Tallaght not as bad as you think

sensibleken · 13-01-2011 6:10pm

gurramok wrote: »

Aslan are from Finglas!

I haven't been much in Tallaght and the only part i've been in is in Kingswood, looks nice out that way.

but beloved of skangers everywhere.

Aslan used to play in the traders in greenhills and loads of people from crumlin would come up. It used to be like a scene from gangs of new york afterward. Greenhills on one side, Crumlin on the other. After a few minutes mayhem the ground was strewn with torn NAFF jackets and bloodied sovreign rings

Napper Hawkins · 13-01-2011 6:16pm

Tallaght's not the worst, still a ****hole though.

iPlop · 13-01-2011 6:17pm

sensibleken wrote: »

but beloved of skangers everywhere.

Aslan used to play in the traders in greenhills and loads of people from crumlin would come up. It used to be like a scene from gangs of new york afterward. Greenhills on one side, Crumlin on the other. After a few minutes mayhem the ground was strewn with torn NAFF jackets and bloodied sovreign rings

They used to play in Molloy's (fables) a fair bit.I think I saw them there about 5 times.Never any trouble though ,maybe because there were a fair few mad out of it on yokes.In fact I don't ever remember trouble outside fables.

Dudess · 13-01-2011 6:35pm

I don't get how people can say "Such and such an area is a ****ing scum-hole" etc - well I do, some people are just idiots. But I'm seeing it here from people whom I didn't think would say stuff like that. It's not particularly fair on the good people from there (the majority).

Otherwise though, I've always been quite intrigued by how French the word "Tallaght" sounds... :pac:

evercloserunion · 13-01-2011 6:52pm

Dudess wrote: »

I don't get how people can say "Such and such an area is a ****ing scum-hole" etc - well I do, some people are just idiots. But I'm seeing it here from people whom I didn't think would say stuff like that. It's not particularly fair on the good people from there (the majority).

Otherwise though, I've always been quite intrigued by how French the word "Tallaght" sounds... :pac:

I read somewhere once that it's the oldest place name in Ireland and means "plague mortuary".

iPlop · 13-01-2011 6:59pm

evercloserunion wrote: »

I read somewhere once that it's the oldest place name in Ireland and means "plague mortuary".

Ya it's true it's a plague mortuary ,not sure if that's what tallaght means though

evercloserunion · 13-01-2011 7:29pm

Sink The Banana wrote: »

Ya it's true it's a plague mortuary ,not sure if that's what tallaght means though

i am so angry at u streotype

sensibleken · 13-01-2011 7:45pm

Sink The Banana wrote: »

Ya it's true it's a plague mortuary ,not sure if that's what tallaght means though

it is yes. Taim leach -> tamhlacht -> tallaght

its related more to the mythical Parthalon from leabhar gabhala eireann that the black death, after which black pitts is named

darragh16 · 13-01-2011 7:52pm

Sounds like the OP is Minister for Tallaght, Charlie O'Connor!!

amacca · 13-01-2011 7:57pm

Hilarious thread title.

Board Failte should adapt it for their ads.

stovelid · 14-01-2011 12:12am

evercloserunion wrote: »

I read somewhere once that it's the oldest place name in Ireland and means "plague mortuary".

'Plague monument' or 'monument to pestilence' or something, I think.

Supposedly the site of bubonic plague graves. Just told that: not sure of veracity.

fonecrusher1 · 14-01-2011 12:15am

Isn't this the place where that dog had its lower jaw blown off? And subsequently had to be put to sleep.

MistyCheese · 14-01-2011 12:33am

Kent Brockman: (Little) girl, likes her town. What's your opinion?

RichieC · 14-01-2011 12:45am

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Isn't this the place where that dog had its lower jaw blown off? And subsequently had to be put to sleep.

Nope, that was finglas.

RichieC · 14-01-2011 12:46am

OP, never feel you need to make excuses or justify where you live to a bunch of toffs on the internet.

dsmythy · 14-01-2011 12:53am

That 77 bus is a barrel of laughs anyway.

Sprouts · 14-01-2011 12:58am

RichieC wrote: »

OP, never feel you need to make excuses or justify where you live to a bunch of toffs on the internet.

Tallaght's twin town Baghdad sticking the oar in

iPlop · 14-01-2011 1:02am

dsmythy wrote: »

That 77 bus is a barrell of laughs anyway.

And always has been ,I remember in the 90's and early 00's the Sh!t that went down on that bus.In 1998 I was coming back from seeing a dj called Dave young (not the comedian) american guy that played techno ,fcuking class by the way.But anyway on the way home the nitelink arrived at the cookoo's nest and this guy at the back mad out of his head on pills kicked the back left window out on the top floor ,dropped out the side and walked up to the front of the bus and said to the bus driver that "he had a ventilation problem" Fcuking madness:pac:

RichieC · 14-01-2011 1:05am

I wouldn't sit upstairs on any bus.

Odysseus · 14-01-2011 1:07am

I work in the main Methadone Clinic in Tallaght so I'm know a lot of the bad apples in Tallaght [though being on methadone does not make you a bad apple], with saying that I know loads of normal nice and helpful people from there. In certain parts there is a very strong positive community spirit; however, I would not live there.

Yet I must point out that I moved out of Dublin about 6 years ago, so it wouldn't be just Tallaght I would not live in. I would not move back to Dublin. OP you have no need to defend where you live, it is like anywhere else, there are both good and bad people living there.

stovelid · 14-01-2011 1:08am

RichieC wrote: »

OP, never feel you need to make excuses or justify where you live to a bunch of toffs on the internet.

Hardly toffs. My aul fella used to say it was tuppence ha'penny looking down on ha'penny.

dreamers75 · 14-01-2011 1:09am

Used to be a ****hole but since Shamrock Rovers moved in its borderline Limerick on a friday night.

stovelid · 14-01-2011 1:12am

dreamers75 wrote: »

Used to be a ****hole but since Shamrock Rovers moved in its borderline Limerick on a friday night.

Only when youse Junkies are up there. The Black Horse and Golden Bridge stations need to taken off the Luas sharpish... :pac:

rannerap · 14-01-2011 1:13am

I live in Tallaght and agree that for the most part it is grand, I live right beside killinarden however and its an absolute dump, over run with scum bags. The amount of times ive been verbally abused and more walking to and from work is ridiculous:(

iPlop · 14-01-2011 1:16am

Odysseus wrote: »

Yet I must point out that I moved out of Dublin about 6 years ago, so it wouldn't be just Tallaght I would not live in. I would not move back to Dublin. OP you have no need to defend where you live, it is like anywhere else, there are both good and bad people living there.

Me too ,I moved to Wicklow from tallaght and the cop shop closes at 11 every evening.And I have never heard of crime or shit in the area.I would not move back to Dublin if you paid me.My kids have a great life where we live and I would never change that.Fcuk it I don't mind the commute each day to Dublin/Kildare

-Leelo- · 14-01-2011 1:17am

Hannibal Smith wrote: »

But jees, go passed Old Bawn and up to Killinarden, Fortunestown, Jobstown (who the named these places? :D:D) and the likes and you're into bandit country:eek:

Maybe I'm a worse idiot for getting annoyed at a post on boards of all things, but we're not all total scummers, I should know, born and raised in Jobstown (or "bandit country" to you.) Yes it's not the most aesthetically pleasing and there are a fair few dodgies knocking around but they're everywhere and if you're going to be an absolute knack it's going to happen no matter where you're raised, it's either in you or it's not imho. The only reason Old Bawn is more settled is because its an older estate with older residents, or alot of the houses have been sold to young couples with very young children, give it 10 - 12 years when those kids grow up and see how quiet it is then.

Winds me up so much that people think they have a right to judge you based on where you're from or turn their noses up at the place you were raised in, it's downright snobbery.

iPlop · 14-01-2011 1:19am

Sarannewrap wrote: »

I live in Tallaght and agree that for the most part it is grand, I live right beside killinarden however and its an absolute dump, over run with scum bags. The amount of times ive been verbally abused and more walking to and from work is ridiculous:(

I lived there ,fcuk them there only **** bringing it down.Most of the people there are grand ,just a few dickheads

rannerap · 14-01-2011 1:21am

Sink The Banana wrote: »

I lived there ,fcuk them there only **** bringing it down.Most of the people there are grand ,just a few dickheads

I live and work in Tallaght so I know that generally its grand, just a few scummers bringing everyone down as you say! I just get singled out more because I dont wear tracksuits and fit in to the local look

iPlop · 14-01-2011 1:27am

-Leelo- wrote: »

Maybe I'm a worse idiot for getting annoyed at a post on boards of all things, but we're not all total scummers, I should know, born and raised in Jobstown (or "bandit country" to you.) Yes it's not the most aesthetically pleasing and there are a fair few dodgies knocking around but they're everywhere and if you're going to be an absolute knack it's going to happen no matter where you're raised. The only reason Old Bawn is more settled is because its an older estate with older residents, or alot of the houses have been sold to young couples with very young children, give it 10 - 12 years when those kids grow up and see how quiet it is then.

Winds me up so much that people think they have a right to judge you based on where you're from or turn their noses up at the place you were raised in, it's downright snobbery.

I understand where you're coming from ,but I moved out because it was a shithole and I would never move back.Now I know there are plenty of decent people in areas such as Jobstown and Killinarden ,I have family in Killinarden.It's fine for them and they like it ,but it's not for me.The good thing is I know loads of people from the area and I like when Im visiting the lads in Donamore recognise me and say "hello" ,such as where I live now people really keep to themselves

-Leelo- · 14-01-2011 1:34am

Sink The Banana wrote: »

I understand where you're coming from ,but I moved out because it was a shithole and I would never move back.Now I know there are plenty of decent people in areas such as Jobstown and Killinarden ,I have family in Killinarden.It's fine for them and they like it ,but it's not for me.The good thing is I know loads of people from the area and I like when Im visiting the lads in Donamore recognise me and say "hello" ,such as where I live now people really keep to themselves

Admittedly I don't live there anymore, I'm in Saggart now and love it here but if it came to it and I had to move back to Jobstown it wouldn't bother me. I keep to myself anyway. I can understand people saying it's a kip, because it is dirty, anyone can see that. It's when people make personal judgements that it bothers me, being raised in Dublin 24 does not make you any less of a person raised in Dublin 4. It's a shame a few knackers gave the place a bad name really.

Tallaght not as bad as you think

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