1st in with Boxing Day

Winty

Every year on AH we discuss topics again and again.

One annual event is " Irish people and poppies on Remembrance Sunday " as I missed that one I am jumping in first with "Boxing Day"

As a Donegal man we always call the day after Christmas Boxing Day and I am sick of people from down south correcting me with St Stephens Day

I say Boxing Day what say you

seamus

Stephenseseses Day

Dr Turk Turkelton

Winty wrote: »

Every year on AH we discuss topics again and again.

One annual event is " Irish people and poppies on Remembrance Sunday " as I missed that one I am jumping in first with "Boxing Day"

As a Donegal man we always call the day after Christmas Boxing Day and I am sick of people from down south correcting me with St Stephens Day

I say Boxing Day what say you

From the sound of your post I'd say your neighbors wish it was "boxing" day every day!!!

RoyalMarine

the 26th of December.

P_1

Saturday...

seven_eleven

The day after christmas.

gobnaitolunacy

The Ran.

Duggy747

Best night to go out and get pissed.

smash

Hangover day

dr.bollocko

St. Londonstephens day.

Duckworth_Luas

Winty wrote: »

As a Donegal man we always call the day after Christmas Boxing Day

How many days a year do you fly the Union Flag above Donegal Co Co buildings?

The_Kew_Tour

Its the day I get buckled with my Friends starting around 3pm. Woop Woop.

summerskin

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Its the day I get buckled with my Friends starting around 3pm. Woop Woop.

Woop Woop? Woop fúcking Woop???

Is that "wiv mA mAd gIrLieZ!! BeBo StUnNahZ 2k12!i! xoxoxo"

Frank Black

I first met my wife on Stephens Day. It was down the country. It snowed and we ran outside after the club and threw snowballs, twas just like living in a Wham Christmas video for one magical night.

I don't really mind what people call it.

For me it will always be 'Time I met my wife in Wham-themed Christmas Video setting' Day.
Not the catchiest title I grant you.

grenache

Winty wrote: »

Every year on AH we discuss topics again and again.

One annual event is " Irish people and poppies on Remembrance Sunday " as I missed that one I am jumping in first with "Boxing Day"

As a Donegal man we always call the day after Christmas Boxing Day and I am sick of people from down south correcting me with St Stephens Day

I say Boxing Day what say you

If you want to call it Boxing Day, why don't you take Donegal across the border & be a servant of her majesty.

I know of no Irish person who calls it Boxing Day. I've two friends from Donegal and neither would ever call it anything other than St Stephens Day.

seamus

grenache wrote: »

If you want to call it Boxing Day, why don't you take Donegal across the border & be a servant of her majesty.

Why don't you stick your sectarian bigotry in a deep hole and bury yourself along with it, where ye both belong?

What someone calls a particular day says absolutely nothing about who they are or what they believe.

I know plenty of Donegallians who call it Boxing Day.

Mr Benevolent

Winty wrote: »

I say Boxing Day what say you

You're aware that Donegal is not in the UK, right?

annascott

BOXING DAY

The_Kew_Tour

summerskin wrote: »

Woop Woop? Woop fúcking Woop???

Is that "wiv mA mAd gIrLieZ!! BeBo StUnNahZ 2k12!i! xoxoxo"

Snoop Dog?

Winty

grenache wrote: »

If you want to call it Boxing Day, why don't you take Donegal across the border & be a servant of her majesty.

I know of no Irish person who calls it Boxing Day. I've two friends from Donegal and neither would ever call it anything other than St Stephens Day.

http://www.jacksons-hotel.ie/sites/71/wwwroot/Jackson_Xmas_Bro_Latest.pdf

Why does Jackson's Hotel call it boxing night


http://www.abbeyhoteldonegal.com/specials/77-main-menu-top-level


Why does the Abbey Hotel in Donegal call it boxing night


Do the people you know read the Donegal Democrat as they have hundreds of articles about events on Boxing Day

http://m.donegaldemocrat.ie/indd-search-element-7-32532?siteId=2.12440&slotSearch=true&freeTextQuery=Boxing day&submitted=true&action=search

grenache

Winty wrote: »

http://www.jacksons-hotel.ie/sites/71/wwwroot/Jackson_Xmas_Bro_Latest.pdf

Why does Jackson's Hotel call it boxing night


http://www.abbeyhoteldonegal.com/specials/77-main-menu-top-level


Why does the Abbey Hotel in Donegal call it boxing night

Yeah. We should definitely give you lot to the North!!

notfromhere

am from donegal and would never call it boxing day so winty if u want to call it boxing day i think u and ur union jack shorts should go back and live in england
i dont understant what u mean grenache by talking donegal across the border as we all know donegal is the real rebel county

Winty

notfromhere wrote: »

am from donegal and would never call it boxing day so winty if u want to call it boxing day i think u and ur union jack shorts should go back and live in england
i dont understant what u mean grenache by talking donegal across the border as we all know donegal is the real rebel county

If You don't want to call it Boxing Day that's fine but you cannot lie and say its not common for others in Donegal to say Boxing Day

summerskin

text speak. text speak everywhere....

BraziliaNZ

Think I'll start calling it Boxing day when I'm at home to annoy people. It's what I say here in UK for obvious reasons but really, who cares?

kfallon

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Its the day I get buckled with my Friends starting around 3pm. Woop Woop.

Lightweight.....first race of the day is on about 12.10pm ffs :rolleyes:

:P

intellectual dosser

I'm from Donegal and it has always been Stephens Day. In fact I think my parents always corrected me when I was a kid and I said Boxing Day (UK TV).

neil_hosey

dont work and get paid day.

they are the best.

SEPT 23 1989

Hangoverselectionboxes Day

kfallon

St Stephen's Day to adults is what Christmas day is to kids!

grenache

seamus wrote: »

Why don't you stick your sectarian bigotry in a deep hole and bury yourself along with it, where ye both belong?

What someone calls a particular day says absolutely nothing about who they are or what they believe.

I know plenty of Donegallians who call it Boxing Day.

Oh get off your moral high horse Seamus!

saiint

i call it boxing day
and im irish
and im ashamed now

in future i shall call it the 26th!

Rabies

Winty wrote: »

Every year on AH we discuss topics again and again.

One annual event is " Irish people and poppies on Remembrance Sunday " as I missed that one I am jumping in first with "Boxing Day"

As a Donegal man we always call the day after Christmas Boxing Day and I am sick of people from down south correcting me with St Stephens Day

I say Boxing Day what say you

Depends on who i'm with.
I use both

kfallon

saiint wrote: »

i call it boxing day
and im irish
and im ashamed now

in future i shall call it the 26th St Stephen's Day!

FYP

Rabies wrote: »

Depends on who i'm with.
I use both

Lickarse! :pac:

notfromhere

u live in donegal winty

chopperbyrne

My ex was from Stroan in Drumkeen and her, all her family and friends said Boxing Day. None of them would be unionists at all.

It's fairly common in Donegal for it to be called Boxing Day.

notfromhere

am from donegal dont call it boxing day think its more a protestant thing

Winty

notfromhere wrote: »

am from donegal dont call it boxing day think its more a protestant thing

I do not believe a Donegal Town man has never been to the boxing night disco in the Abbey or back in the day Neors but you may to a bit young for that

corktina

notfromhere wrote: »

am from donegal dont call it boxing day think its more a protestant thing

boxing day is nothing to do with religion. It is the day when workers used to receive their xmas bonus from their bosses. (probably means rich people giving poor people the left-overs from the 25th but still...)

Winty

corktina wrote: »

boxing day is nothing to do with religion. It is the day when workers used to receive their xmas bonus from their bosses. (probably means rich people giving poor people the left-overs from the 25th but still...)

Cheers corktina

That explains why Donegal people say Boxing Day as we always had jobs up here unlike the rest of Ireland

spank_inferno

And whats with everyone having kippers for breakfast on St Swithuns day??

Whats that all about.

Micky Dolenz

Winty wrote: »

If You don't want to call it Boxing Day that's fine but you cannot lie and say its not common for others in Donegal to say Boxing Day

Who cares. Call it what you want.

kraggy

corktina wrote: »

boxing day is nothing to do with religion. It is the day when workers used to receive their xmas bonus from their bosses. (probably means rich people giving poor people the left-overs from the 25th but still...)

It has evertything to do with religion when you consider that the UK call it Boxing Day but we call it St. Stephen's Day, thus, there would be an obvious divide in the North between who refers to it as one or the other.

That tradition of servants receiving a gift from their bosses didn't happen in Ireland. It was in England and some Commonwealth countries, not including Ireland.

The gesture itself in those countries is not relgion-related, but it's meaning in Ireland is to a certain extent owing to the unique political landscape on the island.

notfromhere

donegal people do not say boxing day

gobnaitolunacy

Who gives a fcuk what it's called?

Honestly build a fcuking bridge and get over it.

Amirani

The less of these saint's days we have the better.

notfromhere

if all u can do is curse why do u post in another forum u muppet

Dodge

NiallSparky wrote: »

The less of these saint's days we have the better.

To be fair, as long as we get the day off I'm all for them. Throw in a few Jewish and Muslim holidays too.

Mal-Adjusted

"In fairness, this is a really controversial and divisive issue" said no one ever.

summerskin

notfromhere wrote: »

if all u can do is curse why do u post in another forum u muppet

you do know text speak is banned in this forum?

notfromhere

yes,