Towns & Cities which share/sprawl 2 counties

Shiraz 4.99

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

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

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

Paddyfield

London Derry?

The Backwards Man

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

Menas

Strabane/Lifford?

sligojoek

Ballina / Killaloe

fizzypish

Carrick-on-Suir. Holey moley!

HalloweenJack

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

VinLieger

Lanesborough / Ballyleague

Anyone else ever been there? You have my sympathies

franer1970

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

Dirty Dingus McGee

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

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

RobYourBuilder

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.

Magico Gonzalez

I think Belfast is split between Antrim and Down...i think?

Harry Palmr

Waterford City and Kilkenny County - don't get me started.

keithclancy

BTW OP

There are other places with Border problems ..

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Baarle-Nassau,+Netherlands/@51.4415576,4.9345517,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x47c6a5342570ab1d:0x808696d1e9939744?hl=en

Also I think this guy is building a wall ....


https://www.google.de/maps/place/Konzen,+Monschau/@50.5972997,6.2475946,542m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47bf7c27445d816b:0xa2760fee0f7e1d0?hl=en

RobertKK

New Ross, Wexford.
Rosbercon, Kilkenny.

5starpool

Charlestown/Bellaghy on the Mayo/Sligo border, and Carrick-on-Shannon is between Roscommon and Leitrim as well.

bear1

Gorizia in Italy.
Half of it is in Italy and the other half in Slovenia.

Frigga_92

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

Waterford falling into Kilkenny up by the Ferrybank.

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Waterford City and Kilkenny County - don't get me started.

Are you trying to start a war? :pac:

Rhys Essien

Istanbul,a city divided by 2 continents,Europe and Asia.

Beat that suckers.

Skylinehead

5starpool wrote: »

Charlestown/Bellaghy on the Mayo/Sligo border, and Carrick-on-Shannon is between Roscommon and Leitrim as well.

Technically the Roscommon side of Carrick is Cortober, but essentially yes.

thelad95

Isn't Carlow town mostly in Laois?

whisky_galore

26sdrawkcab wrote: »

Are you trying to start a war? :pac:

It descended into fcukwittery a long time ago. Painting (and repainting) a rock FFS.


http://www.adverts.ie/memorabilia/original-railway-drawings-gnr/7236672

YFlyer

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Istanbul,a city divided by 2 continents,Europe and Asia.

Beat that suckers.

It could still be in the same county :P

Skylinehead

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Istanbul,a city divided by 2 continents,Europe and Asia.

Beat that suckers.

Is Europe really a continent though?

thelad95

Skylinehead wrote: »

Is Europe really a continent though?

Yes.

Mint Sauce

Only two that spring to mind, is Carrick on Shannon covering Leitrim and Rosscommon, and Belfast covering Down and Antrim.

Paddyfield wrote: »

London Derry?

What ever you choose to call it, its still only in Derry.

Trigger Happy wrote: »

Strabane/Lifford?

Ones in Donegal, the other is in Tyrone, a river boarders the two.

Skylinehead

thelad95 wrote: »

Yes.

Under what criteria?

Omackeral

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Istanbul,a city divided by 2 continents,Europe and Asia.

Beat that suckers.

Okay. Countries inside other countries... inside other countries!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vui-qGCfXuA

Omackeral

Also always loved the Four Corners in the USA. The point where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona meet. You can be in all four states at once if you lie across it.


https://photos.travelblog.org/Photos/39811/180291/t/1335146---1.jpg


More info here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners

Marcusm

"London" contains two cities and up to 33 boroguhs (depending on your perspective) and parts of 5 counties. However, London does not legally exist and its status as the capital of the UK is not set out in any Act of Parliament., it's simply custom.

Mr_Spaceman

Lisburn is split between (mostly) Antrim and Down.

namloc1980

Skylinehead wrote: »

Is Europe really a continent though?

More of a subcontinent really within Eurasia.

thelad95

Skylinehead wrote: »

Under what criteria?

It's a large mass of land. Technically Ireland is only politically part of Europe, not geographically. It doesn't really belong to any large mass of land. That's the way I'd see it anyway.

thelad95

I've heard some mad things about Ferrybank over the years, like your address is Kilkenny but once you step outside the door you're in Waterford, so you have to get your bins collected in Waterford.

Skylinehead

thelad95 wrote: »

It's a large mass of land. Technically Ireland is only politically part of Europe, not geographically. It doesn't really belong to any large mass of land. That's the way I'd see it anyway.

Eurasia is a large, distinct, mass of land, Europe isn't really. Culturally yes, but geography doesn't care about that.

The Peanut

Carrick on Suir. Majority of town - Carraig Mór - is in Tipperary. Carrick Beag is in Waterford and 1 mile outside the town is Kilkenny. Schools have kids from 3 counties and 2 provinces.

Mr Rhode Island Red

Cong: Mayo and Galway. Almost everybody I know from there, in a sad kind of way, decides to claim Galwegian status over being a full-blooded bog warrior.

namloc1980

thelad95 wrote: »

It's a large mass of land. Technically Ireland is only politically part of Europe, not geographically. It doesn't really belong to any large mass of land. That's the way I'd see it anyway.

Ireland is part of Europe. It sits on the same Eurasian tectonic plate and shares the same continental shelf. Geographically speaking we're 100% part of Europe.

Stroke Politics

The eastern bank of the River Moy in Ballina Co Mayo, Ardnaree was officially part of Co Sligo for a long time...

Lovely Bloke

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

Cong: Mayo and Galway. Almost everybody I know from there, in a sad kind of way, decides to claim Galwegian status over being a full-blooded bog warrior.

country folk are so funny with stuff like this. You just don't understand, anything outside the M50 is full-blooded bog warrior.

There is no actual difference to non-bog warrior jackeens, a culchie is a culchie is a culchie.

It's especially hilarious when folk from small to middlin' towns like Galway, Cork or Kilkenny pretend to be city slickers and disparage the people who live in fields.

Yiz are all the same to us anyway.

PLL

keithclancy wrote: »

BTW OP

There are other places with Border problems ..

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Baarle-Nassau,+Netherlands/@51.4415576,4.9345517,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x47c6a5342570ab1d:0x808696d1e9939744?hl=en

Also I think this guy is building a wall ....


https://www.google.de/maps/place/Konzen,+Monschau/@50.5972997,6.2475946,542m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47bf7c27445d816b:0xa2760fee0f7e1d0?hl=en

That is crazy! I don't suppose you know the history behind the disruptive borders?

rossie1977

the majority of kansas city (including downtown) is actually located in the state of missouri not the state of kansas

JamieK

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

country folk are so funny with stuff like this. You just don't understand, anything outside the M50 is full-blooded bog warrior.

There is no actual difference to non-bog warrior jackeens, a culchie is a culchie is a culchie.

It's especially hilarious when folk from small to middlin' towns like Galway, Cork or Kilkenny pretend to be city slickers and disparage the people who live in fields.

Yiz are all the same to us anyway.

Likewise ye "city slickers" can keep to yourselves.

Carrick on Suir my own town which people have mentioned really is a good example of this. Every time I train the local under 14 team you have kids in head to toe in Tipp/Bla/Cats gear. The rivalry and pride of place is alive and well here

byte

Pettigo, in both Donegal and Fermanagh.

fleet_admiral

Bundoran and Kinlough?

mikemac1

The Galway/Mayo border is right down the middle of Shrule. Which of course meant the water scheme and sewage upgrade stopped and doesnt serve everyone

sligojoek wrote: »

Ballina / Killaloe

Someone should tell the Lakeside hotel what county they are in

They claim to be in Clare yet they unless they have some secret tunnel under the Shannon they are in Tipp!

keano_afc

HalloweenJack wrote: »

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

Too bleedin righ

blindside88

thelad95 wrote: »

Isn't Carlow town mostly in Laois?

No, none of Carlow town is in Laois.

Graigcullen is on the Carlow/Laois border with parts being in carlow and parts being in Laois