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Cringeworthy irish traditions that won't just die

veryangryman

Just flicked past TG4 and saw some auld lad doing Sean Nós singing and it gave me an idea for this thread.

Like whats the point of Sean Nós. Stinks of making it up as you go along

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fryup

branie2 wrote: »

It shows pride and patriotism for the country

but is it necessary to do at closing time when everyone is half locked ?

worded

fryup wrote: »

but is it necessary to do at closing time when everyone is half locked ?

That’s been going on for donkeys

Good way to get punters to try stand up and Fcuk off at closing time

It’s more polite that a publican on a tanoy roaring “ Fcuk off home now, we have your money”

mfceiling

Míshásta wrote: »

People thanking shop assistants and bar staff.

That's not a cringe. It's known as good manners.

darkdubh

mfceiling wrote: »

That's not a cringe. It's known as good manners.

Yes, bizarre that anyone would consider that cringeworthy.

afatbollix

Míshásta wrote: »

People clapping at the end of a performance.

People thanking shop assistants and bar staff.

People singing sean-nós in a Nashville accent.

People saying "excuse me" if they bump into someone.

Country people who speak with a country accent.

People who call the "Room" the Parlour / call the parlour the sitting room / call the sitting room the drawing room / call the drawing room the lounge / etc.

I'm easily cringed.

No clapping at the end of a proformance. Don't say thanks to people who help you. Not saying sorry when you bump into people.

You are the person I cringe about. Someone who sounds like an arse. :mad:

Hector Bellend

probably mentioned a sh1t tonne of time but the st patricks day parade is a monumental pain in the bollix

Berserker

branie2 wrote: »

It shows pride and patriotism for the country

Playing the Irish anthem in a pub full of drunk people? Guessing this is a country thing, never heard of it in Dublin.

lertsnim

Berserker wrote: »

Playing the Irish anthem in a pub full of drunk people? Guessing this is a country thing, never heard of it in Dublin.

I've heard it in Dublin.

fryup

i don't know, kinda smacks of extreme republicanism to me...when everyone is well jarred and up for a fight

ohnonotgmail

fryup wrote: »

i don't know, kinda smacks of extreme republicanism to me...when everyone is well jarred and up for a fight

we must drink in very different establishments.

Ash.J.Williams

branie2 wrote: »

It shows pride and patriotism for the country

It shows nothing

topper75

_Dara_ wrote: »

I say Mammy and Daddy. And always will. Calling them anything else just isn’t right, it’s like talking about somebody else’s parents. My mother called her mother ‘mammy’ until the day my maternal grandmother died. Nothing wrong with it. It’s not childish. I fail to see how it differs from any other name a person calls their parents. Families differ.

I don't need you to surrender anonymity here but are you from the northern side of the country?

Just that I've observed the adult mammy/daddy phenomenon to be more prevalent there.
I never hear it in the south.

_Dara_

topper75 wrote: »

I don't need you to surrender anonymity here but are you from the northern side of the country?

Just that I've observed the adult mammy/daddy phenomenon to be more prevalent there.
I never hear it in the south.

The wesht.

You know, 'mammy' and 'daddy' would not be all that common where I'm from, it's mostly 'mam' and 'dad' and ever a bit of 'mum' because there's a fair few people of half-English parentage where I'm from. But within our own family, on both sides to some extent, 'mammy' and 'daddy' are fairly commonplace.

I have to agree with the poster above who said you can't apply psychoanalysis to something like this. The people who say 'mammy' and 'daddy' don't give it a lot of thought, much like anyone else with their own names for their parents. If I called my parents anything else now, it would just be weird.

Hotblack Desiato

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Can you honestly say Ireland has better taste?

Hell no.

LirW

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Hell no.

Which leads me to my question why do the Irish love Fairytale of New York so much?
It's like the worst song of all time, it sounds like drunken people mumbling stuff that doesn't make any sense after 8 pints.

ohnonotgmail

LirW wrote: »

Which leads me to my question why do the Irish love Fairytale of New York so much?
It's like the worst song of all time, it sounds like drunken people mumbling stuff that doesn't make any sense after 8 pints.

you've answered your own question.

_Dara_

LirW wrote: »

Which leads me to my question why do the Irish love Fairytale of New York so much?
It's like the worst song of all time, it sounds like drunken people mumbling stuff that doesn't make any sense after 8 pints.

I'm sick of it now and can't listen to it any more but it's lyrically an excellent song. Very evocative.

razorblunt

_Dara_ wrote: »

I'm sick of it now and can't listen to it any more but it's lyrically an excellent song. Very evocative.

Agreed, it also seems to be "untouchable" where any cover version is lambasted. Whilst that's perfectly fine in the case Ronan Keating, I think the Christy Moore and Gavin James versions are excellent.

whisky_galore

_Dara_ wrote: »

I'm sick of it now and can't listen to it any more but it's lyrically an excellent song. Very evocative.

Every pub seems to play the thing on a loop, as if they can't be arsed finding any other songs other than the same-old same-old.

Dr Strange

razorblunt wrote: »

Agreed, it also seems to be "untouchable" where any cover version is lambasted. Whilst that's perfectly fine in the case Ronan Keating, I think the Christy Moore and Gavin James versions are excellent.

Just wait for the Ed Sheeran version.

razorblunt

Dr Strange wrote: »

Just wait for the Ed Sheeran version.

Stop that.

Sac O Spuds

Dr Strange wrote: »

Just wait for the Ed Sheeran version.

Saw him do his rendition on the LLS repeat last night. Shocking altogether.

21Savage

Oh ffs. It's hardly shocking. It's just more cliché and sweeter.

DublinWriter

Do we still bless the 'planes with Holy Water at Dublin Airport every new year?

DublinWriter

Papal visits.

[Deleted User]

DublinWriter wrote: »

Papal visits.

Massive tradition that. One in 1979 and one scheduled for next year. When will the constant chaos end?

darkdubh

Naming children after flavour of the month celebrities.

Hotblack Desiato

DublinWriter wrote: »

Do we still bless the 'planes with Holy Water at Dublin Airport every new year?

Pretty sure that's a no, but out Mayo way they still bless the roads every year.

Fattes

DublinWriter wrote: »

Do we still bless the 'planes with Holy Water at Dublin Airport every new year?

Yes on a Christmas Day when the airport is closed

razorblunt

Omackeral wrote: »

Massive tradition that. One in 1979 and one scheduled for next year. When will the constant chaos end?

Sure if you're an insomniac that's only 23 sleeps until the next visit in 2056.