Interesting facts about your town/city?

Nothingbetter2d

Pherekydes wrote: »

Lucan is the world's most important city town village. FACT

its called Lucan village not Lucan town so i fixed that for you

chloexxcxx

Dominos in Tallaght is the busiest one in Europe.... Oh how I love where I live...

Seomra Mushie

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Balbriggan.

Balbriggan was the location of the 19th-century Smith's Stocking Mill, which made stockings as well as men's "Long-Johns" called Balbriggans. These are often mentioned in John Wayne movies - 'he put his balbriggans on and both Queen Victoria and the Czarina of Russia also wore "Balbriggans".

I wish this was my name. It sounds so madey up cool. :cool::pac:

super_furry

chloexxcxx wrote: »

Dominos in Tallaght is the busiest one in Europe.... Oh how I love where I live...

Afraid not, it's the busiest in the world. http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/food-drink/raking-in-the-dough-81536.html

seanybiker

The Irish flag was first flown in Waterford. 33 the mall I believe.
There is also underground walkways built down here, supposedly going under the river suir.

admiralofthefleet

PseudoFamous wrote: »

Arklow has the official worst named nightclub in Western Europe: The Funky Box.

There are almost 30 empty shops in the Mainstreet.

We are the only town of this size in Ireland that is not linked to a sewerage treatment plant.

There has never been a TD from the town in the history of the state.

its also the only town in wicklow where burning anything other than smokeless fuel is banned. you can burn what you like in wicklow town but you can only burn smokeless fuel in arklow

another fact about arklow is that its a kip

Kintarō Hattori

Seomra Mushie wrote: »

I wish this was my name. It sounds so madey up cool. :cool::pac:

Deed poll

seanybiker

super_furry wrote: »

Afraid not, it's the busiest in the world. http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/food-drink/raking-in-the-dough-81536.html

so it is the busiest in Europe then

Martyn1989

seanybiker wrote: »

The Irish flag was first flown in Waterford. 33 the mall I believe.
There is also underground walkways built down here, supposedly going under the river suir.

We have tunnels going under the liffey

cloud493

Malahide was the hometown of U2 musicians Adam Clayton and The Edge.
Notable Malahide residents Ronan Keating, Brendan Gleeson, Westlife's Nicky Byrne, Cecilia Ahern, Vincent Browne and Olympic sailors David Burrows & Ciara Peelo.

siltirocker

lcrcboy wrote: »

Limerick was a self-declared Soviet from 15 to the 27th of April 1919


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_Soviet

Haha brilliant!

Try this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Connaught

danniemcq

Rathmullen, Co Donegal

Colmcille said nothing good would come from or of Rathmullen


kinda gives me a pass on drifting through life though

Lady Chatterton

Killaloe was the ancient capital of Ireland and home to King Brian Boru.

PseudoFamous

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

its also the only town in wicklow where burning anything other than smokeless fuel is banned. you can burn what you like in wicklow town but you can only burn smokeless fuel in arklow

incorrecto!

You cannot buy anything but smokeless coal in the town, but if you travel even as far as Avoca or Inch, you can buy it, and burn it in Arklow, with no ramifications.

If you want to see this in action, walk down the Wexford Road or through Fernhill on a cold night.

To be honest though, it might come across as me not liking the town, but I do like it for the most part.

John Doe1

danniemcq wrote: »

Rathmullen, Co Donegal

Colmcille said nothing good would come from or of Rathmullen


kinda gives me a pass on drifting through life though

Nice beach though:)

cloneslad

Thomas Bracken, who wrote one of New Zealand's National anthems is from Clones.

Patrick McCabe, who wrote 'The Butcher Boy' is from Clones. It was also filmed there.

Neil Jordan, Director of the butcher boy, once said "If I want to quantify anything, I measure it against Clones. There is nothing you will ever encounter in life that you haven't seen in some form in Clones."

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I get the feeling he meant this in a bad way, but Clones being Clones, we use it on promotional material.

Eugene McCabe, who wrote 'Death and Nightengales' is from Clones

There are a couple of decent festivals held in the town (The Flatlake and the film festival). The people who organise these things deserve more credit.
The meat factory (AIBP) gives off a stong smell of shít most days.

Barry McGuigan (Boxer) is from Clones and his family still live there.

There used to be a pretty extensive railway service in the town, but that all got taken away in the 50s due to the border (and sure doesn't everyone have a car, what would you need a train for).

The motto 'You're never alone when you're a clone' was used on the town website..........it's shít (I just wanted to get that out there)

Jonathan Douglas (former Leeds United Captain, and Ex Ireland Player) is from Clones. He now plays for Brentford.

jubella

I live in Clane. Its Irish name is 'Claonadh'. In irish, claonadh also means bias or prejudice. Wonder what that says about the people that live here

John Doe1

jubella wrote: »

I live in Clane. Its Irish name is 'Claonadh'. In irish, claonadh also means bias or prejudice. Wonder what that says about the people that live here

Its mentioned in portrait of the artist also:)

not yet

cloud493 wrote: »

Malahide was the hometown of U2 musicians Adam Clayton and The Edge.
Notable Malahide residents Ronan Keating, Brendan Gleeson, Westlife's Nicky Byrne, Cecilia Ahern, Vincent Browne and Olympic sailors David Burrows & Ciara Peelo.

So............

retalivity

The area I'm from in NW donegal is (or was) the most densely populated rural area in Europe.

City im living in now is where Carling, the cheap crappy beer, was first brewed and is still brewed today. I always thought it was english.

tylercheribini

A film I produced on arklow a few years back

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfctwcGzRYY

pragmatic1

John Doe1 wrote: »

I'm from Raphoe, County Donegal.

It is considered by some to be the smallest cathedral city(ecclesiastical) in Europe.

It is the first place in the republic to host a march by the royal black preceptory (Extreme orangemen)

It was originally going to be part of northern ireland according to a draft of the boundary commision due to the amount of protestants.

It's also one of the strangest villages in Ireland.

dgt

Navan. It's a palindrome. Has a big hole in it with some funny rocks, biggest in europe. You can't leave the centre of the town (market square) without encountering a bridge or river. We have interesting hobos wandering the streets daily. And a pole dancing club.

Wait, I don't live in naaaaaaaaaaavan....

grenache

Croagh, on the N21, 15 miles west of Limerick City, was the ecclesiastical capital of the Limerick region between the 12th and 15th centuries.

General General

cloneslad wrote: »

Thomas Bracken, who wrote one of New Zealand's National anthems is from Clones.

Patrick McCabe, who wrote 'The Butcher Boy' is from Clones. It was also filmed there.

Neil Jordan, Director of the butcher boy, once said "If I want to quantify anything, I measure it against Clones. There is nothing you will ever encounter in life that you haven't seen in some form in Clones."

---

I get the feeling he meant this in a bad way, but Clones being Clones, we use it on promotional material.

Eugene McCabe, who wrote 'Death and Nightengales' is from Clones

There are a couple of decent festivals held in the town (The Flatlake and the film festival). The people who organise these things deserve more credit.
The meat factory (AIBP) gives off a stong smell of shít most days.

Barry McGuigan (Boxer) is from Clones and his family still live there.

There used to be a pretty extensive railway service in the town, but that all got taken away in the 50s due to the border (and sure doesn't everyone have a car, what would you need a train for).

The motto 'You're never alone when you're a clone' was used on the town website..........it's shít (I just wanted to get that out there)

Jonathan Douglas (former Leeds United Captain, and Ex Ireland Player) is from Clones. He now plays for Brentford.

You forgot to mention Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.

Seaneh

Galway.

Bottle of b down the Sp'Arch, grand like.


The girls all have lovely bottoms.

Greentopia

PseudoFamous wrote: »

incorrecto!
To be honest though, it might come across as me not liking the town, but I do like it for the most part.

Apart from having most major supermarkets, a cinema and a few nice natural amenities and wildlife habitats like the marsh, the quays and the sand dunes, I struggle to find much to like about the place.

What do you like about it? genuine question

Meleftone

The first car manufactured in Ireland was the Alesbury, in Edenderry by
Alesbury Bros, Edenderry, King's County, Ireland

Exhibited at the 1907 Dublin Motor Show, the Alesbury was a light car powered by an 8/10hp 2-cylinder Stevens engine. It had solid tyres and a 4-seater body said to be constructed entirely of Irish wood. Manufacture lasted until 1908.

gammygils

Tuam, County Galway. The Smallest city in the World.

And Capital of Ireland in Medieval times.

Birthplace of John Lydon's father.

starviewadams

Clondalkin:

It has a very old GAA club and a big,old round tower.

High unemployment.

The late Mic Christopher,Graham Norton,Ken Egan,Bernard Dunne and the Nationwide lady are all from here,plus Rodrigo Y Gabriela used to live/busk here too.

Big Garda station and a decent sized Boots shop,plus about 100 Chinese takeaways.