Towns & Cities which share/sprawl 2 counties

Shiraz 4.99 · 19-01-2015 1:38pm #1

Have you noticed how parochial people get about their address when their from the secondary county which shares a big town or city.

Carlow/Graigecullen is my local example, houses bisected by the curious triangular encroachment across the river.
Athlone throws up Westmeath vs Roscommon, another triangle captured by WM here which crosses the Shannon.
Waterford falling into Kilkenny up by the Ferrybank.
For years I always thought Thomond & the Gaelic Grounds were in Clare until I realised Limerick crossed the Shannon.

I'm sure there's many more examples but they all throw up great inter town rivalry & great stories.

keithclancy · 19-01-2015 1:53pm

The old bridge in Clonmel used to be in Waterford, but the borough boundary was extended beyond the river so now its part of Tipperary.

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Old+Bridge,+Clonmel,+Co.+Tipperary,+Ireland/@52.3510243,-7.6885521,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x484331e4034d8dab:0x2756d5cc1cae9182?hl=en

dundalkfc10 · 19-01-2015 1:54pm

Drogheda, neither county wants it but its in Louth and Meath

Paddyfield · 19-01-2015 1:55pm

London Derry?

The Backwards Man · 19-01-2015 2:00pm

Not Irish and between two countries but Calexico and Mexicali always make me smile. Wonder how they got their names.

Menas · 19-01-2015 2:04pm

Strabane/Lifford?

sligojoek · 19-01-2015 2:07pm

Ballina / Killaloe

fizzypish · 19-01-2015 2:09pm

Carrick-on-Suir. Holey moley!

HalloweenJack · 19-01-2015 2:09pm

Plenty of Brayheads who revel in having a Co. Dublin address (those who live at the very top end of the town).

VinLieger · 19-01-2015 2:09pm

Lanesborough / Ballyleague

Anyone else ever been there? You have my sympathies

franer1970 · 19-01-2015 3:03pm

Three county sprawl - Roosky. Roscommon, Leitrim and (just about) Longford.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 19-01-2015 3:08pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Not Irish and between two countries but Calexico and Mexicali always make me smile. Wonder how they got their names.

After reading The Black Ice by Michael Connelly I had assumed he made up the names of both towns for the book.

I had no thought that they weren't fictional names as I thought no towns could possibly have such brilliantly apt names in reality.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 19-01-2015 3:09pm

Part of Portarlington is in Offaly (although i wish it wasn't).

RobYourBuilder · 19-01-2015 3:10pm

Ballaghaderreen. Located in Roscommon but the GAA club plays in the Mayo club championship.

Some areas of North Clondalkin became Lucan thanks to Liam Lawlor.