Irish Nicknames (Help wanted)

JohnnyBananas

Hi All,

I’m putting together a list of humorous Irish nicknames for people, events and places. So far I have put together the below. If anyone happens to know any others, feel free to share.

Thanks In Advance for all responses


Countrywide

BIFFO: “Big Ignorant F*cker From Offaly”. Also “Beautiful Intelligent Female From Offaly”. (This was around before Brian Cowen came on the scene).

BUFFALO: “Big Ugly F*cker From Around Laois/Offaly”.

SCALDERS: Someone from Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.

Dublin Statues, Monuments and Sculptures

The Spike
“The Stiffy by the Liffey”, “The Poker near Croker”, “The Erection in the Intersection”. "The Stiletto in the Ghetto","The Skewer in the Sewer" "The Height of Folly" "Bertie's Erection" "The Stick in the Sick", "The Spire in the Mire" “The Nail in the Pale "The Pin in the Bin", "The Filler for the Pillar", "The Rod to God"

Young girl on horseback- Ballymun - "The slag on the nag "
Phil Lynott - Harry Street "The Ace with the Bass"
James Joyce - North Earl St. "The Prick with the Stick"
Oscar Wilde - Merrion Square Park "The Fag on the Crag", "The Quare in the Square", "The Queer with the Leer"
Molly Malone - Grafton Street "The Tart with the Cart", "The Trollope with the Scallop”
Patrick Kavanagh - The Grand Canal "Banal at the Canal", "The Crank on the Bank"[
Matt Talbot - Sir John Rogerson's Quay - "the pain with the chains"
Millennium Clock - River Liffey (removed 1999) "The Chime in the Slime", "The Clock in the Dock"
Anna Livia - The Floozie in the Jacuzzi, The Hoor in the Sewer

Modern Building by the Liffey in Dublin “The Tube in the Cube”

The Millenium celebration of 1988 “The Aliminium”

Luas Light Rail System “The Daniel Day”

Donkey Oaty

The thread on nicknames for places from After Hours might be of interest - there are some gems there hidden in the dirt.

MickShamrock

[QUOTE=JohnnyBananas;68518531BUFFALO: “Big Ugly F*cker From Around Laois/Offaly”.[/QUOTE]

Never heard BUFFALO before. Had heard of GRUFFALO: Grumpy Rude Ugly ****er From Around Laois/Offaly.

Penrose

the Old Anna Livia Monument - Floozie in the Jacuzzi
Oscar Wilde at Merrion Square - The Fag on the Crag
Patrick Kavanagh - The crank on the bank.
Two Women at Lower Liffey Street - The hags with the bags

minister poxbottle

The dublin port tunnel.

The hole to the toll.

StupidLikeAFox

Spire - The stump in the dump