A Good Nordie Thread.

The Backwards Man

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/430-000-who-throng-derry-for-fleadh-see-a-city-transformed-1.1498092

Despite all the naysayers, all the doom and gloom, and all the fearmongering, the fleadh in Derry has been a resounding success. I've been talking to quite a few people this week who have never been up this direction and they have have been amazed at how massively their misconceptions of the place have been wrong. Hopefully they will return.

We're not all bad up here you know.:)

Pensivepuca

The fleadh is not my thing, but made me happy up the town yesterday to see the crowds enjoying themselves.

donvito99

What's a flad.

Sauve

Spent a weekend in Derry a few years back, had a ball.
Beautiful city, and jaysus that accent.... *drool*

Pensivepuca

Also, I was pleasantly suprised at how relaxed the police were. They got it easy up here compared to the ones in Belfast. Lovely to see no one wrecking a great week.

FanadMan

Was brilliant - great craic every time I went this week. And our local accordion band won the All-Ireland there today......again

Derry really is a great city and totally misunderstood by a lot of the country.

The Backwards Man

Pensivepuca wrote: »

Also, I was pleasantly suprised at how relaxed the police were. They got it easy up here compared to the ones in Belfast. Lovely to see no one wrecking a great week.

Yeah, it was great, very well policed as well, I'd say the organisers were determined that not one visitor would lose a fiver over the week. Also saw numerous people with tricolours or GAA jerseys having their photos taking with PSNI officers, something you wouldn't have dreamed of seeing a few years ago.

KeithM89

Dont you mean Londonderry??


Sorry :P

Local-womanizer

Pensivepuca wrote: »

Also, I was pleasantly suprised at how relaxed the police were. They got it easy up here compared to the ones in Belfast. Lovely to see no one wrecking a great week.

It's like they went the low profile policing so as not to make folk nervous thinking "why dafuq do they need all these police at a trad fest?!"

Great to see it so successful and hopefully challenge people's misconceptions about the North

endacl

Haven't been to a Fleadh since Tullamore. Nearly recovered now! By all accounts though, LegenDerry did a great job.

Banjo String

All Derry men are rides.



(heard from a very reliable source):pac:

dd972

Whilst divided I've read Derry has never had the same levels of sectarian bile and animosity as Belfast, there must be varying reasons why.

anncoates

Belfast is a brilliant city with a lot of soul and mostly lovely people.

Lived there for a few years and would live there again despite all the bollocks from a minority of the population.

Go up to Derry once or twice a year on football trips and a decent town.

vicwatson

430,000 attended, brilliant, on the Derry !

MonkstownHoop

anncoates wrote: »

Belfast is a brilliant city with a lot of soul and mostly lovely people.

Lived there for a few years and would live there again despite all the bollocks from a minority of the population.

+1 love belfast never had a problem up there

Senna

Derry really went all out to make the Fleadh a success, didn't get to any of the events myself, but was over on Monday and you could see all the businesses, shops, restaurants etc had made a huge effort spread the whole theme and create a good buzz.

policarp

Very friendly people and none of the shops or pubs seemed to be overcharging.
Will definitely go back soon when the city isn't so crowded.

brokenarms

What a city!!

They say the place is rockin most of the time. Not just fleadh weekend.

Such a beautiful place.

The crowds were unreal! Very well organised by the city and PSNI. I was expecting some trouble with the amount of drink consumed, but not a bit of it! Really friendly place.

Drink prices were set more like Dublins for the weekend. But I think that is not the norm and will return to normal after today.

Im going back before Christmas for sure.

Defiler Of The Coffin

Was at the Fleadh last nite and had a serious session. Derry is a wonderful city, I'll be back!

Karl Stein

The North West of Ireland is the best bit imo.

Galaxie

The fleadh is really, really not my thing but I was up in derry a while back, its a nice place.

The Backwards Man

policarp wrote: »

Very friendly people and none of the shops or pubs seemed to be overcharging.
Will definitely go back soon when the city isn't so crowded.

They actually were overcharging a bit, but everything up is normally so cheap yous never even noticed:p

Oink

donvito99 wrote: »

What's a flad.

Drug-free fleadh. No E, no Hash, no notin'.

(I feel slightly ashamed after writing that "joke" for some strange reason...)

Really happy that it worked out, it's fantastic for Derry, it'll blow a few prejudices out of the eater.

brummytom

Have just got back to Birmingham after a few days over in Derry.

It didn't really feel like a fleadh (was a bit too spread out, less music on the streets than normal, mainly seemed to be aimed at non-trad people, and had very very strict licencing laws), but it was still a great weekend. All who organised it deserve all the praise they're getting.

Also, the people of Derry were great. I'll definitely visit again.

Derry was a great place for it because it is bigger and can accommodate the crowds better than the smaller towns. Still takes ages to walk through it though, the streets were so crammed.

Good police presence by the PSNI and security too. City looking great and very clean and tidy.

I still was a little uneasy in there in case of a high profile attack. Dissidents really do not like the UK City of Culture title and how it is embraced as normal by the Nationalists. They have bombed the City of Culture offices in the past.

hawkwind23

its a bit of a dump no?
id liken it to Limerick or Waterford.
however i haven't been in several years so maybe its changed beyond recognition
and the accent? i dont like it , whiney moany grating

all just my personal opinions and no offence intended

donegal_road

Halloween is the best time of year to visit Derry, its bigger than Christmas. Everyone dresses up, theres a big parade and fire work display... this year will be especially good.


@Hawkwind.. meh



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Brego888

Sauve wrote: »

Spent a weekend in Derry a few years back, had a ball.
Beautiful city, and jaysus that accent.... *drool*

The derry accent is just awful

aghost

Was up there yesterday. It was my first visit, absolutely beautiful city and people.
Killed me to have to leave in the evening. As for the accent, I think its my favourite on the island.

Liamalone

hawkwind23 wrote: »

its a bit of a dump no?
id liken it to Limerick or Waterford.
however i haven't been in several years so maybe its changed beyond recognition
and the accent? i dont like it , whiney moany grating

all just my personal opinions and no offence intended

lol at the pathetic disclaimer at the end.

Several years??? Could be four, could be forty. Musings of an aul fart so I'll go with the latter

All my personal opinions and no offence intended of course.

Lawrence1895

Never went to Derry yet, but the Derry City supporters are decent and nice. Had a great time with them when they came to Tolka

citytillidie

Sauve wrote: »

Spent a weekend in Derry a few years back, had a ball.
Beautiful city, and jaysus that accent.... *drool*

Why how are you doing :P;)

citytillidie

Keith wrote: »

Dont you mean Londonderry??


Sorry :P

nah you mean Legend "wait for it" Derry

but in all serious it was a great week and wonderful advert for our wee city

greenman09

Being from Derry was great to get up for the week for the fleadh. Great atmosphere and hope to get the fleadh back in a few years.
Great to see good reports on our city.