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Roscommon county nickname

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  • 14-07-2010 1:08pm
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    purerandom
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭


    quick trivia question i want to confirm with the Rossie faithful.

    sligo is the yeats county, kerry is the kingdom.
    what is Roscommons nickname?
    i looked it up and i get nout only the Rossies.
    anyone know if there is a nickname?


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    PogMoThoin
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    Redneck hence the RN on the number plates, well thats what I tell the kids :D


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    biko
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    Some stuff here http://www.tourclare.com/allcounties.html
    Doesn't mention Roscommon's nickname though.


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    alabandical
    Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭alabandical


    The most common name is 'The Rossies' but often mentioned as 'The Sheep Stealers' as well.


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    morcheen k
    Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭morcheen k


    the 'bypassed'


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    bagels
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    Us 'herring chokers' in Galway refer to ye as 'sheep stealers'.
    Hope that helps.


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    Kristopherus
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    Ros is well known as the Sheepstealer's county.


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    g5fd6ow0hseima
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    I dont like writing in capitals but I ****ING HATE THE TERM 'ROSSIES' grrr it makes Roscommon people sound so retarded and child-like.

    Its Roscommon.


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    pawrick
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    never heard us being called the sheep stealers till i moved to dublin and met some galway people - have heard the sheep shaggers been used since too. seems mostly a gaa thing and since i never took part in that i missed the name thing growing up there. mucksavages is a name i like to use - but covers most of the country side.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Amiyah Damaged Trooper wrote: »
    I dont like writing in capitals but I ****ING HATE THE TERM 'ROSSIES' grrr it makes Roscommon people sound so retarded and child-like.

    Its Roscommon.
    Tá sé Ros Comáin. ;)


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Anti-Roscommon comments removed and banned.


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    -Corkie-
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    Rossies always known as sheep stealers. Could be worse, the welch are known as sheep shaggers...:D


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    megadodge
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    bagels wrote: »
    Us 'herring chokers' in Galway refer to ye as 'sheep stealers'.
    Hope that helps.

    Roscommon people were always known as 'sheep stealers'.

    Galway people were always known as 'heron chokers'.


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    irishturkey
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭irishturkey


    Roscommon has been known as the sheep stealers country for years due to the fact that back in the day, anyone convicted of stealing sheep was sent to the old gaol in town


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    Pique
    Registered Users Posts: 3,044 ✭✭✭Pique


    Isn't Galway the Herring Gutters ?
    Roscommon is the Sheep Stealers afaic.


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    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭Lando Griffin


    Twas the sheep from Tir Conail they were stealing, and them mountey yews took to the country. I was told one night in a pub.


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    Lapin
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    biko wrote: »
    Anti-Roscommon comments removed and banned.

    Spoilsport :rolleyes:


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