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Ballylynan V's Ballylinan
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04-08-2009 6:32pm#1
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heathcliff wrote: »Oh Davy you gave me a laugh, I would love to read out your post in mass on a Sunday morning..... I don't think that it would go now well but what the hell...
Ha Ha Ha. Perhaps it would be best not to, as I dont think that would go down too well at all, but I'm not the only one with that opinion. There are still many others in the village who feel the same way.
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Like all rural communities you have two choices, you can interact with the locals and get involved in the community or you can hide behind your door and isolate yourself and bitch that the locals are not friendly.
When I moved into Ballylynan I said hello to the people I met and was made feel welcome, it may have taken a few weeks but thats the nature of people.
The drama society called to see if we would like to get involved, as well as the "dreaded GAA".
I went down the village at the weekends, people get used to seeing you out and will ask the obvious of where are you from or what do you do.
As more people moved to the village I did notice that it wasnt the locals who were the unfriendly ones but the new residents, they are the ones who will put their heads down rather than say hello when they meet you on the path.
For a small community they make the most of what is around for the kids, Just walk down by the football pitch and you have kids that are just able to kick a ball, you got hurling and soccer. All of which welcome new members.
Comming up to christmas the drama group accept any help they can get.
In all fairness it is a rural village, what are people expecting??? wild nightlife and high rollers
Its like everything in life if you dont want to fit in you wont :rolleyes:0 -
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Like all rural communities you have two choices, you can interact with the locals and get involved in the community or you can hide behind your door and isolate yourself and bitch that the locals are not friendly.
When I moved into Ballylynan I said hello to the people I met and was made feel welcome, it may have taken a few weeks but thats the nature of people.
The drama society called to see if we would like to get involved, as well as the "dreaded GAA".
I went down the village at the weekends, people get used to seeing you out and will ask the obvious of where are you from or what do you do.
As more people moved to the village I did notice that it wasnt the locals who were the unfriendly ones but the new residents, they are the ones who will put their heads down rather than say hello when they meet you on the path.
For a small community they make the most of what is around for the kids, Just walk down by the football pitch and you have kids that are just able to kick a ball, you got hurling and soccer. All of which welcome new members.
Comming up to christmas the drama group accept any help they can get.
In all fairness it is a rural village, what are people expecting??? wild nightlife and high rollers
Its like everything in life if you dont want to fit in you wont :rolleyes:
In fairness to the older generation most of them are friendly, one person in particular who is not from the area but has lived here for over thirty years agrees with me about trying to fit in. As for getting involved I do with some of the above and others that you have not mentioned but it was a struggle.
I had to go out of my way to get to know every person that I am "friends " with now and in case that you think that I am being two faced I have said it to them how hard it is here compared to other places that I have lived. As for expecting a wild nightlife here or high rollers, that is not what I am looking for but you have just highlighted a good point, I do not drink very much and the bloody pub( a distant memory) is the main place to get to know people because the locals need a few pints to talk to US strangers and some of US love to chat and mix with new people just not in pubs because my social life went out the window with kids...haha ... but I still like to have the craic... and I always say hello to people on the street even though we get blanked sometimes too...Oh I don't know... if this is just village life and ways or what, I mainly lived in towns and cities... My friend I mentioned at the start said it was around 15yrs before she was a local I won't say how many more I have to go.. I am here to stay and hopefully I will welcome the new people in time to come.. take it easy...0 -
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