Your favourite and least favourite County?

DEFTLEFTHAND

You can't name your home county. I've a great fondness for many places around the country but I always liked Cork, the city and county, a fun place good decent people, beautiful scenery as well especially the West, the likes of Mizen Head. A great GAA history to boot at both codes, I know as a Tipp man that they respect Cork in this regard. Tipp GAA people regard any Cork side no matter what state a particular squad is in or what level as a serious outfit. You don't put on the blood and bandage if you're not a good player.

Least favourite is probably Down because I think its the only county I've never been in. No offence..

Sunglasses Ron

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Least favourite is probably Down because I think its the only county I've never been in. No offence..

You can't judge a place you've never been to. That's what people do in Russia!

Dr. Bre

Donegal. its just so north

sawdoubters

I thought tipp people loved killkeny

Ivan Cruimh Walton

I like County Londonderry, the city of Londonderry is a horrendous dump by and large but the county is beautiful. Coleraine is the nicest and friendliest little town in the United Kingdom and every regular Britain-visitor needs to check it out.
Worst county is Armagh, and particularly the south of the county. A piece of land offered to and rejected by Collins in the negotiations, it is populated by drug addicted, insanely suicidal, terrorists, by and large ( I must make it clear that most SA people aren't violent psychotic republicans).

If the OP (which doesnt specify a least favourite county) meant the counties within the Republic of Ireland then id say, least favourite would be the annoying Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal, who have segregated the Ulster province.
My favourites would be Kerry, whose inhabitants perpetuate the "thick ignorant drunken Catholic Irishman" to an almost artistic level, or County Dublin, whose inhabitants still respect and recognise the throne as the rightful ruler of the southern counties of Ireland, and are open to helping restore unity within the commonwealth.



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DEFTLEFTHAND

Sunglasses Ron wrote: »

You can't judge a place you've never been to. That's what people do in Russia!

Good point and Down do wear very nice jerseys. I think I'll change my answer to Laois, from the mighty O'Moore Clan who challenged the O'Connors at Tara to a boring commuter belt county.

The Backwards Man

Count Von Count from Sesame Street.

DEFTLEFTHAND

sawdoubters wrote: »

I thought tipp people loved killkeny

We respect you for what you've achieved, that doesn't mean we like you though. :pac:

Sunglasses Ron

Ivan Cruimh Walton wrote: »

I like County Londonderry, the city of Londonderry is a horrendous dump by and large but the county is beautiful. Coleraine is the nicest and friendliest little town in the United Kingdom and every regular Britain-visitor needs to check it out.
Worst county is Armagh, and particularly the south of the county. A piece of land offered to and rejected by Collins in the negotiations, it is populated by drug addicted, insanely suicidal, terrorists, by and large ( I must make it clear that most SA people aren't violent psychotic republicans).

If the OP (which doesnt specify a least favourite county) meant the counties within the Republic of Ireland then id say, least favourite would be the annoying Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal, who have segregated the Ulster province.
My favourites would be Kerry, whose inhabitants perpetuate the "thick ignorant drunken Catholic Irishman" to an almost artistic level, or County Dublin, whose inhabitants still respect and recognise the throne as the rightful ruler of the southern counties of Ireland, and are open to helping restore unity within the commonwealth.

Try harder.

Up the ra :pac:

ArrahShure

Orange County

Ivan Cruimh Walton

Sunglasses Ron wrote: »

Try harder.

Why? This is boards

Wailin

Ivan Cruimh Walton wrote: »

I like County Londonderry, the city of Londonderry is a horrendous dump by and large but the county is beautiful. Coleraine is the nicest and friendliest little town in the United Kingdom and every regular Britain-visitor needs to check it out.
Worst county is Armagh, and particularly the south of the county. A piece of land offered to and rejected by Collins in the negotiations, it is populated by drug addicted, insanely suicidal, terrorists, by and large ( I must make it clear that most SA people aren't violent psychotic republicans).

If the OP (which doesnt specify a least favourite county) meant the counties within the Republic of Ireland then id say, least favourite would be the annoying Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal, who have segregated the Ulster province.
My favourites would be Kerry, whose inhabitants perpetuate the "thick ignorant drunken Catholic Irishman" to an almost artistic level, or County Dublin, whose inhabitants still respect and recognise the throne as the rightful ruler of the southern counties of Ireland, and are open to helping restore unity within the commonwealth.

Take a hike troll.

Live in Dublin, from Waterford. Think my favorite is probably Wicklow or Kerry, Cork and Galway both very close though. Don't really like Limerick.

Ivan Cruimh Walton

Wailin wrote: »

Live in Dublin, from Waterford. Think my favorite is probably Wicklow or Kerry, Cork and Galway both very close though. Don't really like Limerick.

Flame somewhere else please.

efb

Fave: Galway
Least Fave: Westmeath

Vendettaxx

Friendliest people has to be Derry or Donegal.

Least favourite = cityfolk from the South since they always seem like snobby, pretentious tryhards.

Dr. Bre

Lancashire

CaraMay

Don't like Galway as they all think they are cool just because they live in Galway. Sligo is full of smelly people and it's always raining. I like Leitrim - no pretense there and no traffic lights.

Ivan Cruimh Walton

Cork, as an entire county is fantastic.

The coastline is stunning from east to west, once the weather is right and the small towns that pepper it are stunning.
The city, at first, second and third glance is a grey, rainy depressing hovel. It's filthy, and flood damage is still visible in spots where the corpo have ignored eyesores. The failings, however, are made up for by the people. There's a handful of crappy nightclubs there surrounding whatever gorby's new Cantillon incarnation is. Corkonians pack out these places every week and despite the rubbish interior, the people make these places rocking spots. The ugly parts of Cork are overcompensated by the soundness of the locals.
They also showed the maturity and friendliness of the Irish (if only other counties had the ability to do so) in welcoming HRH to Cork the other year. Places like the English market, and the Richard Beamish Grounds in the Mardyke are flourishing and culturally attractive. When QE2 was in Ireland, as a first time visiting foreign head of state, the nation called on us all to be diplomatic. We were, and Corks finest out waving the little flags was a symbol of that.

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/52861000/jpg/_52861755_cork.jpg

Great county.

Red Kev

CaraMay wrote: »

Don't like Galway as they all think they are cool just because they live in Galway. Sligo is full of smelly people and it's always raining. I like Leitrim - no pretense there and no traffic lights.

You'll like Roscommon too. No traffic lights here either and our only pretence is that we can beat Leitrim at the 'oul GAA.

DEFTLEFTHAND

The boul Leitrims biggest moment ever is 20 years ago this year, when they won the Connacht Seinor football Title for the second time in 94. Future Dub Declan Darcy played on the side. Ireland also won the Eurovision that year with 'Rock an Roll Kids' in part performed by Charlie McGettigan a Drumshanbo native.

A great year for 'Lovely' Leitrim.

MJ23

Leitrim - Auld bad soggy damp ground.

Sunnyisland

Don't have any favourite county, love any counties with a shoreline,So my answer would be my favourite would be coastline counties and less favourite be in land counties.

deadybai

favorite is Monaghan least favorite is either carlow or waterford. actually my least favorite is limerick

kfallon

Ivan Cruimh Walton wrote: »

Cork, as an entire county is fantastic.

The coastline is stunning from east to west, once the weather is right and the small towns that pepper it are stunning.
The city, at first, second and third glance is a grey, rainy depressing hovel. It's filthy, and flood damage is still visible in spots where the corpo have ignored eyesores. The failings, however, are made up for by the people. There's a handful of crappy nightclubs there surrounding whatever gorby's new Cantillon incarnation is. Corkonians pack out these places every week and despite the rubbish interior, the people make these places rocking spots. The ugly parts of Cork are overcompensated by the soundness of the locals.
They also showed the maturity and friendliness of the Irish (if only other counties had the ability to do so) in welcoming HRH to Cork the other year. Places like the English market, and the Richard Beamish Grounds in the Mardyke are flourishing and culturally attractive. When QE2 was in Ireland, as a first time visiting foreign head of state, the nation called on us all to be diplomatic. We were, and Corks finest out waving the little flags was a symbol of that.

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/52861000/jpg/_52861755_cork.jpg

Great county.

Kip! :pac:

wendell borton

Hazard county.

TheMza

Wicklow is by far the best county in Ireland! The garden of Ireland and the jewel of the east coast! Dublin is a cool spot, as for the rest...............

mojesius

Favourite - Galway. Especially out wesht. Trying to subtly convince the boyfriend to pack up and move out to Connemara with me. I'm happiest when I'm out there.

Donegal would be a very close second. Any Donegal folk I've met are some of the friendliest, easy-going and wise people you'll find anywhere. Stunning county too.

Least favourite - Meath.

Legs.Eleven

Haven't seen a massive amount of Ireland in my adulthood and don't remember much from my childhood. Cavan is beautiful and spent a lot of time there as a kid as the whole of my dad's family are from there. Sligo is also gorgeous and people are sound and friendly. I loved Cork City where I was there too. Galway, gorgeous. The parts of Donegal I've seen are stunning and again, lovely people. Fermanagh also gorgeous. Kerry too.

Don't have a least favourite.

dd972

Always found the border counties a bit sourpuss, generalization of course.

MrBobbyZ

realies wrote: »

Don't have any favourite county, love any counties with a shoreline,So my answer would be my favourite would be coastline counties and less favourite be in land counties.

Thats a bit Landlockedist! I happen to agree, but didnt think it was polite to say!

Pang

Kilkenny rocks!

Least favourite is Cavan. So little to do.

DEFTLEFTHAND

dd972 wrote: »

Always found the border counties a bit sourpuss, generalization of course.

I've had plenty of experiences around the border area myself, spent a lot of time in Virginia Cavan. Some have that dour demeanor alright, nordy accents don't help. the combination makes you feel uncomfortable at times.

Pumpkinseeds

I like Galway, don't like anywhere in the North of Ireland. I married an English man, that's probably still a tarring and feathering offence in some quarters up that way.

Miss Lockhart

Dublin and Wicklow are my joint favourites. Both have beautiful scenery and lots to do. Lots of other great counties too though.

Carlow is the only county I've ever taken an active dislike to.

Sir Arthur Daley

I love Cork because no matter where you are in the City you can walk around and you can say this is Cork, alot of places in the world you cannot say that.

Hello_MrFox

Cork city is a pretty nice place, not sure about the county as i've only been in a few towns/areas.

Waterford county is gorgeous, especially the copper coast. The 'city' is a depressing place though, even more so since the recession.

biko

Favourite: Galway for the 24/7 craic in the city and the scenery in Connemara.
Antrim second, Belfast for the craic and the amazing scenery around the coast.

Least favourite: any of the smaller boring counties in the midlands that are practically dead after 6pm, even the towns close down except one or two pubs.

wazky

Drove through Leitrim once, the natives don't cling onto the car as bad as the Cavan ones do.

The local tribe wouldn't let me take a picture of them either as they feared it would take their soul.

stoneill

I Love all of them and hate them all too!

Sir Arthur Daley

What is the name that eejit Hector is from?

Wanderer2010

Cork, so much to do in the City and West Cork has some of the best views in the country.

Tipperary- filled to the brim with scummy scumbags and small minded people, ugh.

Mully_2011

WikiHow wrote: »

What is the name that eejit Hector is from?

Navan

Sir Arthur Daley

I hate Meath and Kerry where that other eejit Daithi o Shea is from.

token101

Tied between Cork & Galway, but I'd just edge towards Cork.

Tipperary. Just grim all round.

Sir Arthur Daley

token101 wrote: »

Tied between Cork & Galway, but I'd just edge towards Cork.

Tipperary. Just grim all round.

Cork has Hillbillys*





* - its a take away, very tasty chicken.

JupiterKid

Favourite: Galway - great little city and Connemara is stunning.
Least favourite: Longford - dull, drab and lacking character.

Knob Longman

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Cork, so much to do in the City and West Cork has some of the best views in the country.

Tipperary- filled to the brim with scummy scumbags and small minded people, ugh.

Ah ha There's a lot of truth to that...

Don't have a favourite or least favourite.. They are all the same shíte anyway..

obezyana

Hate Cork City - stupid accents and a pain in the ass to drive around,

Love Kilkenny - well coz I live here (not a native) it's a nice small town which is always buzzing with people

aidoh

Least favourite is Longford. By a long (ford) shot (no, I will not get my coat).
Favourite is probably Galway. Lovely city but more importantly there's Connemara.

DEFTLEFTHAND

obezyana wrote: »

Hate Cork City - stupid accents and a pain in the ass to drive around,

Love Kilkenny - well coz I live here (not a native) it's a nice small town which is always buzzing with people

They won't like you calling KK a small town.

It's a CITY!!!!!

lukesmom

Favourite Mayo particularly the very north west, next stop new york
Least favourite Louth