Silliest Place Names in Ireland

bodhrandude

Haven't created a thread here in a while but just came up with this one, was watching one of these dull refurbishment programmes on RTE 1 last night, I think its called Room to Improve or something like that, but there was one particular area called Termonfeckin in County Louth, who in gods name came up with that, it sounds like it was named by someone with a poitin habit and a slight case of tourettes. Anyone know any oddly named places in Ireland?

Chucken

Has to be said.

Muff.


And by the way: Tearmann Feichín, means "Féchín's refuge''

Xenji

Emo.

keano_afc

Cork

my3cents

keano_afc wrote: »

Cork

Sounds like a floater.

my3cents

Bray

Lollipops23

Newtownmountkennedy ftw.

Although I'm from Swords which, since I moved abroad, I've realized sounds like something out of Game of Thrones.

Halfbaker

Bastardstown.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Same as always.

Ballycuntybollocks,Co.Laois.

jimgoose

Nobber. Bilboa. Elton. Oola. Carraigcitil. The River Goul. At the old Cross of Donoghmore about a half-hour outside Cork City, a signpost announces the lucky traveller's gateway to Bweeng, Stuake and New Tipperary.

beertons

Hackballscross.

AndyBoBandy

Horse And Jockey

Seriously?? WTF??

Zombienosh

Leitrim

goose2005

newtwopothouse

Mozzeltoff

Sneem.

my3cents

Ballybunion

clintondaly

Meanus

Crooked Jack

I always liked Ballinasack in Mullaghbawn.
I can only assume Ball-In-A-Sack is Gaelic for scrotum

Hackballscross as well. That whole south Armagh/north Louth region is historically obsessed with balls

Shannon757

Chucken wrote: »

Has to be said.

Muff.

Don't forget about their diving club

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Fartan Upper and Fartan Lower. Swellan Upper and Swellan Lower. All in Cavan.

And of course another vote for Hackballcross!

Roosterreid

Borris-In-Ossory

Twomileborris

SEPT 23 1989

Bundle of Sticks Roundabout

The Backwards Man

Chucken wrote: »

Has to be said.

Muff.


And by the way: Tearmann Feichín, means "Féchín's refuge''

What's so funny about a plain of land?

The Backwards Man

Shannon757 wrote: »

Don't forget about their diving club

Which only exists on the internet.

Shannon757

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Which only exists on the internet.

Everything on the internet is real

Mallagio

Spunkane Co.Kerry

dee_mc

Tang, County Westmeath.
Even better, in Irish it apparently means 'the tongue' :P

The Backwards Man

Shannon757 wrote: »

Everything on the internet is real

Muff Diving Club ain't

Roosterreid

Shannon757 wrote: »

Everything on the internet is real

The 'service station' is real though!

The Backwards Man

Roosterreid wrote: »

The 'service station' is real though!

It's gone too.

Top Muff is now Texaco Muff.

Take your playground humour somewhere else.

Chucken

Shannon757 wrote: »

Don't forget about their diving club

The Backwards Man wrote: »

What's so funny about a plain of land?

Nothing at all I just knew someone would come along with the remark about the diving club!

jimgoose

There's a wonderful place in East Limerick called Scragg. :pac:

Chucken

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Muff Diving Club ain't

'Tis sure!

http://www.muffdivingclub.ie/

The Backwards Man

Chucken wrote: »

Nothing at all I just knew someone would come along with the remark about the diving club!

It's like a red rag to a bull to me, some wanker in Bolivia in Cambodia or somewhere making money out of a lovely wee village, and them probably never even in The Squealin' Pig in their lives. Bastards.

Chucken

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It's like a red rag to a bull to me, some wanker in Bolivia in Cambodia or somewhere making money out of a lovely wee village, and them probably never even in The Squealin' Pig in their lives. Bastards.

I propose the next After Hours Beers be in Muff

The Backwards Man

Chucken wrote: »

'Tis sure!

http://www.muffdivingclub.ie/

If you can get flippers and a snorkel off them charlatans, I'll sign you over my house and all my turf.

MsBubbles

The ironically named Jobstown

The Backwards Man

Chucken wrote: »

I propose the next After Hours Beers be in Muff

AHers wouldn't like it, bars around there close at closing time.

Cookie_Dough

The Ring of Kerry. It just sounds wrong.

Lollipops23

Lollipops23 wrote: »

Although I'm from Swords which, since I moved abroad, I've realized sounds like something out of Game of Thrones.

As does Kill

Stillorgan is a good one ... or "Mickey Marbh" in Irish.

Dingle always makes me smile too.

And there's a place up the North called Ringrash Road :pac:

biko

Ballybecool

Anonymagician

Hospital. Love the confusion when someone goes
"where are ya now?"
"Hospital"

circadian

Red cow.

iDave

MsBubbles wrote: »

The ironically named Jobstown

The equally ironic Prosperous

iDave

Man O'War

Shannon757

Anonymagician wrote: »

Hospital. Love the confusion when someone goes
"where are ya now?"
"Hospital"

I remember being on a bus once going to Limerick City. An old lady boarded in Croom and the bus driver asked where she she was going. She says "Hospital".
The bus driver burst out laughing saying that she was on the wrong bus. I laughed to myself but I don't think many others got it.

donegal.

right next to muff is the enigmatically named Burnfoot

Sunnyisland

Ballydehob :-) it always makes me smile,

marklazarcovic

http://www.property.ie/property-for-sale/Fartown-Glenamaddy-Co-Galway/487893/

Eugene Norman

I was in a place called Clones once. Everybody looked the same. Exact same features.

Tedddy

Fagg0t Hill