Guess the Village/Town/City Thread 3 (read post 1)

Purple Mountain

I said in my own mind, even niley won't figure that one out...

Purple Mountain

Are ye going to divulge the location chaps?

niley

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Are ye going to divulge the location chaps?

I may as well sure...


Bealnablath, Co. Cork.


https://www.google.com/maps/@51.8218997,-8.8564109,3a,75y,130.98h,82.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_9xB4qJ_6IXB64xWqEilnw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Be right back

niley wrote: »

I may as well sure...


Bealnablath, Co. Cork.


https://www.google.com/maps/@51.8218997,-8.8564109,3a,75y,130.98h,82.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_9xB4qJ_6IXB64xWqEilnw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

And I thought it might last longer. How did you figure it out?!

niley

Be right back wrote: »

And I thought it might last longer. How did you figure it out?!

Without giving too much away, lets just say I have a particular affinity for the area from times past.


Here's the next one:

Be right back

niley wrote: »

Without giving too much away, lets just say I have a particular affinity for the area from times past.


Here's the next one:

Same here. You have given us another tough one!

Three More Big Sleeps

This is how bored off my face I am.

Purple Mountain wrote: »

What's with the flagpoles?

First of all, when I saw the photo, I thought, "That"s a tidy wee town," and what do you know, twice winner [url]
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/keadue-declared-tidiest-town-in-state-1.374238[/url]

Anyway, I'm still mystified by the flags (which I thought would be a fine clue).

The park on the right is O'Carolan Heritage Park named after noted composer and blind harpist Turlough O'Carolan who never, as far as I can tell, performed a European Tour. Born in Nobber, Co. Meath, he was buried in Keadue in 1783.

The local F.C., Keadue Rovers, is twinned with Dulla Boys F.C., Jambiani though the Tanzanian flag isn't evident.

Maybe Roscommon peeps just like flags?

(@Niley, re: the last one, will googling, "brutalist irish church architecture" help? )

niley

Three More Big Sleeps wrote: »

This is how bored off my face I am.

(@Niley, re: the last one, will googling, "brutalist irish church architecture" help? )

I'm not sure 'architecture' would be an appropriate term, it seems like it could sully the reputation of a good profession . To me it looks like a church made out of spare parts.

KevRossi

Three More Big Sleeps wrote: »

This is how bored off my face I am.



First of all, when I saw the photo, I thought, "That"s a tidy wee town," and what do you know, twice winner [url]
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/keadue-declared-tidiest-town-in-state-1.374238[/url]

Anyway, I'm still mystified by the flags (which I thought would be a fine clue).

The park on the right is O'Carolan Heritage Park named after noted composer and blind harpist Turlough O'Carolan who never, as far as I can tell, performed a European Tour. Born in Nobber, Co. Meath, he was buried in Keadue in 1783.

The local F.C., Keadue Rovers, is twinned with Dulla Boys F.C., Jambiani though the Tanzanian flag isn't evident.

Maybe Roscommon peeps just like flags?

(@Niley, re: the last one, will googling, "brutalist irish church architecture" help? )

I know Keadue well. There's a bit of a Fleadh there every year, officially titled the O'Carolan Harp Festival, but it's a good mix of everything; music, song, poetry etc. Lot of overseas musicians, strong connection to places like Brittany, so maybe that's what the flags are for. It was huge in the 70's and 80's but has died down a bit since then. Local GAA team is muck, so flags are not for them.

Three More Big Sleeps

KevRossi wrote: »

I know Keadue well.

Ah, Kev, you're a legend. Embarrassingly, I did read about the festival but I never made connection that it might be international.

Mystery solved, thank you

chooseusername

Spent a while trying to find that 'Muriel',as my mate calls it,
on the gable of the Credit union, just visible in Niley's post.
But thanks to Big sleep i've just spent a couple of pleasant hours down
a rabbit hole reading about the blind harpist.

Purple Mountain

niley wrote: »

Without giving too much away, lets just say I have a particular affinity for the area from times past.

We all know now that niley shot Michael Collins.

niley

A second angle, with additional clues...

Three More Big Sleeps

niley wrote: »

A second angle, with additional clues...

Right, time out, everybody out of the pool for a second

Is this going to be a Niley special whereby the bunting screams Wexford, but the pub is actually five yards over the Wickla/Carlow/Kilkenny/Waterford border, run by the congenial Mr. Ó Lorcáin, a third-generation Loch Garman blow-in whose blood runs purple and gold?

niley

Three More Big Sleeps wrote: »

Right, time out, everybody out of the pool for a second

Is this going to be a Niley special whereby the bunting screams Wexford, but the pub is actually five yards over the Wickla/Carlow/Kilkenny/Waterford border, run by the congenial Mr. Ó Lorcáin, a third-generation Loch Garman blow-in whose blood runs purple and gold?

:D


You got me, almost.
It's actually worse, it's not county colours at all!

Three More Big Sleeps

niley wrote: »

... not county colours at all!

If it's Kilmacud Crokes bunting, then that doesn't help at all

niley

Three More Big Sleeps wrote: »

If it's Kilmacud Crokes bunting, then that doesn't help at all

It's not, but the bunting does relate to a GAA club in the area.

tigerboon

niley wrote: »

It's not, but the bunting does relate to a GAA club in the area.

Think Irish revolutionary figure rather than place name (for the club)

Three More Big Sleeps

tigerboon wrote: »

Think Irish revolutionary figure...

But there's so many TB -> https://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=27379.0

Province or county hint, please?

Damn, Niley, you're a fine location setter

niley

Three More Big Sleeps wrote: »

But there's so many TB -> https://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=27379.0

Province or county hint, please?

Damn, Niley, you're a fine location setter

It's there so long now, so lets go with Co. Meath .

Ryath

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.7142118,-6.7682706,3a,75y,62.85h,88.42t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYurpyb0KMHlyi1tnHIxnfA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Oristown Co. Meath

niley

Ryath wrote: »

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.7142118,-6.7682706,3a,75y,62.85h,88.42t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYurpyb0KMHlyi1tnHIxnfA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Oristown Co. Meath

Spot on! You're up...don't chicken out

Ryath

Wouldn't dream of it!

Ryath

Ah Niley it's been more than 24hrs! I gave you a church and a school. Thought you could narrow it down by the colour paint used!

niley

Ryath wrote: »

Ah Niley it's been more than 24hrs! I gave you a church and a school. Thought you could narrow it down by the colour paint used!

Would you take my word for it that I know exactly where it is, and have known where it is from not too long after you posted it ?

Kilboor

Swear I drove down some back roads to get to a church like this before.

Would have been when I was driving around with herself in the area of Carlow/Kildare... could be wrong though

Ryath

Kilboor wrote: »

Swear I drove down some back roads to get to a church like this before.

Would have been when I was driving around with herself in the area of Carlow/Kildare... could be wrong though

Not either of those counties. It is on back roads alright it's a bit of a forsaken place despite being a fairly big village, unless you lived there most would have little reason to pass through it.

Purple Mountain

Niley.. Admit you have software to pinpoint Google map locations

niley

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Niley.. Admit you have software to pinpoint Google map locations

I am 99% software!

Purple Mountain

niley wrote: »

I am 99% software!

Either that or you're a well travelled sales rep.