Limerick on a sunny day

Liam79

Is there anything more uplifting than a stroll through town on a sunny day O'Connell st can be glorious at times. The Peoples park (during the day) is a sight to be hold. Bedford Row and Lower Thomas St is energizing on a day like this. Limerick comes into its own on a day like this. It shows itself to be something to behold.

For Limerick can be heaven
With coffee at eleven
And a stroll on Thomas Street
There’s no need to hurry
There’s no need to worry
You’re the king and the lady’s a queen
O'Connell Street’s a wonderland
There’s magic in the air
There’s diamonds in the lady’s eyes
And gold-dust in her hair
And if you don’t believe me
Come and meet me there
In Limerick on a sunny Summer morning
And if you don’t believe me
Come and meet me there
In Limerick on a sunny Summer morning

Aidric

Liam79 wrote: »

O'Connell st can be glorious at times.

Seriously, are you having a laugh? O Connell St in it's present state is a kip.

Jumpy

Liam79 wrote: »

Is there anything more uplifting than a stroll through town on a sunny day O'Connell st can be glorious at times. The Peoples park (during the day) is a sight to be hold. Bedford Row and Lower Thomas St is energizing on a day like this. Limerick comes into its own on a day like this. It shows itself to be something to behold.

For Limerick can be heaven
With coffee at eleven
And a stroll on Thomas Street
There’s no need to hurry
There’s no need to worry
You’re the king and the lady’s a queen
O'Connell Street’s a wonderland
There’s magic in the air
There’s diamonds in the lady’s eyes
And gold-dust in her hair
And if you don’t believe me
Come and meet me there
In Limerick on a sunny Summer morning
And if you don’t believe me
Come and meet me there
In Limerick on a sunny Summer morning

Sounds like you need to see St Josephs on a sunny day to me.

Dr4gul4

I'm not one to bring a downer on this as i mainly live in dublin, but my other half is from outside limerick ( the clare side ) and even i find o'connell st a a disaster area on a saturday/weekend day nothing some napalm or ethnic cleansing wouldnt cure.

Liam79

ya sorry lads, your right of course. For a glorious minute or 2 there i forgot what a horrible dangerous little kip of a town we all live in
Thanks for reminding me lads............

(its funny, outsiders criticise Limerick we get all defensive and paranoid, we stick up for it amongst ourselves and we are told to cop on its a hole!)

Jumpy

Liam79 wrote: »

ya sorry lads, your right of course. For a glorious minute or 2 there i forgot what a horrible dangerous little kip of a town we all live in
Thanks for reminding me lads............

(its funny, outsiders criticise Limerick we get all defensive and paranoid, we stick up for it amongst ourselves and we are told to cop on its a hole!)

Sorry, but you were getting above yourself there.

We had to bring you down to our depressed level.

MarkR

Liam79 wrote: »

ya sorry lads, your right of course. For a glorious minute or 2 there i forgot what a horrible dangerous little kip of a town we all live in
Thanks for reminding me lads............

(its funny, outsiders criticise Limerick we get all defensive and paranoid, we stick up for it amongst ourselves and we are told to cop on its a hole!)

That reminds me. Drugs is having a terrible effect on Limerick.


Supporting Limerick is one thing. Writing bad poetry about it is pretty far from normal. O'Connell Street? Wonderland?

Liam79

I didnt write that Mark :rolleyes:

Amazotheamazing

Screw the doubters, I think Limerick is lovely on rare days like today when the sun is out.

Deedsie

Its a smashing day in the Limerick, place looks good. Time to take the soccer flags though.

krudler

Its a nice day to go for a drive or walk in the park alright but O'Connell st? pink dayglo and wifebeater vests/tracksuit bottoms heaven down there today, knackers are like the opposite of cockroaches, the sunnier it gets the more of them are in the one place

MarkR

You didn't write the dub version. You did write this post with Limerick in it though. Which makes me think you are really enjoying the sun.

dumbblonde122

Limerick is lovely on a day like to today especially Thomond Park........roll on the match!!!!

Liam79

I dunno.......
u say something bad about Limerick and your a disgrace...u say something good, and your an eejit.........:rolleyes:

Insect Overlord

Liam79, fair play for trying to inject a bit of happiness into this rapidly festering waste of a once great forum.

cnocbui

MarkR wrote: »

That reminds me. Drugs is having a terrible effect on Limerick.

You mean they've run out!!! :eek:

Liam79

An File wrote: »

Liam79, fair play for trying to inject a bit of happiness into this rapidly festering waste of a once great forum.

Thanks mate.......this thread is a little depressing Can we not be proud of our town without being laughed at??!! Pretty fockin sad isnt it.

kyp_durron

Somethings never change.

lockman

Dr4gul4 wrote: »

I'm not one to bring a downer on this as i mainly live in dublin, but my other half is from outside limerick ( the clare side ) and even i find o'connell st a a disaster area on a saturday/weekend day nothing some napalm or ethnic cleansing wouldnt cure.

What an erudite and well-informed resposnse. I wonder how it would sound in German? (especially the latter part of your quote)

kyp_durron

ein Katastrophengebiet an einem Samstag / Wochenende nichts einigen Napalm oder ethnischen Säuberungen wouldnt heilen.

By the power of Google translate (yes, I know)

Also, this is the internet, everyone is Hitler.

D-A-V-E

i dunno i personally think with days like today, ireland in generally is one of the best places. you have everything here and everyone is so happy the sun is out the head straight to the coast and everyone gets a bit larry! cant beat it!

wylo

OP there are some nice spots on a day like today day, there around the boat club(near the courthouse), you can see the marina , the boats and the castle.
But O'Connel st??? you having a laugh?

I recommend people to go to the top of the strand hotel , go out the balcony and have a look on a day like today.

Raiser

Liam79 wrote: »

I dunno.......
u say something bad about Limerick and your a disgrace...u say something good, and your an eejit.........:rolleyes:

So you're aware of the fact that you're a disgraceful Eejit?

- Job done lads

Only joking..... And parts of Limerick do look fantastic in this weather.

Paulegend

Liam79 mate keep up the optimism and dont let the idiots dampen the mood. Limerick is a wonderful city when the sun is shinning. everywhere you walk is just glowing. if your walking down by the treaty stone down towards the hilton(i forget what its called now). cruises street O'Connell street bedford row catherine street the peoples park perry and tait squares they all look amazing when the sun is there. i always said its a beautiful city that would have alopt more tourism if we had the weather. great day for enjoying a coffe or pint outside the lock or claws. or a game of footie.

happy 'sun' day everyone:cool:

irishvamp90

it was hard to enjoy arthurs quay park today with all the scum around,lads with tops off and scummy tattoos with aggresive dogs:(

Insect Overlord

irishvamp90 wrote: »

it was hard to enjoy arthurs quay park today with all the scum around,lads with tops off and scummy tattoos with aggresive dogs:(

Was sitting in Arthur's Quay park with my friend and his girlfriend for ten awful minutes this afternoon. There was one dopey little [noparse]****er[/noparse] screaming at a group of girls, and they obliged him by screaming back about the size of his knob.

On the other hand, the view of the river from the bridge was stunningly beautiful

krudler

See thats the thing about Limerick, anywhere half decent in the city to go on a sunny day is always full of scumbags, the little pier thing just past Clohessys bar by the bridge for example, always full of scobes down there

Limerick Dude

krudler wrote: »

See thats the thing about Limerick, anywhere half decent in the city to go on a sunny day is always full of scumbags, the little pier thing just past Clohessys bar by the bridge for example, always full of scobes down there

I presume your talking about Poormans Kilkee.......In fairness most kids underage drink there, its a Limerick tradition, I know i did myself back in the day, good times

Dr4gul4

lockman wrote: »

What an erudite and well-informed resposnse. I wonder how it would sound in German? (especially the latter part of your quote)

It actually sounds better when folks from limerick say it ..

An File wrote: »

Was sitting in Arthur's Quay park with my friend and his girlfriend for ten awful minutes this afternoon. There was one dopey little [noparse]****er[/noparse] screaming at a group of girls, and they obliged him by screaming back about the size of his knob.

On the other hand, the view of the river from the bridge was stunningly beautiful

krudler wrote: »

See thats the thing about Limerick, anywhere half decent in the city to go on a sunny day is always full of scumbags, the little pier thing just past Clohessys bar by the bridge for example, always full of scobes down there

There's no denying Limerick is a nice looking place, it's just such a shame that you cant walk five yards in the town with out meeting some scobe with his hands down his pants glaring sideways at you, as if to say go on i'll burst ye .. I stand by my ethnic cleansing statement, !! and shall be the first one to hand out the napalm.

lockman

Have a look at these photos, courtesy of Bock The Robber:

http://bocktherobber.com/2009/09/limerick-pictures-this-is-where-we-live

The OP might enjoy them.

Bock the Robber

An File wrote: »

There was one dopey little [noparse]****er[/noparse] screaming at a group of girls, and they obliged him by screaming back about the size of his knob.

See? You'd never find that sort of thing in Dublin, would you? Or Cork. Or Galway.

No skobes there. No crime either.

Reason? No locals with a sense of inferiority who want to knock their home town on the tinkernet.

Lads, get a grip. It's our town, not theirs. Why focus on the worthless knackers?

Get out there and make out town better if you have anything to contribute, instead of phuqqing whinging about how schitt it is. Or else phuq off to Dublin or Cork or Galway where it's so phuqqing great and where they have no skobes at all at all at all. If you think the Arthurs Quay park is bad, check out the Liffey boardwalk in Dublin for a classy afternoon walk.

Wait till you see how phuqqing great Waterford is, and Athlone. And Sligo.

Come on. This is your town, unless you happen to be a student who never heard of Poor Man's Kilkee and refers to it as a "little pier thing".

Don't obsess about the mutant classes. They're a nuisance but they're not our people and they don't own our town.

Limerick Dude

lockman wrote: »

Have a look at these photos, courtesy of Bock The Robber:

http://bocktherobber.com/2009/09/limerick-pictures-this-is-where-we-live

The OP might enjoy them.

Some amazing photo's there ! Our city really can look beautiful!

gaf1983

Very nice pictures. Why are you called Bock?

Kess73

Bock the Robber wrote: »

See? You'd never find that sort of thing in Dublin, would you? Or Cork. Or Galway.

No skobes there. No crime either.

Reason? No locals with a sense of inferiority who want to knock their home town on the tinkernet.

Lads, get a grip. It's our town, not theirs. Why focus on the worthless knackers?

Get out there and make out town better if you have anything to contribute, instead of phuqqing whinging about how schitt it is. Or else phuq off to Dublin or Cork or Galway where it's so phuqqing great and where they have no skobes at all at all at all. If you think the Arthurs Quay park is bad, check out the Liffey boardwalk in Dublin for a classy afternoon walk.

Wait till you see how phuqqing great Waterford is, and Athlone. And Sligo.

Come on. This is your town, unless you happen to be a student who never heard of Poor Man's Kilkee and refers to it as a "little pier thing".

Don't obsess about the mutant classes. They're a nuisance but they're not our people and they don't own our town.

Tell that to the bunch of 15 heads that are sitting across from my house for the last two hours with two cars with them, revving the engines and eyeballing anything that moves, including checking door handles on local parked cars. Relocation due to the regeneration is a great thing, just lets the scum into other spots.

Roxboro Gardai were rang at 21:30 and as usual no sign.



As for Limerick on a sunny day? There are some great spots in the county that look great and are very relaxing during fine weather, plus there are places in Clare like Killaloe that are great on a sunny day all within a short drive away.

Bock the Robber

That's appalling. I know.

The police are not doing their job, but what's the alternative?

Do we just sink into depression and let the mutants win?

If we accept that, we might as well just slit our wrists now, so let's decide.

Are we defeated?

If we are, let's hold up the flag of surrender and be quiet.

Otherwise, let's have some pride in ourselves and fight these gobsheites any way we can find.

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Note

Boards.ie has an irritating little thing that changes the words you type. You can't say shyte or it will turn it into ****, and you can't say phuq or you'll get ****.

Why?

Are Americans watching?

Insect Overlord

Bock the Robber wrote: »

That's appalling. I know.

The police are not doing their job, but what's the alternative?

Do we just sink into depression and let the mutants win?

If we accept that, we might as well just slit our wrists now, so let's decide.

Are we defeated?

If we are, let's hold up the flag of surrender and be quiet.

Otherwise, let's have some pride in ourselves and fight these gobsheites any way we can find.

You're missing the point here. This thread is about people showing some pride in their city. The scenery in Limerick is spectacular, and this just happened to be highlighted over the weekend by the great weather we've been having. I could have spent 4 days walking up and down the Shannon enjoying the views and being happy with where I live, if that was what I wanted to do.

It just so happens that a certain element of our local population (similar, as you pointed out, to other such elements in other population centres) can have a negative effect on one's experience of Limerick, whatever the weather. This can range from mildly obnoxious behaviour on one level to serious organised crime on the other end of the scale.

Let me ask you this: if someone you knew brought up this topic when chatting in a bar or sitting on a couch at home, would you react so vociferously with your instruction to get up and do something about it? Honestly?
We're just trying to have a chat here. At least afford us the courtesy of letting us enjoy this discussion.

Bock the Robber wrote: »

Note

Boards.ie has an irritating little thing that changes the words you type. You can't say shyte or it will turn it into ****, and you can't say phuq or you'll get ****.

Why?

Are Americans watching?

If you're not able to contribute to a civilised discussion without resorting to abusive language, then perhaps Boards is not the right place for you?

Liam79

Bock the Robber wrote: »

That's appalling. I know.

The police are not doing their job, but what's the alternative?

Do we just sink into depression and let the mutants win?

If we accept that, we might as well just slit our wrists now, so let's decide.

Are we defeated?

If we are, let's hold up the flag of surrender and be quiet.

Otherwise, let's have some pride in ourselves and fight these gobsheites any way we can find.

____________
Note

Boards.ie has an irritating little thing that changes the words you type. You can't say shyte or it will turn it into ****, and you can't say phuq or you'll get ****.

Why?

Are Americans watching?

I must say I find your postings quite ironic, give your name....:rolleyes:
An File...spot on mate

Kess73

If it is the same Bock The Robber as has the website/blog of that name, then I have to say I get great entertainment from his site.


The Pc World selling him a not so good pc is a classic bit of reading

Bock the Robber

An File wrote: »

If you're not able to contribute to a civilised discussion without resorting to abusive language, then perhaps Boards is not the right place for you?

One man's abusive language is another man's passion.

Liam79 put up an optimistic post and he was immediately inundated with a wave of negativity.

It's very hard to stay silent in the face of stuff like this:

you cant walk five yards in the town with out meeting some scobe with his hands down his pants glaring sideways at you, as if to say go on i'll burst ye.

Or this:

anywhere half decent in the city to go on a sunny day is always full of scumbags

or even this, dare I say it:

There was one dopey little ****er screaming at a group of girls, and they obliged him by screaming back about the size of his knob.

Is it any wonder a person with pride in our city would be ****ing ****ed with ******* ******* **** ***?

While we're on the subject of having pride in our city, as mentioned by you, I refer you to the link to my photos of our town posted earlier by Limerick Dude, which I'll take the liberty of reproducing, if that's all right.

Insect Overlord

Bock the Robber wrote: »

While we're on the subject of having pride in our city, as mentioned by you, I refer you to the link to my photos of our town posted earlier by Limerick Dude, which I'll take the liberty of reproducing, if that's all right.

That's a fantastic collection, fair play

If you have access to Bebo, then you might enjoy some of these: Limerick Landmarks and Landscapes

Bock the Robber

And you might like some more of these

krudler

Come on. This is your town, unless you happen to be a student who never heard of Poor Man's Kilkee and refers to it as a "little pier thing".

I'm not a student, and I've lived here all my life and never heard it refered to as "poor mans Kilkee"

Bock the Robber

krudler wrote: »

I've lived here all my life and never heard it refered to as "poor mans Kilkee"

I'm guessing you're quite young, in that case.

Insect Overlord

Bock the Robber wrote: »

And you might like some more of these

It's good to see we can agree on something

Bock the Robber

I'd say we could agree on a ****ing lot of **********ing things.

Limerick Dude

Bock the Robber wrote: »

I'd say we could agree on a ****ing lot of **********ing things.

Is it really neccessary to curse? :rolleyes:

Mr E

Bock - tone it down, please.

Swear as much as you like on your blog, but boards.ie is a family website, so rein in your language.

Cheers.

krudler

Bock the Robber wrote: »

I'm guessing you're quite young, in that case.

28, whats that got to do with anything

Bock the Robber

Mr E wrote: »

Bock - tone it down, please.

Swear as much as you like on your blog, but boards.ie is a family website, so rein in your language.

Cheers.

I didn't realise that a string of asterisks was swearing. Will I use ++++ing plusses instead?

Bock the Robber

krudler wrote: »

28, whats that got to do with anything

The relevance is that I thought perhaps the name had died out in recent years, and if you were under 14 you might not have heard it.

Mr E

I don't give a crap about the stars. Its the annoying phuq phuq nonsense.