Why is the county so important?

Harry Palmr

This English colonial imposition seems to be far more highly regarded as a mark of ones very being than in England where its just where you happen to be.

It seems to be impossible to have a conversation without some country-based joshing or even antagonism. Public figures are linked to a given county with enormous pride, as if it confers something on everyone else. No introduction on tv or radio can be completed without a lame reference to same.

I've noticed AH is prone to this with "Which county is the best/worst/most etc" type threads.

Are you defined by your county or is just oneupmanship wankery?

legin500

county
1. a.any of the administrative or geographic subdivisions of certain states, esp any of the major units into which England and Wales are or have been divided for purposes of local government

2. ( NZ ) an electoral division in a rural area

3. obsolete the lands under the jurisdiction of a count or earl



country
1. a territory distinguished by its people, culture, language, geography, etc

2. an area of land distinguished by its political autonomy; state

Cookie_Monster

county or country?

neamhspleachi

No, I personally am not defined by my county, but some are.

People by nature are tribal, some more so than others.

Barely There

Nope, and I never judge anyone based on what county they're from, except obviously people from Tipperary who I've found to be universally the most ignorant bunch of ****tards imaginable.

Buzz Killington the third

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Are you defined by your county or is just oneupmanship wankery?

If you don't have a D reg then your car is worth less!

muddypaws

I think maybe its to do with the size of our population and how we live, do we have as many people living in rural communities as live in cities and large towns? In England it would be done on towns, people would say which town they are from, and would have rivalry with other towns, rather than counties.

K-9

GAA probably plays a big part. England has cricket!

GAA just isn't cricket.

Donkey Oaty

"Everyone considered him the coward of the administrative prefecture" doesn't have the same ring to it.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I blame the GAA, only for them and half the thicko's in this country wouldn't know what county they were from.

An Post have a lot to answer for too, making all the thicko's put their county on their address so the thick postman will know where the letters are to go.

Sunnyisland

CJC999 wrote: »

I blame the GAA, only for them and half the thicko's in this country wouldn't know what county they were from.

An Post have a lot to answer for too, making all the thicko's put their county on their address so the thick postman will know where the letters are to go.

???

Balmed Out

Their based on earldoms, unfortunately Desmond got split between Cork and Kerry as it was too big. Pity we'd have been unstoppable...

kneemos

My county is better than yours.

I'll baat ya with a hurl.

Son Of A Vidic

CJC999 wrote: »

I blame the GAA, only for them and half the thicko's in this country wouldn't know what county they were from.

Ironically, that's the kind of thicko generalisation those alleged thickos would make.

Mr. CooL ICE

County rhymes with bounty. Gonna go to the shop and buy some coconutty goodness now.

mickydoomsux

With no counties there would be no COUNTY FINALS !!!!!!! so a lot of bog goblins would have no purpose in life.

newmug

The county system is not English. Counties are based on ancient Irish divisions of land, based on tribe / clan and geography. In their day, they represented a family and its wealth and status in Irish society, and as such the importance of the county has continued to this day.

K-9

Provinces are strong as well and that definitely isn't an English construct, Meath used to be one.

iDave

CJC999 wrote: »

I blame the GAA, only for them and half the thicko's in this country wouldn't know what county they were from.

An Post have a lot to answer for too, making all the thicko's put their county on their address so the thick postman will know where the letters are to go.

mickydoomsux wrote: »

With no counties there would be no COUNTY FINALS !!!!!!! so a lot of bog goblins would have no purpose in life.

Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool then open your mouth and remove all doubt.

diomed

It sells jerseys and flags.

Ash.J.Williams

I'm from West Wicklow....Part of being from West Wicklow is the feeling that you are in absolutely no way connected to Wicklow at all...I Wish they would Carve it up between Carlow, Wexford and Kildare....

fleet_admiral

CJC999 wrote: »

I blame the GAA, only for them and half the thicko's in this country wouldn't know what county they were from.

An Post have a lot to answer for too, making all the thicko's put their county on their address so the thick postman will know where the letters are to go.

Go out for a walk, its a nice day

kneemos

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

I'm from West Wicklow....Part of being from West Wicklow is the feeling that you are in absolutely no way connected to Wicklow at all...I Wish they would Carve it up between Carlow, Wexford and Kildare....

Never heard of Wicklow winning anything.

Ash.J.Williams

kneemos wrote: »

Never heard of Wicklow winning anything.

How did you deduce the concept of "winning" from my post?

kneemos

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

How did you deduce the concept of "winning" from my post?

Didn't.Just taking the piss,any excuse.
True though.

foxy farmer

Buzz Killington the third wrote: »

If you don't have a D reg then your car is worth less!

I'm made so. A D reg Land Rover Defender. Woohoo.

foxy farmer

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

I'm from West Wicklow....Part of being from West Wicklow is the feeling that you are in absolutely no way connected to Wicklow at all...I Wish they would Carve it up between Carlow, Wexford and Kildare....

A bit like West Cork. West Cork starts in Blarney!

Gyalist

K-9 wrote: »

GAA probably plays a big part. England has cricket!

GAA just isn't cricket.

Domestic cricket in England is organised by counties. Today for example, Kent are playing Surrey and Sussex are playing Warwickshire.

What is amusing to a blow-in like me is the way GAA writers in the newpapers always tend to pad their articles by using the nicknames of the counties e.g. "The men from The Banner County completely outplayed The Orchard County" or "The Breffni men are through to the county finals."

Tony EH

CJC999 wrote: »

An Post have a lot to answer for too, making all the thicko's put their county on their address so the thick postman will know where the letters are to go.

Can you tell me where Fynah is?

No?

That's why there's a county address on the letter.

stoneill

I know a bloke who is always counting, loves to count, he real county.

Davarus Walrus

I think we can all agree about hating Tipperary.

mickydoomsux

Gyalist wrote: »

"The Breffni men are through to the county finals."

Yeh-heeeeeewww! Go on the lads!!!!!!!!!!

DE COUNTY FINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111!!!!!!!

Donnielighto

CJC999 wrote: »

I blame the GAA, only for them and half the thicko's in this country wouldn't know what county they were from.

An Post have a lot to answer for too, making all the thicko's put their county on their address so the thick postman will know where the letters are to go.

A letter addressed to "Bollix Kerry" reached pat spillane it's intended recipient.

Donnielighto

Davarus Walrus wrote: »

I think we can all agree about hating Tipperary.

I like tipp women :D

ToddyDoody

The county is so important because you don't encounter too many outsiders

Wacker The Attacker

f**kin' royal rebel county

f*ckin' banner county

the parish boy.

Rasheed

I'm not defined by my county. I seldom leave it.

I'm defined by my club and parish. So I am.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Ironically, that's the kind of thicko generalisation those alleged thickos would make.

FFS this is AH!! Get a sense of humour.

Tail Docker

I couldn't care less about any of this "county" nonsense, but then I'm from Kildare, and we know we're great.

mikemac1

Barely There wrote: »

Nope, and I never judge anyone based on what county they're from, except obviously people from Tipperary who I've found to be universally the most ignorant bunch of ****tards imaginable.

Davarus Walrus wrote: »

I think we can all agree about hating Tipperary.

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The Premier county has given so much! You two are forgiven, we all feel envious at times

c_man

mikemac1 wrote: »

The Premier county has given so much! You two are forgiven, we all feel envious at times

I think we're all just mad at the injustice of having Tipp South and Tipp North number plate division. The day that ends, and both sides unite, will be our 'Berlin Wall coming down' moment

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

I'm from Roscommon, but I live in Kerry. Kerry people love their county, because it has two things going for it. Beautiful scenery and good footballers. Neither of which they perceive Roscommon to have (they'd have a point).

I've often been told "oh, I don't think I've ever been to Roscommon", as if to confirm that it is a county of no consequence. Yeah, well I was never in feckin' Kerry either before I had too be here for work. Recently, a colleague of mine spent a weekend up there and she seemed genuinely surprised that it wasn't a complete kip devoid of development and overcome with a slurry-esque aroma.

I suppose the funny part of all of this is that the border with Co Galway is all of 5 miles away but if I said I was from Galway, people would be more inclined to say "aw yeah, Galway is lovely!" despite East Galway being a ****hole of its own. People have preconceived notions about each county.

wow sierra

It's all the GAAs fault Or it's all thanks to the GAA - whichever way you want to put it. Apparently Irish people didn't have the same county identity and loyalty until the GAA organised itself on a County basis, back in the day. A college historian told me that and well it makes sense to me.

Sure if you didn't have counties you wouldn't have county finals or county jerseys - county colours night in coppers would cease to exist

c_man

wow sierra wrote: »

Apparently Irish people didn't have the same county identity and loyalty until the GAA organised itself on a County basis, back in the day. A college historian told me that and well it makes sense to me.

Bloody egghead, in his ivory tower. What would he know of the Land, or cutting turf???

Mountainlad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuERn32OuV8

John Mullane loves his County...all that matters.