Bizarre Stories from around the Country

JohnnyBananas

Hi All,

I’m putting together a list of bizarre stories from around the country. So far, I have heard of the below two (true by all accounts). If anyone has any others of interest (or knows of a previous thread with similar information), feel free to share.

Thanks In Advance For All Responses.


In Co Clare there is/was a fully grown man still being breast fed by his mother. Apparently, he gets called into the house to be breast fed just like a child being called in for his tea.

In Co Roscommon in the early 20th century, a pregnant woman went into labour while picking potatoes. She walked to the side of the field, had the child delivered (either by herself or with the help of others) and then went back picking potatoes.

Twin-go

Limerick City was founded in 1916 by non other than King Limerick when he famously defeated the British with the wrong end of a sword!

jimthemental

JohnnyBananas wrote: »

In Co Clare there is/was a fully grown man still being breast fed by his mother. Apparently, he gets called into the house to be breast fed just like a child being called in for his tea.

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AH response: I wouldn't count Marty Morrissey as a full grown man.

Real story: There's a cable car out to Dursey Island in Kerry for passengers cattle.

orourkeda

Some of us have drinking water.

Fire, electricity and the wheel expected to arrive soon.

Cookie_Monster

The exterior white stones of Newgrange is a Victorian addition and has no basis as per the original tomb

super_furry

There's a man in Cork who is both humble and modest.

orourkeda

super_furry wrote: »

There's a man in Cork who is both humble and modest.

He's from waterford

gbee

JohnnyBananas wrote: »

Hi All, I.

I'd double check the adult being breast fed. I've heard of children at aged 12 still getting some breast milk, but about this time the body changes and breast milk is no longer palatable [as I understand].

Women giving birth at the side of field and going back to work is very common. An Irish woman doing this today would be unthinkable, but that's because of the nature of our medical system and not a NECESSITY in fact.

Many foreign workers would still practice their old ways and not go to hospital at all, it would not be considered unusual.

zuroph

In b4 "horse it into me boss"/ "but then who was phone" / "only get this infection from having sex with corpses" etc etc.

Abelloid

JohnnyBananas wrote: »

(true by all accounts)

Aren't they all?

How about the South American puppy that turned out to be a very large sewer rat? True, by all accounts...

phill106

JohnnyBananas wrote: »

In Co Clare there is/was a fully grown man still being breast fed by his mother. Apparently, he gets called into the house to be breast fed just like a child being called in for his tea.

Would you by any chance have a source for this?
Surely if it was actually happening, by now she would have thought to express it into a bottle or something. Could add it into his tae!
ewwww

Duggy747

JohnnyBananas wrote: »

In Co Roscommon in the early 20th century, a pregnant woman went into labour while picking potatoes. She walked to the side of the field, had the child delivered (either by herself or with the help of others) and then went back picking potatoes.

Being from Co. Roscommon I can confirm that's not true....


























It was 1985 and my Mammy was picking carrots :pac:

bonerm

Twin-go wrote: »

Limerick City was founded in 1916 by non other than King Limerick when he famously defeated the British with the wrong end of a sword!

When he wasn't founding cities Limerick also enjoyed developing his 5-line style of poetry.

phill106

Twin-go wrote: »

Limerick City was founded in 1916 by non other than King Limerick when he famously defeated the British with the wrong end of a sword!

And now he dedicates his days to declaring war on supermacs
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o259/limerickblogger/limerickblogger-2/P9070020.jpg

biko

The seaside resort of Ballyshades was created by Sir Flynn Mills in 1743 when he wanted an outhouse on the beach.
Other aristocrats followed suit and suddenly a small town had been erected.

Cookie_Monster

biko wrote: »

The seaside resort of Ballyshades was created by Sir Flynn Mills in 1743 when he wanted an outhouse on the beach.
Other aristocrats followed suit and suddenly a small town had been erected.

Sounds eerily similar to Bray

dilallio

During Victorian times, the Irish Naval Base was located in the seaside town of Ballybutton.

cherryghost

Ireland was founded by the crab people in 1994

Dan133269

zuroph wrote: »

In b4 "horse it into me boss"/ "but then who was phone" / "only get this infection from having sex with corpses" etc etc.

hahaha what is the middle 1 "but then who was phone"? I never heard that one.

saywhatyousee

there is supposted to be some sort of magic road in sligo somewhere where if you leave your handbrake your car will roll up the hill

flyton5

Michael Collins was a latent homosexual who fell out with Eamon DeValera because he didn't want to sleep top to toe in the safe house but preferred to cuddle...

cherryghost

saywhatyousee wrote: »

there is supposted to be some sort of magic road in sligo somewhere where if you leave your handbrake your car will roll up the hill

Coincidentally, the entire county of Sligo was convicted in 2006 after it was revealed that numerous tourist locations around Ireland were stolen

Professey Chin

saywhatyousee wrote: »

there is supposted to be some sort of magic road in sligo somewhere where if you leave your handbrake your car will roll up the hill

Theres a part in the Comeragh mountains in Waterford that gives this impression.
Cant remember exactly how it gives the impression (something about the surrounding landscape I think) but it always freaked the fcuk outta me as a kid :pac:

NothingMan

Every 4th leap year in Leitrim they sacrafice one towns person to their god Alahamash in hopes for a fruitful 16 years of anonymity and questionable existence.

cherryghost

NothingMan wrote: »

Every 4th leap year in Leitrim they sacrafice one towns person to their god Alahamash in hopes for a fruitful 16 years of anonymity and questionable existence.

It worked last time. They got their first set of traffic lights.

/fact

Super-Rush

There actually is a place called Carlow.

jimthemental

In the 1970's a coordinated strike by the Christian Brothers, Munster Council and the ICA removed many of the most skillful sportsmen from Irish culture. These men were relocated to a maximum security stockade from which they promptly escaped. Today they operate in the country's gaa grounds as the KK team:D

dave 27

in 1919 Limerick became a seperate state from ireland (the Limerick soviet) as they didnt want to be associated with britain, they had their own currency and were totally self sufficient.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js0FR8GkBEo

jimthemental

dave 27 wrote: »

in 1919 Limerick became a seperate state from ireland (the Limerick soviet) as they didnt want to be associated with britain, they had their own currency and were totally self sufficient.

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The currency was of course heroin.

gbee

dave 27 wrote: »

in 1919 Limerick became a seperate state from ireland ]

Fantastic. Something new for me! Brilliant.

MrMcLegend

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Theres a part in the Comeragh mountains in Waterford that gives this impression.
Cant remember exactly how it gives the impression (something about the surrounding landscape I think) but it always freaked the fcuk outta me as a kid :pac:

yeah i was at this last year, on the way to mahon falls i think its called! good craic, is it not somethin to do with the magic gypsy tree??