Northern Irish Town's

Leroy Lita

Towns/area's up north always seemed to be either Unionist (Portadown, Shankhill Road Area) or Nationalist (Newry,Falls Road Area).alot of area's seemed to be no go area's for those from the ''other side''. with they ways things are up north nowadays (peace process and the likes), is there still much towns/area's which are hostile towards the opposite side of the divide?

Mr. Denton

I hear it's still pretty bad.

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

The High King

Religion. Here religion, come here, here boy. Look what you've done. Who's a bad religion. You are, yes you are. Come here religion, come here, look what you've done. Bad religion. Bad religion.

Senna

The northern Irish people need a common enemy, someone who is despised so much, people will forget their differences and bond with a common hatred................. can i suggest Kerry Katona.

policarp

Portmagee sounds like a good place to visit for a stag weekend.
Pitty it's in Kerry though...

Superbus

Their what?

Needler

Where in Norn Iron will you find the highest proportion of people who want Norn Iron to be a fully independent country?

mgmt

policarp wrote: »

Portmagee sounds like a good place to visit for a stag weekend.
Pitty it's in Kerry though...

You'd be bolloxed walking home up the mountain though.

CrazyCorner sounds like a grand place.

http://maps.google.ie/maps?q=crazy+corner+westmeath&ll=53.568479,-7.274408&spn=0.013304,0.042272&gl=ie&z=15

Il Trap

Mr. Denton wrote: »

I hear it's still pretty bad.

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

WOW! Just WOW! :eek:

Berns

Some people have moved on.

others ......http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13949626

policarp

mgmt wrote: »

You'd be bolloxed walking home up the mountain though.

CrazyCorner sounds like a grand place.

http://maps.google.ie/maps?q=crazy+corner+westmeath&ll=53.568479,-7.274408&spn=0.013304,0.042272&gl=ie&z=15

I was getting that mixed up with Islandmagee.
Opposite ends of the country.

deisedave

My partner is from N. Ireland, its not as if the Catholics go around in Celtic jerseys and the Protestant go around in Rangers tops. From what I have seen up there which would'nt really be Belfast, but from what I have seen from south down (e.g. Newry, Castlewellan) there is no real divide at all because you cant really tell catholic from a Protestant. Even though because I am obviously Irish with a southern accent, If I went into a wrong area I could find myself in hot water.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

I noticed in Omagh that some of the nationalist streets or estates have Irish names, so in that case its easy enough to tell.

Bottle_of_Smoke

Needler wrote: »

Where in Norn Iron will you find the highest proportion of people who want Norn Iron to be a fully independent country?

Nowhere specific. People who want that are about 2% of the population. Though if the union ever split they'd just be the unionist areas

Zebra3

Some advice for anyone who has never been in NI....

Catholic areas fly union jacks and protestant areas fly the tricolour.

It's a trick to lull ignorant people into the "wrong" areas and batter them.

westies4ever

towns & cities in the north are like everywhere else - mostly they are fine but they have bad areas. The majority of people dont really care and just want to get on with it but there are the little 'enclaves'. Think moyross or southhill in limerick, summerhill etc in dublin and you get the picture. On parade days etc things can kick off and spill into other areas.

road_high

Mr. Denton wrote: »

I hear it's still pretty bad.

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

Is this an actual eposide or spoof? lol

ejmaztec

I'm more concerned with towns and cities down here with no-go areas, except they're nothing to do with religion.

citizen_p

mfitzy wrote: »

Is this an actual eposide or spoof? lol

real episode, not a full episode though, just the parts related to northern ireland

The Assistinator

Be in north a good bit no real devides now both comunitys know where or where not they can go, just look out for paint on the kerbs and colours etc.

keano_afc

I've been a regular visitor to the North for about 5 years now. Wife was in Queens and we still travel up to catch up with friends. I've never had any bother, and a couple of them live in so called "hardline" areas of East Belfast. Heck, I've even parked my Dublin reg car at an Orange Hall for hours on end and its emerged unscathed. The media sensationalize any iota of trouble up there and make it look much worse.

One of our friends live just off the Newtownards Road. My wife text her during the recent rioting asking was she ok. Got a text back: "its grand, just a couple of kids throwing stones". Its blown out of all proportion. I actually really like Belfast, its a cracking city for a night out and pretty much everything is in walking distance. Yes there are idiots on both sides, and like any city if you go looking for trouble you can be sure to find it in certain areas. But I certainly wouldnt be put off going just based on what you read or hear in the media.

citizen_p

would you not getaway with walking through one, its not like you have a tatoo of the pope on your forehead or are carrying a cross to calvary

ImpossibleDuck

I could only get two posts in before I had to comment on the idiocy!

Leroy Lita wrote: »

Towns/area's up north always seemed to be either Unionist (Portadown, Shankhill Road Area) or Nationalist (Newry,Falls Road Area).alot of area's seemed to be no go area's for those from the ''other side''. with they ways things are up north nowadays (peace process and the likes), is there still much towns/area's which are hostile towards the opposite side of the divide?

REALLY? Have you ever been inside Northern Ireland? There are LOADS of towns that are friendly places where either a) The people don't care or b) There's an equal population of catholic/protestant.

Christ talk about broad generalisations.

The High King wrote: »

Religion. Here religion, come here, here boy. Look what you've done. Who's a bad religion. You are, yes you are. Come here religion, come here, look what you've done. Bad religion. Bad religion.

And you, do you really think those people who are out throwing petrol bombs are holy-joes? Do you think they give a shite about religion? It's not about religion people! It hasn't been for years upon years. There is a divide in the North, a common way to separate them is to class them by religion. Religion is not the problem, people are the problem.

/loses all faith in humanity.

Mint Sauce

Are you talking about residential areas OP? Those areas you might see the murals, painted kerbstones, flags etc. My grandparents are from a republican area of Fermanagh, only identified by a few tri-colours, I have an english accent, and have never had a bit of trouble/hassle. I have walked through unionist areas of Derry and Enniskillian, identified by red/blue/white kerbstones, and the odd union flag flying, just kept my head down and minded my own business, again no trouble

If your out and about in the town/city centres, you would be unlucky to find your self in trouble unless you actully go looking for it.

My accent/where i'm from, has only been oddly only commented on in Donegal.

Duckjob

Mr. Denton wrote: »

I hear it's still pretty bad.

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

Holy Christ, that's easily the worst Northern Irish accent I've ever heard.

"Sean" sounds like he went through a "Fly" style teleport pod and got fused together with Apu from the Simpsons and Hermes from Futurama.

ImpossibleDuck

irish-stew wrote: »

My accent/where or i'm from, has only been oddly only commented on in Donegal.

I'm not trying to rise bother here but, commented on with animosity?

Mint Sauce

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

I'm not trying to rise bother here but, commented on with animosity?

As in 'F off british b@stard' when I accidently bumped into some one in a crowded pub. And the odd similar comment if I was heard speaking. Thankfully this has only happened the odd time, and not for a while.

ImpossibleDuck

irish-stew wrote: »

As in 'F off british b@stard' when I accidently bumped into some one in a crowded pub. And the odd similar comment if I was heard speaking. Thankfully this has only happened the odd time, and not for a while.

May I ask what part?

Mint Sauce

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

May I ask what part?

Not in the part I would have expected.



May I ask why?

ImpossibleDuck

irish-stew wrote: »

Not in the part I would have expected.



May I ask why?

That's alright, I'm from Donegal myself and was just interested. Nevermind

Bottle_of_Smoke

ImpossibleDuck wrote: »

I could only get two posts in before I had to comment on the idiocy!


REALLY? Have you ever been inside Northern Ireland? There are LOADS of towns that are friendly places where either a) The people don't care or b) There's an equal population of catholic/protestant.

Christ talk about broad generalisations.


And you, do you really think those people who are out throwing petrol bombs are holy-joes? Do you think they give a shite about religion? It's not about religion people! It hasn't been for years upon years. There is a divide in the North, a common way to separate them is to class them by religion. Religion is not the problem, people are the problem.

/loses all faith in humanity.

To be fair, these are forgivable attitudes for an outsider, when you consider the media coverage.