely during the summer! Big bonus - Liffey Valley and Blanch are close by for all my shopping needs!

After that -
Clontarf
Stoneybatter/Smithfield - purely because I have good memories of both.

Galway is one I'm working on - if the job takes me there then hopefully someday!

Letterkenny is buzzing but would be a pain in the a.ss for travelling home to Longford

HATE living in

Donegal Town - too quiet, no shops, crap transport system!

Would hate to live in

Ballymahon - no offence to people from there, just have a phobia of the Town.

Roscommon - neighbours and they are always blowing about their great GAH team - Where are they now I ask??

Enfield - full of people who are mixed up as to where they come from - is it Meath? Is it Kildare ? Or am I a wannabe Dub?

**sylvo** · 09/08/2004, 8:23 PM

Originally Posted by Sin�ad

Would hate to live in

Enfield - full of people who are mixed up as to where they come from - is it Meath? Is it Kildare ? Or am I a wannabe Dub?

On three side's around the village it's Kildare, the village is only just in Meath my retirement home/building site is Enfield but in Kildare, have got a Meath postal address but until the house decide's to skateboard a mile and a half down to the bottom of the road I will alway's put Kildare as my address.
Next big step i'll have to take is to move back to Ireland and start living in the place.

Nice place to go for a pint when Kildare play Meath.

**sylvo** · 09/08/2004, 8:33 PM

Originally Posted by Magoo

look, this is all i'm saying. My own personal impression from the people I meet (the ones actually from Kildare - the place isn't so full of 'outsiders' as people seem to think.. and your parents being from wherever doesn't make you less from the place; neither of my folks are from longford) is that they are not as friendly as i would expect generally from people. I put across this impression not to stir things up but only because it is exactly the same reaction that i tend to get from people in similar situations as myself here. If you don't agree, go and ask a few 'outsiders' around the towns some time. And that's another thing, why is there so much emphasis put on the fact that you are an outsider here anyway? I stick to my original opinion, it's not a total washout of a place but it is a less desireable home than a lot of other counties.

Re the direct comment about kildare town's distinctive odour.... apologies for offence caused. It is true but it was more of a by the way comment. Longford has similar problems with the meet factory and C&D in edgeworthstown if i recall correctly

Magoo yer still more then welcome to call around next time i'm home for a cup of tea and some kimberly biscuit's. It's right on the N4 for when yer heading back on trip's to Longford. BTW are yer any good at putting slate's on roof's.

**sylvo** · 10/08/2004, 8:16 AM

Originally Posted by davros

Surely the latter......dont see any Kildare Co.boundary & before ye all get animated,.......surely it's better than the alternative.....M***** ,FFS.....

Good luck to Kerry at the weekend Dav

**Pat O' Banton** · 10/08/2004, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by sylvo

On three side's around the village it's Kildare, the village is only just in Meath my retirement home/building site is Enfield but in Kildare, have got a Meath postal address but until the house decide's to skateboard a mile and a half down to the bottom of the road I will alway's put Kildare as my address.
Next big step i'll have to take is to move back to Ireland and start living in the place.

Nice place to go for a pint when Kildare play Meath.

I thought that by the time you finish adding extentions and the like you will be able to have a Wicklow address for one end of the house and be able to join a concerned residents commitee to reroute Orange walks for the other side.

**the 12 th man** · 10/08/2004, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by sylvo

BTW are yer any good at putting slate's on roof's.

you are going to have to careful sylvo that your house doesnt end up like the car in that johnny cash song "one piece at a time".

as in ,you turn the halldoor key and