Silly Irish place names

seanybiker · 25-11-2008 3:02am

pseudonym1 wrote: »

"Paddy's Cross"
There is a man living by there and his name is PAddy Cross!
He is also very cross

Ha ha ha nice one. Would ya blame him been cross thoughi

Hermy · 25-11-2008 3:03am

Has Passifyoucan been mentioned yet?

seanybiker · 25-11-2008 3:04am

Hermy wrote: »

Has Passifyoucan been mentioned yet?

Thats a new one

R0ot · 25-11-2008 3:27am

Just outside of muff is:

yoyo · 25-11-2008 4:34am

Tagoat in Wexford,

Nick

KnifeWRENCH · 25-11-2008 4:36am

shoegirl wrote: »

Don't forget Oola and Moira, they sound like girl's names.

Interesting you mention Newtwopothouse. There was a mention of an ancient settlement being found there, but they talked about Twopothouse, so wondering if the "new" actually means something (its very close to Mallow).

My personal favourite is Skiheenarinky. When the main road went through it, it didn't even mentioned traffic calming.

Really? I'm (kinda) from Mallow and didn't hear anything about it.
As for the "new" bit, there's an Old Twopothouse aswell (of course!), so maybe both together are just referred to as Twopothouse?

Some great place names in Cork - Aghabollogue, Bweeng, Dripsey, Halfway, Leap, Nad (sometimes spelt with two A's), Ovens, Riverstick.
And in the city you have Dyke Parade and Gurranabraher (there's nothing quite like hearing the word Gurranabraher said with a thick Cork accent! :pac:)

Oh, and there was a similar thread a couple of months ago and I mentioned Skaheenarinky in Tipp!

I've relatives living near there, it's fecking tiny!

Stollaire · 25-11-2008 12:30pm

For those interested in the original names:

http://www.logainm.ie/Do.aspx?uiLang=en

Before the daft corruptions.

Darragh29 · 25-11-2008 1:08pm

There's a town called Bastardstown down in Waterford or it could be Wexford...

http://www.geonames.org/3302012/bastardstown.html

:D:D

Nehaxak · 25-11-2008 2:18pm

On my way in to work, little private group of houses down the Ballymun road coming into Galsnevin called "An Tard" which means "The Rise".
An Tard sounds better though.

norwegianwood · 25-11-2008 7:26pm

Ballylooby in Tipperary

Firetrap · 26-11-2008 1:09am

On the Grannagh/Granny thing - it says Granny on the signpost

Also..
Spink in Laois
Ask in Wexford
Bargy Commons in Wexford
Bang Up Bridge in Carlow
Jack's Hole in Wexford
Fighting Cocks in Carlow
Pike of Rush Hall in Laois

seanybiker · 26-11-2008 2:41am

Firetrap wrote: »

On the Grannagh/Granny thing - it says Granny on the signpost

Coming from what side. Waterford or mooncion. The original name is Grannagh not granny. It is a tough one cos all the local yockles call it granny.
Sure ya have grannagh castle out there across from the tatch pub, Grannagh. Im not being pedantic just stating a fact.

seanybiker · 26-11-2008 2:44am

Darragh29 wrote: »

There's a town called Bastardstown down in Waterford or it could be Wexford...

http://www.geonames.org/3302012/bastardstown.html

:D:D

tis wexford bud. :eek:

Hermy · 26-11-2008 2:49am

Hermy wrote: »

Has Passifyoucan been mentioned yet?

seanybiker wrote: »

Thats a new one

There's a place at the back of the airport goes by that name and another place out towards Lucan or Celbridge with the same name.
I've heard tell it relates to when highwaymen roamed those areas.

Fizman · 26-11-2008 2:58am

Not sure if many would have heard of these areas near where I live, but the street beside where I am is called Fanny Avenue, and adjacent to that is Anal Lane.

This messer in school once told me that there is a 'Birdhill' nearby. Yeah right!

seanybiker · 26-11-2008 3:00am

Talking to one of me english mates tonight and he thought Piltown was funny as fook.

Acacia · 26-11-2008 11:52am

Hackballscross. Tobercurry.

HydeRoad · 26-11-2008 12:19pm

I've seen signs for Do Not Pass, I presume it's on the road near Milltownpass and Tyrellspass...

Hidden Dip is another town I've seen signposted but never found...

There's Recess, where 'nothing ever happened,' for anyone who has seen the monument erected there...

Muckanaghederdauhaulia (Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile as Gaeilge), with the distinction of being the longest place name in Ireland...

Guru Maith Agut · 26-11-2008 1:20pm

Best one I ever seen was passing through county Leitrim one day and came across a sign for "Gowel". Class!

And for those that don't believe me:

http://www.maplandia.com/ireland/north-west/leitrim/gowel/

lucylu · 26-11-2008 2:32pm

Spa, Co. Kerry
Fighting Cocks, Co. Carlow
Cut Bush, Co. Kildare

pflanagan132 · 26-11-2008 3:29pm

Gorey, Newtowngore, Schull, Hag's Head, Sheep's Head, Horn Head, Toe Head, Oola, Nad,Maum, Moone, Maas, Seven Hogs, Rhode, Freemount, Puffin Island, Emo, Hungry Hill, Pluck, Suck, Swan, Big Dog Forest, Bush, Ballylickey, Ballyorgan, Spa, Portmuck, Black Head, Blackskull, Bull Point

giggsy664 · 26-11-2008 3:36pm

Trim?

eljono · 26-11-2008 3:51pm

Did anyone mention Meanus?

KTRIC · 26-11-2008 3:58pm

Don't forget that great diving club in Muff

http://www.muffdivingclub.ie/

For all your diving needs

professorpete · 26-11-2008 4:38pm

My ex-boss worked for David Bowie while he was rehearsing for the Drum& Bass tour he did a few years back; he went into the room to find Bowie on the floor with a map of Dublin, and he pointed out several "wierd" place-names; can't remember them all but they included:

ring's end
balls' bridge
still organ...:D

Who knew that Dublin place names are full of sexual innuendo!!

Scoobydoobydoo · 26-11-2008 4:52pm

Claregalway - it was years before I realised it was a place name - I thought it was a county border area - Clare-Galway, like Laois-Offaly or Carlow-Kildare etc. So to me, it's silly, and confusing!