Escaping to the countryside?

I Was VB

Ever get tired of city life? I know I have, Currently living in south dublin city centre and working in north Dublin, I’m tired of a hour sitting in traffic each way to get to work, tired of paying €3.50 per hour for parking, tired of little scruffs thinking they are gangsters, tired of junkies, cyclists, not having change out of two pints from a tenner (I know it’s been that way for ages) tired of walking Instagram accounts, tired of people looking down thier nose at people who have a €20 less than them in thier pockets, tired of trials by social media, tired of knocked together houses being sold for €500k just because of the postcode*


so that’s why I want to move to Leitrim, nice and quiet, just a few acres of land and a little cottage, potter around the garden, wake up in the morning to the sound of a cock a doodle doo, instead of a cock in a BMW driving in the bus lane. Get away from city life, just me and the country air, and a few retired freedom fighters and Semtex weapons dumps, get a job in a bar for €250 per week, that’s the dream. Anyone ever do it?**

* I realize most of these problems aren’t exclusively city related.

** probably not going to move to Leitrim or the arsehole of Ireland in the immediate future but thinking about it the last while and I need some inspiration.

Infernal Racket

I Was VB wrote: »

Ever get tired of city life? I know I have, Currently living in south dublin city centre and working in north Dublin, I’m tired of a hour sitting in traffic each way to get to work, tired of paying €3.50 per hour for parking, tired of little scruffs thinking they are gangsters, tired of junkies, cyclists, not having change out of two pints from a tenner (I know it’s been that way for ages) tired of walking Instagram accounts, tired of people looking down thier nose at people who have a €20 less than them in thier pockets, tired of trials by social media, tired of knocked together houses being sold for €500k just because of the postcode*


so that’s why I want to move to Leitrim, nice and quiet, just a few acres of land and a little cottage, potter around the garden, wake up in the morning to the sound of a cock a doodle doo, instead of a cock in a BMW driving in the bus lane. Get away from city life, just me and the country air, and a few retired freedom fighters and Semtex weapons dumps, get a job in a bar for €250 per week, that’s the dream. Anyone ever do it?**

* I realize most of these problems aren’t exclusively city related.

** probably not going to move to Leitrim or the arsehole of Ireland in the immediate future but thinking about it the last while and I need some inspiration.

Do it, you wont regret it not even for a second. Country life beats city life hands down. Apart from the smell of cow ****e

TheValeyard

Gerry G wrote: »

Do it, you wont regret it not even for a second. Country life beats city life hands down. Apart from the smell of cow ****e

That's just country air!

Snotty

Lived and worked in Dublin, Belfast and London, now moved to rural Mayo and its a dream. 10 minutes for a largish town, 15 minute commute in the morning, large house on a acre with views of countryside for miles around. I could earn 3 times more in Dublin but would have less of everything else that makes life worth living.

Would I go back to Dublin, not a chance, Belfast or London, slightly better, but Dublin is a horrible place, full of scum, a sole crushing city with very few redeeming attributes.

Omackeral

Try going here.

riffmongous

Nothing beats an early Sunday morning walk in the countryside, seeing that clear blue sky through the trees before it clouds over, the birds whistling in your ears as you stroll through the trees, the slight scent of the grass as the dew brushes over your boots, the satisfaction of seeing a job well done on your hidden weapons dump. Bliss

sk8erboii

Social outcasts lashing out online instead of improving themselves?

worded

I’m just tired 💀

Night all

Plumbthedepths

My wife and I moved to the countryside back in 2004 with our two sons . 4 and 13 year olds. The best decision we every made. In our children's favour it has worked out being away from bad influences etc . Our older son is now a guard whereas where he used to live he would probably be known to them. Now 15 years later my wife and I want the convince of town living.

I want it for the clean air. Been living with some of the worst air in the world for nearly a decade.

Hoping to move to a smaller city next to the beach within the next two years. When I'm older, I want actual countryside. Not sure about which country yet.

I Was VB

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

My wife and I moved to the countryside back in 2004 with our two sons . 4 and 13 year olds. The best decision we every made. In our children's favour it has worked out being away from bad influences etc . Our older son is now a guard whereas where he used to live he would probably be known to them. Now 15 years later my wife and I want the convince of town living.

I understand the convince of town living, where I’m living now it’s €10 taxi journey away from O Connel bridge, very handy but that said it’s a €10 taxi journey from O Connel bridge.

Part of my thinking is the reason you moved to the bog for the sons, I don’t want my future offsprings idea of a role model to be of some gickbag driving a wanked out Audi with some gangster gee in the passenger seat.

sk8erboii

I get it y'all. You cant stand conflict, never could. That's why when you're brought to a place thats all about competition (for money, for pussy, for fame) you just cant hack it.

Truth is, you're never gonna make it. Never will. You might aswell lay down and surrender (Go to the countryside and be alone so no one can hurt your fee fees).

You cant hack it in the arena. Here in Dublin, its a young man's game. The worn and tired slink away quietly to moldy pubs to complain about whoever they cant fight (Liberals? Immigrants? Feminists).

Thats what you are. Worn. You used to be a sharp knife. But you lost your edge. This is the time of our lives and your death.

Cookie_Monster

Built a house on a lifestyle block 18 months ago, put it up for sale this week to move back to town. Its not for us, things like useable internet, rubbish collection, a smaller mortgage and not spending 45 mins cutting the grass every week far outweigh the piece and quiet niceness of it.

Plumbthedepths

I Was VB wrote:

Part of my thinking is the reason you moved to the bog for the sons, I don’t want my future offsprings idea of a role model to be of some gickbag driving a wanked out Audi with some gangster gee in the passenger seat.

Part of my thinking in regards to your response is a numpty trying to be funny but failing.

Omackeral

sk8erboii wrote: »

I get it y'all. You cant stand conflict, never could. That's why when you're brought to a place thats all about competition (for money, for pussy, for fame) you just cant hack it.

Truth is, you're never gonna make it. Never will. You might aswell lay down and surrender (Go to the countryside and be alone so no one can hurt your fee fees).

You cant hack it in the arena. Here in Dublin, its a young man's game. The worn and tired slink away quietly to moldy pubs to complain about whoever they cant fight (Liberals? Immigrants? Feminists).

Thats what you are. Worn. You used to be a sharp knife. But you lost your edge. This is the time of our lives and your death.

Ah sk8erboii.. As usual, talking about life pretending he's got the wisdom of decades in the workplace, when he's 23.

I Was VB

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Part of my thinking in regards to your response is a numpty trying to be funny but failing.

Honestly I wasn’t trying to be funny, just tired of little wannabe gangsters that seem to be everywhere in Dublin and in any major city, as much as you could raise a child to be a decent human, the surroundings in which they are brought up in will have a effect no matter how good the parenting is.

ILoveYourVibes

I like the city ...plus nowhere is far from the countryside in Ireland

AngryHippie

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah sk8erboii.. As usual, talking about life pretending he's got the wisdom of decades in the workplace, when he's 23.

And coming across as a little fecker that needs a swift Colm Meaney while he's at it.

I Was VB

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Built a house on a lifestyle block 18 months ago, put it up for sale this week to move back to town. Its not for us, things like useable internet, rubbish collection, a smaller mortgage and not spending 45 mins cutting the grass every week far outweigh the piece and quiet niceness of it.

Ultimately if I was to buy somewhere in the stcks I’d rent something similarly to what I’d be looking to purchase in, I’d rent it in the wintertime.

Bobblehats

Looks like we might be beaten to it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkFRkRwU-vo

If you squint into the distance you can only see the hills...

whisky_galore

sk8erboii wrote: »

Social outcasts lashing out online instead of improving themselves?

You wouldn't like it, no place for your skateboard Bart Simpson.

Realt Dearg Sec

sk8erboii wrote: »

I get it y'all. You cant stand conflict, never could. That's why when you're brought to a place thats all about competition (for money, for pussy, for fame) you just cant hack it.

Truth is, you're never gonna make it. Never will. You might aswell lay down and surrender (Go to the countryside and be alone so no one can hurt your fee fees).

You cant hack it in the arena. Here in Dublin, its a young man's game. The worn and tired slink away quietly to moldy pubs to complain about whoever they cant fight (Liberals? Immigrants? Feminists).

Thats what you are. Worn. You used to be a sharp knife. But you lost your edge. This is the time of our lives and your death.

Hahahaha the state of you.

Bobblehats

sk8erboii wrote: »

I get it y'all. You cant stand conflict, never could. That's why when you're brought to a place thats all about competition (for money, for pussy, for fame) you just cant hack it.

F*cking pee diddely up in da house and where exactly might you taking us good sir; the bronx?

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

City people (particularly on Boards) love taking the piss out of rural Ireland until it comes time to 'get away from it all' and hit up what they perceive to be the backarse of nowhere for a stag/hen do or a weekend away.

Feck off. They're as bad as all the gym bunnies who take over the pubs in December.

I Was VB

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

City people (particularly on Boards) love taking the piss out of rural Ireland until it comes time to 'get away from it all' and hit up what they perceive to be the backarse of nowhere for a stag/hen do or a weekend away.

Feck off. They're as bad as all the gym bunnies who take over the pubs in December.

One thing I’ve learned about dubs moving down the country is a lot of them try and live a Dublin lifestyle in the countryside. Which is pointless, as you can’t work and socialize in Dublin and live a hour and half away.

sk8erboii

Bobblehats wrote: »

F*cking pee diddely up in da house and where exactly might you taking us good sir; the bronx?

So you finally got it figured out huh? You talked the talk and walked the walk. You beat the best and killed the rest. You took all the cards until you finally became the dealer.

Well guess what? Now everyones playing chess.

You better watch your back. Its a dog eat dog world out there, Bob. And im the f*cking chinaman

freedominacup

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Built a house on a lifestyle block 18 months ago, put it up for sale this week to move back to town. Its not for us, things like useable internet, rubbish collection, a smaller mortgage and not spending 45 mins cutting the grass every week far outweigh the piece and quiet niceness of it.

You're dead right to do this if the lifestyle isn't suiting you. Very painful to watch a family in your situation struggle on when it's not working out. The problems are endless when they do.

sk8erboii

sk8erboii wrote: »

So you finally got it figured out huh? You talked the talk and walked the walk. You beat the best and killed the rest. You took all the cards until you finally became the dealer.

Well guess what? Now everyones playing chess.

You better watch your back. Its a dog eat dog world out there, Bob. And im the f*cking chinaman

A string of redundant clichés. You're saying absolutely nothing.

Annasopra

Deleted User wrote: »

A string of redundant clich You're saying absolutely nothing.

If he was talking you could even call it verbal diarrhoea.

sk8erboii

Its a good thing you're all beneath me. Otherwise, I might actually forget that I wasn't some crusty loser getting mad at Boards ie posts at 5 am in the morning.

This entire thread reminds me that its good to be a young person living in the city. I cant believe the utter bitterness that comes from people here. Does it come with age? Or do I have to spend several years being a social outcast and a failure like the rest of you?

Teddy Daniels

Bobblehats wrote: »

Looks like we might be beaten to it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkFRkRwU-vo

If you squint into the distance you can only see the hills...

the litter and the damaged playgrounds are whos fault ?

Annasopra

sk8erboii wrote: »

Its a good thing you're all beneath me. Otherwise, I might actually forget that I wasn't some crusty loser getting mad at Boards ie posts at 5 am in the morning.

This entire thread reminds me that its good to be a young person living in the city. I cant believe the utter bitterness that comes from people here. Does it come with age? Or do I have to spend several years being a social outcast and a failure like the rest of you?

Its only the internet, relax and stop getting so angry just cause you like the city and others like the countryside.

sk8erboii

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Its only the internet, relax and stop getting so angry just cause you like the city and others like the countryside.

? I never lost my cool, Joe. Never even owned a fridge.

Tell me, do you get paid to moderate after hours?

Lord Glentoran

It isn’t exactly Barbour jackets and bucolic bliss in rural Ireland. Sure, it can be pretty but bear in mind the following realities:

1. Slurry. The honk of it seeps into your house like mustard gas.

2. At least one of your neighbours will burn all their rubbish in their range regularly.

3. Everyone is related to each other. Seemingly unconnected people will be each other’s third cousin. So don’t slag anyone off, for the love of God.

4. Nosiness is everyone’s favourite pastime. So misbehave elsewhere.

5. Everyone over sixty will be religious conservatives. Everyone under thirty will be Sinn Féin.

6. Public transport is only scheduled for those too young or too old to drive. If you want a drink or go out, learn the local taxi number first.

7. Music: there are both types. Country and “Rebel songs”.

8. Keep anything “notiony” out of sight of your neighbours. That includes opinions.

9. You will get unsolicited visits. At all hours. Bring your tea and biscuits A-game. You’ll need it.

10. Death and funerals are the biggest entertainment there are. Mass Cards are like a parallel currency here. Get used to going to a LOT of wakes, and where the strongest thing available is weak tea and egg sandwiches.

Sonics2k

Bobblehats

sk8erboii wrote: »

So you finally got it figured out huh? You talked the talk and walked the walk. You beat the best and killed the rest. You took all the cards until you finally became the dealer.

Well guess what? Now everyones playing chess.

You better watch your back. Its a dog eat dog world out there, Bob. And im the f*cking chinaman

This is some cringeworthy stuff going on in here. Jesus.

whisky_galore

[Deleted User] wrote: »

This is some cringeworthy stuff going on in here. Jesus.

More jive talk than a hep cat convention.

Zorya

Can't quite understand this bad rep Leitrim has. If you were to go for a weekend wandering around it in the car, it would take the eye out of your head it's so beautiful. Seriously, driving along the shores of Lough Gill you could be in an undiscovered Paradise or out by the wilds of Lough Melvin or climbing up by Glencar Waterfall where there are trees above that are almost primeval or out on the rolling hills on small roads that are literally spilling over with an abundance of flowers at the moment....feck it, it's far too good for ye, stay where ye are.

_Brian

Don’t do it op.

You see constant threads from townies complaining about country life.

“Cows are mooing, is the mean farmer hurting them”

“Why do farmers have to drive tractors on the road when they have fields to drive in”

“Why is he farmer farming today, doesn’t he know it’s sunday morning”

“Why does the farmer spread slurry, doesn’t he know my soft wee townie nose doesn’t like it”

Don’t do it OP, stay in the soulless city with all the inbred degenerates who burn homeless people in their tents.

SEPT 23 1989

The great thing about Dublin is you can be standing on a beach or walking in the mountains in less than half an hour from any house in the city

Ush1

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

The great thing about Dublin is you can be standing on a beach or walking in the mountains is less than half an hour from any house in the city

Yep, I can walk literally ten minutes from my Dublin suburb and be in the country, 20 minute drive to the sea. Could never live in the country though, I would find myself bored.

Omackeral

sk8erboii wrote: »

I might actually forget that I wasn't some crusty loser getting mad at Boards ie posts at 5 am in the morning.

As opposed to 5 am in the evening?

HBC08

Lord Glentoran wrote: »

It isn’t exactly Barbour jackets and bucolic bliss in rural Ireland. Sure, it can be pretty but bear in mind the following realities:

1. Slurry. The honk of it seeps into your house like mustard gas.

2. At least one of your neighbours will burn all their rubbish in their range regularly.

3. Everyone is related to each other. Seemingly unconnected people will be each other’s third cousin. So don’t slag anyone off, for the love of God.

4. Nosiness is everyone’s favourite pastime. So misbehave elsewhere.

5. Everyone over sixty will be religious conservatives. Everyone under thirty will be Sinn Féin.

6. Public transport is only scheduled for those too young or too old to drive. If you want a drink or go out, learn the local taxi number first.

7. Music: there are both types. Country and “Rebel songs”.

8. Keep anything “notiony” out of sight of your neighbours. That includes opinions.

9. You will get unsolicited visits. At all hours. Bring your tea and biscuits A-game. You’ll need it.

10. Death and funerals are the biggest entertainment there are. Mass Cards are like a parallel currency here. Get used to going to a LOT of wakes, and where the strongest thing available is weak tea and egg sandwiches.

Jaysus..that sounds like it was written by a lad from Lancashire who has never been to Ireland and voted for brexit.

Sunny Disposition

Not against urban living, far from it, but Dublin is not a nice city, it’s own gentrification came too late for it.

Ragnar Lothbrok

I've done the opposite move - leaving rural Derbyshire to live in Cork city when I was in my early 20s and haven't ever regretted it. I'm in my mid 50s now.

I go back once or twice a year, and I love the place but could never live there permanently. It's so inconvenient in lots of small ways and even the local towns don't have much in the way of entertainment.

Everything I need is right on my doorstep here, and even my job is only a five minute walk away.

Having said that, I'd never want to live in a large city like Dublin or any of the English cities - they are too big and dirty. Cork really is perfect

Odyssey 2005

I'm tired

Its not the worst idea, but not for the reason the OP thinks his reasons are a rant about Dublin and modern urban middle-class life in general.

If there are a family involved look for some village with a secondary school and within a reasonable distance of a large town or a city somewhere with a third level college/source of employment. The reason is taht town or village with have eveything not just GAA it will have Football and Rugby as well and lot of activties for children without the waiting lists you tend to get in large urban area.

When you have found the place buy a site max 3km from the center of the village so you can have the best of both worlds near enough for the children to walk to school and have their friends but far enough out to build your own house with lots of room and privacy. Unfortotunaly such places tend to be the millionaires row of the local area even more so if they are within commuiting distance to a large town or city.

Also if the op thinks there is no social snobbery in the countryside they are mistaken.

Chips Lovell

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

The great thing about Dublin is you can be standing on a beach or walking in the mountains is less than half an hour from any house in the city

This. Dublin is what you make of it. You've got brilliant parks, you're near the sea, the Wicklow mountains are on your doorstep and you've got all the amenities of a city.

Nothing wrong with rural living either, but anyone who sees it as something utterly idyllic hasn't spent a lot of time in rural/small town Ireland. It has its downsides too.

Also, I don't understand people who drive to work in Dublin and then complain about it. If you want to sit your car, fine, but there are alternatives if you don't like it.